Might change from car to motorbike.

junii

Im sick now of the traffic and the amount of money wasted on petrol.

I was thinking an NSR 125 or something because I have to travel quite abit sometimes. This would be just for starting off and getting experience as id like to go alot bigger in the future. At the moment im just driving a 94 sunny. The insurance on it is e1700.

How much should I expect to pay for a good second hand one and how much should I expect to pay for insurance?

It also says on a site ( http://www.dropbears.com/m/models/honda/nsr12599.htm )that it will do 47.5MPG; these seems very low for a small engined bike like this. Also, how much two stoke oil do you need to add?

Perhaps, am NSR125 is not the best bike, if anybody has anyhting else to recommend I would be interested.

Thanks.

seamus

Depending on your age, the insurance you pay on a bike could be far more than what you're paying on your car. So, what age are you?

junii

21. I forgot to mention that.

Krusty_Clown

Your insurance will likely be a lot more than 1,700 (on an nsr125).
Ring up and get a quote..

You'll find that a more reliable / sensible 125cc bike will get you wherever you're going in around the same amount of time as the nsr125, so I wouldn't go for the nsr because you travel quite a bit. Additionally, when you say 'travel quite a bit' do you mean long journeys, or frequent travel? The NSR wouldn't be suitable for long journeys but would be fine for frequent short stints.

I wouldn't switch to biking because of savings derived from lower petrol consumption. Firstly, you mightn't enjoy biking.. Secondly, you'll find that you're spending a lot of money in other areas, such as safety equipment (helmets, clothing etc) lessons, consumables, like tyres, chains, sprockets, servicing (if you don't do this yourself)..

junii

Krusty_Clown wrote:

Your insurance will likely be a lot more than 1,700 (on an nsr125).
Ring up and get a quote..

Really, who is the best to ring? Brittons?

Krusty_Clown wrote:

You'll find that a more reliable / sensible 125cc bike will get you wherever you're going in around the same amount of time as the nsr125, so I wouldn't go for the nsr because you travel quite a bit. Additionally, when you say 'travel quite a bit' do you mean long journeys, or frequent travel? The NSR wouldn't be suitable for long journeys but would be fine for frequent short stints.

Ah short stints, not that frequently either tbh. But an hour home and back every weekend. The reason I was thinking NSR is because I like that look. What would you recommend?

Krusty_Clown wrote:

I wouldn't switch to biking because of savings derived from lower petrol consumption. Firstly, you mightn't enjoy biking.. Secondly, you'll find that you're spending a lot of money in other areas, such as safety equipment (helmets, clothing etc) lessons, consumables, like tyres, chains, sprockets, servicing (if you don't do this yourself)..

Well, Ive always wanted to get a bike. Its just now seems a better time than ever. I think I would enjoy biking tbh, I been on one once or twice but if it would end up costing about the same to run, I think I would prefer to hold on to my car and have a bike along with the car when I can afford it.

seamus

junii wrote:

Really, who is the best to ring? Brittons?

At 21, AON are the only company in Ireland who will insure you. www.aon.ie

Krusty_Clown

I'm probably not the best person to offer advice, as I started on a CBR250, so skipped the 125cc bikes. Just from what I've read/heard the commuter class 125s will go forever, whereas the nsr125 /cbr125 etc are not terribly reliable (probably due to the high-revving nature of the bikes). But others would certainly have more experience/knowledge than I. One this is certain though, insurance will be a lot higher on an nsr125 than on the typical commuting 125s (like the CG 125, GN125 etc).

Here's a faily complete list, that includes the UK insurance groups (will give you an idea).
http://www.jdale.co.uk/125/bikes/index.htm

The only one who can give you an accurrate idea of the cost of insurance will be AON (see Seamus' post).

tq

make sure you ask for a quote on a restricted nsr125 as this will make a big differenc in price

Krusty_Clown

Only if it's factory restricted...

...and come back and let us know how much your quote is, so next time someone asks this question, we can give them an idea...

LegacyUser

get a varadero 125. im 20 and my insurance is just under a grand - thats with 3 years no claims and the aon bike test done aswell though. id highly recommend it. ive had a few problems with it but nothing major. you should be able to pick up a 01 or 02 model for about E1500. if your getting insured for the first time, ring aon and mention about the bike test they do, and you should get between a 10 - 25% discount, depending on how well you do in the test.