My experiences with Front tire mounting...

[JohnRuckus]

I called Discount tire about mounting new front tires. There was a possible issue since these were not car tires. Then I went to Walmart. No issues except it cost $31 a tire to mount, balance, and get rid of the old tire. I thought that was a bit high, but I was already there, so I had them done. Not sure if I will use them in the future. Walmart did tell me that I have free balancing for life, so I've got that going for me.

John

This may be a silly question, but by mounting are we referring to tire on rim only or the whole shabang of installing on the Spyder?

 

[BajaRon]

I bet that if you removed the front tires/wheels from the unit and took them to the tire shop along with the replacements, that they would do it, no questions asked.

It's when they see or hear the word motorcycle that they become wary of the task.

I believe that you are exactly right. The problem is that the Spyder/Ryker are designated as 'Motorcycles'. It's a chess game that the manufacturers play with the DOT to avoid emissions, sound, and safety requirements. Though the Spyder is not a motorcycle in the pure sense of the word. It still has to be put into a legal cubby hole. In this case, they had to shove a little harder to get it to fit. Legal and reality don't always meet up. In a world where you can sue someone for using the wrong pronoun to address them. It's easier to turn you away than to risk a lawsuit.

This may be a silly question, but by mounting are we referring to tire on rim only or the whole shabang of installing on the Spyder?

Just the mounting of the tire to the wheel and balancing. Removing the fronts is no problem. Removing the rear wheel and re-installing it is a bigger job and I don't know of a tire shop that would do that, other than a dealership or and independent repair shop familiar with the Spyder.

 

[DickB]

I took my rear wheel to the local tire shop. They said they could mount the tire but not balance because the hole was too small. I got it done at a Can Am dealer, they wanted the brake rotor on to balance properly.

 

[Knizar]

I took my rear wheel to the local tire shop. They said they could mount the tire but not balance because the hole was too small. I got it done at a Can Am dealer, they wanted the brake rotor on to balance properly.

Which makes sense to me, and should probably have the drive sprocket and rubber cushion bumpers installed too.
As much as to say a spin balance with the rear wheel mounted on the motorcycle.
That brings us back to balancing beads or a centramatic balancer, which I happen to use.
JMHO , :thumbup: Bill