Share how much you spend on ur bike mthly..

[thrasher]

400 a mth including installments. Vtec 3

[jayz]

I want to join the Frenzy!

 

Yamaha YBR125 (Monthly)

Monthly Installments: $0

Road Tax & Insurance: $34.50

Parking: $0

Petrol: $40

Maintenance (EO & Sparkplug): $4

Total Cost per month: $78.50

 

NB:

1. This calculation is a typical schooling month. 4 months in a year i do not go to school so theoretically, i spend only $20 on petrol, so if a average it out, i only spend about $71.

 

So expensive la sia!!!

 

If i take bus to school and back per month: $28.80

 

NB: Extra trips on the bike are NOT INCLUDED in the bus calculation above.

 

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48hrs travelling time on bike vs 120hrs traveling time in bus. Traveling time reduced by 60%. For me, it is worth the $50 spent extra per month.

 

Yes. TIME IS MONEY TOO. dont forget.

 

for me,

 

Vtec 1

Fully paid

Parking: $15/m

Petrol: $35/3 week

Maint: $150-$220/ 6 month

Road Tax: $120/y

Insurance: $450/y

Per Month: Less than $100

 

 

still a NSF, hence the amount of $ spent on petrol is low. only $450 per month of salary for me and i still can save abit. power. but the amount of time i save is alot. im a stay in personnel @ gedong camp. everybody knows gedong camp only 1 bus go in, 975. super time consuming if take public transport. so i save alot of time booking in n out. gonna ORD soon. after which will be more. will update after ORD

[gohjohan]

I want to join the Frenzy!

 

Yamaha YBR125 (Monthly)

Monthly Installments: $0

Road Tax & Insurance: $34.50

Parking: $0

Petrol: $40

Maintenance (EO & Sparkplug): $4

Total Cost per month: $78.50

 

NB:

1. This calculation is a typical schooling month. 4 months in a year i do not go to school so theoretically, i spend only $20 on petrol, so if a average it out, i only spend about $71.

 

So expensive la sia!!!

 

If i take bus to school and back per month: $28.80

 

NB: Extra trips on the bike are NOT INCLUDED in the bus calculation above.

 

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48hrs travelling time on bike vs 120hrs traveling time in bus. Traveling time reduced by 60%. For me, it is worth the $50 spent extra per month.

 

The $50 is what I call the cost of convenience. I'm glad that it worked for you.

 

TDM 900

monthly instalments = zero

road tax and insurance = $500pa or about $42pm

parking = zero

petrol = $60pm

maintenance = $100pa or about $8pm (oil change every 10,000km)

total per month = $100

 

 

DRZ 400 E

monthly instalments = zero

road tax and insurance = $500pa or about $42pm

parking = zero

petrol = $10pm

maintenance = $100pa or about $8pm (oil change every 3,000km)

total per month = $60

 

I'm still wondering how come your TDM is cheaper to run than my Shadow 750

[Metalfyre]

conclusion : a Student earning less then $1.2k a month can forget about class 2 bike. Or u be a slave to your bike...

 

Class 2B and 2A is enough ;D

 

I don't get this conclusion. My bikes have been fully paid up for, but I got my R6 during my uni days and didn't have any problems with finances even though I had to feed my bike, a gf and myself. Here's a breakdown of what I remember from those days.

 

Monthly Income: $850-$1100 depending on days assigned.

Monthly Installments: $307

Road Tax + Insurance: $750 (62.50/mth)

Parking: $17

Petrol: RM110 (Avg of $60? based on various exchange rates)

Maintenance: 160x4 per annum (53.33/mth)

Hardly ever entered ERP gantries, so shall discount this.

Total Expenses/mth: $499.83..that's about $500.

