Tyre Fitting - SV650.org

24-06-13, 12:26 PM

Hi,
I'm in need of two new tyres on the bike and i'm looking for somewhere reasonable in Surrey to do it.

Ideally i'm looking for Pirelli Diablo Stradas as I do quite a lot of commuting and the wheels will be on the bike - Steve Jordan in Leatherhead want £60 to fit the tyres, if I supply them, which I think is a lot!

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks
Dan

Sid Squid · 24-06-13, 12:38 PM

£60 - I don't think that's very much for wheels on the bike.

If you buy the tyres elsewhere, they're not going to give their work away so you can save a few quid by taking business they'd like to someone else?

24-06-13, 01:31 PM

£50 seems to be the going price around Oxford for both tyres, ride in ride out if you take your own. That's why I've started changing mine at home.

Have you bought the tyres yet? Most places that supply and fit tyres, the price advertised includes fitting so phone around and get prices on pairs of tyres. You never know you might find a bargain.

Winder · 24-06-13, 10:09 PM

I see your in Surrey, I have 2 paddock stands you could borrow, pop the wheels off and get the tyres fitted at Guildford tyres for £10 a wheel. If you own a car to take them there that is

DJ123 · 24-06-13, 10:12 PM

£10 per loose wheel is what you want to be paying. There are 2 places i go to get tyres fitted at that price, tyre fitters in Bagshot & RIde In at Reading

Sid Squid · 24-06-13, 10:24 PM

£10? - not on the bike - only to a loose wheel I should imagine.

If someone does changes for £10 each tyre, on the bike but bought elsewhere they're a mug.

DJ123 · 24-06-13, 10:25 PM

It is to a loose wheel, i'll edit my post

25-06-13, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel Louis

- Steve Jordan in Leatherhead want £60 to fit the tyres, if I supply them, which I think is a lot!

Strange. A little over two months ago I paid a bit over £40 for fitting tyres at SJ

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Fallout · 26-06-13, 07:08 AM

I'd take them in loose anyway if possible. Piece of mind for rear wheel alignment/chain adjustment and all that, and save yourself £40 by the sounds of it.

24-06-13, 12:26 PM	#1
Daniel Louis Guest Posts: n/a	Tyre Fitting Hi, I'm in need of two new tyres on the bike and i'm looking for somewhere reasonable in Surrey to do it. Ideally i'm looking for Pirelli Diablo Stradas as I do quite a lot of commuting and the wheels will be on the bike - Steve Jordan in Leatherhead want £60 to fit the tyres, if I supply them, which I think is a lot! Any help is much appreciated. Thanks Dan

24-06-13, 12:38 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Tyre Fitting - who, where? £60 - I don't think that's very much for wheels on the bike. If you buy the tyres elsewhere, they're not going to give their work away so you can save a few quid by taking business they'd like to someone else? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

24-06-13, 01:31 PM	#3
Serdna Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Tyre Fitting £50 seems to be the going price around Oxford for both tyres, ride in ride out if you take your own. That's why I've started changing mine at home. Have you bought the tyres yet? Most places that supply and fit tyres, the price advertised includes fitting so phone around and get prices on pairs of tyres. You never know you might find a bargain.

24-06-13, 10:09 PM	#4
Winder Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Moved again now in Bracknell Posts: 981	Re: Tyre Fitting I see your in Surrey, I have 2 paddock stands you could borrow, pop the wheels off and get the tyres fitted at Guildford tyres for £10 a wheel. If you own a car to take them there that is __________________ "Somewhere between happy and total f**kin wreck"

24-06-13, 10:12 PM	#5
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Tyre Fitting £10 per loose wheel is what you want to be paying. There are 2 places i go to get tyres fitted at that price, tyre fitters in Bagshot & RIde In at Reading __________________ BMW F800ST Last edited by DJ123; 24-06-13 at 10:26 PM.

24-06-13, 10:24 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Tyre Fitting £10? - not on the bike - only to a loose wheel I should imagine. If someone does changes for £10 each tyre, on the bike but bought elsewhere they're a mug. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

24-06-13, 10:25 PM	#7
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Tyre Fitting It is to a loose wheel, i'll edit my post __________________ BMW F800ST

26-06-13, 07:08 AM	#9
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Tyre Fitting I'd take them in loose anyway if possible. Piece of mind for rear wheel alignment/chain adjustment and all that, and save yourself £40 by the sounds of it. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

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