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Hi, Thanks for your input, my local garage near me has one so I think Ill most defiantly give that a shot! I'll have a look at the Dainese clothing, I haven't heard of them before 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? What are some of the better insurance companies for bikers? 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,