Tyres in Sydney - where to buy?

Yeah, whatever you fucking say. You're right, I'm wrong, **** off and
have a nice day.

Spare yourself the effort of taking pot shots at me in the future - I'm
about to plonk your email address.

DaZZa

 

So the amount of raw rubber which goes into the tyre is the_only_thing
to consider when evaluating the value for money they represent?

 

BM tyres


jyst ask me



right Nev ?

 

Really? Over the past year, I've paid anything from $8.50
(cartridge-type filter for a Spada) to $13.50 (OE Yamaha filter which
also happens to fit the ZX6).

However much you deserve it, you should still stop letting BMW take such
advantage of you.

How much do you pay for your sparkplugs? Out of curiosity...

Maximum? Really? Here I was hearing all about off-road tyres running to
over $400 apiece, $600 if you to the stupidly-large rim sizes.

Love the way you have to quote a single price for a single front touring
bike tyre relayed to you via Usenet and compare it to a 4WD tyre in
order to have any numbers to argue with.

And what, to your mind, is an "equivalent car tyre"?

You've just said that you haven't had to buy bike tyres in quite a
while, and you drive a 4WD. What possible insight could you have into
how long either car (a 4WD is not a car) or bike tyres actually last?

At least you've got that right.

No, you couldn't. Like the last time we did this, you're flapping your
lips doing the malcontent schtick without having the slightest actual
clue about the topic you're commenting on.

No wonder you and Gerry are mates.

 

Say hi to Gerry for me.

 

Apples are not equivalent to oranges.

That's becoming quite apparent. Here's some research I didn't do. 17"
Bridgestone tyres for my bike equivalent to those fitted when new, about $190
for the front and $295 for the rear. 17" Bridgestone tyres for my car
equivalent to those fitted when new, about $400 per wheel.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

OK. So, have you decided to sell your bike, or will you start manufacturing
your own replacement oil filters and tyres?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

...only if they're cheaper than the shop down the street selling 4WD tyres

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

If you're paying that much money for car tyres, then (1) it isn't
a 'car' per-se, (2) you have a very small penis (ie: you're
fitting tyres *much* wider and wankier than fitted when new, or
(3) you're gettign robbed blind and you need to shop elsewhere
for tyres!

Car tyres: between $80 and $150 per corner max, if it's an
actual 'car'.

G

 

hehehehehehe

 

Sport cars cost gb
including tyres for them.

 

$1200ea if you want 52's now..

 

Oh Puhleese GB !

There's as big a variance in car tyre cost as there is bike tyre cost
(despite what Dazza seems to think), and for exactly the same reason. If
you want rock hard bits of crap that don't grip then by all means, pay
$100 for a 17" tyre (car or bike). If you want supersticky tyres that
improve cornering by a large margin you have to pay for the privilege.
For cars, the top end performance tyres for 17 and 18" rims (as fitted
stock to most any car that has pretensions to performance nowadays),
will set you back $350-500 per tyre - Go price Pirelli P Zero or
Michelin Pilot Sports which are fitted OEM to a number of performance
cars (BMW, Jaguar, Audi, MB/AMG, Porsche etc). If you can get more than
a couple of hundred bucks change from 2 grand for a set you've done
well. This is to replace the exact same tyres the car ships with, now
cheap arse bastards often turn around and fit crap tyres to replace the
ex-ey oems with a subsequent performance drop.

The previous owner of my A4 had fitted Falkens which meant AWD was a
waste of time, the thing slid all over the place, I replaced with the
exact same size (still identical to stock width) in Pilot Sports and got
an incredible increase in cornering performance. Added 20-30K to some of
my favourite corners. It's probably even more noticeable on a true
sports car like a Porsche or etc

JL

 

Rear ME500 Metzler fitted $244 Motohansa, Georges River Road, Belmore.
John

 

$244 ME500 Metzler at Motohansa, Georges River Road, Belmore

 

But is it any good on mud and rocks and will it be noisy on the hwy?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

OK, so we're comparing apples and turnips now huh?

The bike that Darren is buying tyres for is an average
point-a-to-point-b motorcycle. Trust me, there's nothing
'sports' or even 'tourer' about it!

So a fair comparison might be a generic Falcodore, no?
Tyres for those are in the order of 225/50-16 or
215/60-15. A quick squiz at Bob Jane's latest cattledog
(only because he happens to have one online) says
Dunlop/Goodyear/Bridgestone/Michelin == $99/$117/$129/$149.
If you're mad enough (and if I had a falcodoor in the same
state as Dazza's beemer, I'd be mad enough) you can go
the 'Bob Jane Great Australian All Rounder' for $89.00
inc fitting, new valves, and a free cup of Cafe-bar
instant coffee!

Now admittedly your average Bob Jane customer's idea
of 'performance' is a VK Commodore with a bonnet scoop,
but even there, a 235/45-17 is only $220 apiece. (Truth
be known, they're only $210 if you'll drink the coffee!)


Apart from a bunch of cheapie chinese/korean offers,
the bike business doesn't seem to differentiate nearly
as much on tyres. They're all $320 +/- $50-ish for
common sized rears from well known brand names.


So my take on it all is that bikes are paying more.
In the order of $200 per rear tyre more. Fronts are
still $100 more than cars.


Anyone got another fruit or vegetable they wanna
throw into the mix?

G

 

Price asked - price given. You decide tyre type for your riding don't
you? I do anyway.
John

 

No, no, and you betcha. It's an OK commuting tyre tho.

G

 

GB wrote:

Tyres for a CT110 Honda don't cost anything like that....
and you don't get a lot commoner than a CT110.

regards,
CrazyCam