Cheapest motorcycle tire

kieran · 07-11-2010, 09:05 AM

Hi all,
I would like to know if there is an international tyre dealer site that ships to italy where I can buy cheap tyres for street motorbyke or retread tyres for off-road training.
Thank you for your suggestions.

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macmac · 07-11-2010, 10:05 AM

Bad idea. You have one life.

AlabamaNomadRider · 07-11-2010, 10:12 AM

Might try Dennis Kirk but I'm with Mac on the bad idea.

denniskirk.com

chainsaw · 07-11-2010, 03:10 PM

And only two tires

**MAS Tequila** · 07-11-2010, 03:50 PM

Yes, cheap tires equals big problems.

MT

**ringadingh** · 07-11-2010, 08:33 PM

You would think a Pirelli tire would be a good bet in Italy, if they still make them there.

ndbigfish · 07-11-2010, 08:59 PM

An International dealer would be a problem for me. I really prefer to look at the date code on the tire to get an idea of its age. As tires age they dry out; increasing the possibility of pre-mature life or failure. Often my local dealer is only a few dollars more than on line dealers.

chainsaw · 07-11-2010, 09:17 PM

I would also think that the shipping would be alot.

wiz · 07-12-2010, 09:14 AM

My Mechanic told me that somebody brought in a set of retread motorcycle tires to mount, he had never seen them before. He could not get them to balance. I'll stick with decent tires. You don't have to pay through the nose for decent tires, the Kenda Kruz tires I had on my C50 were as good as any tires I ever had. But I will just say no to retreads.

dakota7557 · 07-12-2010, 10:21 AM

Wow, never heard of retreaded M/C tires...After working for a guy who retread truck tires (at Good Year)and seeing what happens to them if they don't take, I don't think I would risk using them on a Bike...Ride Safe, Jody

**ringadingh** · 07-12-2010, 05:20 PM

Ive seen the Kenda tires before and I even had some on my snowmobile trailer, they worked ok for a few years before they weatherchecked.
There is also Maxxis which sells some economical tires, and a chinese brand that I can't remember the name of at the moment.

macmac · 07-13-2010, 03:07 PM

Dakota, Don't feel bad I never heard of mc retreads either. But then I never looked for any, and i bet neither did you! LOL

Safe bet or what?

dakota7557 · 07-13-2010, 11:27 PM

You got that right Mac...I'm as cheap as they come but the thought of retreaded M/C tires never even entered my pea brain...Dakota

kenk · 07-14-2010, 10:47 AM

Funny how people read different , I toke it he was looking for lower prices Not cheap made tires and He did say the recaps were for off road uses which is somewhat common.

skeeter · 07-14-2010, 05:57 PM

I also took it to read "economically priced".

07-11-2010, 09:05 AM	#1
kieran Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	Cheapest motorcycle tire Hi all, I would like to know if there is an international tyre dealer site that ships to italy where I can buy cheap tyres for street motorbyke or retread tyres for off-road training. Thank you for your suggestions. __________________ Never seen ideas gifts like these! (idee regalo ragazza on italian or regal original on espanol), фосфорна киселина Login or Register to Remove Ads
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macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Cheapest motorcycle tire Bad idea. You have one life. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Cheapest motorcycle tire Might try Dennis Kirk but I'm with Mac on the bad idea. denniskirk.com __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	Cheapest motorcycle tire Yes, cheap tires equals big problems. MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-11-2010, 08:33 PM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Cheapest motorcycle tire You would think a Pirelli tire would be a good bet in Italy, if they still make them there. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-11-2010, 08:59 PM	#7
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	Cheapest motorcycle tire An International dealer would be a problem for me. I really prefer to look at the date code on the tire to get an idea of its age. As tires age they dry out; increasing the possibility of pre-mature life or failure. Often my local dealer is only a few dollars more than on line dealers. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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07-11-2010, 09:17 PM	#8
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Cheapest motorcycle tire I would also think that the shipping would be alot.
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07-12-2010, 09:14 AM	#9
wiz Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 498	Cheapest motorcycle tire My Mechanic told me that somebody brought in a set of retread motorcycle tires to mount, he had never seen them before. He could not get them to balance. I'll stick with decent tires. You don't have to pay through the nose for decent tires, the Kenda Kruz tires I had on my C50 were as good as any tires I ever had. But I will just say no to retreads.
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07-12-2010, 10:21 AM	#10
dakota7557 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 286	Cheapest motorcycle tire Wow, never heard of retreaded M/C tires...After working for a guy who retread truck tires (at Good Year)and seeing what happens to them if they don't take, I don't think I would risk using them on a Bike...Ride Safe, Jody
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07-12-2010, 05:20 PM	#11
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Cheapest motorcycle tire Ive seen the Kenda tires before and I even had some on my snowmobile trailer, they worked ok for a few years before they weatherchecked. There is also Maxxis which sells some economical tires, and a chinese brand that I can't remember the name of at the moment. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-13-2010, 03:07 PM	#12
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Cheapest motorcycle tire Dakota, Don't feel bad I never heard of mc retreads either. But then I never looked for any, and i bet neither did you! LOL Safe bet or what? __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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07-13-2010, 11:27 PM	#13
dakota7557 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 286	Cheapest motorcycle tire You got that right Mac...I'm as cheap as they come but the thought of retreaded M/C tires never even entered my pea brain...Dakota
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07-14-2010, 10:47 AM	#14
kenk Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ks Posts: 29	Cheapest motorcycle tire Funny how people read different , I toke it he was looking for lower prices Not cheap made tires and He did say the recaps were for off road uses which is somewhat common. __________________ #1551 07 1600 Nomad
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07-14-2010, 05:57 PM	#15
skeeter Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kerrville Tx Posts: 1,713	Cheapest motorcycle tire I also took it to read "economically priced". __________________ Robert(skeeter)Dozier 07 Red&Titanium Nomad 81 Suzuki 850GL KawaNow pre#
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