 

Given this calculation I still had anything between $350-$600 for everything else. Other than the expenses on gf at that time (NOT low maintenance) and my own makan etc, I could still afford to slowly save up and mod my bike, swap the tires yearly, buy ciggs, pay my school fees using the savings per month from whatever I had left. A typical work week for my part time job involved 3 nights tending the bar from 8pm - 4am, which wasn't a problem since I could pick class slots that start in the afternoon. From time to time I got bookings to mix at private parties or other bars and restaurants. I don't see this as even close to being a slave to my bike. Far from affecting my studies, I graduated with an Honours.

 

I'm not trying to toot my own horn, merely trying to point out that the alleged stereotype that Class 2 bikes are beyond the means of the student population may not necessarily be true. I wasn't the only one who owned a class 2 bike, I have more than 20-30 friends who rode Class 2 bikes back then too. Very few appeared to have to slave for their bike, or have their studies affected.

[crazydj]

Because you are superman and you have a rare skill. Most don't. You got to understand that.

[aRcHeR]

that's because you haven't factor in contingency like bike breakdowns etc..

 

an average outing with gf will easily wipe out >50 bucks.

 

and don't appear to be a slave doesn't mean that he/she isn't 1. looks can be deceiving yo.

 

going at the rate of your installments, doesn't seem to coincide with a new R6.

[shahrul_azmil3]

Installment - $345

Fuel - $155

Basic Maintenance - $50

Other essential maintenance - $50

Food and drinks - $400

Insurance - $100

Rd tax - $40

 

$1140

 

Other balance goes to savings

 

So far get me by this 4 years plus.

 

 

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[Metalfyre]

Because you are superman and you have a rare skill. Most don't. You got to understand that.

 

I'm not superman; even if I was, superman can't print money xD so it wouldn't have helped. If can run and fly that fast also no need to ride bike liao

In my humble opinion it's something anyone can do with a little planning and foresight; plenty of people around me did the same or better.

 

that's because you haven't factor in contingency like bike breakdowns etc..

 

an average outing with gf will easily wipe out >50 bucks.

 

and don't appear to be a slave doesn't mean that he/she isn't 1. looks can be deceiving yo.

 

going at the rate of your installments, doesn't seem to coincide with a new R6.

 

Money for contingencies such as bike breakdowns etc were factored in; if shite happened, I simply took out from what I had saved up from excess in the past, and thus savings for things such as mods are affected. I suppose I had the blessing to get a good bike which didn't give me a lot of problems, which is why this rarely happened.

Outing with gf also falls into this category...sometimes outings = kopitiam makan which is $50.

My definition of being a slave to your bike is if you feel like you're a slave to your bike (ie you need to make personal sacrifices just to pay for bike expenses). I didn't. If anyone else thought I was a slave to my bike while I was paying for it, can't do anything also ar..

It wasn't a brand new R6. It was a 1 1/2 year old 03 R6 I purchased in 2005. Cost me around $13.5k. Things were even easier for some of my friends who had gotten 954s, older R1s and GSX-Rs ...and had no gf. The cheapest Class 2 bike in this group was a Kawasaki ZZR600 that cost around $2k, the next cheapest being a Honda 919 at $3.8k. Even if you can't manage your time well between studies and a part time job, there are older bikes among the Class 2 range you can go for. Which brings me back to the start; with a variety of Class 2 bikes available for a lower price than a Super 4 S3, and comparable maintenance costs between the inline 4 models, why is the conclusion that students cannot afford Class 2 bikes without huge sacrifices?

[Fried Rice]

yamaha spark, fully paid.

 

$190 on average each month for the past 2 years. this figure includes everything.

[aRcHeR]

I'm not superman; even if I was, superman can't print money xD so it wouldn't have helped. If can run and fly that fast also no need to ride bike liao

In my humble opinion it's something anyone can do with a little planning and foresight; plenty of people around me did the same or better.

 

 

 

Money for contingencies such as bike breakdowns etc were factored in; if shite happened, I simply took out from what I had saved up from excess in the past, and thus savings for things such as mods are affected. I suppose I had the blessing to get a good bike which didn't give me a lot of problems, which is why this rarely happened.

