this bites!

[sl3slinger]

took my bike to the shop tonight for a new tire, damn i feel like a member of the families in the hospital! my new tires gonna be in either wedsday or thursday, my eyes get all watery when i look in the garage where she ussually sits, just a big empty space now,damn i hope they let me visit it tomorrow!

[jbsmd]

Sounds like you need to adopt another family member.

[Badmedicine]

Maybe you could sneak a little seafoam in past the front desk? It's a shame they don't have a place for the family to gather during a time of crisis, hopefully you can find comfort in knowing your doing the best thing, and how happy she will be to have new tires.

[sl3slinger]

Originally Posted by Badmedicine

Maybe you could sneak a little seafoam in past the front desk? It's a shame they don't have a place for the family to gather during a time of crisis, hopefully you can find comfort in knowing your doing the best thing, and how happy she will be to have new tires.

oh, i know its for the best, its just so darn hard to let go! its good knowin i have friends i can talk to in my time of crises......

[Frenchy]

Look forward to the great time you'll have with new rubber. I just went through it myself, and I brought the tire with me. They were busy, and it turned out I needed brakes too. Sorry, I didn't mean to say that.

Keep your chin up. It'll be OK.

[gwvulcan]

Call ahead for the tire and don't go to a shop that can't change it in 1 hour. That way you never have to miss the ride for a tire. I had the choice of two shops. 1 wanted me to leave it for 3 days to get the tire and replace and the other wanted to charge me $10 more, had the tire in stock, and could do it in an hour.....Guess which one I went with.

[fastbandit]

Hello.

I would take a picture and just keep it with me at all times then you can look at it all you want until you get your baby home with you.

FASTBANDIT

[RichLockyer]

That's why I order my tires from - American Motorcycle Tire and take the rims off the bike and take them to a local shop that'll mount and balance them for $20.

The bike is only out of commission for a few hours and it's never out of my garage.

[HemetRider]

I order mine online as well DennisKirk.com - Metric Bikes - Tires & Wheels

Already looking for a rear tire even though I still have plenty of tread left. I want to have it on hand, so I'm ready to go when I need it.

[c_law23]

sorry to hear Steve

heres to a speedy recovery

[sl3slinger]

the shop thats doing my tires just about 100yrds from where i work so i ordered the tire last tuesday, and was going to drop it off monday on the way to work to have it changed and pick it up after work, so friday i stopped in to confirm the apointment, but the tire never came in so micky called his vender to check on the tire, turned out it was on back order, so its supposed to be in sometime this week, so i figured id drop her off so as soon as it came in mick could change the tire and i could ride her home! hes charging me $150. for the tire, $30. mount and balance, including taking it off the bike

[rbentnail]

Originally Posted by RichLockyer

That's why I order my tires from - American Motorcycle Tire and take the rims off the bike and take them to a local shop that'll mount and balance them for $20.

The bike is only out of commission for a few hours and it's never out of my garage.

Yep, it's what I do too. I just shop around and order the tire(s) about a month before changing is needed, then make an appt and wait on it. $20 at my local Yami shop, best price around.

[sl3slinger]

well guys, shes back home today tire came in this morning, mick threw it on right away! i got new rubber to burn

[Cruz]

Originally Posted by sl3slinger

well guys, shes back home today tire came in this morning, mick threw it on right away! i got new rubber to burn

Glad to hear your back in the saddle...........ride on!!!!

[c_law23]

great news! looks like im next

[sl3slinger]

Originally Posted by c_law23

great news! looks like im next

yeap, i remember yours didnt look much better then mine, good luck chris

[Capt. Redbeard]

Arrg....arrg...arrg I just be readin' these posts and all I can be sayin' is that ye need to get a life, or at least a flippin picture of some kind. One of them fancy color jobs ye can carry around in yer britches. That way, when ever ye be gettin a tad on the maudlin side fer yer ride, ye can take out the picture and....arrrg! Belay all that mush! Trys ta be a man, or a woman as the case may be. We be bikers not wimps! Buck up, suck it in, keep a friggin stiff uppa lip why don't ye. Why, I remember the last time I brought The Frigate to gets some work done. I was...sniff sniff...barely out the door feelins all down in the mouth..sniff, when me first mate smacked me up side the head saying " Grow up yer lilly livered, mangy headed sod! All that cryin and such and you'll ruin yer leathers."
Arrg, well, not be a Capt. that be lookin too much like he's just fought off a white whale with a hand knife, that be curin' me of any of that there sniffelin, and it should be a good lesson to all of ye.

[Nomadinator]

Originally Posted by c_law23

great news! looks like im next

Yea! Hurry up! Get a new skin on there!

We still riding to WV this weekend?

[sl3slinger]

tell ya what alan after last weekend my tire just bairly had sines that there was once tread on it, damn sure got my money out of that one 9700 miles on her!

[Nomadinator]

Originally Posted by sl3slinger

yeap, i remember yours didnt look much better then mine, good luck chris

No, it didnt... lol

Glad you got your steed back! Life is good...