# Mounting and balancing tires?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mounting-and-balancing-tires/245088 "2009-06-29T13:05:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mounting-and-balancing-tires/245088/9 "2009-07-10T09:56:46Z")

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> [@Don's Bistro](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dons-bistro/20289/10):
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> Whether or not you think your saving money by purchasing tires online, you’ll eat that difference by taking them somewhere and having a shop mount them. Unless you know someone who will take care of you, the best advice I can give is buy your tires and parts locally for your motorcycles.

Places like Griffins wanted $47 a tire to mount and balance with the wheel off your bike if you don’t buy from the, $27 if you do. Those prices are rediculous even if you did buy the tire from them. I figured the cost was from some special equipment or training but no, it just uses a standard tire machine. So I know I’ll be mounting my own tires from now on and just getting them balanced.

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