I have been lucky to have a 125cc, 400cc and lately the 500cc motor.

Let me break it down for you. Buying price is one off let's not even talk about it. Let's see the running costs my Chinese two wheeler.

Oil

My TRK "drinks" 3.2L of fully sythentic juice. Manufacturer recommended oil is 10w50. Motul sells this through accredited dealers like Toyotsu and lubricant city. A 4L can goes for 6K. Translating to 1.5K a litre. Recommended drain interval is 6K Kms.

Plugs

NGK CRE8 2 pieces goes for 2K. Again recommended change interval is 6K kms.

Oil filter

Negligible. Anything between 300 and 500bob depending on the brand and where you buy.

Brake pads

Rear and front will take you back another 5K.

Tyres

This is another ulcer inducing cost. Most of the big bikes adorn 160 and 110 on the front. 30K on the average.

Fuel consumption

While small cc motors will give you very decent returns. This big bikes will give you between 15km to a litre to 30km/L. Ofcoz depending on your riding style. That's why one time here there was a discussion how big bore bikers rarely do randoms.

Spare parts

Other parts such as clutch plates, engine casings, engines, catalytic converters, fuel tanks and a lot more.....you can only import and at premium prices.

So as you work hard to get your big motor just know the purchase is the easier part, the maintenance by far and large is expensive affair. And I have not talked about the Japanese and European bikes.