$262 for Michelin City Grips installed on LIKE200i....

[Stig / Major Tom]

Did not take me long to lose the Kendas on my new LIKE back in 2013. Less than a month after purchasing the scooter I was back having better rubber mounted under me for my all-weather work commuting.
Dealer wanted @$450 for the tires and installation.

Paid  $109 to have a set of City Grips shipped (4 days) to my door......couple of hours later dealer installed them on my LIKE200iLX for $153. I thought that was a very fair price - they did excellent work. (one month into scooter ownership - I was NOT about to attempt removing the wheels myself)

Stig

[Iahawk]

That seems like it would still be a reasonable price to pay today to have a shop mount new tires on the scoot.

Have you had your new tires installed on the Piaggio?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Most recent email from the shop...."waiting on the weather."
S v oot is still very much rideable, so not impatient. ...heck may end up removing them myself - mainly because I want to do a big clean under there, like I did when I removed the rear wheel of the LIKE200i a couple yrs ago. Spent a couple of hours with rags, toothbrush and orange degreaser making things like new again.
Stig

[Neil955i]

Spent a couple of hours with rags, toothbrush and orange degreaser making things like new again.
Stig

You got a bike lift Major?  Or do you have to scrabble around on the garage floor like me?

[Stig / Major Tom]

You got a bike lift Major?  Or do you have to scrabble around on the garage floor like me?

Scrabble. And the scrabblin' parts are starting to complain. (blew out my L knee at work a couple of years ago - they removed some packing and a crush washer. Saved in a pickle jar on the mantle)
Major T

[Neil955i]

Ouch!

[monkeybongos]

Stig

Dealer wanted @$450 for the tires and installation.

Paid  $109 to have a set of City Grips shipped (4 days) to my door......couple of hours later dealer installed them on my LIKE200iLX for $153.

Stig

Sounds like the dealer was charging $300 for the tires?  How do they justify that?

Spent a couple of hours with rags, toothbrush and orange degreaser making things like new again.
Stig

Hope you outlive your scoots, curious how many miles they get when so well taken care of.

[Ruffus]

@Stig,
.wooouuw, labour over there is really breathtaking.
Got four Michelin tyres for my Volvo V70 at a local tyre-shop all inclusive
taking off, mounting, balancing and disposal of old ones for € 424,- all in all. Here they take around €15,- for work and balancing, €5,- for disposal per wheel, if you bring your own tyres.This price includes already VAT of 10% for labour. And this l thought is a rip-off.