smiller Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 For those (like me) who were still reflexively ordering from Sw Moto Tires I would advise checking around. I just did (SW Moto, Derby, Motorcycle Superstore, and E-Moto) and noticed that SW Moto wasn't only no longer the cheapest but now were the most expensive! Looks like the new owners don't have quite the same pricing pholosophy as Blaine (enjoy that beach dude.) E-Moto (also in Tuscon) had the best prices and from what I hear they're associated with Iron Horse so you also get to support a dealer (kind of) so they seem to be the new shop of choice, for me anyway. I know this is kinda old news but just thought I'd mention it again... Link to comment
Albert Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yes I used to order exclusively from them. My last set were from MC Superstore. Link to comment
jaytee Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I have in the past ordered from American Mototire in AZ... Shipping is reasonable, fast and never had a proble mafter 6 sets of tires, but I admit I havent shopped their price in a year or so. JT Link to comment
tcshooter Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Who is E-Moto? Can we get a link? Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Emoto is Iron Horse BMW. Great folks! They have the prices and service that SWMOTO used to have. This is a rerun of a thread from 2 weeks ago. Link to comment
T__ Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I haven’t used SW Moto in a while now (since he sold out to the local dealer),, as you mentioned the prices have gone way up.. I can’t say I have found any one place that has great deals across the board though.. I just shop around & buy from whoever is cheaper on whatever tire (or tires) I need at the moment.. Just bought a set of off-road knobbies for my dirt bike from Super Store & they came from the same tire wholesaler as the last ones I bought from SW Moto.. Most places just drop ship now anyhow so one place seems to be as good as the next so it is a price only thing for me now.. Twisty Link to comment
RBertalotto Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Bike Bandit..........You get 10% off with AMA membership. They have HUGE inventory. Even BMW parts now. I ordered a set of tires on Sunday afternoon and they were at my house on Tuesday AM. And they ship tires in a box...Nice! Link to comment
Yeeha! Stephen Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Bike Bandit..........You get 10% off with AMA membership. They have HUGE inventory. Even BMW parts now. I ordered a set of tires on Sunday afternoon and they were at my house on Tuesday AM. And they ship tires in a box...Nice! Hey! No fair! Mine came between two pieces of cardboard with plastic binding straps around them. Who do I see? just yanking your chain... Link to comment
skinny_tom (aka boney) Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 SWMototires put me on their dealer email list when the dealer took over. I consider that unsolicited email since I NEVER, EVER received anything but confirmations from them previously. Perhaps they didn't understand the following the SWMototires had. I say had because it does indeed seem like people are leaving them for other companies. It's too bad when "new owners" don't understand the business like the "old owners" did. Link to comment
Bullett Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yep. I just ordered two sets of PR2's from derbycycles. Ordered the Pirelli MT21's for the Yamaha from Amazon.com! Link to comment
Mike05 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I know this is kinda old news but just thought I'd mention it again... Glad you did; recently ordered tires from them (same tire I've been running for two years) & was somewhat surprised by the price. More out of curiousity (& after the fact ) I checked around & confirmed SWMOTO no longer "always" the best deal. I'll miss the ease of automatically ordering from them. Link to comment
Ron-M Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I just ordered a set of PR2's tires from SWMOTO and they were the cheapest that I could find and they were responsive to my inquiries. This was my first time dealing with the company. I was put off by the no phone contact though. Link to comment
Sailorlite Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I haven't fully figured out the economics of retailing motorcycle tires, but this is one area where the "local" shop can be very competitive with the online dealers. For my present tires, PR2's, I phoned my local independent shop for a quote and their price was better than SWMoto's. That, plus one hour's labor for a ride-in 2-tire mount and balance. In addition, they had the right equipment and knew what they were doing. One of my best motorcycle expenditures I think. However, my next tire replacement is going to be even better because I happened to win a pair of PR2's at my dealer's recent open house raffle! Link to comment
skinny_tom (aka boney) Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I just ordered a set of PR2's tires from SWMOTO and they were the cheapest that I could find and they were responsive to my inquiries. This was my first time dealing with the company. I was put off by the no phone contact though. This was the essence of the best deal. You order online. You get an email stating the tires were ordered and shipped. The tires show up in a day or two. This minimized the cost of answering questions from people who were "shopping" or wanted "special tires." If it wasn't on the site, they didn't have them, and the price shown was the price paid. In the years that I ordered tires from them, I never had a problem (the shipping company constantly delivered to the wrong house, but my neighbor knows who get the tires now.) SWMoto had the best prices because the overhead was low and the people who worked there could focus on getting the tires shipped instead of the other stuff. The one time I did call (number on the receipt) about a "missing" shipment, they were more than responsive. So far, I'm not terribly impressed with the changes and will probably start looking elsewhere for tires. Link to comment
Dave C. Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 +1 for e-moto. I just ordered tires from e-moto and got them in two days. Good prices too. Dave Link to comment
JR356 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Purchased a set of Continental TKC 80's for my GS from SW Moto a month or so ago,normal(free)fast shipment. Prices were competitive,but all sources seemed to be within a few bucks of each other,so no big savings. Would still shop there again. JR356 Link to comment
Sellis Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 +2 for E-Moto. I just ordered from them, they were about $30.00 less money than SW Moto. Got a call the next day from the parts manager at Iron Horse, telling me there would be a delay of 2-3 days in shipping and wanted to be sure that was all right with me. Really nice guy on the telephone, I told him no hurry, I just wanted a pair in stock because I was going to need them before next month. I really thought that the telephone call was excellent customer service. Steve Link to comment
skinny_tom (aka boney) Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I just made an order for tires for the KTM. 2 tires shipped to my house were within $3 of each other from E-Moto, American Mototire, and SWMototires. I could get them in about a week from Motorcycle Superstore for $10 less. I'm not in a hurry, but I chose SWMototires anyway. Why not? They've always been good to me in the past, and I'm pretty sure they won't ever email me another unsolicited message. Link to comment
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