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biking gear goes anywhere from £200 for a suit all the way up to £3000 or more so make sure you allocate a budget.
also its advised that you take half of your budget and spend it on a helmet. afterall a good lid is the main thing to get!
also its advised that you take half of your budget and spend it on a helmet. afterall a good lid is the main thing to get!
They're practically bulletproof. If you do your CBT on a geared bike, you'll probably do it on one of these. They've been around forever, ultra-reliable, ultra-cheap, arguably a perfect first bike if you know you're going to be doing your DAS at some point.
Yup, along with the YBR125, the CG125 is a favourite of training schools. They're both really sound mechanically and cheap to run. There's always a market for them because there are always people learning to ride so you'll always be able to sell one on afterwards.
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I'm looking at learning in the near future. Is it worth getting a YBR125 new? I'm thinking it might be worth it for the finance and the free insurance deals.
Depends, I got my YZF-R125 new from Yamaha on 0% finance over three years, so I only pay £80 a month, but I knew I was going to keep it for the full three years and plan on keeping it for many years afterwards, and it was easier than spunking my savings away or getting it on a credit card, plus I wanted a "new" bike.
If you're going to keep it for years on end, and use it as a cheap way of commuting, buy it new, if you're going to ride it for 6 months, pass your test and move onto something bigger, I'd just get something for £500+ then sell that one afterwards.
If you're going to keep it for years on end, and use it as a cheap way of commuting, buy it new, if you're going to ride it for 6 months, pass your test and move onto something bigger, I'd just get something for £500+ then sell that one afterwards.
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you just need to allocate a sensible budget.
£500 pounds is a sensible budget as you can spend £200-250 on a helmet and the rest on other gear.
Just remember to look around. Some places do 0% finance on gear which might be worth looking at to get yourself some better gear to start off with.
Hein gericke are doing 9 months 0% finance on gear. Just have to spend over £280.
(it just depends if you like hein gericke or not, i know some people dont but its down to personal opinion)
I got mine second hand, but it was nearly new (only 1000 miles or so on the clock). If you're going to do your test and move on to a bigger bike after six months then I'd recommend going second hand. If you're going to use it for several years then buy new. You need to bear in mind your rate of progression as well. I thought I was going to take things nice and easy but a few months down the line, I'm desperate for something a bit more powerful.
The free insurance is only third party by the way.
They are nice bikes. I considered one but decided against learning on a sports bike because I didn't want to be overwhelmed. If for whatever reason I couldn't do my test and was stuck on a 125 for a few years, I'd definitely go and buy one now.
I'm 26, but I insured my YBR125 TPFT for a year, including the CBT, and I think it came out at about £400 odd.
My quotes were:
Third Party = £100-£110
Third Party, Fire & Theft = £235-£250
Fully Comp = £400-£450
Get a quote from thebikeinsurer and choose the best one.
Third Party = £100-£110
Third Party, Fire & Theft = £235-£250
Fully Comp = £400-£450
Get a quote from thebikeinsurer and choose the best one.