Im lucky enough to be older and own a few bikes, one of the best bikes i own is a Royal Enfield Classic 500 its brilliant and was cheap as chips

voge and cfmoto

Not my experience. I have two 750cc+ bikes and they are around £100/yr each

@@AaaaandAction depends on age and years of experience with clean lisence

​@@AaaaandAction 100£ per year 😮? Lucky you that live in UK, that would be around 250£ and possibly more here in Malta, and your not covered fully comprehensive!

@@AaaaandAction what lies are you putting on the application form? I’m 40, parked in garage, at home, 3 locks, 2 years no claims clean license and nothing less than £600 per year per bike!

61 years old . Clean licence and max no claims , plus had a bike insured for 45 years means I get good prices . Has to be some plus points for being nearly dead !!😃

Very true indeed

Uk government really just don’t want young people riding bikes. Unless it’s a scooter

" Having to make do with 48bhp'....have you seen the state of the roads/price of fuel/amount of speed cameras, (new generation stuff, completely different ball game) general congestion, coupled with central Karachi driving standards..getting ins. Is a nightmare… I have a perfect driving/riding/ record/NCB ..the 'hikes this year are unbelievable's...48 is more than enough...

@@markpavlowski7223​​⁠I see what you’re saying mark but I really think it should be our choice to ride what we want whether that’s a 200bhp super sports bike or a 250cc scooter

@@markpavlowski7223also to add to your 48bhp is more than plenty, touring 2 up with luggage would be horrendous and not an enjoyable experience with such a weak engine.. courses for horses, Mark

Does this include young people or boomers?

That 12% rise in insurance is probably half due to inflation in itself.

It's only 23p to charge up though. Like travelling around for free. Gallon of v power is best part of £8 even if you get 150mpg it's still a lot

I don’t do Scalextric 😂

@@chrishart8548 and the resale value - that's why the agent's don't stock them - no obody wants them, even though they have plus points.. All EV's are controllable by AI - and that's why they were mandated

they would be no good for me to tour and do 200+ miles in a day, but i suppose for those that just wanna commute they have their place. Theres room for all of us, but the short sightedness of governments just aint thought it through, just like with most things

cons and labour are the same, just a diff colour - vote elsewhere

Ive been riding since the seventies and I totally agree with you.

Who are these Labour MPs-name them!

@@TheJamesvgnr The leader and most notable anti motorcyclist is the MP for Huddersfield, Barry Sheerman.

Always makes me laugh when I hear Liz Truss destroyed this or that because of her budget, as you say none of it was ever implemented and Sunak did far worse than that with people's finances.

Liz truss did have an effect, I avoided upgrading my bike due to the drop in purchasing power due to that swivel eyed loon

I'm just keeping Mine because I know if I don't have a bike how tempting it is to get own. It ticks a box. And I know if I can be bothered the bike is there. Did a few laps up and down the drive last weekend didn't make it out of the gates unfortunately. Got the engine up to temperature though.

@@chrishart8548 yea understand you Chris. Years ago I wanted to be out all the time on my bike, full days out riding all over the place. Back then the roads were much less congested, speed cameras weren’t even invented and everything was just easier. I only had myself to worry about so could be selfish with my time it didn’t matter. I’d rather take the dog for a walk because he enjoys it and that makes me happy.

E-bikes true but as electric motorbikes are based on power and not speed, there is a grey area in terms of the power they put out and the speed they can achieve.

So many used bikes on e bay and auto trader. If you try and sell you're competing with 300 other sellers the used bike market is swamped.

@@chrishart8548 not selling,classic bike not selling unless very special

@chrishart8548 totally agree mate

With so many great, used, low mileage bikes for sale at decent prices, it seems daft to buy new unless it's an all new model that's just hit the market.

