tyre shop

alrightcuz

hi lads me an a mate are unemployed and thinking of setting up a tyre shop, we were talking to a few english and german outlets they said people could order the tyres from them on the net for cheaper then buying in shops and they would ship them to us so basically we'd just store and fit them for a charge between 10/15 euro for a front and 20/25 euro for a back tyre, are we flogging a dead horse or is there potential

seanybiker

There is always potential me good man. I presume you will be balancing tires them and all.

alrightcuz

yea that would be a one of the priority's , only top-class machines would be used,,, and that would be included in the price

KamiKazi

What seany said, look after your customers, give good prices and service and you shouldn't have any problems.

seanybiker

alrightcuz wrote: »

yea that would be a one of the priority's , only top-class machines would be used,,, and that would be included in the price

Well for the price ya said then. I would say go for it.

dhev

Why is there a difference in price of fitting the front tyre and fitting the rear tyre, if the customer is buying the tyres themselves and having them delivered to you guys? Maybe i misread the original post!

Idleater

dhev wrote: »

Why is there a difference in price of fitting the front tyre and fitting the rear tyre, if the customer is buying the tyres themselves and having them delivered to you guys? Maybe i misread the original post!

Time and effort.

It is a bit more awkward and time consuming to remove the rear wheel than to remove the front. And since time ~= money you pay more.

OP, Blakestown motorcycles/tyres do something similar and are a very good bunch to deal with, and in general there is a lack of variety in bike tyre places so I'd welcome this kind of service.

trad

New Regulatons came in at the start of last year regarding disposal of scrap tyres. You will have to dispose of the scrap tyres with a licensed tyre recycler which means cost. Not sure what the rate is for motorcycle tyres but it's about €2.00 plus vat each.

At an average of €17 - €18 per tyre you would want to be doing 80 plus tyres per week. Don't forget the VAT element, that's 21.5% of your markup, premises, ramps, compressor, insurance, teabags etc. all adds up.

You could do a mobile service with all the gear fitted in a van, I've seen some on ebay.co.uk. Lower overheads. Don't forget brake pads as a side line and you could also do chains and sprockets while you are in there and any consumables that motorcyclists use.

Worth looking at.

KamiKazi

+1 to what trad said, a mobile shop would be handy, especially if you were able to work evenings for lads that work during the day.

seanybiker

nereid wrote: »

OP, Blakestown motorcycles/tyres

Iggy is some legend. Funny fecker to.

alrightcuz

i agree fully with what u said trad, and if the business was to take off id hope to be heading that way,,, i spent time in germany with bike mechanics over there who would come here an work for me but i need something already in place,, and the fact that ive been buying tyres off the net and putting them on myself taught it be a good place to start,,,, but if ye guys aren't saving money then theres no point ,,,, how much would the cost of buying two tyres and getting them balanced and fitted in a shop be ,,,,, ill get some prices off net company's and reply back an c what ye think

KamiKazi

you're looking at around €300 for a decent set of tyres, fitting and balancing afaik

seanybiker

I paid 300 for a set of tires a month or two back. Fitted em meself. Didnt balance em though lol. Seem grand so left em off.

alrightcuz

id be here for the day comparing whats ur opion on his prices,,,,www.thevisorshop.com

BRIDGESTONE BT-021 SPORT TOURING TYRES
set 120/70 ZR17 & 180/55 ZR = 220 + fitting maximum price=45
total cost would be=265 euro

KamiKazi

alrightcuz wrote: »

id be here for the day comparing whats ur opion on his prices,,,,www.thevisorshop.com

BRIDGESTONE BT-021 SPORT TOURING TYRES
set 120/70 ZR17 & 180/55 ZR = 220 + fitting maximum price=45
total cost would be=265 euro

Sounds like a deal, especially if you can call round to fellas houses after work etc to fit them.

Green_Martian

This sounds like a good idea, keep me informed will be changing the rear tyre soon. Where will you be based???

alrightcuz

depends if were going mobile were looking at servicing limerick,cork,tipp,and waterford

if were going with garages were looking at possibly two, one in limerick and one in waterford.

Thanks for all the help lads its appreciated so hopefully ill be on here again in a few months with the details,, thanks again for the help ive made note of ur names so ye can have year first set fitted for free:rolleyes: