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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    who need insurance for $5k bike i drive $8k skyline from 6 year never took insurance.
    yeah cbr deal is real ,,so would you buy that ??
    Look on facebook at all the smashed up $5000+ cars people are trying to sell for fuck all ... because they had no insurance and can't afford to fix them. Insurance is a waste of money until things turn to shit. THEN ... it's worth every cent. We all know insurance for kid's your age IS expensive ... but insurance (even 3rd party) pays for the things YOU hit with your vehicle.

    Good luck with that ...


    The difference between the two bikes are ... On one you get a bike.

    On the other ... you get a bike ... and can get GOOD quality riding courses AND/OR good riding gear for the same money.

    With either bike ... you'll be looking for a bigger bike within 12 months.
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    man, people are very harsh on this forum
    Are they? Have a think about what the man said? What will you do?
    Make it somebody else's problem as seems to be the modus operandi of millennials?
    There's a fuckload of expierence on this forum, both life expierence & riding expierence. You would do well to heed some of it, rather than get your nose out of joint about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    man, people are very harsh on this forum
    No... it's called "reality check"...

    It's not if you can afford the purchase price of the bike/car, it's can afford the "running costs"...

    and for bikes running costs are greater than a car, apart from may be the cost of fuel...

    * licence [registration] is higher than a car
    * oil and filter changes needed more often than a car
    * tyres don't last as long as car tyres and cost more - two bike tyres could cost you over $600
    * servicing of chains/sprockets


    Damn! I need to learn to type faster...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    man, people are very harsh on this forum
    We haven't even STARTED yet ...
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moi View Post
    No... it's called "reality check"...

    It's not if you can afford the purchase price of the bike/car, it's can afford the "running costs"...

    and for bikes running costs are greater than a car, apart from may be the cost of fuel...

    * licence [registration] is higher than a car
    * oil and filter changes needed more often than a car
    * tyres don't last as long as car tyres and cost more - two bike tyres could cost you over $600
    * servicing of chains/sprockets
    My FJ1200 costs me more per km than the 3 litre quad cam toyota I had ...

    Petrol is the cheap part ...
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Are they? Have a think about what the man said? What will you do?
    Make it somebody else's problem as seems to be the modus operandi of millennials?
    There's a fuckload of expierence on this forum, both life expierence & riding expierence. You would do well to heed some of it, rather than get your nose out of joint about it.
    hahaha i think everyone on this forum is also ancient just like that hornet because they keep throwing shit at us millennials.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    My FJ1200 costs me more per km than the 3 litre quad cam toyota I had ...

    Petrol is the cheap part ...
    i am not a speed junkie so i know for sure i will never go anywhere near 1200, i just want something shinny later on but for now im just looking for anything cheap to commute

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    Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    hahaha i think everyone on this forum is also ancient just like that hornet because they keep throwing shit at us millennials.
    Look mate, just buy whichever bike you want & don't get insurance while you still know everything.
    Don't waste people's time asking for advice until you extract your head from your arse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Look mate, just buy whichever bike you want & don't get insurance while you still know everything.
    why you gotta be like this grandbra we just "conversating" ,not sure if thats a real word

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    I am not a speed junkie...
    says the man who drives a Skyline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moi View Post
    says the man who drives a Skyline.
    ya its a 2000cc 1994 5 speed skyline gts lol didnt even knew what skyline is when i bought it in 2013

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    hows it that 1997 hornet only did 24000kms

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dharmbir View Post
    i am not a speed junkie so i know for sure i will never go anywhere near 1200, i just want something shinny later on but for now im just looking for anything cheap to commute
    On the Lam's approved list ... bloody good bikes.

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...628a2640f26c3f
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    On the Lam's approved list ... bloody good bikes.

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...628a2640f26c3f
    70k kms scares me bike and price i like it

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