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Hi, Ah ok so for helmets best to go and try them on in store. Well I watched bunch of yt vids and read articles and they all said helmets around that range as their 'budget option' Just get midrange 2nd hand summer gear to start with seems like a good shout! Thanks!

Hi all, I'm 19 at the moment and I'm looking at getting in to biking and doing my A2 licence I have no experience riding a motorcycle so, Personally, I think getting an A2 restricted bike is out the question! The style of bike I'm looking at is a naked bike like the Triumph Speed 400, Yamaha MT-03 or Honda CB500F mainly due to insurance costs as for Kawasaki Ninja 400 and Honda CBR500R they were wanting around 2-2.5k for fully comp and about 1K for the naked bikes. Is this the right price or is it a bit high? I think 4k there abouts get me a decent newish bike with some miles on or should I be looking at a cheaper alternative as I recognise that this bike will definitely be dropped! For training, I've been looking around this includes CBT and I've quoted around 1-1.4k for a weeks course (Some are a bit longer than others) In terms of gear, for a decent full face helmet looks to be about £300 ish, looking at the HJC RPHA-1, Shoei NXR2, Scorpion EXO-R1 Air Evo. Gloves about £90-£100 looking at Alpinestars SP-5 Gloves. Jackets I cant really find a decent one that has good reviews with out being a bit pricey. cheapest one I could find that offers decent protection was the Rev-It! Jacket Eclipse 2 at £140 but some of the Alpinestars are upwards of £300. Trousers I don't have a clue as some people say to get protected motorcycle jeans but others say get the textile trousers but look to be around the £200 mark. Boots I think I'm set on getting the Alpinestars Faster-3 Rideknit at £170 So, all in all I'm looking at about 7-8k in total. Is this too much? is there certain areas I can afford to get the cheaper gear or cheaper bike perhaps? Many thanks,