Outing with gf also falls into this category...sometimes outings = kopitiam makan which is $50.

My definition of being a slave to your bike is if you feel like you're a slave to your bike (ie you need to make personal sacrifices just to pay for bike expenses). I didn't. If anyone else thought I was a slave to my bike while I was paying for it, can't do anything also ar..

It wasn't a brand new R6. It was a 1 1/2 year old 03 R6 I purchased in 2005. Cost me around $13.5k. Things were even easier for some of my friends who had gotten 954s, older R1s and GSX-Rs ...and had no gf. The cheapest Class 2 bike in this group was a Kawasaki ZZR600 that cost around $2k, the next cheapest being a Honda 919 at $3.8k. Even if you can't manage your time well between studies and a part time job, there are older bikes among the Class 2 range you can go for. Which brings me back to the start; with a variety of Class 2 bikes available for a lower price than a Super 4 S3, and comparable maintenance costs between the inline 4 models, why is the conclusion that students cannot afford Class 2 bikes without huge sacrifices?

 

well, that wasn't me whom said that students can't afford Class 2, but compared it to those working, you can definitely see the difference.

 

btw, 03 R6 is a really hardy and nice bike to ride. haven't seen it on the road for quite awhile.. kinda regret on not getting the deal 2 years back for a fully-mod bike..

[jockney]

I ride BMW 650....

Petrol 25 dollars a week, six days a week riding from Queenstown to Keppel Fels

Insurance - not expensive

Tax - Less expensive

Breakdowns - BMW....none as yet

[Hydher]

Current ride Steed 400 average of about 300 monthly

Gsxr 1000 soon estimating about 400-450.

 

Both fully paid.

Price includes petrol insurance road tax parking servicing etc.

[sICkbOi-dOt-cOm]

Yamaha FZ1S

 

Installments = $328

Road tax = $20.8

Insurance = $91

Parking = Free

Petrol = $100

Maintenance = $100

Cashcard / T&G = $20

 

 

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[adesmond2]

KRR150

 

Installments = $0

Road tax = Can't remember (COE renewed) + extra %

Insurance = $3xx

Parking = $17/month

Petrol = $120-$150/month - 50km daily (min) can cover up to 75km if required

Maintenance = $12 Spark plug + $28 Motul 7100

Cashcard / T&G = $40 (in ERP 2~4 times daily) KPE $2 , Raffles place can't remember..

Excluding ETC like chains/tires/bearings/small electrical mods and etc etc

 

$2xx / month.. (min)

[peAceNWAR]

for my SP (per month basis) ,

Oil = ~ $30-$40 (depend on how much i go out)

season parking = $15

2T = ~ $10

[hoosdathu]

up for updates

[pinkyvampire]

About 60 on petrol only.

[Fried Rice]

How much do s4 riders spent on petrol every month?

[bob123]

Not that much, especially if you live near jb. But of course its more than my gilera.

[nullifi3d]

How much do s4 riders spent on petrol every month?

 

Update on current ride. Super4 Spec 3.

 

Petrol - $100

Installment - $0

ERP - $40 per month.

Road Tax: $55 paid half annually / $9.20 per month

Insurance: $350 TPFT paid in full annually / $29.20 per month

Office Season Parking: $50 per month

Servicing: 3 times a year at $180 each time / $45 per month

Home Parking: Free

 

Total cost of ownership per month - $273.40. But in real sense, i only see money flowing out for my petrol, ERP and Office season parking on a monthly basis.

Edited December 9, 2012 by nullifi3d

[JustRace23th]

Share how much you spend on ur bike mthly.

 

Excluding petrol, its the effort and the time washing it. haha

[khamsulv]

petrol $30 a month, becos short distance to my workplace, no ERP journeys, office parking free, home parking $17, engine oil change every 6 months $60, oil filter $14, shaft oil $8. No coolant, mine oil / air cool. Rd tax $226 per yr, insurance $400.

 

But the ride & stylo milo look experience, priceless.

 

That's pretty cheap!