Tire Information

[darrell]

Dunlop and Mitas were the only two vendors at the national really selling and mounting tires.  Their outdoor stands were very close together.  Very few were installed at the Mitas booth from my observations over several hours.  Mitas had one lift under the canopy and did the tire changing in their small trailer so not sure what they used for tire removal/mounting and balancing.

Dunlop had 3 lifts, 2 electric operated tire changers and two electronic spin balancers.  The person leading the changing crew runs a mobile tire changing service based out of the Quad Cities in IA/IL.  Said he only does rallies around the US except for one store his has in IL or IN (can’t remember what he told me.

Dunlop just released a RSIV 19” front tire that many riders who came needing tires learned of so decided to go that way as they never take the GS/GSA bikes off paved roads.

I was just checking tire prices and was surprised how much prices have increased.

Current Roadsmart IV Cycle Gear/Revzilla Prices

120/70-17 - $192.36
180/55-17 - $255.48

Last time I bought Roadsmart IV tires at Moons Motorsports was on 12/6/22.

120/70-17 - $137.95
180/33-17 - $182.95

Have tires gone up that much from Dec 22 to June 23?  Of course the $100 rebate with mounting brings final costs down.