How Long to Change Tires?

How Long To Do Tire Change?

The dealer here charged me $140 to change both tires, an hour each at $70 an hour.

Rip-off or reasonable?

 

Dude that is normal price for sport bike. But you can removed the wheel yourself since it is single swing arm. It only take 15 minutes to remove both whel. It only cost $25 to mount and balane each wheel. Hope this help.......

 

Sounds way high to me if you brought just the wheels in to him. The last set I had changed by a dealer was $25/wheel, but would have been no charge if I bought them from him. I've bought my own changer since then and do all my own now.

A decent mechanic with a decent setup should be able to change both tires in an hour including balancing. With a good setup it should take less time than that.

 

Ditto. $25 per wheel if I take them in off the bike. I think it's around $60 per wheel if they are on the bike.

 

That's a Ripe off...

 

Our shop charges $35 per tire if they're still on the bike, $20 if they're off. That is, unless it's a bike that you have to take bodywork, bags, or pipes off of first (Goldwings & Valkyries, mostly), then we charge hourly rates. For what you paid, they had better of polished your rims to a mirror finish as well!!!

 

Local shops here are $45 for front and $65 for the rear if they are on the bike. $30 per if they are off the bike.

 

just imagine if you had a single fork how fast it would be?? I would say if I buy a set of tires here mount balance free oops I mean balane and I will remove my rear whel in parking lot. :vanity:

 

15 minutes to do a tire change.

 

I've been thinking about getting a changer, been looking at the No Mar changer, is that what you have? and do you like it?

 

Yea the rear takes what 2min and it's off and you don't even need a jack or stand, now the front is a bit more you need a jack or? but not much. Me too, $20 here for a tire swap, and I can watch em do it as I have a gun in hand in case there's rim damage that and I make sure I know they are balanced correctly, if I catch em in a good mood I can get both done for that, but rarely do they need replaced at the same time. So yes, that's a Rip-off. Oh wait I said that didn't I?

 

I've got the Harbor Freight changer with the NoMar lever. I also replaced the rim holders for some nylon ones I made at work so I get no scratches. If I did more than a couple tire changes a year I would invest in a really good setup but for the few I do it works very well. I also have a home made tire balancer too. The whole thing cost me less than $100, call me El Cheapo. :smile:

 

I got a guy in Daytona that sells tires for a bit over his cost and mounts them for free if you bring him the wheels. Just got Pilot Powers mounted for 300.

 

I can change the front. The rear, is worth the $5 to take to someone with a machine. Internet sourced rubber, self balanced. Have tried Conti Road Attacks, now on Avons. Both ways, I'm happier than Dunslop 204's.

Mac

 

Slick.......you sound like me

I still might pop for the No Mar.

Depends if I get into track days this upcoming season

 

When I worked part time at the local Yamaha shop they had a Coats tire changer and I could change a tire on that in about 5 minutes or less, and it was a pretty old model. They all work about the same, just the material and quality of construction is about the only difference. The good ones don't flex and give any.

 

We used to do them for 7/10's each unles you had accessories.

 

Yea, the Honda shop wanted big bucks ( I think 35) to take off my rear wheel. I asked if he was .@#$%&^% me. He said "no." So I take my bike to a local across the river in Arizona and he gives me a great deal. I guess sometimes ya just got to shop around.

 

I've got the No-Mar classic with both styles of clamps, all accesories and use the rcvr hitch mount. Got it for $200 from a local shop. I love it and use it for everything. Dirt bikes, street bikes, trucks, tractors, ATVs.
The shop has the next step up unit floor mount with all accesories they will sell for $400. They have gone to some fancy electric no touch changer for use in the shop and at the track. (They are the local Michelin race tire dealer)

If you do a bunch of tires or live nowhere near a good shop, I would recommend one.

VFR front and rear about 1 hour start to finish
Voyager about 1 1/4 hours start to finish (Need more time to lube the shaft drive stuff)
Dirt bikes vary depending on how much you have to fight the beadlocks.
All four truck tires less than an hour start to finish.

I have a static balancer. If that is good enough for all levels of road racing, it's good enough for me!