Triumph Daytona 955i. I already bought the new rear tire, but I‘d rather have a shop put it on since I don‘t think I could correctly balance it. Do I bring the whole bike in or should I just take off the wheel and bring the wheel and new tire? Also, can i ride with different front and rear tires? The front is a bridgestone BT-010 and the rear is BT-014
changing a tire on rims without a tire mounting machine is a pain in the butt not to mention balancing it after ,I pull the wheels off and take them into the shop most shops charge around 25 to 30 dollars per wheel to mount and balance and dispose of the old worn out tire
500 miles? What are you doing? Burnouts? Using soft compound racing tires? something is not right there. NO tire will last 5000 miles if you are abusing it or using a racing compound tire on the street. You can start with the tire that your owner's manual suggests and move on from there. There is NO reason you can't get 5000 miles out of a rear on that bike. Yes, you can use brands other than Dunlop or another model from Dunlop. Not all tires are made for the same mission. Shinkos are a cheaper tire that has a harder compound and tend to last longer than other brands. Harder compound tires often last longer at a cost of less traction, which, depending on your riding style, may be important to you or not.
It will generally cost you less if you take the wheel off yourself and take it in and just have it mounted balanced. Alot of shops won't even touch a tire change if you didn't buy the tire there, so you may have a problem with finding a shop that will mount the tire. (they may cite liability concerns or some other kind of crap) That just means they are copping an attitude. At your Triumph dealer they might go ahead with the tire change but will grumble about it. (tell them straight up: if they had a good tire price you would have purchased it there) Your best bet is to find an independent shop that at least has a good tire machine and balance equipment. But be careful -I did this same thing: I took my wheel in and they mounted the tire, but when it was time to balance, the balance machine was mysteriously broken. It will not hurt a single thing to ride different tires on the front back. It is however very important that the tires be extremely similar in their performance capabilities and match each others compound. Tread being different is purely cosmetic.
changing a tire on rims without a tire mounting machine is a pain in the butt not to mention balancing it after ,I pull the wheels off and take them into the shop most shops charge around 25 to 30 dollars per wheel to mount and balance and dispose of the old worn out tire
500 miles? What are you doing? Burnouts? Using soft compound racing tires? something is not right there. NO tire will last 5000 miles if you are abusing it or using a racing compound tire on the street. You can start with the tire that your owner's manual suggests and move on from there. There is NO reason you can't get 5000 miles out of a rear on that bike. Yes, you can use brands other than Dunlop or another model from Dunlop. Not all tires are made for the same mission. Shinkos are a cheaper tire that has a harder compound and tend to last longer than other brands. Harder compound tires often last longer at a cost of less traction, which, depending on your riding style, may be important to you or not.
It will generally cost you less if you take the wheel off yourself and take it in and just have it mounted balanced. Alot of shops won't even touch a tire change if you didn't buy the tire there, so you may have a problem with finding a shop that will mount the tire. (they may cite liability concerns or some other kind of crap) That just means they are copping an attitude. At your Triumph dealer they might go ahead with the tire change but will grumble about it. (tell them straight up: if they had a good tire price you would have purchased it there) Your best bet is to find an independent shop that at least has a good tire machine and balance equipment. But be careful -I did this same thing: I took my wheel in and they mounted the tire, but when it was time to balance, the balance machine was mysteriously broken. It will not hurt a single thing to ride different tires on the front back. It is however very important that the tires be extremely similar in their performance capabilities and match each others compound. Tread being different is purely cosmetic.
