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If you're in London bike between 1980-2005 (I think) will be caught in the ULEZ.
Like bicycles old bikes will have worn parts, and a lot depends on how they have been looked after. A lot of stuff on a motorcycle is fairly simple and DIY, so you can fix things, but parts are much more expensive. For eg if you had to replace tyres and discs you could be looking at +£500 pretty quickly. Not to say there's anything wrong with with that, but a just budget for it.
Stick to the most common Jap bikes, so you have a wide range of new, 2nd hand, and clone parts. It's a pain having an uncommon bike where say the fork seals cost £100 a pop and their only available from a. Distributor
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hugo7-
Not in London so that’s ok. Fucked up that taxis are exempt and bikes aren’t though!
Makes sense about bits wearing, I’ve seen a lot of adverts talking about recently replaced cogs/tyres/pads. Mileage much, much lower than similar age cars though. -
I whinged about bikes being caught in the ULEZ on TFL's consultation here ...
My old Blade will definitely be caught in it, but they've got to read your plate to charge you!
Dramatic_Hammer
Picard
Looks like my budget probably dictates something battered with a rad paint scheme from the 90s... Any reason to avoid or look for something newer? Getting quotes between £200-700 which is ok at lower end and not too appalling at the top.