Since I like to help my small local shop (
http://www.motorcyclefactoryinc.com/), I try to buy my tires there. I usually pick the tire I want online, print the ad from Bike Bandit or wherever and take it to the shop. They will usually match the price (to include any shipping) or beat it. Also , since I bought the tire there, they give me half off the mounting cost. I buy all of my riding gear thru them the same way. Most shops can order anything. Every 3 months they have a seasonal sale where the entire shop is at least 20% off to include special orders for that weekend. For fathers Day this weekend they are offering free State safety inspections and a buch of other things.
I'm not really advertising for them, but it's nice to have a good shop nearby. The "other" one a little closer to me is very expensive and impersonal. I go there to try gear on then by it from mine.