I'd say a $100 to mount the tires is bogus.JCCC said:
You can get the tires for just over $200: http://arizonamoto.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SWMT&Category_Code=Z6
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Should be ~<$215 for a pair of Z6's; www.swmototires.com waives shipping if you buy a pair... 
In my experience, I have found small moto shops willing to mount and balance tires for $20-30 per tire not including valve stem replacement (if necessary:~$2 per) and tire disposal fee (~$3 per) if you bring them the wheels off the bike and the new tires. Should take less than 30 minutes if they can get to it right away and do a good job. This is what I have done for the last 6 years, but I am currently looking at the Harbor Freight motorcycle tire changer to further reduce my cost...
Bringing in the entire bike for the mechanic/technician to take the wheels off would run me ~$40-50 per tire: it takes a certain amount of his time to remove the wheels and reassemble when done, so that's what you're paying the extra scratch for. The hassle factor also increases as you have to either ride to the shop wearing your new tires as a hula skirt, buy the tires from the shop, or get a ride back home/have a friend pick you up and drop off the new tires. Oftentimes you must drop off the bike and they'll get to it when they get to it, so you're out of a bike for the time being and must get another ride back to the shop when the bike is ready.
These prices reflect conditions in and around the north metro area of the Twin Cities; prices and policies may be very different in your neck of the woods...
HTH
In my experience, I have found small moto shops willing to mount and balance tires for $20-30 per tire not including valve stem replacement (if necessary:~$2 per) and tire disposal fee (~$3 per) if you bring them the wheels off the bike and the new tires. Should take less than 30 minutes if they can get to it right away and do a good job. This is what I have done for the last 6 years, but I am currently looking at the Harbor Freight motorcycle tire changer to further reduce my cost...
Bringing in the entire bike for the mechanic/technician to take the wheels off would run me ~$40-50 per tire: it takes a certain amount of his time to remove the wheels and reassemble when done, so that's what you're paying the extra scratch for. The hassle factor also increases as you have to either ride to the shop wearing your new tires as a hula skirt, buy the tires from the shop, or get a ride back home/have a friend pick you up and drop off the new tires. Oftentimes you must drop off the bike and they'll get to it when they get to it, so you're out of a bike for the time being and must get another ride back to the shop when the bike is ready.
These prices reflect conditions in and around the north metro area of the Twin Cities; prices and policies may be very different in your neck of the woods...
HTH
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