The cost of biking

[B_A_B]

Sorry if this has been posted before.

o.k i was sat here totting up what i`ve spent so far,and what more i need to spend in the future..and it wasn`t a pretty sight.I didn`t realise it was gonna be this expensive when i got back into bikes again...lol
Excluding the cost of your ride and passenger gear.....post what you`ve spent so far and what else you need to spend in the future to have everyything you want.

I`ll start:

(BOUGHT):
Textiles £200
Helmet £400
Gloves £70
Boots £170
Back protector £90
Knee guards £70
Elbow guards £50
Protective undershorts £60
Alarm/immobiliser £300
Chains x3 £400
Garage defender £70
Ground anchor & ock £100
Wall anchor & lock £100
U-lock £50
Disc lock £50
Backpack £95
Tail pack £40
Sat nav £400
Scala rider set £100
Rainsuit £70
Bike cover £30

(WANT)
1 piece leathers £700
Bike mods £1500
Tracker £300


It ain`t cheap this biking lark is it.....

[Shaane]

The price of your helmet covers me LOL.

Helmet 65
Gloves 30
Boots 40
Jacket 70
Oxford Lock 15
Disc Lock x2 12
Indicators 30

Future:

New Helmet 350
One Piece Leathers - No idea.
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Previous: 1992 DT125R
Current: ~ 2005 ZX6R C1H

[panrider_uk]

Current bike £8000

Recent costs:

New forks & replace exhaust - £920
Helmet - £280
New windscreen - £165
Satnav - £250
Jacket - £100
Accessory socket - £15

Lots of fuel and tyres and servicing.

Mark
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Rough costs since I started biking:

Shark RSF 2 Fusion Race - £120
A*'s 2 piece leathers - £580
Dainese Gloves- £70
Sidi Vertebra Boots - £70
Dainese Wave II Back Protector- £90
Oxtar TSC Evo Boots - £140
AGV TiTech - £300
Knox contour back and chest protector- £120
A*'s GP Plus gloves - £110
Xena disk lock - £40

Coming soon-
Hideout 1 piece suit - £900

Wanted-
Sidi Vertigo Corsa airs - £200ish
New can for the race bike - £100-£400
Samco hose kit- £55
New C&S - £150
New CCT - £50
Race License- £50ish
Club Membership- £50
Race entries fee- £lots
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[Richard_Schmid]

Are we missing the initial cost of the bike out from this list?!

[samharcus]

Yes, seemingly so.. topic should be "the cost of biking.. but without the bike"

[pa_broon74]

Whit!

Bike £750 (which I'll probably get back)
Clothing inc helmet £260
CBT/TEST etc £250
Repairs over 2 years £200 parts, do the work myself.

If you defray the cost of the bike its not much more than £700.

Rain suits, scala rider sets, tail packs, knee/elbow guards and protective undershorts (are they for if you go to fast and crap yourself? ) Are these items all necessary? (I'd really like to know what protective undershorts are for... )

Seriously though, you guys must be gucci bikers.


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[kitten_84]

Spent so far:

Bike----free
Lid ---£40
Leather jacket,
2 pairs of leather trousers,
summer gloves, winter loves and boots----- all for £70


Need:

Battery --- been told between £20-£40
New Exhaust---no idea
2 piece textiles -- no idea - hoping to spend about £60 on pants and
£70-80 on jacket
insurance ---£140
tax ---£15
CBT ---free

i could say more but i think that will do for now before i get carried away

[samharcus]

Bike, free? That's not fair... I'm still wishing someone would give me a nice new XR.. but I fear I will have to put my sweat and blood into working for the cash heh

[kitten_84]

[veeeffarr]

Helmet - £150
Jacket/Pants - £700 (2 Jackets, 2 Pants)
Boots - £250 (2 pairs)
Gloves - £200 (3/4 pairs)

Honda CG125 - £875 (Sold for £800, so £75)
Suzuki GS500E - £700 (Still have)
Honda VFR800F - £2800 (Still have)

Garage servicing - £500
Self servicing - £450
Tyres - £400
Sundries (Chain lube, visor cleaner, detailing materials) - £300
Tools - £350
Bike covers - £30

MOT's - £120
Insurance - £1300
Tax: £100
Petrol @ 23,000 miles @ 10 miles per litre = 2300 litres @ £1 - £2300

