I also have a 96 Katana and I paid a little under 300 for new front and rear tires installed, I just brought them the rims. Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier's120/70/17 for the front and 160/160/17 for the rear, from cyclegear.

I had a couple weeks of practice on my girlfriends 02 ninja500 before I got my 96 katana750, and besides the noticeable power/weight difference im fine on it. Hope I was of some help.

 

<- Diablo Corsa III's for about $380.00 installed.

2CT's run the same price roughly. I'll take the Corsa's this time around over the PP 2CT's.

 

Holy crap! There's a shop here in San Antonio putting on PP 2CT's for $250. I got Metzler M3's put on my bike last fall for $240, but that was during a sale. Normally it would have been $300. I had no idea shops were charging that much back home.

 

$250 for a SET of the 2CT's? They retail for more than that and that's not even factoring in labor for mount/balance. Are they installing them on POCKETBIKES for $250 or is that on a standard streetbike? The rear alone is between $150-170 most places.... front is about $130. Yes, you can beat the price if you shop around in most cases, but you have to pay more to have it mounted if you're not buying from the shop.

I call BS on the $250.00.

 

I believe i got pilot powers about a year ago from ridenow.com for like 220 shipped...

 

Just double checked the local bike forum here and I was off. They are selling front and rear 180/120 for $250. $300 mounted and balanced. When they first started carrying 2CT's last year they were doing free mounting and balancing to drum up business. They mostly do suspension work and are certified Racetech suspension tuners and Ohlins dealer. Even at $300 I don't see how they're making any money or how they're getting them cheap enough to sell at that price. They are the cheapest here in S.A. for tires (not just 2CT's) and just about anything else you would need for your bike including routine maintenance. You can also bring them a quote from any other bike shop in town and they will beat the price. The only problem is it's a small shop with only a few employees, so while it is cheaper they may have it a little longer.

 

Any one do them with the home tire machines?? You seem to be able to get them for pretty cheap.

 

$250 for a set of tires mounted and balanced is not out of reach. I guess you just have to shop around. My current set of tires (120/190), I purchased for $260 and some change, Installed. It was a special that a local shop was having for all the tires they had in stock. Honda of Jacksonville is where it was and they are the PP 2ct's.

The previous set was the regular PP's I got for the same price from their sister company in Savannah, GA. and I didn't have to take my wheels to them in either instance, ride in & ride out.

 

I have a No-Mar tire machine and I change tires for $30 per off bike and $50 per on bike....

 

i think it a rip off considering that (i believe) that the katana uses a 160 rear tire.. or maybe a 150....... anyways, i recommend to buy them online and then taking them to a local shop to be put on... IDK where you are, but mister vodoo up there does offer a pretty good deal... i did mine at adrenaline powersports in va beach blvd right by the beach... he charges $40 a tire on the bike, and $20 off.....