Discussion
£1725 Fully Comp on a 55 plate Honda Blackbird.......
.....I paid £1600 FC on my CBR600F last year......
Just how difficult is it not having a car and using the bike all year round?????
This could get very interesting, especially as the Honda dealer has a couple of Blackbirds in, and my CBR is in there at the moment for sale. Hmmm, trade mine in and some cash his way, i could be on a Blackbird by the end of March.......
Oh dear, what am i talking myself into
.....I paid £1600 FC on my CBR600F last year......
Just how difficult is it not having a car and using the bike all year round?????
This could get very interesting, especially as the Honda dealer has a couple of Blackbirds in, and my CBR is in there at the moment for sale. Hmmm, trade mine in and some cash his way, i could be on a Blackbird by the end of March.......
Oh dear, what am i talking myself into
Well, being single, not a home owner, 24, 6 points on my license and having passed my test in July of last year, i kinda expected it to be a bit high.
£1600 for the CBR was the lowest i got after 3 days searching and phoning round. The highest was £4000 FC, which i thought was a bit steep.
Even so, i reckon £1700 for a Blackbird wasn't too bad, i'm paying that for my M5 at the moment!
£1600 for the CBR was the lowest i got after 3 days searching and phoning round. The highest was £4000 FC, which i thought was a bit steep.
Even so, i reckon £1700 for a Blackbird wasn't too bad, i'm paying that for my M5 at the moment!
Muffles said:
Where do you live/how is it stored? CBR600F is a beginner-ish bike, so £1600 seems very steep, even with your age & licence.
Live in the centre of Aberdeen. Bike doesn't have an alarm, but is in a locked alarmed garage (or at least it was until it went to the dealer).I tried everybody for insurance, i used 3 different comparison search engines, phoned around 20 insurers, and that was the best quote i got. I put it down to my age, points and circumstances.
I know it's high, but didn't think it was that bad at the time
D_T_W said:
The CBR was insured with EBike, and the quote for the Blackbird was also from Ebike
My insurance costs last year for car, bike and van came to nearly £4k. Just one of the disadvantages of being young :shrug:
How old are you under 21!!!My insurance costs last year for car, bike and van came to nearly £4k. Just one of the disadvantages of being young :shrug:
I went on one of them compare web sites for mine at least you can have a look then see what on offer.
I'm 24. However, as i said earlier, 6 points, being single, and not a home owner all work against me. I shop around for my insurance as i know its expensive, but i don't quite understand everybodies reaction to how much i'm paying. Yeah, its a chunk of cash, but that's the best deal i could get.
Now, back to the original question. How fesible is it to use a bike every day? And is a blackbird a half decent option????
Now, back to the original question. How fesible is it to use a bike every day? And is a blackbird a half decent option????
It is expensive but if you look at the performance its not...24 is young for a new ish sports bike and your 6 points will not doubt be adding 2-300 to that figure, depending on what you got them for..
I bet its similar to any half decent "performance" car ,all rear round would be more than viable on the blackie, good finish and a reliable steed, it'll kick rear tyres in thou which may be a costly over a year.
I bet its similar to any half decent "performance" car ,all rear round would be more than viable on the blackie, good finish and a reliable steed, it'll kick rear tyres in thou which may be a costly over a year.
Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff