Check wheel bearings while you're at it, the current crop are made of cheese and have a p!ss poor life expectancy. Replace every other tyre change is a good rule of thumb.Thanks , got a quote from Riders supplied and fitted £520 , no thanks , I have ordered a lift from Halfords , I will take the wheel off myself .
Hamilton how about the chap you passed to me. Mark1. He’s just serviced/mot my RK. Or the garage behind Waitrose in Keynsham. Can’t think of the name now I’m typing. I’ll come back to you with it.Thanks , got a quote from Riders supplied and fitted £520 , no thanks , I have ordered a lift from Halfords , I will take the wheel off myself .
Unity Road Motorcycles. There were two Harley’s having work done when I was there Saturday. Not sure if you know anyone in Hartcliffe MC but they were there. Might be worth a call.Thanks , got a quote from Riders supplied and fitted £520 , no thanks , I have ordered a lift from Halfords , I will take the wheel off myself .
That sounds like an excellent price .My Avons were fitted by EMJ mobile bike tyres. I think he's based Nailsea way. Seemed to know his way round a Harley. £335 the pair about a year ago.
Normally I'd take the wheels to Unity Road, but I didn't have any way to keep something as heavy as a wheel-less Dyna upright.
Cheers Chris , spoke with them after Riders .Unity Road Motorcycles. There were two Harley’s having work done when I was there Saturday. Not sure if you know anyone in Hartcliffe MC but they were there. Might be worth a call.
Thanks , I googled it , so I am now better informed .You can read more about speed and load ratings here - https://www.avontyres.com/en-gb/tyre-care/technical/load-index-and-speed-rating-sy/
So long as the new tyres equal or exceed what is required you are good to go, IMO.
Depending on where you are I have heard Northants V-Twin are very good.
Leaving the wheel bearing until the second tyre change in my case would have been a no go as the non ABS failed long before that time span would be reached. The ABS bearing was perfectly serviceable though.
I suggest you check the bearings as called out in the FSM effectively checking them regularly and changing as required. In my case the time span between the bearing being good and then failing was over quite a low number of miles.
It was a year ago...That sounds like an excellent price .
Amen.The worst thing for HD reliability is their owners!