bluedogok
02-14-2005, 09:29 PM
I have heard pretty much nothing but good things about Southwest Moto Tires (http://www.swmototires.com/) from those who have used them around here. Somebody posted on STN about another tire place that had prices comparable to Southwest Moto Tires, so I thought I would relay the link.
American Motorcycle Tire (http://www.americanmototire.com) also seems to have some other tires that SW does not have listed like the Pirelli Diablo Strada. They said that orders of 4 qualified for free shipping. Suthwest Moto Tires offers free shipping (ground delivery) with the purchase of two or more tires. All single tire orders will be charged $12.00 for shipping.
Here are the tires for my Sprint from SW Moto, I figure they are common sizes for most of us.
Avon - $223.90
AV45 ST 120/70ZR-17 Front - $94.95
AV46 ST 180/55ZR-17 Rear - $128.95
Metzeler Z6 - $209.90
120/70ZR-17 Front - $92.95
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $116.95
Michelin Pilot Road - $227.90
120/70ZR-17 Front - $99.95
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $127.95
Here they are from American Motorcycle Tire (http://www.americanmototire.com)
Avon - $228.79
AV45 ST 120/70ZR-17 Front - $93.00
AV46 ST 180/55ZR-17 Rear - $119.00
Shipping to Texas - $16.79
Metzeler Z6 - $208.79
120/70ZR-17 Front - $83.00
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $109.00
Shipping to Texas - $16.79
Michelin Pilot Road - $223.79
120/70ZR-17 Front - $90.00
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $117.00
Shipping to Texas - $16.79
Summary w/ shipping
Avons: SWMT $4.89 cheaper
Metzler: AMT $1.11 cheaper
Michelin: AMT $4.11 cheaper
With shipping for two, they are about a wash. Be sure to tell us how the customer service was. One thing that I noticed was Alabama was about $3.00 more for shipping than Texas and Utah was cheaper, I guess they are using the FedEx Ground distance rate schedule from the west coast.
It is always nice to have good options.
American Motorcycle Tire (http://www.americanmototire.com) also seems to have some other tires that SW does not have listed like the Pirelli Diablo Strada. They said that orders of 4 qualified for free shipping. Suthwest Moto Tires offers free shipping (ground delivery) with the purchase of two or more tires. All single tire orders will be charged $12.00 for shipping.
Here are the tires for my Sprint from SW Moto, I figure they are common sizes for most of us.
Avon - $223.90
AV45 ST 120/70ZR-17 Front - $94.95
AV46 ST 180/55ZR-17 Rear - $128.95
Metzeler Z6 - $209.90
120/70ZR-17 Front - $92.95
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $116.95
Michelin Pilot Road - $227.90
120/70ZR-17 Front - $99.95
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $127.95
Here they are from American Motorcycle Tire (http://www.americanmototire.com)
Avon - $228.79
AV45 ST 120/70ZR-17 Front - $93.00
AV46 ST 180/55ZR-17 Rear - $119.00
Shipping to Texas - $16.79
Metzeler Z6 - $208.79
120/70ZR-17 Front - $83.00
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $109.00
Shipping to Texas - $16.79
Michelin Pilot Road - $223.79
120/70ZR-17 Front - $90.00
180/55ZR-17 Rear - $117.00
Shipping to Texas - $16.79
Summary w/ shipping
Avons: SWMT $4.89 cheaper
Metzler: AMT $1.11 cheaper
Michelin: AMT $4.11 cheaper
With shipping for two, they are about a wash. Be sure to tell us how the customer service was. One thing that I noticed was Alabama was about $3.00 more for shipping than Texas and Utah was cheaper, I guess they are using the FedEx Ground distance rate schedule from the west coast.
It is always nice to have good options.