Typical Cost to change a rear tire

MusicMaverick · 04-25-2006

I need a new back tire for my vulcan 500. Whats the typical cost to have a new one installed.

anrfknm · 04-25-2006

apparently it depends on where you are. here in the bakersfield area it's $25-$45 depending.....

flynsouth · 04-25-2006

Could be anywhere from $20-30 if the tires are off the bike to $40-$50 on the bike, if you bought the tires from them and upwards of $65 at one dealer if you don't buy the tires from them.

SleekStreak · 04-25-2006

$45 for mine.

*Tod* · 04-25-2006

It's about $35-$40 here in Central TX too, depending on where you go.

elr658 · 04-25-2006

If you buy the tire from the dealer, the average on bike price is $100 labor. That's in New Haven County, CT.

Plato · 04-25-2006

I paid a local guy $40 labor to install a new rear tire on my Nomad (dealer quoted $50). He was $15 dollars cheaper than the dealer on the price of tire as well.

dgenx66 · 04-25-2006

Around here it costs me $25 dollars labor for either the front or back tire but that is only if I buy it from the dealer and he gives me great deals on anything I buy.

DucksZ · 04-25-2006

I just got a quote from my dealer. Richmond, VA
Bridgestone tires (OE replacement)
Front - $149.95
Rear - $177.95

$45 to install front tire, but $70 if it has a windshield
$55 to install rear tire
They said that is either on or off the bike.

I bought Metzlers online
ME 880 Marathon 150/80H-16 $97.97
ME 880 Marathon 180/70HR-16 $170.77

brother · 04-25-2006

If you ask me bike tires are too high,I paid $220 installed for a bridgstone excredra 160 bah humbug!

bluestringer · 04-25-2006

I paid 25 to a local bike shop, not a dealer. I took them off myself. Bought the tires online at ronayers.com. best prices I found. 46 for the front, 61 for the rear. Dunlop 404's, got 6000 miles on them now and they look good as new.

Scruffy · 04-26-2006

Man, that's a stellar price for D404s...

At my shop, you bring in the wheel. We will not help you pull it under ANY circumstances. Buy your tire (has to be prepaid) from me, mounting is free, balance is $8 per wheel. Street only, no dual sport or dirt rims, or rim locked street wheels for that matter. Cast wheel with a Kenda or ChengShin tire takes all of 15 minutes from drop off to tossing it in the trunk of your car. Spoke wheels or those f'n Honda Comstars? See you in a couple hours. HD wheels? If you forgot to pull the drive belt pulley, I won't touch it. Cheap pulleys, crack if the tire lever hits them.

If you leave the axle and spacers in the wheel, they are your responsibility to pull and keep track of. I use a very old bubble balancer, not a truing stand type balancer.
-Scruffy

MusicMaverick · 04-27-2006

Yeah they are quoting me $220 right now 75 labor 106 tire and 30 for the inner tube........ Do I need to replace the inner tube?

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MusicMaverick Still On The Kickstand BTK Beginner Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 49	Typical Cost to change a rear tire I need a new back tire for my vulcan 500. Whats the typical cost to have a new one installed.

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anrfknm humble pie consumer BTK Expert Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: california mountains Posts: 3,732	apparently it depends on where you are. here in the bakersfield area it's $25-$45 depending..... __________________ vroc #13815 - rolling blunder #182 AMA member http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/anrfknm

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flynsouth It's time for me to ride BTK Expert Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 806	Could be anywhere from $20-30 if the tires are off the bike to $40-$50 on the bike, if you bought the tires from them and upwards of $65 at one dealer if you don't buy the tires from them. __________________ 2006 Midnight Nomad 2002 Pagan Gold Meanie Honda CR250R

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SleekStreak Needs A Real Job BTK Expert Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,970	$45 for mine. __________________ 2002 Kawasaki Mean Streak 1500 http://bookmanstudios.com/bikediary

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Tod I yam what I yam Extreme Forum Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 21,991	It's about $35-$40 here in Central TX too, depending on where you go. __________________ “Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.” - Cullen Hightower

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elr658 Eddie Lawson is God! BTK Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seymour,CT Posts: 4,653	If you buy the tire from the dealer, the average on bike price is $100 labor. That's in New Haven County, CT. __________________ 1982 Kawasaki KZ1000R1 #658 1983 Honda CB1100F Blue. www.myspace.com/79cb750f

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Plato Forum Supporter Forum Supporter Join Date: May 2004 Location: East Texas Posts: 2,603	I paid a local guy $40 labor to install a new rear tire on my Nomad (dealer quoted $50). He was $15 dollars cheaper than the dealer on the price of tire as well. __________________ 05 Nomad/V&H Baggers/PCIII/Caddman Risers/Lights/Lowers/Chaps www.home.earthlink.net/~mthompson61

04-25-2006	#8 (permalink)
dgenx66 Foil Inspector BTK Beginner Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 105	Around here it costs me $25 dollars labor for either the front or back tire but that is only if I buy it from the dealer and he gives me great deals on anything I buy.

04-25-2006	#9 (permalink)
DucksZ Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 11	I just got a quote from my dealer. Richmond, VA Bridgestone tires (OE replacement) Front - $149.95 Rear - $177.95 $45 to install front tire, but $70 if it has a windshield $55 to install rear tire They said that is either on or off the bike. I bought Metzlers online ME 880 Marathon 150/80H-16 $97.97 ME 880 Marathon 180/70HR-16 $170.77 __________________ 2005 Nomad

04-25-2006	#10 (permalink)
brother Way Too Much Free Time BTK Expert Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,134	If you ask me bike tires are too high,I paid $220 installed for a bridgstone excredra 160 bah humbug!

04-25-2006	#11 (permalink)
bluestringer Rebel Rider BTK Expert Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Albany, Georgia Posts: 3,445	I paid 25 to a local bike shop, not a dealer. I took them off myself. Bought the tires online at ronayers.com. best prices I found. 46 for the front, 61 for the rear. Dunlop 404's, got 6000 miles on them now and they look good as new. __________________ ..... bluestringer 2005 Vulcan 1500 Classic FI V&H Longshots VROC #13910 GAVROC #159

04-26-2006	#12 (permalink)
Scruffy Scooter Trash! BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Buckley Wa USA Posts: 2,365	Man, that's a stellar price for D404s... At my shop, you bring in the wheel. We will not help you pull it under ANY circumstances. Buy your tire (has to be prepaid) from me, mounting is free, balance is $8 per wheel. Street only, no dual sport or dirt rims, or rim locked street wheels for that matter. Cast wheel with a Kenda or ChengShin tire takes all of 15 minutes from drop off to tossing it in the trunk of your car. Spoke wheels or those f'n Honda Comstars? See you in a couple hours. HD wheels? If you forgot to pull the drive belt pulley, I won't touch it. Cheap pulleys, crack if the tire lever hits them. If you leave the axle and spacers in the wheel, they are your responsibility to pull and keep track of. I use a very old bubble balancer, not a truing stand type balancer. -Scruffy __________________ Eagle Scout. Veteran. Patriot Guard Rider. 1950s style Savage barhopper 1950s style VN800B bagger

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MusicMaverick Still On The Kickstand BTK Beginner Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 49	Yeah they are quoting me $220 right now 75 labor 106 tire and 30 for the inner tube........ Do I need to replace the inner tube?

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