Southwest MotoTires

[mlc34]

Just got my new skins from www.swmototires.com
Went with bridgestone 010's. Total price was $213 (they have free shipping if you order 2 or more tires). Ordered them Wednesday and got them today. Not bad

[tl1000rman]

Tks for the info ... their prices seem quite reasonable!

[mlc34]

It was the best price I could find for front and rear bt010's. The free shipping is what I couldn't believe. Seriously, if you need tires they are really worth checking out. They seem to have just about every sport tire in most sizes.

[mattbl]

It seems a lot of you guys in the US buy your tires online and get them shipped....... so where do you get them fitted - ie do you take them somewhere else for fitting or do you fit them yourself?

Just wondering how this works

[Wondertwin]

A set of Metzeler M1 Sportecs will run about the same from www.discountmotorcycletire.com as another option.

BT010's will run about $5 less than the Metzelers at $84 and $111 plus shipping.

It seems a lot of you guys in the US buy your tires online and get them shipped....... so where do you get them fitted - ie do you take them somewhere else for fitting or do you fit them yourself?

I fit them myself! All you need is a beadbreaker, a set of tire irons, some tire lube, a balancing stand, and some sticky weights (if you want to do it all the way by the book -some folks don't balance). Considering the cost and inconvenience of having a shop fit your tires, the equipment pays for itself pretty quickly!

[mlc34]

Because of my work schedule I have them fitted at my local dealer. I can drop the wheels and new tires off and pick it up the next day. What I thought was funny was that there was no discount on mounting if I bought the tires through the dealership If they're going to charge me the same whether I buy the tires from them or somewhere else, where's the incentive to have me buy them locally?

[mattbl]

I've done a few by hand myself but I'm getting lazy now. In Australia the fitting is included in the price at the dealer but I believe the prices are inflated (parden the pun).

[horkn]

discountmotorcyletire.com is usually cheaper. ive used both.

[SDTLR]

Them's good prices

[TLRipley]

Parts411 ( www.parts411.com ) has good prices on tires. In fact, they seem to be a little better than Southwest Moto Tires. To the best of my knowledge they do not, however, offer free shipping, which may negate the difference in price.

Starcycle USA ( www.starcycle.com ) also has pretty good prices and I believe they will match other advertised prices. Again, though, no free shipping.

[mlc34]

Free shipping was the deciding factor in going with swmototires. That plus I had heard good things from other planet members.

[horkn]

discount.... has free shipping too