Ah the wife knows... But since I pay and collect her hay on the truck every month and the feed for the horses, she has no cause for complaint when I spend a bit on the bikes....
Wives...!! I can get my hair cut for a year on what one visit to "Toni and Guy" costs. 10 minutes and I'm done...she gets a real coffee and 2-3 hours...so great value!!
I notice a lot of other halves have horses - I find the bike cheaper , would have both but spent 15 years working with the blighters kinda did me in
They cost much, hay and feed usually £100 a month for 2 horses.. I don't mind keeps her happy and out my hair,,, she does wash my motorbike gear as well, can't be all bad...
£140 insurance £80 tax £85 lightly used supercorsa tyres off ebay £50 cleaning products £10 Motul 300V 1 litre £?? Petrol Think I sold around £1500 of ducati spares i had knocking around which paid for the above and a nice new Lanvin leather jacket.Next year will be the same but add a belt service and clutch overhaul but already got the spares cheap for this.Wouldnt mind a STM slave cylinder also or go back to standard. Even without buying bling it still aint that cheap though as need a new helmet and gloves and set of winter boots soon.When I was improving my bike with performance parts and putting plenty of miles on it all yr round a crack habit would have been cheaper.
I budget £4000 to run both the track and road bikes not including track day costs. Including European and UK track day costs I probably spend nearer £10000. Andy
just asked the wife, she is more keen on telling me how much my sisters four cost, £500 a month,:Wtf::Wtf::Wtf::Wtf::Wtf:. hers cost less than 50 a month for all three,including shoeing but there only wee biggest being 12hands or somefing. up shot now that i know she has three well, you know what that means dont you. :Woot::smile:
Fair play to you! It makes my recent full belt and valve service on my 1198 and current full service on the Monster look like peanuts! I bow to your efforts!
on the 748, over 8k but less than 10 (i think) but it didnt cost me anything over basic running costs and services for 4ish years prior to taking off the road so i think she earned it..
A set of golf bats and a couple of rounds would cost you more. Put it to her that way. Ask to see the receipts for her shoes and hand bags while you're at it.
916 Set Of Belts 70 quid Front Break Pads 60 quid Filter oil 6 quid Fuel filter 4 quid Engine oil 25 quid Rear Tyre 125 quid change speedo clock 100 quid wiring from generator 20 quid 750 ss oil filter 6 quid oil 25 quid Front tyre 100 quid Wheel refurbed painted 280 quid Wife Haircuts 360 quid Nails 280 quid eye lashes 280 quid Lunches with friends 1000 quid The bikes are as cheap as chips compared to the wife !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mind you didnt count my own time for all the labour
try a wife and daughter! to be fair to her i sold my last bike 10 years ago when my son came along and when it was time to build a garage. when i said i was going to get another she was more than happy. Could like under a dictatorship
