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Okay guys, I ordered a new Avon Cobra from Jake Wilson early this week and it arrived today. I have had people tell me that I would not get a new tire but one that was a few years old. WRONG. The date code on this tire is the 8th week of 2015. FYI, $145.88 free shipping and no sales tax. This will be my first Cobra, been on Dunnies for far too long and time for change.  |
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Tfrank59
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2015, 09:23:13 PM » |
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That's a darn good price – is that the front or the rear tire?
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2015, 04:31:13 AM » |
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Jake Wilson has good prices and fast shipping. I've been buying from them for some time now. Hope you bought some of their all metal, 90 degree valve stems. I have bought several pair at a time to save on shipping. I have always found friends who appreciated a pair as a gift. These valve stems are much safer than the OEM variety...Jim  |
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2015, 05:01:42 AM » |
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Yep, I ordered a tire from Amazon (came from Motorcycle Superstore), it was 5 months old:  |
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Brian
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2015, 05:11:02 AM » |
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Jake Wilson has good prices and fast shipping. I've been buying from them for some time now. Hope you bought some of their all metal, 90 degree valve stems. I have bought several pair at a time to save on shipping. I have always found friends who appreciated a pair as a gift. These valve stems are much safer than the OEM variety...Jim Yes I have bought their 90 degree valve stems. Going to install one with this new tire. I plan to start checking with Jake more often. I did not expect this tire this fast. |
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Brian
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2015, 05:13:56 AM » |
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That's a darn good price – is that the front or the rear tire?
Front tire. Almost on the wear bars on the left side of this Dunlop and just reaching the 10,000 mile mark. I have been running 41lbs at the advice of a Dunlop dealer that was at a Goldwing event. |
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2015, 09:27:54 AM » |
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Newer tires are generally the case with a dealer that moves a lot of them. Such is the case with Jake Wilson.....they move a huge amount of rubber so keeps the inventory fresh.
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2015, 12:36:58 PM » |
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Pretty much any online tire store moves more tires than a dealership. In fact most dealers have minimal inventory and order online too. At least the ones around here do. I wanted tires put on at the local Honda dealer. None there to fit.
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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2015, 09:41:06 AM » |
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Dealt with Jake Wilson and Ron Ayers. Quick service reasonable prices and QUICK delivery PLUS good date codes! What's NOT too like? John hit dat nail on da head-they move a LOT of tires.  And as will sometimes happen a bad experience will show up here to warn off any other of our board members!  Ron Ayers I noticed no longer handles Shinko tires.  Wonder is he tryin to tell me something?  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2015, 10:11:40 AM » |
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I'm getting ready to replace the rear Goodyear car tire. After doing a little research on this site, I think I'm going with the Austone Taxi. My question is actually changing the tire. I've always had tires changed at a bike shop, never done by myself. The local shops won't mount tires that they didn't sell. I suppose they can order it as easily as I can....
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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2015, 11:59:34 AM » |
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And the question is ?
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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2015, 01:30:39 PM » |
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Back to the thread, Your going to like that Cobra tire. I've been buying tires from Jake's for years, nobody else can beat their price and if they do Jake's will price match. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2015, 05:48:33 PM » |
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And the question is ?
Lol..right. Now that I read it, it does lack a point. I'll just follow along. Thanks. |
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« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2015, 01:41:43 AM » |
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I've been taking my wheel and new tire to a independent bike shop. We joked about the price of tires I told them to come close to the price I paid and I would buy from them. The guy threw a price at me and I told him he just sold a tire. The price wasn't even close but I realized that was as low as he could go. He now supplies all of my front tires and I supply the CT rears |
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« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2015, 05:23:50 AM » |
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I'm getting ready to replace the rear Goodyear car tire. After doing a little research on this site, I think I'm going with the Austone Taxi. My question is actually changing the tire. I've always had tires changed at a bike shop, never done by myself. The local shops won't mount tires that they didn't sell. I suppose they can order it as easily as I can....
Ask them if they'll mount the tire if you have it shipped to them. |
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« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2015, 03:11:12 PM » |
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Okay guys, I ordered a new Avon Cobra from Jake Wilson early this week and it arrived today. I have had people tell me that I would not get a new tire but one that was a few years old. WRONG. The date code on this tire is the 8th week of 2015. FYI, $145.88 free shipping and no sales tax. This will be my first Cobra, been on Dunnies for far too long and time for change. hi brian =jake Wilson ??do's he deal with Canada? if so what is the address to get in touch with this dealer thank you =west |
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« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2015, 04:43:15 AM » |
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Okay guys, I ordered a new Avon Cobra from Jake Wilson early this week and it arrived today. I have had people tell me that I would not get a new tire but one that was a few years old. WRONG. The date code on this tire is the 8th week of 2015. FYI, $145.88 free shipping and no sales tax. This will be my first Cobra, been on Dunnies for far too long and time for change. hi brian =jake Wilson ??do's he deal with Canada? if so what is the address to get in touch with this dealer thank you =west The Jake Wilson website is shown below with contact info. https://www.jakewilson.com/ |
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« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2015, 06:40:06 AM » |
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Okay guys, I ordered a new Avon Cobra from Jake Wilson early this week and it arrived today. I have had people tell me that I would not get a new tire but one that was a few years old. WRONG. The date code on this tire is the 8th week of 2015. FYI, $145.88 free shipping and no sales tax. This will be my first Cobra, been on Dunnies for far too long and time for change. hi brian =jake Wilson ??do's he deal with Canada? if so what is the address to get in touch with this dealer thank you =west Once you've done the USD to CDN$ conversion and added GST and customs fees, check the price at Canada's Motorcycle |
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baldo
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« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2015, 09:39:48 AM » |
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I too went with the Austone taxi tire and it is great. 45 lbs psi. Get some (3) quality tire tools for motorcycles and change it yourself. It is not a big deal. Leverage, not strength is the key with a little patience thrown in. I used hand sanitizer for lube. It is non corrosive and evaporates without a trace. Be sure to keep the rotor off the floor using a couple of 2x4 pieces. To break the beads, use a short piece of 2x4 and about a 4 ft. long 2x6. Lay the wheel down on your short 2x4 pieces, place the other 2x4 piece on the tire close to the wheel and use the2x6 as a lever push down until it comes loose. Oh, yes, you do need to use something sturdy to lever the short end of your 2x6. I use the rear wheel of my motorhome. Just stick it in and push down. I know it sounds crazy, but it works. Ride safe. I've done this before, many moons ago. The problem is getting the Goodyear tire off the rim. i suspect that's a pretty sturdy bead to muscle off. How did your balancing go? Bob |
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