Had my rear tire replaced today with 12000 miles on my F3. I took the tire I bought (Kumho) to a dealer that said they would put that tire on. Got a call about an hour later saying that the brake pads were bad and needed replacement and said that they wouldn't charge me any more for labor since they had to take them off. The pads were $70 and I agreed to it but was a little concerned since we had a RT before that we put 25000 miles on without replacing pads. Oh well! The bike was completed in less than 2.5 hours. I was charged for 3 hours. Total bill at the dealer was $418.00 plus the Kumho I bought for $108 for a total of $526.00. If you would like to get this kind of deal, it was at Loves Park Motorsports in northern Il. Thank you for a job well done.

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Tire was bald and service writer gave me the impression that I was hard on the bike and that was the cause of the brake wear. I thought I did pretty well getting 12000 miles on the original tire.