Tyres for the 1250s

Hi guys
Has anyone purchased tyres from over seas & if so do they have a contact.
My bike is a 2010 Bandit 1250s ABS.

HI skyward.

Be gr8 if you could click here and tell us some dirty little secret about yourself and you bike.

Then click here for tyres from OS as this seams to be the place to go for a pretty good price to your door from all accounts (no personal experience)
Do hyour sums tho as the cost of getting them to your door, plus local fitting cost may = or go over the cost of buying locally. Not saying it will, just check first

dhula wrote:HI skyward.

Be gr8 if you could click here and tell us some dirty little secret about yourself and you bike.

Then click here for tyres from OS as this seams to be the place to go for a pretty good price to your door from all accounts (no personal experience)
Do hyour sums tho as the cost of getting them to your door, plus local fitting cost may = or go over the cost of buying locally. Not saying it will, just check first

You're more generous than me mate

Thats why he posted before you did . .I think some people get nervous first post .
Welcome along Mate .Not an import duty officer are you ? Give us an intro of yourself so we can talk drugs ,sex and scams .

But you don’t have to ride a Bandit to be able to do some research on buying tyres OS or local. Our bikes run standard sized rubber.
I know tyres from the US have been done (maybe that should be Tires then) but with the current exchange rate and the risk of something going missing in transit then paying someone the premium to fit and balance a tyre they didn’t supply in the first place it would want to be a 2 for one deal to interest me.
The real savings would be in a group buy and fitting them ourselves and balancing using the tried and true home method.

How do fit a tire at home . Hang on thats a Highjack , new thread needed .

OK... my 2c. I buy tyres from Jake Wilsons. I also brought the tusk bead breaker, tusk static balancer, wheel weights, 4x rim savers and 4 10" spoon levers.

We've changed 3 lots of tyres so far including my rear dirt bike tyre and it is piss easy once you know how. All the gear has paid for itself and considering a set of tyres landed to the door (in 3 - 4 days from the US) is around $300 it's money well spent.

Tyre changing kit was under $200 for all of it. My mate modded the tyre bead breaker so it has an old bike tube around the steel section so your rims don't get damaged which works a treat

Ive been running Michelin road 2 get 10'000km out of them. Has anyone tried the Michelin Pilot 2tc?

Never used them as I had a BT016f/BT021r combo as my last set before selling the bandit.
Have a look thru this thread as it may give some feedback on the tyre you are thinking of.
There is also this option
and this option which should give some usefull info as well
You can also click here for even more info

gus wrote:Thats why he posted before you did . .I think some people get nervous first post .
Welcome along Mate .Not an import duty officer are you ? Give us an intro of yourself so we can talk drugs ,sex and scams .

I think he works in the drug or vice squad !