A good deal, or not?

[Spudgun]

Hey all,
Went down to a bike show room today to have a look for my first bike. They had a brand new Yamaha YBR125 there for £2000, with free insurance.

What do you all think?

[iooi]

All depnds on how much your insurance would be.
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[ZRX61]

Thats more than I paid for most of my Kaw 900 & 1000's when they were new....

& they're worth more now than they cost me...

OTOH, I probably have socks older than you ....

[Spudgun]

Next question - Is insurance likely to be expensive for a 19 year old, with zero NCB and zero riding experience, with CBT only, wanting to ride a YBR125? ;P

[iooi]

[Spudgun]

Okey dokey, eBike gave me a quote of £800 TPFT.

[Misc]

[Resurrection]

i personally reckon you should go for one 2-3 years old, can pick up for 1100 from what ive seen

Res
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[davidimurray]

I wouldn't buy a YBR new simply because lots of poeple do what you do - go out and buy anew one, then in 6 months time get bored or do the DAS and sell it on - bought one for my girlfriend - 6 months old, 800 miles on the clock and like new, not a mark on it still with the protective plastic on it in places. Cost £1400 , could have got it lower but she really wanted the bike!

[Mr.Everready]

As said it really depends on what your insurance is likely to be. Phone a few companies and ask, the onling quotes are ok but it's always better talking to someone.

If they all come back and tell you it's £800 then your getting the brand new bike for £1200, sounds like a good deal to me.
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[Villers]

PLus your going to get a warranty which could also be worth a few quid in the 'unlikely' event.

100 or 200 quid for a 125 TPFT for a 19 year old sounds like an amazingly low figure, I was 21 on a 125 and it was just under 400 notes for me.

Make sure some of your savings go into some good quality kit thats going to last too
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[Mr.Everready]

Yes, also agree with Villers. You will also get the warranty that could be worth alot compared to getting a second hand bike thats not been maintained or thrashed by a new rider.
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[Spudgun]

Ok, cheers for the help guys. Regarding the kit, I've already got my leather jacket, lid, gloves and boots :]

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[Misc]

[yambabe]

Check the smallprint on your "free" insurance, you will probably find that the "free" element is TPO and if you want to upgrade to TPFT or fully comp they will charge you extra. If that's the case you need to factor that into your calculations too when working out if it's a good deal.
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[Matt06]

My YBR125 was bought from a Yamaha dealer at the bottom of my road for £2000 and they also sorted out my CBT and I got the free insurance deal. They even took me and my bike down to my CBT in a van and filled up the bike full with petrol. In my eyes it was worth it. The warrenty always makes you feel safe and there is the lack of MOT with a new bike. labour for service is free .

Even though its 2k which is alot of money for a 125, if you keep it in good nick you can sell it on for about 1200ish.

Oh yeah and the YBR is an ace bike.
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[short1uk]

Agree with Matt above, Ok you spend the £2000 but you get the insurance, a new bike, RAC cover and you can sell it like me £1400. SO you don't in the grand scheme of things lose that much mate.

Great little bike go for it I would say!

Lots of posts on the forum re this bike so have a search and dig some up

C

[JonB]

I reckon that "free insurance" will only apply to riders aged 21 years or older.
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[Kal]

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[Simple]

speak to dalemac, he bought his ybr shiny and new, not sure if it came with insurance, but I'd of thought his insurance would be similar to yours..

for reference, I paid £764 tpft with three claims to my name on a 500 last year... came with full AA breakdown cover too, even the cushy 'we put you in a hotel' part.. never used it though
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[Nicky-Jano]

A mate had a YBR with that deal.
Insurance wasn't completely free though, he had to pay £200 to upgrade to TPFT.
Had a free lid and CBT with it.
Fully comp for me is £405.32 (includes break down cover, court costs and a replacement bike), best quote so far not sure if I'll get any better.... will try =/

[pwntifex]

It would be worth checking whether you get any no claims during the free year, and how much it will cost once you actually have to start paying again.

I would consider a new CG125. You can get them for £1400 pre-reg and the insurance is lower.
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