1.3 How Much Money Am I Going to Spend?
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This article is from the How to Become a Motorcycle Roadracer FAQ, by Duke Robillard duke@io.com with numerous contributions by others.
1.3 How Much Money Am I Going to Spend?
You can do the first year for less than $6000, including buying a used
bike and protective gear, spares, and a trailer set-up. After that, it
should be cheaper, until you need a new bike, or start messing with
your engine. If you buy a bike in need of a lot of repair, you may
wind up spending more than that.
I've found a weekend at the races typically runs less than $300,
including gas, oil, entrance fees, food, etc. You can do it cheaper,
you can do it more expensive. If you have a big bike, you'll need to
replace tires a lot (maybe every weekend), but on little ones, you can
get a number weekends out of them.
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