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

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

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...!

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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Originally Posted by graemepaterson

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

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

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

ouch, the joy is priceless though.

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.

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

£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

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!