What do you pay for your toy?

**cowpoos** · 16th January 2007, 22:04

Originally Posted by jimevo

I am not sure who is offering the leasing scheme as such...

no one yet

Originally Posted by jimevo

to hire a late model bike cost at least $200/day, if not more!

leasing and renting a very different....google it

Originally Posted by jimevo

Save the money and pick up a bargain at someone else's expense is my recommendation!!!

so you completely missed my question...

**Mr. Peanut** · 16th January 2007, 22:16

Who the fuck is paying $300+ a fortnight? Own up

**The_Dover** · 16th January 2007, 22:22

I wanna know who voted the last option and how old their daughters are.

**skelstar** · 16th January 2007, 22:22

Originally Posted by MrPeanut

Who the fuck is paying $300+ a fortnight? Own up

I would have if I hadnt said 'hang on!'...and got a MUCH better deal.

Truthfully I wouldnt have bought it at that, but its what they were offering.

**ajturbo** · 17th January 2007, 04:05

how much for a buell?

**Trudes** · 17th January 2007, 06:47

I'd be keen on a lease dirt/off road bike or maybe a 400 track bike, you know, a play thing for the summer and when I'm sick of it/done what I wanted to do on it/fucked it or Winter started, I'd gave it back. Guess it would depend upon what the lease fees were like and minimum lease time i.e 6 months lease minimum.
I think it's a good idea Mr CowPoos.

**Riff Raff** · 17th January 2007, 07:07

Considering how much a new bike depreciates as soon as you ride it out the shop, the idea of leasing a bike has a lot of merit.

When you consider that I paid $12k for the SV brand new, and then a year later it was worth 3 grand less. There was no way I could afford to replace it with a brand new bike and I had to settle for second hand. Buying on HP you're paying a few thousand in interest, plus your bike is depreciating. Calculate how much is dead money there.

By leasing a bike you get the latest model out there, and it is replaced with a newer model every two years. Plus you get it maintained for you and tyres included (neither of which is cheap).

I for one would be very interested in finding out more.

**dawnrazor** · 17th January 2007, 07:23

cash cash cash or failing that a bank loan ahem

**trumpy** · 17th January 2007, 08:04

If a leasing option was available I would seriously consider it as a business vehicle - depending on the numbers

**imdying** · 17th January 2007, 08:04

Originally Posted by cowpoos

and if you'ld care to make a comment on whether you would consider leasing a new sports/tourer/cruiser/what ever bike if the fortnightly payments wern't to far off your HP figure...
bearing in mind that a lease bike would be fully maintained including tyres with in reason [as in if you flog the shit outta ya tyres and chew a set up in a few hundy KM's and do massive touring km's]

No, tyres should be either replaced free of charge or they're not. Either way doesn't bother me, but I wouldn't want to live in some vague grey area. You can't penalise good riders for using the bike as intended. Perhaps another option for touring style bikes would be lease them per kms. Perhaps another would be xxx number of sets of tyres per year.

**White trash** · 17th January 2007, 08:11

I'd be a starter. However, I have insurance issues. Is that included?

Also, can I ride it at trackdays? And I wanna new set of race wraps every 1600km and I do around 2000kays a month. How would the servicing thing work in that case?

Is there a limit to how many kays I can do on my K7 in two years?

Love the idea though, where do I sign?

**cowpoos** · 17th January 2007, 08:32

Originally Posted by trumpy

If a leasing option was available I would seriously consider it as a business vehicle - depending on the numbers

well it would be 100% write off able....and it wouldn't show on the books... I'm sure there would be a number of bussiness owners that need a delivery/parts pick up/drop off vehicle?????

**cowpoos** · 17th January 2007, 08:36

Originally Posted by White trash

I'd be a starter. However, I have insurance issues. Is that included?

talk to cibby...she managed to insure dover?

Originally Posted by White trash

Also, can I ride it at trackdays?

yep...a couple of insurance companys insure bikes for trackdays like the place where the lovely cibby works and star insurance...

Originally Posted by White trash

And I wanna new set of race wraps every 1600km and I do around 2000kays a month. How would the servicing thing work in that case?

Is there a limit to how many kays I can do on my K7 in two years?

Love the idea though, where do I sign?

anythings possible...and nothings immpossible...and yeah I think the new K7 sj50 would suit you a treat jimmie...they have some mean new colour schemes

**NinjaNanna** · 17th January 2007, 09:02

Yes I like this idea.

So as a rough guideline, would a leased bike, including full servicing and insurance but excluding tyres cost the same per month as financing the bike over say 5yrs????

**Paul in NZ** · 17th January 2007, 09:54

Originally Posted by The_Dover

she was supposed to be cheap but I'm gonna fuckin pay for it in the long run.

Is that 'cos you don't know the difference between cheap and inexpensive? My dear old mum told me I could occasionally be inexpensive but never be cheap (dahlink)