I would have guessed more like $850. Tires are expensive and not much fun, even if the car drives better.

I thought you were talking about the Toyota FJ Cruiser…

Tires aren’t getting any cheaper that’s for sure.
Just picked up a set of BFG ko2 AT 275/70/18 for my tundra

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Originally posted by jhe888:

Tires are expensive and not much fun, even if the car drives better.

Paul (original poster in this thread) is talking about motorcycle tires.

Tire prices like everything else have sky rocketed.
I bought Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws in 275/70/18s on March 30, 2019 for $165 a tire from Amazon.
Today those exact same tires are $255 a tire.

In June of last year I bought Michelin AT2s in 275/60/20s for $202 a tire from Discount Tire and now they are $232.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
Tire prices like everything else have sky rocketed.
I bought Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws in 275/70/18s on March 30, 2019 for $165 a tire from Amazon.
Today those exact same tires are $255 a tire.

In June of last year I bought Michelin AT2s in 275/60/20s for $202 a tire from Discount Tire and now they are $232.

Yup. Motorcycle or 4 wheels, tire prices universally suck.

I just put 5 Falken Wildpeak AT3s on my Jeep at $1,600 out the door.

Luckily I drive like a grandpa and fully expect to get 60k miles out of them. But damn.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by jhe888:

Tires are expensive and not much fun, even if the car drives better.

Paul (original poster in this thread) is talking about motorcycle tires.

Ah, well. The same, though. Although, motorcycle guys are more often gear heads, which may make new rubber more fun.

The track on race weekends used to be the cheapest place to get tires for my street bike. The Bridgestone and Dunlop guys would have stacks of tires. Around $300.

On a side note, if you hit the front brake hard enough, the back wheel come off the ground. If you whack the throttle, the front wheel comes off the ground. What if you hit the front brake hard and whack the throttle simultaneously?

At $3/gal and 40 mpg the tires are less expensive than the gas for those 10K miles.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
The track on race weekends used to be the cheapest place to get tires for my street bike. The Bridgestone and Dunlop guys would have stacks of tires. Around $300.

On a side note, if you hit the front brake hard enough, the back wheel come off the ground. If you whack the throttle, the front wheel comes off the ground. What if you hit the front brake hard and whack the throttle simultaneously?

Generally both wheels come off the ground!

Last week we were traveling for vacation. 4 hrs from home the tire light comes on. I find a hunk of metal in the tire. We find a little backwoods tire shop and had a temporary tire put on for $150.

The car only has 3600 miles so I call my local tire shop and they order me an OEM tire. $290 for one tire!!! Since I had to match the factory tires I really didn’t have any other options.

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What if you hit the front brake hard and whack the throttle simultaneously?

Trapper189:
My bike has ABS and DTC. It digitally tells me I cant do those things!

I thought you were talking about a Toyota.

Z-rating for an FJ??
The tires may handle it - but can the FJ?

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Originally posted by sgalczyn:
Z-rating for an FJ??
The tires may handle it - but can the FJ?

My dad had ZR rated Road 4s on his Vulcan S. Fantastic tire, even if you can't get to the speed rating. Saw 126mph in Mexico once...

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Originally posted by Krazeehorse:
At $3/gal and 40 mpg the tires are less expensive than the gas for those 10K miles.

In Paul's case they are. Almost never for me though. I typically get 6-7,500 miles (say average 6,800) on a set of tires on my bikes which average 45 -48 mpg. Dirt and sport bikes may be lucky to get half that mileage on tires.

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Originally posted by sgalczyn:
Z-rating for an FJ??
The tires may handle it - but can the FJ?

With the ECU flash, I'm told the bike is capable of 140mph +/-.

I've personally had it to 125.

So maybe a little overkill, but...yeah.

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Originally posted by ridewv:

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Originally posted by Krazeehorse:
At $3/gal and 40 mpg the tires are less expensive than the gas for those 10K miles.

In Paul's case they are. Almost never for me though. I typically get 6-7,500 miles (say average 6,800) on a set of tires on my bikes which average 45 -48 mpg. Dirt and sport bikes may be lucky to get half that mileage on tires.

I was getting about 4.5k from a rear tire, and twice that for a front.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
The track on race weekends used to be the cheapest place to get tires for my street bike. The Bridgestone and Dunlop guys would have stacks of tires. Around $300.

I pay about $200-225 a set. But I make sure to always buy them when on sale and during a tire mfr. rebate. Usually $200 to the door. Then it’s about $92 to have them swapped on a Coats machine at the shop (rape pricing). I pull the wheels off myself and bring them into the shop in my truck. That saves more $.

But buying during sales is key as is the mfr. prepaid Visa card rebates. I have a tire rack in the garage and keep at least 3 new sets on the rack (1 set for each motorcycle I have) so they are always there if I need them. It’s like buying ammo. Stock up when they are cheap as to avoid when they are expensive. I keep them off the ground on the rack, and they are wrapped up completely so no air exposure. I have never had an issue with cracks, deformation, wear, etc being wrapped up in plastic that they were shipped to me in, using them a year or two later. People are always on about “don’t buy old tires”. I agree if not wrapped. If wrapped up so no exposure to air and not laying on the ground not an issue.