Chains/Locks/Anchors/etc - £500

GPS Unit - £480
Tank Cover - £50
GPS Mounting - £30
GPS Headset - £80
Screen - £80
Hugger - £70
HEL Brake Lines - £60


£11575 at the moment, apparently

[NSR Mick]

[DogHeadGod]

HJC Helmet -£80
Textile Jacket -£80
Textile Trousers -£40
Summer Gloves -£40
Winter Gloves -£50
Boots -£160
Leather jacket - £279
Leather jeans - £299
Back protector £80
new rear tyre £150
mot - £27
powervalve repair plus servicing x 2 - £500
chain + lock - £17
disklock - £15
neckwarmer - £14
Petrol 1 year @ £14 per week on average (£700+)
satnav - £400
lessons + test + theory = £600ish
2 stroke fully synthetic oil £14 per bottle x 1.5 per month roughly

[sagalout]

[spike_Alike]

Nitro Helmet - £25
Teknic 1 Piece - £50
Textile Jacket - £65
Boots - £40
Gloves - Free with Superbike mag

Not sure how much i've spent on chains/locks, got them ages ago when I bought my moped
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[Glen]

Helmet 1 - £50
Helmet 2 £220
Textile Gear - £300
Leather Jacket £180
Leather Gloves £80
Winter Gloves £40
Ground Anchor and Locks - £120
Cover - £40
Boots - £180
Tank Bag - £15 (Woo go Aldi!)
Servicing - £1000
Scottoiler - £70
Paddock Stand - £30
Cleaning Aids - £100ish
Tyres - £400

Kawasaki '98 Zx6R - £1350 (Stolen)
Insurance - £800

Suzuki '05 GSXR - £3200
Insurance - £450

Petrol 15,000 - £1500

£10 625 over the last two and a half years

[ms51ves3]

Helmet - £30
Gloves - Free
Boots - £25
Textile Jacket - £40
CW50 - £575
RX-S - £400
Insurance - £260
Provisional - £50ish
CBT - £90
Instant Gasket - £3
1 litre 10w40 oil - £2.50

Grand total = £1475.50

I've spent nothing on spare parts for either bikes. Considrering I've been riding my scooter for 8 months pretty much everyday, it's not bad.

[B_A_B]

[Reppyboyo]

I would hate too see how much I`ve spent on biking tbh.

Would easily be around the 4-5k area.

[Moonie]

Helmet - £60.

That is all.

Was given a one piece alpinestars suit but have grown out and don't have the cash for a new spark plug let alone new gear.

However, my bike will be working soon hopefully and then I will be on £8 p/h
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[hmmmnz]

bike 750
single sider 150
rear wheel 60
fitting milling bearings ect 40
usd front end 35
calipers 20
yokes 10
machining fitting and bearings 30
rad 30
seat unit 60
clocks 100
tyres 200
oil and whatnot 100 per year
leather jacket 40 quid
helmet 30
pants 30
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[5v3d3b0]

Some of there are approximate

First bike: 2200
Exhaust + 2 Cylinders + Carb + Filter + Crank: 500
Rear tire: 90
Total mechanic bills: 700
Second bike minus what I sold the other one for: 850
Chain and sprockets + Lube: 55
Brake pads and liquid: 25
Cylinder + Gaskets + Bobbins: 300
Transmission work + parts: 400 (not payed yet)
First helmet: 300
Second Helmet: 230
First gloves: 30
Second gloves: 40
Third gloves: 40
Fourth Gloves: 170
Spine protector: 100
Boots: 200
Textile Jacket: 200

TOTAL: 6430 POUNDS. That is fucking insane I've only had a 50 and a 125!!! Fine, some of the stuff was given to me, but most was out of my pockets. No wonder why I have no money.
And nobody has mentioned all the fucking petrol and oil that we spend money on. Fine, petrol is fine, but I've spent at least 100 quid on 2t...

I hate you. This was a reality check I wasn't ready for

[AppleJoe]

Bike - £1150
Gloves - £40
Helmet - £250
Insurance - £280
Petrol - £100
Jacket - £50

Going out for a hoon - Priceless
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Previously: '56 YBR125 - Current: K1 SV650S

[McGee]

Na I had to stop I got over 20,000 and I had not even added all the bikes and gear.

I could of bought a house out here if I wouldn't of bothered with bikes.

Oh well, still having amazing fun with them.
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