How much does a litre bike cost you?

[Coyote]

I heard that the moment you touch the throttle the front wheel jumps off the ground. Sounds like my kind of bike

That's what got me interested in the XR650. And then you got a shotgun-like backfire noise when you backed off

Enjoy what you already have. Trademe will just make you miserable.

It's in the shop getting fixed. It'll have been in there for a month soon. That's not very enjoyable.

Evil place that it is.

etc.

Basically I'm not going to be content until I have or had one. I'm typically too smart for my own good and will opt for the wise option going against what I really desire, that's how I ended up with the 400. So I'll probably be getting a 600 or an XR650 next.

Just once I've got the cash and a nice cheap R1 comes along, I'm hoping I won't be able to resist.

[Gremlin]

I want to know whether I could possibly afford it.

-How much are the tyres you get and how often do you get them?
About $580 a set, normally a set at each service (5-6k), or thereabouts, depends what tyre and what I use it for
-What about chains and sprockets?
Like someone said, 15-20k, mine lasted 17k, with a scottoiler, but I do fuck all chain maintenance
-Other consumables? Go through pads quicker with a heavier bike I'd imagine.
Depends how you ride it. If you race from corner to corner, rather than being smooth, yeh, you'll use stuff up faster, not to mention more strain on the bike
-How much is insurance for you? (though it's probably going to be significantly more for me...)
Around $1200 pa, on 15k of bike
-Fuel economy? (as far as I'm aware they're as good or better than my VFR).
Somewhere around 6-6.5L/100km
-How much does each service interval cost?
I tend to bunch all my stuff into each service, makes it less disruptive (I have little free time). 11k service was $13xx, 17k was $14xx. Both had tyres, one had scottoiler, other had chain and sprockets, rest is bits and bobs and labour
-Anything I'm missing? What do you want to do with it? 2up? Long trips?
-Are 600's and 750's that much cheaper that I should go for one instead?

I have found them expensive to maintain, and to get the real benefit they offer over a 600 or 750, you have to know how to ride it. You can being going a k eating pace, reasonably cruisy, but you up it that couple of notches, and suddenly its all over the place, can't keep the front down etc.

I'm looking to go the other way now. I don't use the ridiculous speed its capable of. I've done 280, but the vast majority of the time, I don't go much over 130. I can also put bikes like the cb900 through a lot of corners at the same speed as the 10, so I question why I need a thou (plus I'm about to lose my license from demerits).

I read somewhere else that you couldn't afford a new pair of gloves, let alone some for your g/f. My advice if that is the case... these bikes are expensive. Reliable, sure, but eat parts and consumables at a rapid pace.

[Coyote]

I read somewhere else that you couldn't afford a new pair of gloves, let alone some for your g/f. My advice if that is the case... these bikes are expensive. Reliable, sure, but eat parts and consumables at a rapid pace.

As I said before, I was wondering how much a lire bike costs so I could be put off them and look for something more sensible for the future. I don't want to turn into one of those idiot late teens/early twenties that gets themselves way too into debt. I owe $3000 on the VFR already, that's put me off finance unless I absolutely need it i.e. I have no transport at all.

I'll be updating my gear before I get another bike, and I owe my girlfriend a few presents too.

[skidMark]

My mates WSBK spec 06 ZX-10R gets better fuel economy than my ZXR 250.

For same bucks i'm getting 170-180 k's open road just me on the bike (i'm 63.5kg) before reserve. He recently got open road 230k's before reserve....2 up!.

Yes the thou is 4 times the cc....

But...it's injected..... and he doesnt have to go above 3k to keep up with my 250 ringing the tits off it.

top gear at 110kph the 250 is sitting on 8k rpm or 10 i can't remember.

[Coyote]

My mates WSBK spec 06 ZX-10R gets better fuel economy than my ZXR 250.

So they burn less fuel, plus with a stock exhaust system they're pumping out less toxic gas.

I'd be getting a 1000 for the children of the future

[Str8 Jacket]

I'd be getting a 1000 for the children of the future

Do us a favour and dont have any children in the future....

[Coyote]

Do us a favour and dont have any children in the future....

I'll be dead before I have a chance

[Str8 Jacket]

I'll be dead before I have a chance

What a winning attitude! You go girl!! <<< Pretend this icon has pom poms.

[Gremlin]

He recently got open road 230k's before reserve....2 up!.

Perhaps you'd also like to mention how out of wack the speedo is from the gearing? At that range, iirc, its about 20k or more out.

[Coyote]

Perhaps you'd also like to mention how out of wack the speedo is from the gearing? At that range, iirc, its about 20k or more out.

Why don't modern bikes have their speedos by the front wheel? Weight saving or something?

[Guitana]

Well if it's cost you're worried about all bikes are expensive! You can get some great deals on tardme for tyres and parts. I was looking at 250s for a mate of mine recently and the prices they're asking are ridiculous you could buy a litre bike for the same price,no wonder people buy over 250cc bikes when they're on learners or restricted! Why would you pay 5k for a GSXR250 when you could get the 1100 for the same price. Litre bikes are great fun and you have that extra power if you're two up.
Live life on the edge!

[discotex]

Why don't modern bikes have their speedos by the front wheel? Weight saving or something?

Cause they have trouble keeping the front wheel on the ground

[Coyote]

Cause they have trouble keeping the front wheel on the ground

I can't tell if you're joking or not

[discotex]

I can't tell if you're joking or not

I was joking... But then it's a pretty good reason for a litrebike.

Apparently it's more reliable. Less exposure to the elements, no speedo cable, etc. Probably harder to fool when overriding factory speed limiters.

[Coyote]

I was joking... But then it's a pretty good reason for a litrebike.

Apparently it's more reliable. Less exposure to the elements, no speedo cable, etc. Probably harder to fool when overriding factory speed limiters.

That's what I thought.

Fair enough, suppose few people change the sprocket size anyway. Is there anyway to recalibrate speedos to suit a new sprocket?