[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by lego1970

...by being able to do it myself, I not only save on labor cost, but it allows me to purchase my tires from anywhere and that alone can make a big difference in selection and cost...

Amen! I also get to change the tires when it is convenient for me, not the dealer. In addition, I know the the job was done correctly when I do it myself. When I first started changing my tires, I discovered the local shop had screwed up a tire I had them change previously; the kid at the shop couldn't get the valve stem through the rim strip, so he just moved the rim strip aside! 8O I was lucky that kid didn't strand me out in the middle of nowhere, with a flat tire, after the spoke nipples rubbed a hole in the inner tube! :evil:

Indeed, if you don't change your own tires, how can you repair a flat out in the boonies? Also, how can you properly inspect your wheel, and spoke nipples, if you don't change your own tires? Being able to change your own motorcycle tires is an important safety issue, as well as a convenience, and money saving issue.

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