How much is a reasonable price to replace types?

FretGrinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jul 2010 Karma :

If you're complaining that you can't spend 20 quid to have something done on your motorcycle that needs to be done and need the 20 quid for food, then you need to either sort out your budgeting skills or stop riding a bike if you can't do both.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Once my Garage is up and running I'm going to try to find a S/h Tire machine. Fucking doing it with levers tbh it is shit. It's not the money for me as much as it is is the inconvenience. The ONLY time I can do to a tire place is Saturday morning. I do not wish to lose half a saturday to fitting tyres, when I could do it one evening instead.

My local council takes tyres as long as you do not bring more than 4 at a time. My local bike mechanic takes his down there as and when, I think he has his mates on alert to grab a few if they are going to the tip.
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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

£10 a tyre that I had bought cheap off the internet? I'd say yes please.

You really have a weird idea of what constitutes value for money. A shop charges what £50 an hour labour? 2 tyres, 20 minutes to remove old, fit new and balance wheels and you expect £5 a wheel Laughing

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FFS, if I knew a tyre fitter with access to a tyre machine I'd chuck him a fiver to fit it on the 'get yourself a drink' principle, not a shop. In fact if I was that tyre place I'd probably only fit tyres bought from my establishment. Then fitting would be free.
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NutsyUk · Nearly there... Joined: 22 Jun 2016 Karma :

no... it takes 5 ,minutes for the lot, no balancing is done.

I honestly would never ask for 20 quid for any task that takes 5 minutes... no matter the task...

honestly if the job involved fixing or replacing a valve and balancing as well then sure 20 quid is good. but im talking about the basic replacing the tyre...
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

How much for balancing?

Just go to a different garage?

arry · Super Spammer Joined: 03 Jan 2009 Karma :

Presume you've not found anyone to do that 5 minutes unskilled labour cheaper yet then? Nope, didn't think so. Can't think why.

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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

Nutsy, £5 to do any job involving someone else's labour in today's day and age isn't going to happen whatever you think.

I said jokingly earlier, a fiver to a mate with a tyre machine and get yourself a drink. Well in the glorious south of England there are many places you wouldn't get a drink for a fiver and I'd probably feel a bit cheapskate giving him that.
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bigdom86 · Traffic Copper Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Karma :

seems reasonable to me based on hourly rates and overheads etc, most jobs these days you have a minimum rate based on x amount of hours anyway or with the engineers we work with hour rate and travel rate. friend owns a garage, when i had a puncture he did a quick 2min mushroom plug jobbie for me, gave him a tenner for the help, if the guy is a tosser then by all means i wouldnt be handing over £20 but for a local business if the guy is sound, sounds all good to me

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Shinigami · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Karma :

complaining about 20 quid to change the tyres when you bring them in yourself is pretty cheeky tbh.

It's been the going rate (ish) for many years, some will do it for free if you bring in loose wheels (but buy the tyres from them understandably)
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tom_e · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Feb 2016 Karma :

I wouldn't get off my arse for someone to hand me a fiver, it buys you fuck all these days.

It's like when someone goes into a garage and says can you adjust my chain and they say yes that'll be £25 because that's our minimum labour charge even though it literally takes 30 seconds. It's just not worth the hassle for such a tiny sum of cash.

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Fitting tyres to loose wheels could well be included if you buy the tyres from them rather than from the internet.

OP has had the tyres fitted today?

kramdra · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2010 Karma :

It would still be far cheaper, better choice and newer stock if you buy online and pay their fee to fit.