cost of riding motorcycle for full year?
 

Hello. I am planning to buy Suzuki GS600F aka Katana.The thing is I am wondering is what is running cost. I am sure I will be doing more than 15000 a year on it as right now I do more than 5000 on scooter just in the city.I live in Scotland.Please state what is your bike and style of riding and mine is fast;)I am interested in cost per month and year. I would not count in fuel. I am more interested in parts use and such.

If your buying a suzuki then you shoulden't have to worry too much about parts... Servicing is usually ok but things like exhausts and brakes can total over £500.... As long as you keep it serviced every 10000 miles you shouldent need to spend a fortune getting new parts...If your driving style is fast then you big costs are likely to be petrol. I can sometimes spend up to £200/month if I ride it everywhere....Tyres can usually be found cheap as long as you opt for the standard ones and not the high performance racing rubber... I ride a Kawasaki ZX 636 if this helps...

I suppose you have to look at the mileage you are doing now 5000 for myself is a good week but then I drive a lot especially on holiday. To the point, I service my own scooters and the girlfriends if you are worried about maitenance and parts my advice would be to do a course if 4stroke maintenance or even bike if you can find one (lots of night classes out there) I would charge anywhere from £30 to £70 per hour just to look at someones bike thatis a lot of money saved if you did a course in maitenance. for instance oil, plug, filter change should be done on a scooter, 2stroke vespa, every 1000 miles on a auto scooter every 4000 miles you should be changing belt and rollers or at least relubricating your rollers. as for a 4stoke bike then if your doing a lot of mileage and now that it is winter I would look at every 4-6000 miles and we know how cold and wet it gets in scotland, i'm from wales. hope this helps