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This page is dedicated to providing an idea of the costs involved of undertaking the knowledge, and should only be taken as a guide.
| Scooter (C90) used, This included a helmet and a cold weather suit | £450 |
| Bits (Oil, plug and 3 X spare tube) + Tyre, shocks, wheel bearings + front spindle - for C90 - Plug & filter for the SH | £143 |
| Bike Insurance (1st year) | £80 |
| Bike Insurance (2nd year) | £71.95 |
| Bike Insurance (replacement bike) an extra | £60 |
| Bike Insurance (3rd year) | £120 |
| Bike Insurance (4th year) - found that I had been quoted last year for the @125 not the SH125 and that my insurance was therefore invalid! - out of the kindness of their heart they gave me my 1 year no claims and put my insurance up as well! | £150 |
| CBT x 3 | £210 |
| Mot x 3 ( 4,300 miles in the first year) (11285- Miles 2nd year) Speedo Cable went (not going to pay for a new one) | £42.50 |
| Tax x 3 | £60 |
| Maps ( A-Z large scale and a plastic covered wall map ) | £30 |
| Petrol - using the C90 I get around 4-5 runs per tank and I live about 16 miles from the center of London. | £4 |
| Taxi "the complete knowledge" from Wizann, covers all the blue book runs, includes learning tips, points and updates (for a year) | £40 |
| Parking Ticket ( for parking on the edge of a bike parking bay) in Golden square | £40 |
| After noticing that the clutch on the bike would slip when warm or sometimes when 3rd gear. I had the bike serviced and a new clutch fitted. (see links page) | £35 |
| "Mapvision" A Cd available from Wizann which contains a database of all the roads and most points around London, hopefully this should become more useful as I start on the maps and pointing. | £25 |
| Microphone, recording software and a personal MP3/CD player for the car. (see diary 26/04/02) | £100 |
| Summer Gloves | £15 |
| Medical | £45 |
| Fog City Anti fog visor Fog city - Sticks inside on your visor "Excellent" for stopping everything misting up | £20 |
| Set of Thermals and Inner Gloves | £50 |
| Wizann Blue Book course, x 4 weeks-------- Recommended ----- | £40 |
| Train Fare's to PCO | £12.50 |
| 1st appearance fee | £100 |
| Second Hand Honda SH125 | £1300 |
| SH125 Speedo Cable | £7.00 |
| Hot Hands - hand warmers---Recommended | £25 |
| New set hot hands (1 failed) brought on E Bay) | £27 |
| New Locks | £20 |
| New Tyre | £0 |
| Rear Tyre, (Nail in section outside repairable area) | £60 |
| Map "Collins" A3 size good detail - ISBN 0-00-719203-7 | £5.99 |
| "AA" Large scale map showing one ways and banned turns (laminated) paper version available | £11.50 |
| Clutch drive fault - should have been replaced at 12k, bike has currently done 18k | £105 |
| Bike service (should have it done 6 monthly) but has been a year + new front Tyre | £170 |
| Driving in the bus lane in Shoreditch High St - cameras in Norton Folgate - Very good picture | £50 |
| Oil x9 | £55 |
| Wizann Football runs - designed to help with longer "you wait and see how long" runs across London | £ 5 |
| MOT and service on the SH (bike now done 26k) new rear tyre and new brake pads | £260 |
| Replacement pads for front (I had a fag paper's worth of pad left on the old ones) | £16 |
| Driving Lessons | £280 |
| Driving Test | £65 |
| Set of Wizann Suburb Runs | £10 |
| M25 Main Road London Map | £ 5 |
| Finals CRB Check | £37 |
| Waterproof Derry Boots | £39 |
| Air Filter | £30 |
| License | £249 |
| Waterproof Derry Boots | £39 |
Total £ 4767 (not inc petrol)
And this is approximate as there are may things I have missed and not included such as lunch / coffee - date 30/08/06 but will give you an idea of costs involved