Ok, something is definitely up.

Local garage/dealer (where i bought the bike from) want's £288 to buy in and fit the Pilot Road 4's ride in/out.
I can buy the tyres for under £220 so i think they're having a laugh for the fitting costs.
 
It looks like a lot of tyre places have wacked up their fitting costs, probably because of the rise of cheap tyres on the internet, my friend didnt check before he asked to get some loose tyres fitted, £50, lawd thats laughable, for 5 mins work with the machines.
 
its £25 here last time I checked for ride in ride out fitting

try some car tyre fitters,most can do bike wheels but they cant balance them,fitting is cheaper though if you can get the loose wheel to them
 
**** it. Just booked it in for some PR4's @ £270. I don't have any fork stands, nor can I be bothered in general. So I'm dropping the bike off on Thursday for them to deal with it and pick it up later in the day. It's within walking distance of work, so that's okay.

Hopefully the weather will be good on Saturday so i can take it out and scrub them.

I got 4 other quotes.

£280
£288
£320
£380!!!
 
I did mention this to a couple of them, they didn't know there was an offer on. Also, i can't seem to find one other than the Fuel card one, which isn't for motorcycles.
 
The main offer that is more widely known about is the cash back, or fuel card, for buying Michelin tyres. The other offer I only found out about when I took the bike down to get the tyres, is Michelin pay £25 towards your fitting costs and this money is taken off your bill.

In the following link is a list of participating tyre fitters.

http://uk.moto-promo2015.michelin.com/en_GB/participation/
 
Buying Michelin tyres looks to be for car, van or 4x4 tyres.
Fitting cost one sounds good, but none of places near me are on that list it seems :(
 
Last week I had 2 Anakee 3 tyres fitted at DWR Racing in Aylesbury and the £25 fitting contribution from Michelin was taken off my bill at point of sale. The link I supplied is for the offer Michelin are running for the tyres shown in the link, motorcycle tyres, where the purchaser can claim back either £35 if 2 tyres bought and fitted or £15 if 1 is bought and fitted.
 
Ah i see.
Well that's annoying, i'll search the list for someone remotely near me, none of them stand out for me at the moment.

Edit: Found one in Stevenage. Will give them a call.
 
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is there plenty meat left on your old tyres? if so sell them as part worn on ebay,dont let the fitting shop keep them
 
wazza300 said:
is there plenty meat left on your old tyres? if so sell them as part worn on ebay,dont let the fitting shop keep them
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There's probably 750-1000 miles left maybe, depending on how they're ridden. The rear is squared off pretty bad as well due to the commute. Nobody should have these tyres, they're **** lol.
 
Got some rubber!


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ElliorR said:
Just trying to wind you up. Have you noticed a difference yet?
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Oh right, lol. I check everything on my bike before leaving garages so knew they were what i ordered and on properly :p

Haven't leant it over properly yet. Want to take it out on Saturday and do at least 75 miles to scrub them, lean it over gradually and maybe do some 8's in a car park.
Then in a couple of weeks I'll do a long trip and be able to give feedback on them.
They are however quite predictable even though they're new. There's a short stretch of road near me with a few bends either way and it was nice a smooth. They feel different regardless as they're much higher pressure than the ****stones.
 
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