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

Originally Posted by Steelman

Good point about your job affecting insurance costs (I think that I'm in a cheaper profession as a scientist?); but NCB is the difficult one as this is my first year back in the saddle and they wouldn't take car NCB's into account

So, with a nod to others that have also mentioned 'er indoors would have a fit if she knew how much it all cost, my annual bill would be:

SV650Sport plus alarm 4100
Insurance 250 (at least I'm 'older'!)
Arai 250
jacket 300
draggin jeans 100
scottoiler 65
fenda extenda 15
fuel oval 135
boots 25 (bargain bin!)
chain and locks 100
service 130
petrol 250
assorted extras (oh, tax!) 200

Hmm, nearly 6 grand

But worth every penny for the grin factor

It is going to be difficult this year tho' with two cars to keep going as well; something might have to give, as long as it's not the bike

Hey you dive as well? What kind iof divinhg/level are you? Alitle ifof track but saw the avatar! Yeah I have the car to run as well, well probally have a van and another bike in the 12 months I hope! Why are the fun things to do expensive?

[Ratty]

650
Tax £65
Ins £240
Upgrade from 650 SK3 to 1000SZ £1300
Top up Insurance £50
Power 2CT’s £200
Oil Filter grease & cleaning stuff £65
R & G’s £70
Dark STD screen £35
More tax £65
Mallory £110
Petrol £350
Visor £30
Excludes brews and pies while playing out.
Total £2850

Already for 2008
Insurance £247
New cans £222

Originally Posted by bluethunder

Hey you dive as well? What kind iof divinhg/level are you? Alitle ifof track but saw the avatar! Yeah I have the car to run as well, well probally have a van and another bike in the 12 months I hope! Why are the fun things to do expensive?

Hi BT

Wish that I could say that I regularly dive, but I would be kidding myself! I got my PADI open water a few years ago in the Red Sea, after many years of 'meaning to do it'! As I have just finished a rather demanding 3 year part-time MBA course (my absence from the Org Forum over the last few months has been due to finishing off a dissertation), I can now think of planning some diving trips as well as rides! You are right about the fun things being expensive though

Where in North London are you? We lived in Muswell Hill/Crouch End for many years and always enjoy trips back

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Steelman

Hi BT

Wish that I could say that I regularly dive, but I would be kidding myself! I got my PADI open water a few years ago in the Red Sea, after many years of 'meaning to do it'!

derail:- I think you'll find the open water will only allow you to dive in an organised group, you'll need your advanced to dive independently (well Padi dictates buddy diving in any case ), and hiring kit is also a problem.

Cheers Mark.

bike dt125r - £3000
textiles - £650
gloves/boots - £220
insurance - £400
das - £650
helmet - £350
fuel/oil - £150
2007 total - £5400
bike - trade-in sv650s k8 - £2500
insurance - £400
leathers - £600
2008 so far :- £3500
in 14 months of biking - £9000 (not too bad)

but shhh don't tell the wife

oh and private plate £250

I spent about 6k in 2007 what with buying a new SV, passing my test, petrol, insurance & tax etc etc..

Prolly going to be spending another 3k in 2008 getting myself a whole new wardrobe of nice biking gear - new helmet, leathers, boots, gloves - a few little nicey's for the bike too (bungs/tail tidy..)

[TEC]

So far this year I have spent £19.60 on essentials, fuel

[dizzyblonde]

LOADSA MONEY, for me anyway. All the bling parts for Suzy, shocks, springs, Roca bellypan, stuff. Another SRX,Dave, bought that too, trip to France, tailpacks,boots
oooooooooooooooooooooo allsorts, but am a bov vered, nope, cause its my selfish pleasure , I don't smoke, don't get out much( single parent) drink not a lot either. So my gift to myself is my bike

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

So my gift to myself is my bikeS

Corrected