Financial question

bwfc4eva868
bwfc4eva868 Posts: 717
edited January 2011 in The Crudcatcher
Right I'm basically after a new motorbike to replace my 125, as i have held a full licence for coming up 2.5 years now and i'm still on a 125 :lol:

Now the peer pressure is always there, "When you getting a bigger bike Marc" Why you still riding f**king 125's you cock" is some of the stuff i get.

Now my financial situation is not brilliant at all, probably got debts of 3,000, well £1500 is a personal loan for the current bike, back when my credit history was fine. Now I'm paying off two other debts for when i had to take unpaid sick leave for 3 months due to Kidney problems and am now paying a debt monkey every month :cry:

Now i'd love a bigger bke to replace my 125, but if i sold it and say got £1000 for it, i'd probably get a 30,000k Shed or something dull, whereas i'd rather have something 2/3 year old like my current one when i bought it.

Would it be better to clear the debts first, and then maybe try to apply for another loan at a dealership, flog the 125 and get a £1000 bike or save up say an extra bit of money this year and then sell my 125, bearing in mind it will depreciate more.

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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,220
    You already know the answer!

    The bits you don't mention are any improvements coming up (ie bonus) or other things you can sell
  • bwfc4eva868
    bwfc4eva868 Posts: 717
    I think the wise choice is to stick with the 125 for till debts are paid this time next year, i mean i'm 25, so there is plenty of time for a litre bike. I think i just need wise words from older more life experienced members :lol:
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,220
    bwfc4eva868 wrote:
    I think the wise choice is to stick with the 125 for till debts are paid this time next year, i mean i'm 25, so there is plenty of time for a litre bike. I think i just need wise words from older more life experienced members :lol:

    I am only 8 (plus 30)

    To be fair I would normally buy it knowing I have got x happening in the future:)
  • WisePranker
    WisePranker Posts: 823
    I'd go for paying off some of the debt first before looking at buying a new bike. Bigger bikes can be pretty expensive when things go wrong.....which they do!

    The depreciation on the 125 shouldn't be much to worry about, they tend to depreciate a bit when new then seem to maintain a steady used price for a few years after that. I can't imagine it losing much value over the space of 6 months or a year.

    There's some pretty good prices lately for used 600's and according to a mate of mine who works at a dealer, bikes aren't flying out the door at the moment and they aren't expecting them to next year either so there should be some good deals about.
  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,010
    ignore peer pressure, keep bike!
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,967
    Seem to remember the saying about fat burds and mopeds both being good for a ride until your mates find out :) In this case ignore your mates and get your finances sorted first. You got plenty of time to get your dream bike.
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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    What they said.

    Upgrade the bike when you feel you want to, not when your mates say to. Also don't go spending money you don't have, you seem to have enough to pay back already.

    Your bike won't depreciate that much as long as you look after it, given that older 125s are always in demand.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Motorbikes are gay
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Andy wrote:
    Motorbikes are gay

    And ricer spoilers on otherwise untainted Hondas aren't?
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  • bwfc4eva868
    bwfc4eva868 Posts: 717
    And Cars in my insurance price range are even gayer! 0 to 60 mph in the time it takes me to make a brew!

    I'll wait a year and then reasses the situation, because a good chunk of debt will be paid off by then.
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Whytepeak wrote:
    Andy wrote:
    Motorbikes are gay

    And ricer spoilers on otherwise untainted Hondas aren't?

    I don't even know what a Ricer spoiler is.
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Andy wrote:
    Whytepeak wrote:
    Andy wrote:
    Motorbikes are gay

    And ricer spoilers on otherwise untainted Hondas aren't?

    I don't even know what a Ricer spoiler is.

    I didn't say your car was an example of floccinaucinihilipilification, I merely likened it to a Japanese ricer car, what with it being a Honda an' all...
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    OK well can you try use English in future please? Many thanks.
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Andy wrote:
    OK well can you try use English in future please? Many thanks.
    Ricer is a pretty common term.
  • bwfc4eva868
    bwfc4eva868 Posts: 717
    Now now ladies!
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    bennett_346 wrote:
    Andy wrote:
    OK well can you try use English in future please? Many thanks.
    Ricer is a pretty common term.
    never heard it down here?
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  • bwfc4eva868
    bwfc4eva868 Posts: 717
    Thought ricer was more of an American term. I just call them tw*t boxes!
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    You're thinking of Mopeds, scooters and motorbikes. :)

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