If i want a bike for summer would you buy Christmas time??

[Andy C]

Ok, due to some good fortune my uni is give me a nice some of money (in the form a bursery) and this means i can get a bike and only use a bit of my saving (providing a dont touch then while at uni)

My question is, im looking at either a CBR400 or RVF400 and spend £1500 on it, i would like to have it insured and ride at christmas but my insurance is going to be higher due to now having a claim and would be a waste as nowhere are uni at all to park it safely as city centre

So, buy and store to till (providing i found a bargin as theirs always some Christmas time) or wait till Summer and not have to worry about storage (although i have a safe place for it in mind)

I know its a bit early to be thinking of christmas time already but im already thinking about it as really miss riding/tinkering
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[quacker_boy]

I'd get yourself an RVF and spend all the time you can till the roads are unsalted once again tinkering with it and keeping it in good nick.

Hell you might as well have a strip, clean and buff up project on the go which wouldn't set you back an aweful lot. You would need to ride it occasionally i reckon though just to keep the engine in good working order and to make sure rust doesn't build up on the brake discs etc.

Good luck mate
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[Andy C]

yea it would be good and i didnt really get to work on the Zed as i planned before i brought it. It would need a ride every now and then but no one in my family has a bike license and ill be a uni for long periods.

I have all the tools to strip it and make it very shiny which would be a nice time passer while im back from uni and then ride a nice bike summer
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[dave1rs]

you wont get a nice rvf for 1500,a tatty one maybe but not a nice one.

cant comment on cbr prices as i have no experience...but they do go well from what i have seen.

[Andy C]

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[Itchy]

I'm doing exactly the same , getting an NC30 (not the 35 if only) , for about £1600 , sorning it , and LT storing it till March , then MOT it insure it then ride it with Jan->March time to fix anything wrong with it.

temptation is a horrible thing though...
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[craigs23]

Another vouch here for an NC30, get a good base model from £1250, restore or modify to your liking.

[colin1]

not sure whats best for you, but i'll tell you what happened with me

i decided to buy in winter (about november of last year) and although i originally intended not to use it much until the weather was good, I had to pop out in a rush. I used to keep my commuter hack bike and sportbike in the same back alley, so to get at the commuter hack wd have meant shifting the sports bike out, and then getting the commuter out, and then putting the sports bike back in, and then riding off on the commuter hack.

So as i was in a rush, even though the roads were slippy, i went out on the sportsbike. It was just an errand to the shops, and i ended up losing the front wheel under braking and a bit of turning due to rushing and not paying enough attention.

So if you do buy a nice bike in winter, either be very careful with it, or dont let yourself use it at all in slippy conditions.

Any savings i made by buying in winter, were wiped out by replacing damaged fairings, and oil pressure switch.
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[ram_doom]

NC30, rvf is overpriced and doesnt appear to do the job any better
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[Ste]

If you're not going to use it 'til next summer, don't buy until next summer IMO. Can get good bargins around x-mas time but will it still be so much of a bargin after 6 months sitting around gathering dust?

[colin1]

yeah and might be good to avoid riding with people who ride fast until you find your feet again.
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[Andy C]

[Ste]

I'd suggest looking away from sportsbikes, for a bit at least. A 33bhp sports 400 might not be the most suitable bike for using as an alternative to the bus.

Something less sporty will be easier on the insurance and also easier on the people you'd said you weren't going to ride bikes because of.

[wristjob]

im still not able to ride after my minor off.
however i am definately going to be riding by next spring(one good arm and one gimpy one,both hands are fine)
so ive already fixed up the bandit6 i fell off and its now back to full road going trim with and mot and insurance ready for the day i have enough muscle in my shoulder to ride.
but as a treat for myself and also something to play with i bought myself an old dropped r1.
im currently spending time making that into a great bike(its a mess at the moment) so come summer i will have a plodder and a nice bike to make me smile.
one thing is if you buy in the winter make sure its well cheap.

[sickpup]

Considering you just had a bike and sold it without even riding it you need to make sure you're going to ride one if you buy one.

Otherwise you're just day dreaming and it's a waste of space.

This isn't a flame by the way. Andy knows exactly what I'm talking about.

[Andy C]

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[flamy]

How come not a zxr 400? theyre just beautiful bikes

Plus theyre cheap:)

[Itchy]

[veeeffarr]

How about getting a 500?

[craigs23]

[Itchy]

[whoosh]

I had the same dilemma last year. Passed my DAS in November last and bought a Sportster 1200 with the intention of riding from Spring onwards. Trouble was I got too impatient and rode through the winter...whenever I got the chance. Spent ages cleaning and protecting the bike. I think the plus side was I got good experience of riding in poor conditions.

I managed to barter a bit of discount on a 2005 bike which I doubt would have been available on a 2006 ( virtually identical) model in the spring.

In summary ...... go for it. Life is too short

[craigs23]