Called my dealer for a price quote on stocker BT56's. He gave me a pretty high price for the tire and a decent price on mnt & bal. I asked him if the M&B price would hold for any tire I brought in. He said it would, but...."the tires you buy online are generally old and starting to dry rot." Implying that the tires he sold are better. Is he blowing smoke up my @$$ to scare me into buying his tire, or are the internet tires really past their shelf life?
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in the immortal words of someone else "he's full of shid"
Just get them from some place reliable like Chapparell or one of the board members/sponsors. Some of the ma and pa places might have less selection but I'd also check locally at other dealers for deals. I know my local place is as cheap as online for most things
Just get them from some place reliable like Chapparell or one of the board members/sponsors. Some of the ma and pa places might have less selection but I'd also check locally at other dealers for deals. I know my local place is as cheap as online for most things
Can't vouch for all internet dealers but can for a few...the tires are probably newer at some internet stores than at your dealer since they move tires faster than any local dealer could ever hope to.
A few trustyworth dealers who do alot of volume:
http://www.swmototires.com
http://www.chaparral-racing.com
http://www.mawonline.com/
A few trustyworth dealers who do alot of volume:
http://www.swmototires.com
http://www.chaparral-racing.com
http://www.mawonline.com/
let me know if you need a new tire.
what was Ron Ayers price on same tire?
I've bought a number of tires from MAWonline for my CBXs and the oldest one I ever got was only 18 months old. I too have had a dealer tell me that online tires are all seconds. Bull!
I had a feeling he was trying to make too much money, but to quench any doubt I wanted the opinion of you guys who have been there and done that. Thanks for the linky's from BentValve. I'm probably going to order from MAW I'm between 4 of their shipping locations so I think I'll give them a shot. Thanks.
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i am not sure if you have this on bike tires, but on car tires you have the manufacturing year and month
"Online tires, Are they quality?"
If you think about it, all tires are online tires. I ordered a set from MAW one time and they came wrapped in PARTS UNLIMITED tape just like the ones I saw at the dealership. They call and order tires same as we do.
If you think about it, all tires are online tires. I ordered a set from MAW one time and they came wrapped in PARTS UNLIMITED tape just like the ones I saw at the dealership. They call and order tires same as we do.
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I have never recieved old tires from an online deal. In fact I see tires sitting in the racks at the local bike shops for YEARS! They are too expensive so no one buys them.
Go home, put your d*&k in the freezer and go coldcock him for saying something so stupid.
Go home, put your d*&k in the freezer and go coldcock him for saying something so stupid.
Most places around where I live charge double what most online stores charge. Plus if you don;t buy from them they either also charge you double for mounting or wont mount at all. But as long as there one spot that will mount them carry in will always buy online.
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