Tyres in Sydney - where to buy?

Folks.

Since it's been a lot of years between bike tyre purchases for me, and
the BM needs some new front rubber, I'm consulting the oracles yet again
for advice.

What recommendations, if any, do people have for buying/fitting new
tyres in Sydney?

I live on the north shore, but I'm not adverse to travelling a bit if I
can save some bucks. Hell, I don't even know what is a decent price for
a bike tyre these days - I guess I'll just keep the same brand {Metzler}
that's on it now.

Any suggestions? Any places to avoid {from the recent thread, Action
motorcycles sounds like a place to avoid! }.

I promise not to call anyone a spamming bitch, even if they work for the
shop concerned.

DaZZa

 

I had the front tyre on my RS125 replaced at Action Motorcycles in the CBD
and they were fine. The guy on the phone ordered in the tyre and the fitment
was done correctly.

I suppose anyone could do a dodgy job. Just depends who you're dealing with.

 

I know you are in sydney but here in melbourne where i service it is
where i get my tyres
ringwood bm
If your service department for your bmw sell tyres then get them there.
Metzelers are a great choice.
is it a k series or boxer?

 

It's a K - a battered old K100RS. Battered by me, I should add - it was
in quite good nick when I bought it.

I have a habittual dislike of using dealers - bad experiences in the
past in general, not necessarily with this dealer - so I was trying to
avoid my local BMW dealer if I could.

Still, I know they're there as a last resort if I have to.

Out of curiosity, what did/do you pay for front rubber?

DaZZa

 

snip

12 pack about $10 IIRC

 

And back rubber?

G

 

That's not a fact I have any desire to know about J5, thanks!

DaZZa

 

Ebay

If you were southside, I'd say try Steve at Caringbah Motorcycles.

 

$220 for the mez4b fitted
Ringwood BM aren't dealers.
they just service and do all mechanical repairs on beemers.

 

It's interesting that almost everything you buy for your bike is more
expensive than the equivalent for a car, despite bikes being smaller &
using less materials.

Thanks - at least I know what kind of ballpark figure I'm looking at.

Ahhh, different story. If I could find a place like that close by I'd
most likely give 'em a try.

DaZZa

 

also why does something cost $XX to buy

because we can charge $XX and people pay it

like 'motorbike' oil

 

By such logic, motorcycle tyres should be way cheaper than car tyres -
at the very least no more expensive - because there are countries in Asia
with populations much larger than Australia where the motorcycle is by
far the commonest form of transport.

We're getting ripped off. Simple.

DaZZa

 

In many of those countries, a *big* bike has a
250cc engine, and correspondingly sized tyres.
Actual big bikes (as in 650cc+) are largely a
western peculiarity.

Well yes, we are. Just not for the reason you suggest!

G

 

It's the bikini principle. The less materials used,
the more dollars it costs.

Hmmm, perhaps you're paying for what you see, not
what you get. (With bikinis I mean).

G

 

Sure, you could buy tyres for your bike which were comparably priced to cheap
car tyres of similar dimensions, but you would have to be prepared to accept
comparable traction.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Such as?

 

My car currently runs rather large {read: at least twice the bike's
dimensions} all terrain offroad tyers {yes, I drive a 4WD}.

I paid $185 each for them.

They aren't "cheap". They're amongst one of the better brands of
off-road tyres.

"Cheap" tyres can be had for my car for as little as $110. That's half
what was suggested is the going rate for the bike tyre.

DaZZa

 

Why are you even bothering comparing all terrain offroad 4WD tyres with
motorcycle tyres ?? Apples and oranges. If you want to compare tyre prices,
at least compare the cost of motorcycle tyres with the cost of production car
racing tyres or something else at that end of the spectrum.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Lessee.

Simple stuff. Engine oil filter. $30 for bike. $14 for car. Tyres - $220
for bike, maximum of $185 for car {I can get car tyres much cheaper if I
were to pick road only rated tyres rather that the AT's I run now}. Not
to mention the tyres seem to last a lot less than equivalent car tyres.

And that's without any real research, just what I've looked into in the
last week. I could go further, but you're gonna disagree with me
regardless of what I say, so I won't bother.

DaZZa

 

Why? I don't want to use my bike tyres for competition racing - indeed,
I seriously doubt I'd get very far if I tried - I'm pretty sure last
time I looked, even bikes used special tyres for competition.

The AT tyres I run on my 4WD are designed for competition - they're
bigger, tougher, and harder wearing that "every day" tyres - whereas the
bike tyre is just intended for normal, every day riding.

Forget it - I couldn't be arsed taking this any further. If you wanna
bend over and take it up the rear because of your chosen mode of
transport, feel free.

DaZZa