What is an acceptable budget for a season/year of road race?

**Shaun P** · 2nd November 2008, 19:13

Including price of bike and tyres, consumables, replacement riding gear, crash repairs, fuel, travel and accomodation?

**slowpoke** · 2nd November 2008, 19:27

Jaysus, fella you're a sucker for punishment aren'tcha?!
I'm guessing with your history you are talking about top level Superbike purchase and racing rather than something at the other end of the spectrum?

You can do the sums as well as we can, but you will have more of an idea of how often you crash or how hard you are on tyres etc. A new set of tyres per Nat's race and qualifying? One new set per weekend? Used set for practice and qualifying with new for races? Etc Etc You can go full monty or you can cut a few corners....could mean a fair bit of dosh depending how you want to play it.

Ex-Bernard Racing '08 R1 is $23K and absolutely top spec, but probably cost twice that to build so go from there.......(my bladder feels full just thinking about the number you'll come up with!)

**Sketchy_Racer** · 2nd November 2008, 19:43

Might wanna state which class, and define the term 'season'

**gixerracer** · 2nd November 2008, 19:46

Originally Posted by Shaun P

Including price of bike and tyres, consumables, replacement riding gear, crash repairs, fuel, travel and accomodation?

At least 100k on sbk if you want to win proberley near 150k if you do heaps of testing

**Shaun P** · 2nd November 2008, 19:48

Nope im talking about any bike raced though a season, just thought it would be interesting to see as I know alot of people who have quite a big outlay but then there are others that dont. Just want to see what people think is acceptable in their eyes, it could be that you think 100k is acceptable if you dont have to pay for it

**Shaun P** · 2nd November 2008, 19:52

Originally Posted by Sketchy_Racer

Might wanna state which class, and define the term 'season'

For your own case then put yre class and budget for 'nationals' or whatever you want its an open ended question, just interesting to see peoples responses as previous!

**k14** · 2nd November 2008, 19:53

I budget for about $7k for a nationals series on my 125, that is including everything. So in a year I would spend a little over 10k on the racing part. If only I stopped crashing!!

**Kickaha** · 2nd November 2008, 19:56

Originally Posted by gixerracer

At least 100k on sbk if you want to win proberley near 150k if you do heaps of testing

What would the majority of that be spent on?

Can you give us a breakdown?

**gixerracer** · 2nd November 2008, 20:13

Originally Posted by Kickaha

What would the majority of that be spent on?

Can you give us a breakdown?

No worries it will all be at aprox retail prices.

New 1000cc bike aprox 20k
Suspension front and rear plus a damper 6k
3 sets of fairings 4500
Paint + decals 2000-2500 per set
rear set footpegs plus after market bars 1000 +
Pro engine build plus dyno ??????? up to 10k
Tiatanium exhaust 3 - 3500
Cams 1500-2000?

Spares
Wheels, forks, radiator, bars, speedo and braket, footpegs and bars, gas tank, muffler and link pipe, sub frame, brake rotors, maybe a spare bike
30k +
Tyres
3k per national weekend thats 15k just for the nats
testing would be another 5k + on tyres
Travel + accomodation for nats only5k
travel and accomo for pre season testing 3k
entry fees 2k
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Thats just off the topof my head im sure there are lots of little things I have missed and they soon add up now this is all aprox retail and for me plus 2 helpers im sure it can be done for much less but to have a good go at winning the sbk class this is a fair way to look at it

**Tony.OK** · 2nd November 2008, 20:22

Holy shit!!!!!........and thats just a NZ title?
Might need to send out a few ( thousand ) more sponsorship proposals

**Kickaha** · 2nd November 2008, 21:43

Originally Posted by gixerracer

Thats just off the topof my head im sure there are lots of little things I have missed and they soon add up now this is all aprox retail and for me plus 2 helpers im sure it can be done for much less but to have a good go at winning the sbk class this is a fair way to look at it

Makes what we spend on the sidecar look pretty fucking cheap

**CHOPPA** · 2nd November 2008, 21:49

I agree with Craig, theres some corners you can cut in that budget if your aiming a little lower but its close to that so you all have to buy a ticket for my fundraiser! Thats the best (legal) idea i have come up with

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=85062

**Mishy** · 2nd November 2008, 22:56

Originally Posted by Shaun P

. Just want to see what people think is acceptable in their eyes, it could be that you think 100k is acceptable if you dont have to pay for it

And that's just the best way I have EVER heard it put !
And so true as well

**Mishy** · 2nd November 2008, 23:00

Originally Posted by gixerracer

No worries it will all be at aprox retail prices.

New 1000cc bike aprox 20k
Suspension front and rear plus a damper 6k
3 sets of fairings 4500
Paint + decals 2000-2500 per set
rear set footpegs plus after market bars 1000 +
Pro engine build plus dyno ??????? up to 10k
Tiatanium exhaust 3 - 3500
Cams 1500-2000?

You forgot $1000 for Bourbon for your helpers . . . . . .