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Do you wanna go camping? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ratman150@sh.itjust.works to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world
 

This was basically my birthday present to myself. Drag my friend on his newly running ninja250 and my fiance to a campsite in cold weather. It was awesome and I can't wait to try moto camping again.

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[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My issue is not that I do/don't mind paying someone it's that shops keep closing and prices keep going up. I think last time I asked around I got a reply for $75 to mount a single tire.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was quoted somewhere around $300 for an unusual specialty tire a year ago. I only found out during the payment that they tacked on $140 for the labor. I paid, but I will never go back.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's absolutely crazy, here even a main dealer wouldn't charge more than 30€ for fitting (not counting weirdness with pressure sensors, mooses, tubeliss, or stuff like that). Well, maybe Ducati would charge more, but they have a reputation to uphold.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I was new in the area and funnily enough they are a licensed Ducati mechanic. They were well recommended by my coworker.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 11 months ago

Well, anything that has the name Ducati attached is automatically priced to put off the plebs