Help choosing a Bike?

[randomruss]

Hey, Im currently 17, 18 in a couple of weeks.

Was planning on getting a car (don't hate) but insurance is just way too high for me atm.

Therefore i plan on getting a bike.

Any suggestions? Hoping for a bike less than £1000 and 4-Stroke also needs to be cheap to run and insure.

Thanks.

[sidewinder]

hi welcome

cg125 would suit ideally

[Rogerborg]

Yup, CG125, YBR125, although the popularity of those bikes tends to keep prices high. Stick to commuters rather than race stylees (expensive to drop) or cruisers (tend to be slower and trickier to handle).

You'll be tempted by the low prices of Chinese-branded bikes, but you'll lose a packet on depreciation, plus you'll want to be handy with a spanner.

Before you get on one, budget for a CBT, helmet, jacket, trousers, boots, gloves = £300+.

Oh, and in-B-4-Tef, if you budget another £121.50 you can pass theory and both practical tests, lose the L plates and get access to a much wider range of bikes with more usable performance and (paradoxically) cheaper insurance than a 125.
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[randomruss]

Thanks for the replies,

I love cruisers but are they practical?

My mothers partner is a Mechanic so he can help out with the spanners

So if i budget £500-600 for everything bar the bike and insurance, would that be enough?

I'm currently having Car driving lessons and I'm sitting my theory in the next couple of weeks so may as well see that through, would a car license affect a bike license?

Thanks for all the help guys, about to go search up some of those bikes you mentioned

Thanks.