Scooter tyre price? Rip-off?

My daughter has been quoted almost £70 to replace a damaged tyre on her
Neo 100.
Is this reasonable?

Regards

 

No it's a scooter, burn it.

 

Not in the slightest.

130/70x12 (Kenda K413) £19.99

http://www.beedspeed.com

My local tyre garage only charges around a tenner to fit.

 

newman says...

No, it's an absolute rip off. A decent Maxxis tyre will cost approx 35
quid at most, regardless of size.

 

Another thirty quid and you can get a pair of nice rubbers fitted to a
sports bike. £70 is dire.

 

The price quoted includes a fitting charge of £30. It seems the exhaust has
to be removed to change the [rear] tyre.

Regards

 

newman wrote in

Why not remove the wheel yourself?

 

Is it straightforward, I can see the wheel is held by one nut. Is there anything
else I should be aware of?

Regards

 

Mash says...

100 quid for a set of sports bike tyres?

 

plenty here:


http://www.gtmotodirect.co.uk/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=171

 

Andrewr At Work says...

"Super grippy everlasting sports"

And the MOT tester took the piss out of my tyres on Saturday telling me
"You only need to go round the fucking roundabout once you know"

 

flashgorman says...

That's cheap and such a tasteful range of colours, has anybody tried
remoulds.

 

I haven't personally but I know of a few people who have. None of them have
died so far but I 'm still umming and aahhing over the whole thing.

More info here : http://www.challenger-uk.com/