birdie_xx Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I just ordered new Pilot Roads. From Dennis Kirk this time. You can give them any advertised price and they beat it by a $1... Since the South West Tires doesn't charge for shipping of 2 tires, the totall came to $225.90 to my door. DK is closer to me than SW...... Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiXXation Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 When you get them, would you mind posting the DOT dates of manufacture? I just got a set of Roads from SWMotoTire today, and they were F:2404 and R:0304. I ordered on 2/21 at 11:03 PM CST and got them this afternoon, 2/24. Very good service for $227.90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in PA Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I've never called DK on their price gaurantee. I figured they would worm out of it somehow. If they do that, why don't they just sell at that price? They have the best catalog, but their listed prices are insanely high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I figured they would worm out of it somehow. They did that with me one time (and last time) with a tire for my Wing. Their add said it had raised black letters on the tire and other add that was cheeper didn't say anything. They wouldn't give me the price. So I ordered them from the other place and it did have the RBL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Have you gotten really old tires? I just got some tires from SWMOTO myself, I got a good deal on them since I also ordered my wifes tires for her Virago. Was a pain in the ass finding a 90/90-19 that had a matching 140/90-15 rear. Got me another Avon 45 since I was getting free shipping. Will look at their born on dates when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiXXation Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I can't say these SWMotoTire Roads are old, I was just wondering if a year+ old is typical for all vendors for what sounds like a popular tire. One of the tires had a Drag Specialties/Parts Unlimited sticker on it and the other had a sticker from a Fort Worth parts supplier. I wondered if SWMotoTire is gathering older stock from other vendors. I don't plan on letting them get weather cracked in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 My wifes front tire had the drag speacialty sticker on it. I have seen tires in dealerships almost a yr old, no big problem there. 2 yrs and more I would begin to wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiXXation Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I've noticed a couple more things about the Pilot Roads: There are no colored rings around the circumfrence of the tire over the tread and grooves as I have seen on other new tires. There is a small bar-code sticker in the bead sealing area. What is that all about? Is it OK take it off before I mount them? Might it possibly mark the light or heavy spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie_xx Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 You are guessing right. The bar code indicates the light spot.... When you put the tire on, the bar code is hidden by the rim. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiXXation Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Peter, Thanks for the bar code sticker info! Would you mind posting the DOT dates of manufacture on your Roads? I was wondering if Dennis Kirk is selling about the same generation tires as SWMotoTire. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie_xx Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 My tires are in.... 2104 on the front and 2204 on the rear, so they are roughly 8 months old. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Before mounting, remove the bar code. I know of a few instances where the tire did not seal around it. Result, yes a flat tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I checked mine saturday before heading to the bike shop.. my Avon was like a 4104 or something like that.. Will be glad when I get my tire changer. Dumb tire changer at the shop took almost 2 hours to change 4 tires.. Would pop off the tires and them come and ask which way the tire faces so he would put them on the correct way.. Still fugged up my wifes tire, he didn't make sure it seated properly and I had to do that at home.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie_xx Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 Before mounting, remove the bar code. I know of a few instances where the tire did not seal around it. Result, yes a flat tire. I mounted two or three sets of the Pilot Road and haven't had a problem yet...... Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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