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when i was driving up the road today, my dad suggested that i should get a motorbike.
i'm not sure if he's serious or not, but i've been thinking about the idea
i know that you only need to do 1 day worth of cbt to ride a 125 on the roads but can anyone give me any more info (like cost of bike and equipment, fuel economy and performance)?
any info/help appreciated, thanks :)
well i thought about this too some time ago, to save petrol for around town.
i reckoned on a couple of hundred for insurance; i wasnt gonna bother with leahers, well i have a biker jacket already, and then just jeans - wouldnt have been going >30mph. but the prob i had was i couldnt find a cheap bike...i was lookin for a 125 (not seriously mind) but didnt see much that took my fancy.
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
Depends on your age Gen, if you got a driving liscence etc
Put it this way, you go buy a second hand NSR125 for about £500 , you're 18 and never had a vehicle it will cost you around £200 for 3rd party, probably around £600 fully comp.
You must do a CBT at a cost of Approx £60-80 depending where you live and how far the instrutors need to travel :)
Any other info just ask :)
Tax for a 125 is I think £15 per year, MOT fee is £22 I think and fuel, you'd get around 40 miles per gallon, agains depends on what you buy, 2-stroke are less economical than 4-stroke :)
Jonno B)
If he could figure out how to make a 2 litre Ford Granada engine produce 1000 BHP, money wouldn't be an issue any longer.Quote:
Originally posted by TClite@12 January 2004 - 08:26
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
i'm 19 years old and have been on fully comp insurance for a car for 2 years now (since my 17th birthday). i've had a full manual car driving license since i was exactly 17 and a half and i had the provisional license for half a year before that
it sounds pretty cheap, all i'd want it for would be running up and down the road every day
If he could figure out how to make a 2 litre Ford Granada engine produce 1000 BHP, money wouldn't be an issue any longer. [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by clocker+12 January 2004 - 15:35--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 12 January 2004 - 15:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TClite@12 January 2004 - 08:26
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
Better still take the Ford Granada round a reasonable bend at more than 50mph and you have a two wheel motor vehicle.
If he could figure out how to make a 2 litre Ford Granada engine produce 1000 BHP, money wouldn't be an issue any longer. [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by clocker+12 January 2004 - 14:35--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 12 January 2004 - 14:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TClite@12 January 2004 - 08:26
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
i had an idea of running a car engine on pure oxygen, but i don't know how the internals would cope with that
I hope Jonno dosnt forget about my 'lil 'ol promise about a MC tour with me - i'll be over one day, 1400cc's between the legs and off we go bro ;)
Peace
UKMan
Who got 1400cc's?...........I only got 1100 :( and it only accelarates from 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds :D
Anyday UKdude :) You can even take her for a spin if you're a good boy :P :lol:
@Gen......It's a good idea to get a bike, What sort of bike do you want? Are you worried what style it is?
And are you worried about performance etc?
Jonno B)