Hello peeps 17 year old in distress

DCFC79

HamiltonPOLE wrote: »

Your wrong...

Try searching for a site called sportsbikeshop using google. The prices for full face helmets ranges from £50 to £699. Your friends probably can afford the gucci of the bike world (arai, alpinetstar etc).

They dont actually afford the gucci of the bike world, i know for a fact he wouldnt spend £80 on a helmet, alot of his gear is that Hein Gericke brand and his bike cost him i think £4k.

I never said the prices were wrong.

Oh whats the point OP, you seem intent on doing your own thing.

DCFC79

HamiltonPOLE wrote: »

hi GUYS

I'm a 17 year old male i just bought a 125cc motorcycle with the money i have saved up from work (£2300) it was pretty much a last ditched overpriced bid on ebay, which left me with £0.
This means i can not start up my insurance and buy my helmet, gloves, boots etc.

So I'm wondering is there some way i can borrow around £630, this month and pay it back within the next 2 months.
I seriously need to find an organization/company who would be willing to do this for me. As i basically have a theft magnet in the car park next to a council estate with no insurance covering me for theft/damages.

Just give you a list of things i need to pay for, just incase theres any secret millionaires roaming around this forum.


CBT: £120
Insurance deposit: £150 (with £180, 8 monthly payments.)

not so important things as i can happily leave the bike parked for a month until my pay day comes around again .
Helmet: £80
Gloves: £40
Boots: £60
Armour: £180

For future reference.

Lovelyjoolz

Sorry to say that this is one 17 year old who seems determined to become another statistic.

HamiltonPOLE

DCFC79 wrote: »

They dont actually afford the gucci of the bike world, i know for a fact he wouldnt spend £80 on a helmet, alot of his gear is that Hein Gericke brand and his bike cost him i think £4k.

I never said the prices were wrong.

Oh whats the point OP, you seem intent on doing your own thing.

Weren't really looking for advice on bike gear, i just gave a couple vague estimations of what i would purchase with the cash i may acquire as some form of loan. I will take your comments on board though.

HamiltonPOLE

Lovelyjoolz wrote: »

Sorry to say that this is one 17 year old who seems determined to become another statistic.

Please elaborate on that further.

Gordon_Hose

Buying cheap PPE is suicide if you ever come off your bike. Hence you'll become another "statistic"

spadoosh

Lovelyjoolz wrote: »

Sorry to say that this is one 17 year old who seems determined to become another statistic.

HamiltonPOLE wrote: »

Please elaborate on that further.

think they mean

Lovelyjoolz wrote: »

Your going to crash and die!!!.

the quote has been edited and lovelyjoolz never said those words!

Lovelyjoolz

HamiltonPOLE wrote: »

Please elaborate on that further.

spadoosh's fabricated quote from me is correct, although I might have put it a little more delicately!

You are quite mad if you are considering buying anything other than the best helmet available. If you cannot afford the very best helmet then you spent too much on the bike.

Smashed up motorbikes can be replaced after an accident. Your head usually cannot.

PasturesNew

Your best bet is to find a local garage to rent, where you can keep it until you've got the cash for the rest of the stuff. That's a better bet than borrowing to buy the stuff, then getting the bike nicked anyway... then you'd really be in the sh11t.

Ask around locally, neighbours, people you know.

bargainbetty

We were far from Gucci too. We chose good crash helmets over a weekend away, and his textile jacket with shoulder, elbow, chest and lower back/bum plates was a combination of all the birthday and Christmas money he got that year. His boots were my present to him when I got a bonus at work.

Trust me, you don't want to skimp. I got 'the' phone call that the family of every biker dreads: in my case, Sevenoaks Police telling me that he was on route to the hospital after bouncing down the A21 on his backside. The paramedics strongly suspected from the impact marks on his outer clothing that his ankles, left wrist, ribs and pelvis would be broken.

He was given several scans/xrays. Thanks to the kevlar, he had nothing more than a bruise on his bum. The doctor (also a biker) stated flatly that without his kit he could have busted all of his limbs and his pelvis, and the crash helmet was cracked in three places. A less well-constructed helmet could have left him with brain trauma.

Save up and get good kit. Read reviews of the products and go for the highest safety rating you can afford, even if it means waiting a bit longer.

Road rash scars are for life. Shattered bones may heal, but they'll take their own sweet time about it. You are choosing a method of transport that has a significantly increased risk of injury - do all you can to reduce it.

I wish you luck