After the problem, you may recall, of me going to a local garage and getting my front wheel "chewed" up on a tyre change, I have since bought a Pilot 4 from Oponeo for £114 for the rear and needed someone to fit it.
Neither J T Motorcycles ( Yamaha) or Thunderroad (Honda) in Bridgend would touch it as it was a BMW and were concerned about the tyre sensor. Riders BMW wanted £49.98 to fit it, which was half an hour's labour. Load of b******s.
So I browsed the net and found this guy, Chris:
http://blackroundsticky.co.uk/mobile/
I had to wait three days before he could book me in but it was worth it. He texted to say the exact time he'd be arriving. You could tell he cared about what he was doing by the cleanliness inside his van, alone.
£25 included balancing and he also fitted the exhaust back on and the heat shield.
He track races and knows his bikes.
The only downside is he only operates within a 40 or 50 mile radius of Cardiff. Just wondering if there are similar services around the country for those of you with bigger bikes.
I appreciate that local garages may do it for a tenner but this guy is motorcycle specific with his machinery far gentler on the wheel, plus my bike wasn't off the road for a month like last time!