Bike's monthy cost?
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Bike's monthy cost?
What do you guys spend monthly on your bikes? Finance, insurance, gas, oil ect.
Thinking about picking up a 600 to commute around the city up here. The subway keeps getting worst with delays. They just canceled 12 station repairs and raised the fare so its not getting any better.
Also how about long distance trips, say VB from NYC...do they get the best of you? This would be my first bike so i dunno. Thanks
Thinking about picking up a 600 to commute around the city up here. The subway keeps getting worst with delays. They just canceled 12 station repairs and raised the fare so its not getting any better.
Also how about long distance trips, say VB from NYC...do they get the best of you? This would be my first bike so i dunno. Thanks
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Re: Bike's monthy cost?
ive done virginia beach to Queens a few times on my bike and id say it can be hell on your lower back and neck, but its not that bad i guess. you'll get there alot quicker . monthly cost isnt much for me it cost like 7 bucks to fill from empty and then it just depends on how much you ride. i usually get about 150 miles per tank depending on how hard i ride.
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have a friend that routinely rides his 2004 gsxr 600 from richmond to NY and is about to ride to california and back... i've done a few 500-600 mile days on my gsxr's and felt like i could keep going
on my 1000 with some aggressive riding and speeding i get about 40 mpg, if you take it easy and do the speed limit you might be able to get 45+ mpg, i'd guess a 600 would do even better, also another advantage is my ride home from work is usually pretty heavy traffic and its alot easier to get in and out of cars on a bike
so monthly cost to own and ride my bike during the season i'd say...
payment(financed full amount plus extended warranty)- $220
insurance- $100
maintance(average of tires and oil changes since they are less than montly)- $100
gas- $50
so for me, $400-500 a month for a brand new 1000 while i'm financing it with really high insurance, if i keep it for 4 years after i've paid it off then that average cost would drop since i'd be making no payment... if your older and have reasonable insurance, and get a used bike for a less i'd say you could own and ride one regularly for less than $200 a month
on my 1000 with some aggressive riding and speeding i get about 40 mpg, if you take it easy and do the speed limit you might be able to get 45+ mpg, i'd guess a 600 would do even better, also another advantage is my ride home from work is usually pretty heavy traffic and its alot easier to get in and out of cars on a bike
so monthly cost to own and ride my bike during the season i'd say...
payment(financed full amount plus extended warranty)- $220
insurance- $100
maintance(average of tires and oil changes since they are less than montly)- $100
gas- $50
so for me, $400-500 a month for a brand new 1000 while i'm financing it with really high insurance, if i keep it for 4 years after i've paid it off then that average cost would drop since i'd be making no payment... if your older and have reasonable insurance, and get a used bike for a less i'd say you could own and ride one regularly for less than $200 a month
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Re: Bike's monthy cost?
Ok thats great info. Thanks alot!
I'm not really planning on doing much speeding or aggressive riding, i just wanna get around. Parking is a bitch and gas is high as hell. Plus i figured getting a beater would cost me a ton in repairs (plus parking and gas).
I'm not really planning on doing much speeding or aggressive riding, i just wanna get around. Parking is a bitch and gas is high as hell. Plus i figured getting a beater would cost me a ton in repairs (plus parking and gas).
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Re: Bike's monthy cost?
Originally Posted by CBR600F4
I rode my F4 from here to Mass and back and it was hell. And mind you that my F4 is ALLOT more comfortable than newer 600's.
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Re: Bike's monthy cost?
Originally Posted by TripleSeis
Really? I was looking at '03-> R6's