Rego, CTP & Insurance cost.

Hello Everyone,

I am a newbie to this group. I am tempted to buy myself a bike (not
decided yet. Am doing initial research atm.) and wanted to get some
realistic figures of what it will cost me to own a bike. I am over 30
and have silver car license with clean history and have max no claim
bonus for life with AAMI. After reading lots of posts and searching on
internet I am inclined towards Suzuki GS500 which is selling for @ 8000
new this days.

I looked on MAA site and the cheapest quote for CTP was $360 (QBE).

Could you please provide some thoughts/comments/experience on the
matter.

While you are spending your valuable time to answer my question, alos
please give me any suggestions on which bike to go for (LAM approved).
I am only intending to buy a bike for hobby and will only be riding few
kms in weekend. For daily commute to work, I use car. I like sporty
looking bike rather then cruisers.

Thanks,

Munno

 

Save about $1000 for riding gear. Helmet, jacket, boots, gloves etc should
be mandatory.

Depends on a lot of variables but that sounds close to average.
Comprehensive will add around $500-$800 to that

If you've never ridden before, I'd go for something older and cheaper to
start off with. Something like a GPX250 is generally accepted as one of the
best learner bikes. You can pick them up for a couple of grand and pretty
much sell them what you paid for it in a years time when you've outgrown it.
With a cheap bike you also won't feel so bad when you crash it

 

Uncle Bully,

Thanks for your input. I have ridden 150CC Honda, Suzuki, Yahmaha
motorcycles and scooters (vespa) for @12 Years back home and hence I
should be comfortable riding one and should pickup skills quickily. All
I have to learn is to control high power motorcycle which I am
intending to buy. I am sort of big guy so I believe handling a heavier
motorcycle shouldn't be a problem. I agree with you and should buy
something cheap to start with and learn all the trick of trade and when
ready, should go for anything I like then. Speaking of something cheap,
I don't wanna buy 250cc and then sell it later and buy anotherone.
Don't like going through hassel of finding a good motorcycle and
finalising deal etc. I rather buy something at higher end of LAM
approved motorcycles (most likely secondhand) and keep it for few
years. I only need it to satisfy my strong desire to get back on to two
wheels on weekends.

Regards,

 

In aus.motorcycles on 19 Mar 2006 03:41:57 -0800

That's about the best you will get living in the city.

Well, if you don't want to spend too much, but want a sporty LAM that
will be fun and you won't get sick of too quickly, I strongly suggest
a Hyosung 650. The GT650SL and GT650RL are both LAM approved.

They aren't as nice as the Suzi SV650 they copy, but they are
surprisingly good for the price. And you can get LAM ones, I don't
think the Suzi is LAM legal.

Go new if you can, the older ones are much rougher than the newer ones -
brakes and suspension really improved in the new models. Also, the older
ones might not be the L for LAM models, you have to be sure you get the
restricted ones. You can unrestrict them when you get your full licence.

The main thing is to go for a bike that you like, that makes you think
when you look at it "mmm... I think I want to go for a ride!".

Sit on all the ones you can, looks can be deceiving! If you are a big
bloke you must be very sure you fit on the thing. Remember that a
sporty riding position does take getting used to, but if you can't sit
on the bike with your hands just above the bars (not touching, so you
aren't holding yourself up, you want to feel what it's like when you
are riding properly which means no weight-related inputs to the bars)
for a few seconds without utter pain or bits of you bashing into bits
of bike, then you don't want that bike.

Check things like if your feet fit, if the screen is in your way, if
the seat cuts into you, if your knees fit in or are splayed out into
the airstream, if your arms are cramped.

Buy the kit first. If you only want it for fun riding, then you don't
need to worry about wet weather, so go for leather.

You need at least a jacket, reinforced jeans or leather pants, gloves,
boots that cover your ankles and a helmet.

If you've been riding smaller bikes you know what you want in a lid,
but you may not be aware that all helmets in Oz have to pass the
Australian standard, and that the expensive ones don't seem to be any
better protection wise than the cheaper ones, which isn't as true in
countries with different standards. Where the expensive ones win out
is in quality of fit and finish and nice extras like venting and visor
mounts.

For leather, check the shops. You might want to go the full leathers
route if so check everyone's favourite spamming bitch at
www.underdog-leathers.com.

I agree with Uncle Bully, $1000-$1200 for leathers, helmet, gloves,
maybe a bit more if you want boots as well.

Zebee

 

Under 250cc are considerably cheaper to register and insure (3rd party
and comprehensive), a 250 will be around $200 for greenslip, and under
100 or 125cc (I forget which - paging Crazy Cam) is cheaper again (circa
$100 I think)

$350 ish is about normal greenslip for a large capacity bike

JL

 

How does this sound?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUZUKI-GS500...22820073QQcategoryZ102687QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks,

 

are you eligible for a gold licence ?

 

Another suggestion (though not necessarily a particularly sensible one) is
the learner legal versions of the little Ducatis - the Monster 620 Lite,
and the SS and Multistradas in the Lite versions. These'll be history next
year since Ducati are upping the capacity to 695 which puts them over the
capacity limit for NSW lams - apparently NFI have ordered up big on the
last of the 620Lite models, according to the news in the local bike mags...

big

 

Yes, I should be. In May this year I will finish 6 years of holding
full silver licence.

Thanks,

 

ok now that gives you a whole lot more options

you only need a Lam bike till you do your P's since you are eligible
for a gold and are over 30

then you can ride anything at all which is where you money will be a
whole lot better spent and can find something that you will be happy
to ride for many years

 

Zebee Johnstone wrote:

Actually, for the money, the Hyosung is a very nice bike, and it can be
"cured" of it's LAMS status quite easily.

Once that is done it goes bloody very nicely indeed.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

JL wrote:

Under 100cc costs about eighty something dollars.

It goes up each year, of course! :-(

125's are the same as 250's...anyone got a cheap DX100 Yamaha complience
plate for sale? ;-)

regards,
CrazyCam

 

He's on ausmoto, 'course he's eligible for a gold-frigging-
license!

GB, the real question around here is will they make him take
the test annually!

 

Comp will depend on variables too. I'm also on max no claim, $12,000
agreed value cover on the TDM900 costs me less than $500. The GS 500
wouldn't be rated too high by ins companies I'd expect. Lack of riding
experience is against you though, so maybe that might push it up.

Dont try Shannons, they only want full bike licences for 12 months or
more..

GS500 would be agood bike to start on, not enough go to get in trouble
but enough to be enjoyable and carry a little gear when you need..

Al

 

What are the accepted km's for a secondhand bikes of @ 500 to 600cc?

This will help me filter my search for secondhand bike.

Thanks,

 

Blimey, that'd be a step up from his Vespa.

JL

 

how much offer is resonable for below.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-SUZUKI-3...24076631QQcategoryZ102687QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

errrm in english please ?

JL
(the bike will continue to accept kms until it blows up or you crash it
I would think )

 

how many k's on your car?

ck

 

My bike is twice that size and has 191K on it, so 95K should be fine. OTOH,
my bike is not 2nd hand.

Theo