Bit of advice please.

SheldonCOOPER_BBT · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Karma :

How should i go along with this.

Im buying a bike this month which is a tad bit over my budget. So other things like gear/insurance/cbt will have to be covered by next month pay.

So if i purchase the bike were could i store it? as i live in a flat so obviously there is no garage and since the bike is not insured i can not leave it on the road.

What would you do in my situation? Is it possible to pay dealership or some other company to store my bike so i could be covered by things llike theft etc?

Derivative · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Karma :

My advice would be to not buy the bike until you can afford to run it.

In fact, if you're so short you can't even afford insurance I wouldn't buy it for two months.

Either that, or buy something you can afford.

Matt578 · Nova Slayer Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Karma :

You could try a self storage type place, But you would still have to get it there without riding it.
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Derivative · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Karma :

The concept just seems a bit odd, unless it's an insanely good deal, why not look for something else? A month will bring up a fair few new bikes to look at, no need to fixate.

HJM · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Karma :

Wait till you can afford to run it and insure it until you buy it. If it gets nicked and your not insured (assuming your going to get TPFT) you fu@ked!

Like said, unless its a bloody amazing deal (let us know what the deal is), wait a month, something else WILL come up in that time!

Why not buy your gear and cbt this month and then all you need to do is buy the bike?
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Covering your PM as well: you'll have a lot more fun on a YBR/CG/EN or whatever you can afford to buy, insure and ride right now than on a YZF R125 that will do nothing except depreciate, fall over and/or get nicked while you scrimp up enough to get it on the road.

A 125 is a cheap commuter or a route to your license, it's not an aspirational bike that you should stretch to afford.
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Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

Second thoughts...

Dont worry about insurance... you'll be buying third-party only in the end anyway, becouse you wont be able to afford much more, and even if you did, chances are it would have such wopping XS as to make it worth only TPO.... so its no different to leaving it out-side in full view when you have insurance.

125's only get nicked by 'kids'... but it LOOKs like a 'big-bike' so they will leave it alone, wont they?

And it has an ignition lock and steering lock, that should do the trick!

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Just park it outside, IT'LL BE FINE Rolling Eyes

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V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

wow, you made tef angry! Shocked

HJM · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Karma :

Some people are sponges, and absorb all the information one gives.....Others are rocks, and the knowledge and guidance you give, just fucks off like water of a ducks back.

This guy was clearly looking for an answer to his question, he is not interested in help form the more experienced fo, this man.......

is a ROCK.

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Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

V2 · Nearly there... Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

We have all been guilty of not listening to the more experienced at one time or another Laughing

just means this chap is going to learn things as most of us did, the hard way! Good luck with that man!

_matt · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Jun 2012 Karma :

this thread made me lol

I dunno about you guys, but i trashed my first 2 small (125cc) bikes. the first one was dropped more times than i'd care to admit and ended up going down the road sidewaysa couple times, and the 2nd, well, thats in bits on my back yard with a ruined swingarm and half an engine.
Wish people would just understand that if its your first bike you will trash it or bin it or just outright kill it due to inexperience, every rider i've known has abused their first (or first couple) of bikes so there's really no sense in paying more than maybe £800 for one or buying new, cos you'll just ruin it

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