L00K!!! Only $600 for a Pair of PR2s!!!

[Ari Rankum]

Welp, it looks like the dealership that tore my glove box cover off the bike in order to do my valve check is going to lose my business sooner than planned.

Because I have to spend 80 bucks in cab fare to and from the dealership every time I drop the bike off (which is very rare, btw), I didn't want to take the bike in and spend 80 bucks just so they could make my bike whole again. So I attempted to order and arrange the install of a set of Michelin Pilot Road 2s. Here's their quote from email (only $613 for a set of tires! w00t!!!!!):

Hi!

I do not have those tres in stock,. We would have to order them and I believe that they would be shipped from Parts Unlimited in Winconsin, about 3-4 business days away.

Front: p/n 0302-0176 120/70-17 $212.39 plus tax

Rear: p/n 0301-0101 180/55-17 $272.79 plus tax

Labor: $65 per tire mounted and balanced.

Just let me know.

Thanks,

Jess

 

[C&C]

Well I guess the good news here is that you don't have to think about it much; that's just about outrageous.

 

[Geezer]

Well, they have to cover the cost of their mistakes somehow. B)

 

[uctofeej]

I dunno, you might have to take that deal. After all, he did add a smiley face to it. That makes all the difference.

See?

That'll be $613 :angry:

That'll be $613

 

[ionbeam]

It could be done like this too:

That'll be $613

 

[keithaba]

It could be done like this too:
That'll be $613

What the hell does Kentucky have to do with this!!!!

He made a mistake, those are PR4 prices. They last 2 times as long as PR2's and have double the grip, hence double the price!

 

[Warchild]

Labor: $65 per tire mounted and balanced.

$130 for this task?! :blink: Wheels weights made from platinum? Unobtanium? :glare:

After you finish your home tire changer project, score yourself a nice Marc Parnes Wheel Balancer, and yer DONE dicking around with those dealership clowns!

 

[HaulinAshe]

He made a mistake, those are PR4 prices. They last 2 times as long as PR2's and have double the grip, hence double the price!

Yeah, I smell a Group Buy on PR4s!

 

[MartyA]

IF you really really really want the PR2 then you might have to pay that dealer price if he actually has them.

I just ordered a set from MotoX, ($292 with ship by the way - they are not located in Kentucky). The front one was delivered BUT the rears are backordered till [estimated by Michelin] July 15 right now. Michelin must have recalled all of them for inspection.

I ordered a set of Roadsmarts. :grin:

 

[twowheelnut]

IF you really really really want the PR2 then you might have to pay that dealer price if he actually has them.
I just ordered a set from MotoX, ($292 with ship by the way - they are not located in Kentucky). The front one was delivered BUT the rears are backordered till [estimated by Michelin] July 15 right now. Michelin must have recalled all of them for inspection.

I ordered a set of Roadsmarts. :grin:

My dealer has plenty of PR2's on the shelf. Fortunately, he came to his senses and sold me a set of RoadSmarts for $254, mounted and balanced v. $320 for the PR2's.

BTW, has anyone bothered to check out the pricing on the good, old PR's? Oh, my how cheap dey be, yo!

 

[Silent]

After you finish your home tire changer project, score yourself a nice Marc Parnes Wheel Balancer, and yer DONE dicking around with those dealership clowns!

Love that ballancer, you can also score a Harbor Freight tire changer with moto attatchment. Might be a good investment to change your own and avoid the dealership.

 

[RacinRay]

It could be done like this too:
That'll be $613

That's funny!!!