How much has biking cost you this year.......
 

As the title says, how much has biking cost you this year alone? :D

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is that including kit, servicing, sprockets/chain, track days etc?

petrol?
insurance?


Dunno - but the pleasure to be had riding your bike (hell even the pleasure of revving the engine at a traffic light or in a tunnel) makes whatever cost it is all worthwhile.


esp as I could have been stuck on a grimy underground train instead...!

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It's hard to tell. A quick 'back of an envelope' calculation says about 2 grand for:

Insurance
New winter kit
New boots
Servicing
Petrol

Edit: Forgot tyres and road tax. I've only had one new rear this year, so add about another £200.

A travelcard for the tube would have cost me about £1300, but it takes me about 2 hours to get to work by tube, and half an hour by bike. The bike is so much more fun too.

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Broken Collarbone, Broken Little finger, Dislocated Thumb, 10 weeks off the bike and some money

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You know how to upset folk ;)
I've just sat down & worked it out & I'm gutted.
Insurance £200
Fuel - £14 per week
Tyres 2 sets £290
Oil, plugs & Filter about £30
Nose Fairing £30
Exhaust £30
Number Plate £15
Heated grips £20
Tax £45
Buying The Bike £1395

Grand sum of £2783 :shock:

But i have loved every mile on it & will for a while yet :)

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For me its.......

Buy the SV new in April - £3900
Carrying out training - £500
Insurance - £385
Tax - £64
Leathers second hand - £300
New Helmet - £250
New gloves - £50
New boots - £100
New Textiles - £250
Blueflame Exhaust - £110
Dealer Service - £180
Consumables like chain oil - £50
Fuel for 4000m so far - £400ish

Total = £6539

:smt045 ouch, the joy is priceless though.

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I really really don't want to think.

£18 every 4 days on fuel.
4 services done at dealer
Set of tyres

Crash bungs, mudgaurd extension, rear hugger, tinted double bubble, bar muffs (cos im a wannabe courier).
Chain lube, sponges, car shampoo yadder..

Gotta be in the £3k region at least...... Its probably no cheaper than the train, but i have something to show, not just a little crappy train card. Also the 40-50min Vs 2-2.5 hours each way is kinda appealing.

Oh, that aint including buying the bike in Feb.

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would,nt like to say really......all i know is you can,t put a price on fun:D

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£1200 12000 miles of petrol
£600 insurance
£550 on service for old old one
£300 tyres
£100 service
£120 chain sprockets
£200 Kit
£32.50 Tax
£65 Scottoiler

£3167

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Bike + Panniers & Stand £2050
Training 500 Insurance £350
Tax £64
Leathers £500
Helmet £200
Gloves £100
Boots £100
Servicing £300
Tyres £100
Crash Bobbins £70
Double Bubble £55
Fuel (Guess) About 3k miles so far £300
Total: £4689

And no doubt a couple of hundred bits and bobs from Hein Gericke etc that I've forgotten about.

So nearly £5000 overall I think, been worth every penny though!