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Old 27-Nov-2011, 12:38
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Originally Posted by bradders
jeez, you did spend some cash didn't you?!
3 seasons cost an 1199 whoever you are or however much you lie to yourself about how much it costs.....

3 seasons entries - £7.5k
1 sorted bike that can win (even on a budget by buying a prepped bike and spending almost nothing else) - £2k
(and that assumes you stay in one class)
food and travel - £3k (£1k/season, and that is optimistic at only ~£120/weekend)
Trackdays, crashes, anything else -£1,500

So that is an absolute minimum, no matter who you are of £14k.... How much is an 1199?

Or, look at it another way.... Your 848 and a Class A bike will cost you pretty much an 1199 even before you start any racing this year.
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