Decision time.

[crazyxr250rider]

Ive come to a point now that i can no longer afford to race my bike, until my pay rate increases slightly that is..
So what do i do, park my bike up and sit on it for a while (not literatley), sell and buy cheaper trail style bike and do odd trail ride until things improve then get back into racing or sell bike and save my money untill things improve and get right into it with newer bike.

just started a 3-4 year apprenticeship so gona be a while till things get better id say

[howdamnhard]

Get a 2nd job. Depends how much you enjoy racing.

[crazyxr250rider]

the fact that im up now worrying about it says it all doesnt it? always looking for work.
main reason im strugling is that my car need lots of work but cant afford to buy another one (even though i do all my own bloody work being an apprentice mech..)

[Blagger]

I reckon sell if you are out for a few years - when you get back in you'll want the newest bike you can get . In the meantime practise on a trailbike and try different skills out.
Not riding at all isn't a serious option is it?
Say it ain't so..

[flyingcr250]

i know how you feel, i had to sell my bike when i started my apprenticeship, i was only on $7.50 when i started mine which was below minimum wage. (that was 7 years ago)

[crazyxr250rider]

Yeh lets just say the pay rate hasnt improved much...

[laserracer]

i say sell the car ..buy a road bike and hitch a lift with your mates to the mx .....or how about sponsorship..just to cover entry fees etc ,..if you are paying it off that makes things hard ..but if you own it why not just sit on it , doesnt eat any money just sitting there

[B0000M]

sell the car, buy a diesel corolla or caldina. get your engineering mate to make you a bike rack for the back of it- theres your transport sorted- cheap as chips to run, virtually no maintenance, bulletproof!

no trailer to maintain / pay fees on, cheap insurance on the car, 13' tyres

and then do as many homies as you can servicing everyone's cars.

[barty5]

shit not many cars run 13 anymore dude cant say i have seen any on a caldina either but good plan all the same. Just dont race as much keeps you in it and costs down.

[laserracer]

Yep gotta agree corolla deisel or caldina with bike rack..13'' tyres hell do they still make them ? dont know if its legal here ,but ive seen a pic of a guy towing a single bike trailer with his road bike ??

[barty5]

seen a guy towing a 10ft tinny(boat) behind his bike on the shore (was a honda goldwing) so im sure a small bike trailer would be ok .

[B0000M]

shit not many cars run 13 anymore dude cant say i have seen any on a caldina either but good plan all the same. Just dont race as much keeps you in it and costs down.

they definately standard run 13's, ive owned both cars and had a later diesel corolla as a work car, also on 13s.

note im referring to early to mid 90's models

[crazyxr250rider]

i cant down grade cars any more i drive a 89 corona...
with 317000ks ..lol with 13 inch tyres

[steve_t]

dont know if its legal here ,but ive seen a pic of a guy towing a single bike trailer with his road bike ??

legal but you're only allowed to go 40km/h max :blink:

[D dub]

Sell the KXF and get a two stroke. Cheaper to run and maintain and just cut back on how much you ride, pick the rides that you really want to do and pass on the others. We have all had to make sacrifices over the years so your not alone!!
Plus if you can only ride selected events you find that you enjoy them allot more !!!
But definitely get a bike that is cheaper to keep going!!

[oldguy]

move back in with mum and dad, the rent is cheaper, plus no one cooks better than mum, (but don't ever till your girl friend or wife):bash: they will never under stand.
and as the others have said,
select the events you want to do,
buddy up with someone whos doing the same event, shared cost.

[B0000M]

become a taxi driver at night.

[Blagger]

If you need money you do one of two things- minimise costs or maximise income.
To minimise costs and keep a vehicle that is cheap to run perhaps suss out the tourist backpacker market who have done their touring and are looking to sell their diesel van? Cheap to run and the govt don't chase too hard on ya RUC's so you can let em slide. That way you can put the bike inside and bed down anywhere with a basic cooker set with a flat bit of MDF to put yer sleeping bag down on = no accomm. costs
To maximise income - assuming you stay in Waitara and serve out your apprenticeship then the best thing is perk jobs - if you develop a reputation where you will drop most anything (except riding) and do it then word will get around. Everyone is a customer.If you can handle being permanently on-call and are willing to broaden your skills, then, with a good clientbase, you'll have more work than you can shake a stick at. It probably means giving up drinking more than the odd single tho..
Good luck