OliverB
XS400 Junkie
Had an interesting experience the past few days trying to find a local place to mount the new IRC tires I bought last Winter for my XS400. Both the local Yamaha/Suzuki dealer and the custom trike builder said the same thing: "Oh, you didn't buy the tires from us? Well, we can't mount them them for insurance/liability reasons. If something were to go wrong we would have to make an insurance claim and we don't want to do that!" Translation: "We want to sell you the tire at top dollar and also charge you top dollar to mount/balance it."
Found an Indie in town I didn't even know was there. He mounted and balanced them for $20/tire. Said he was quoted 3 years ago by a dealer $80 if you didn't buy the tire from them or $30 if you did. Discovered he likes Japanese bikes and is pretty knowledgeable about the older bikes. Had an older 750 and 850 Yamaha in his shop. Good find!
My son and I have spent several hundred dollars (most by my son) over the past 3 years for motorcycle parts and accessories at the same Yamaha/Suzuki dealer that refused me. We will never darken their door again. Can't understand why some folks have to be so greedy.
Found an Indie in town I didn't even know was there. He mounted and balanced them for $20/tire. Said he was quoted 3 years ago by a dealer $80 if you didn't buy the tire from them or $30 if you did. Discovered he likes Japanese bikes and is pretty knowledgeable about the older bikes. Had an older 750 and 850 Yamaha in his shop. Good find!
My son and I have spent several hundred dollars (most by my son) over the past 3 years for motorcycle parts and accessories at the same Yamaha/Suzuki dealer that refused me. We will never darken their door again. Can't understand why some folks have to be so greedy.