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Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - Jeephoto_imp - 12-30-2016
My Battlax front tire was on it's last legs and had me quite concerned. I needed new tires; especially the front. But I can't afford a new set of Road Pilot tires I want.
My son is the lead Tech at a Yamaha/Suzuki dealer. Today his manager and I scrounged around in the back room, where they store take-off items, parts bikes, overstock, etc. It seemed like all they had were 17" sportbike or dirt knobbies tires.
When, lo and behold, we found a new-old-stock Battlax front tire for my DLX. The manager sold it to me for 1/2 the new price and installed it. I'll put on a new set of Road Pilots later when I can afford it.
It truly is remarkable how things work out perfectly sometimes.
RE: Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - LongRanger_imp - 12-30-2016
Awesome! I'd say both the manager and you did well on that deal!
RE: Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - Rolls_imp - 12-30-2016
$130 for the front Road Pilot 3 is a good deal for the quality of the tire, but it is not cheap. Glad you got a steal on the stock BT54. Great when things work out like that!
RE: Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - uscgmac_imp - 12-31-2016
Just check that it's the Bt54 and not the Bt 45. One is a radial and the other is a duel ply. The dealer would of and should of picked up on that if it were the case. The tires look identical.
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RE: Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - MM300_imp - 12-31-2016
Just curious, how many miles did you get on the original front tire? What was the wear like?
RE: Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - Jeephoto_imp - 01-01-2017
I replaced at 6835 miles. I didn't intend to wait so long. The center groove was nearly worn away; it looked like "slicks" across the center.
RE: Found a new front tire - in the back room of the Yamaha/Suzuki shop - uscgmac_imp - 01-01-2017
I changed out both my tires at the same time. I had the stock dunlops and went to the Bridgestone. Milage was at 7500. Front tire was still good but since I was changing to a different tire I did both at same time.
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