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Originally Posted by Lattimer
I bought the tools to do mine myself, mostly because I couldn't find anyone who would mount the car tire for me...
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Great info Lattimer, thanks. This really helps with the decision making. I was browsing Harbor Freight and came across the motorcycle attachment right before I read this post, didn't even know there was one. And your opinion about the no-mar makes sense too. So now we're at $280, and at $15 per tire by a local guy, that's 18 changes before it pays for itself, plus the time and skinned knuckles...
The balancer at
Motorcycle Wheel Balancer seems to get good reviews, but there's another $100... that's right too, that now makes it 23 tire changes before it pays for itself.
I think the deciding factor now will be how it works out at this local installer my buddy came across... how it goes, how long the wait is, how good a job he does, whether he sticks to his price (which I'm not too worried about but sometimes it's the "hidden" charges)... and I'll go from there. I've done a few tires before (car, tractor) and I already know it's no fun, but I do like doing my own work...
I'll be sure to post again when I know how the installation turns out...