Classic bike prices are falling through the floor ....it really is astonishing....pick a bike you have always fancied and keep an eye on some secondhand markets ...something is happening....I dont know what yet

Nathan postman said exactly that about the new CF-Moto 450

The road tax is £117 now and will no doubt be even more next year. Think it was £82 when I bought my 650 in 2014. My insurance is only £47 a year. I want to get my son a 50cc but the insurance is going to be £800 and that's added onto my wife's insurance so not even his own insurance it's £80 if she just insures it for herself only. That's a lot of money to go 28mph

Alot of people buy motorcycles thinking that they will never come off the bike but as soon as they do they quit for good. You need to accept that risk when you buy a bike.

@@steve00alt70 I've come off a few times it really sucks. It's like having your first fist fight. First time I came of was down a lane and I ended up trapped under the bike. The bike did surprisingly well again a dry stone wall but it was a duel sport. Second time on a duel carriage way and the bike flipped and went end over end I was almost able to keep running until I tumbled.

@@chrishart8548 I always go back and practice my basics that I done on my cbt.

Mate, your not ready for a bike....its not just about money and you only getting a bike of your short list....go ride brother , just go ride and enjoy it for what it is

The road tax needs to be done differently for motorcycles. Let the ride through LTN's let them in all the bus lanes. And sort out parking for motorbikes. We want ground anchors maybe a chain attached to a post and cctv. I'm sure motorcycles could be part of future transport.

@@chrishart8548 I know-i have been doing food deliveries in my town for the last 10 years on bikes and they have red routes where the electric trams were 100 years ago and believe me by the number of tickets I have had and mentioning these things to the council they are not one bit interested-i have also read there transport strategy till 2040 with things about electric shuttle buses and electric charging drone bays for delivery drones-the world is going mad and no one is in touch with the reality of these things-i am also part and a member of Reading cycle campaign and these issue are flagrantly being ignored maybe because of the consecutive austerity measures over the years, what I find interesting though is Reading the Apple green report who have invested heavily in green energy projects like solar and wind farms and having a gross domestic produce higher then the United States government and being a very young company in relation has a zero impact carbon footprint-will the governments ever reach this-i think the answer is a resounding no

If you don't want to subscribe because I have had enough of the 'trend' that is being offended by everything society we live in then fair enough. Even though it is true. So many of the eants and protests around today are not thought through discussions, Unrealistic arguments and smothered with hypocrisy.

@@motorsforthemasses when you make an assertion that it’s true, then to have any credibility you should substantiate that assertion, otherwise you just come across as one of the bitter regressives who is just kneejerking insults out of stubborn pride and fear of change. There’s no doubt some overplay their hand on “awareness”, for personal gain or avoidance of accountability, but you said it in the context of environmental protection, so maybe you feel human driven climate change is a scam, in spite of the exponential population growth, then maybe tell us why. If you’ve ever flown across the US, Europe, Southern Asia or the Far East, have you never looked out of the window and realised that for thousands of miles it’s impossible not to see the scaring of human activity on the earth, or the giant floating trash islands in the pacific (example link added below), or that the most isolated islands on the planet have beaches covered in discarded fishing equipment, then surely you can see the kids/folk you are specifically ripping into, have a very good point. I love motors and have 4 bikes and several cars, but even I know they are right, and that I have to be part of the change in order to make my fun and adventures more sustainable. You may say you aren’t interested in this discussion, but you are the one who raised it and put it out there. theoceancleanup.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

@@motorsforthemasses did you delete my response? It’s your channel, so of course you are free to control it, but it kinda smacks of hypocrisy that you’d be offended by a bit of logic and a challenge in simple English, whilst criticising those who act offended. Thanks for confirming my suspicions correct.

If you had a mortgage, it wasn't a myth!

@@barriewilliams4526 I would look elsewhere for somebody to blame then not Truss. All your post says to me is that like most your just politically ignorant.

Well, Truss didn't help and my point was, her infamous reign and mini budget may not have been that horrendous until you factor in the increase in inflation at the time and public distrust and scared to spend money era. Her 'efforts' had more of a psychological affect than practical.

@@clangerbasher Pork Markets………

​@@motorsforthemasses it happened before Liz truss was even in place. The truth is the market was in trouble they just realised how much trouble and blamed it on Liz. Don't forget whatever the media say the opposite is true.