My cost of getting into biking.

[spongefinger]

Hi all,



Thought I'd just pop a post on here for people who may be thinking of getting into biking and were wondering about cost. I have listed my expense below from starting from having nothing.



CBT - £69 from Groupon ( although I believe cost is around £130)



DAS - £725 plus £100 for mod 1 retake and extra training.



Helmet - £50 from friend

Jacket - RST from XLmoto reduced to clear £59

Gloves - £25 ARMR Moto Ikedo from the sportsbikeshop

Trousers - £55 Spada Milan-Tex from the sportsbikeshop

Boots - Course Shorties £44 half price sale XLmoto



Bike - 2000 Hornet £1300

Tax - £65

Insurance -£200

Disc Lock - £35



Total £2827. ( If my maths is right )

[pbt]

+£23 for theory test

[spongefinger]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

be interesting to know how many sessions you had cos £725 seems pretty good going sfaicr

pics of bike be nice too
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[spongefinger]

[spongefinger]

[Keithy]

End user experience/prices may vary

[Mountain_Man86]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[spongefinger]

[ThunderGuts]

Agreed on the helmet comment. Other thing is the OP must live in a very low crime area, or inside a fortress, as I'd not consider a cheap disc-lock sufficient as my sole means of security. For most, I'd budget £500 for a half decent chain, anchor and disc-lock. Definitely an investment too; really really solid security is likely to deter and last you many years, whereas average security is likely to be attacked and naff security removed completely, with both of the latter two meaning you're likely to have to replace it (and probably replace the bike too).
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TG.

[spongefinger]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Guy round here parked his cb500x just at the end of the road. Next morning there was three of them there.
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[A100man]

[Keithy]

[jeffyjeff]

for what its worth, here is an article from a few years back. A California motorcycle publication (now defunct) bashed up a bunch of old helmets to ascertain their effectiveness. I donated a 20 year old HJC helmet to the cause. An interesting read that will probably reinforce your notions regarding helmet longevity.
https://www.citybike.com/stories/motorcycle-helmet-testing/
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[A100man]

[A100man]

[Mountain_Man86]

[Norts1531]

It's possible for the lid to take a knock which compresses it's internals, and the outer shell pops back into its original shape. This compromises how effective the internals are, but you can't tell by looking at the actual helmet.

Apparently.
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[Hong Kong Phooey]

I paid similar prices back in 2003, except my DAS was only a couple of lessons then test, so probably £500 cheaper in total. Consider that was 18 years ago, and I'm a right tight northern bastard, I think OP has done pretty well in keeping the cost down while having suitable kit.
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

Not going to include the bike that I bought because it was entirely optional, and in retrospect, the guys here that said not to buy a 125 and just do the DAS were absolutely correct.

TRAINING AND TEST COSTS:

Compulsory Basic Training = £150.00,
Direct Access Scheme Training = £799.00,
Re-Test and Bike Hire for MOD 1 = £125.00,
Motorcycle Theory Test = £23.00.

SUB-TOTAL FOR TRAINING AND TEST COSTS = £1,097.00.


INITIAL GEAR COSTS:

Only stating the cost of my initial gear, and not the gear I bought as options/ extras subsequently.

Jacket (Richa Phantom II - GetGeared.com) = £164.99,
Gloves (Oxford Brisbane - GetGeared.com) = £29.99,
Helmet (Scorpion EX 490 - GetGeared.com) = £109.99,
Boots (Frank Thomas Viper Short - J & S Accessories) = £49.99.

SUB-TOTAL FOR INITIAL GEAR COSTS = £354.96.


GRAND TOTAL COST TO BIKING = £1,451.96.
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