Costs 1998 Road King
Here's a breakdown of the cost of ownership of my 1998 Harley-Davidson® Road King® purchased with 45,431 k's on the clock. I owned it for 8 months during which time I put 7202kms on it. Some of the numbers include the capital purchase of the bike, safety and other gear, then there's costs associated with running the Harley. I needed to kit out my wife and children, if you don't have them you can delete the additional helmets, gloves, jackets etc.
Stats Summary: 3 Nov '08 to 10 July '09
Kilometres Travelled by me: 7202
Cost per kilometre running + all capital costs: $3.81
Cost per kilometre running + capital - sale price: $1.78
Cost per kilometre running costs only: $0.519
Fuel Economy: 5.085 l/100k
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Item
|
Cost
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Total
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Capital Purchases
|
|
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| 98 Harley-Davidson Road King |
20,000.00 |
|
| Gloves |
0.00 |
|
| Nolan Full Faced Helmet |
272.50 |
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| Rebel Boots |
169.95 |
|
| Jacket (For Pillion) |
224.95 |
|
| Helmet (for pillion) |
229.95 |
|
| Draggin Jeans (inc delivery) |
301.00 |
|
| Leather Jacket |
549.95 |
|
| Gloves (For Pillion) |
49.95 |
|
| Boots (for Pillion) |
131.00 |
|
| Wet Weather Pants (2 pairs) |
70.00 |
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| Stay Upright Advanced Rider Course |
385.00 |
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| Leather Jacket (for my wife) |
450.00 |
|
| Gloves for my wife (inc delivery) |
98.00 |
|
| Summer Gloves |
74.00 |
|
| |
|
23601.25 |
Running/Recurring/Servicing Costs
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|
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| QBE Comprehensive Insurance |
405.00 |
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| Transfer Rego and Stamp Duty |
626.50 |
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| Fuel |
480.14 |
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| Cleaning Products |
49.95 |
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| Benchmark Service: inc full check over/report, replace front brake pads |
575.00 |
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| QBE Third Party Insurance (Green Slip) |
646.00 |
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| Registration Renewal |
103.00 |
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| New rear tyre and rear brake pads |
690.00 |
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| General Servicing |
150.00 |
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|
3725.59 |
| Total To Date |
|
$27326.84 |
