19 year old looking to get started!...

[ciar1990]

I'm a 19 year old college student and I'm looking to get my first bike and start riding.
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It's tough though to find good advice on bikes, insurance, gear etc.

So I'm wondering if anybody would have advice on:

Bikes- cheap and cheerful and not too big on insurance
Insurance- good places to get a cheap quote (if possible
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And any other advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks a million,

Ciarán

[slapper]

where are you
wat part of the country

[magnificentduke]

Theory test (if you haven't already got a A permit)


Quinn Direct for insurance, only fellas that will quote you.


Bike: Something <250cc til you're 21. Remember it may also have to be restricted to 33hp (eg hornet 250)

[Kaycee]

Firstly see what kind of bike you want - Scoot v Sports v Cruiser

Could go to bike shop & sit on a few.

The see can you get a quote for insurance. Theres only 4 motorcycle insurers.

I would recommend bros400 as good solid bike to start on if you can get one.

Hope this helps
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[ciar1990]

Thanks,

I'm from Dublin!

I'm looking for something sporty as opposed to a scooter/cruiser...

Do you think insurance would be sky high???

[magnificentduke]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

Thanks,

I'm from Dublin!

I'm looking for something sporty as opposed to a scooter/cruiser...

Do you think insurance would be sky high???

At your age it'll be hard to get quotes on anything over 250cc (I know cos I just went throught it all). But quotes won't be too bad once you start getting them. Quinn will realistically be the only crowd who will insure you. I got quotes of 1000s off the other companies, some were even willing to do me a favour and quote me up to 125cc
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[bollocks]

Originally Posted by magnificentduke

Theory test (if you haven't already got a A permit)


Quinn Direct for insurance, only fellas that will quote you.


Bike: Something <250cc til you're 21. Remember it may also have to be restricted to 33hp (eg hornet 250)

forget quinn they're a pack of pricks and they are slow to pay out

Originally Posted by Kaycee

The see can you get a quote for insurance. Theres only 4 motorcycle insurers.

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5 axa cover you on a bike if you have a cage with them

[ciar1990]

Cool, well then any ideas for a slick 125cc bike???

Damn insurance...

[bollocks]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

Cool, well then any ideas for a slick 125cc bike???

Damn insurance...

cbr or cbf 125

[Chalkie]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

Cool, well then any ideas for a slick 125cc bike???

Damn insurance...

125 varadero, good starter, I STILL have one for sale!!

[magnificentduke]

adelaide = must be over 25

axa/aon = must have car with them

carole nash = 1000's for a 50cc

quinn direct = your friend for first time insurance.

[ciar1990]

adelaide = must be over 25

axa/aon = must have car with them

carole nash = 1000's for a 50cc

quinn direct = your friend for first time insurance.

Does someone work for Quinn??? haha only messing!

I like the look of this varedero!

[magnificentduke]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

Does someone work for Quinn??? haha only messing!

I like the look of this varedero!

only fellas that would insure me few month ago. who cares if they're scum, i'm only satisfying the minimum requirement of insurance anyway, my bike isnt worth claiming for if something happens it.

[ciar1990]

only fellas that would insure me few month ago. who cares if they're scum, i'm only satisfying the minimum requirement of insurance anyway, my bike isnt worth claiming for if something happens it.

Can ya get away with that yeah??? Cool what bike did you start with?

[magnificentduke]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

Can ya get away with that yeah??? Cool what bike did you start with?

bros 400. noone would insure me on a 400 at til i turned 21 though, they all said max 250cc. can't see why it'd be any different for you!

[ciar1990]

Well i just did a hypothetical quote on quinn's website for a 03 honda varadero and with a prov. licence it was €1256.88.... Am i being ripped off there or is that any decent???

[magnificentduke]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

Well i just did a hypothetical quote on quinn's website for a 03 honda varadero and with a prov. licence it was €1256.88.... Am i being ripped off there or is that any decent???

hmmm. bit more than I would have thought but still not too bad.

[ciar1990]

I read about a guy from Offaly who got a quote from the same place for €800 on the sae size bike, that's pretty impressive! I wonder is that coz he's from the country.....

Any other ideas for 125 bikes???

[crotalus667]

don’t forget if you haven’t gotten your provisional licence issued before the first of November you have to do the compulsory basic training bollox

[davori]

Originally Posted by ciar1990

I read about a guy from Offaly who got a quote from the same place for €800 on the sae size bike, that's pretty impressive! I wonder is that coz he's from the country.....

Any other ideas for 125 bikes???

Dublin is why its so expensive.... I'm 21 in Dublin on a superfour, paying 40euro a month tpo with 1 year ncb and prov licence with Quinn. You'll pay through the teeth for the first year, and then it gets better from then on
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