Dad won't let get bike, Says its DEATH
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Or he could just suck it up and spend his time doing option #4, get a POS car to get him to and from school and work and save money and by then he'll be either old enough or on his own to just buy one in cash, no parental inference.
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RE: Dad won't let get bike, Says its DEATH
If he ever read this he wouldn't agree, but I'll put it out here anyway. Buy a cheap cruiser. He'll be fine with you on that, you'll learn the road and you'll be ready to step into sportbike. You do that, and you just might have your CBR at 20. I mean, you did want to save on gas, right and ride a bike too?
Taking the safety course teaches you how to ride but it does not teach you how to look out for the people that are going to pull out in front of you. I've had my bike a week, and within the first 3 days I had 2 people cut me off. Luckily I'm a defensive enough driver to see it coming before hand.
Taking the safety course teaches you how to ride but it does not teach you how to look out for the people that are going to pull out in front of you. I've had my bike a week, and within the first 3 days I had 2 people cut me off. Luckily I'm a defensive enough driver to see it coming before hand.
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Taking the safety course teaches you how to ride but it does not teach you how to look out for the people that are going to pull out in front of you. I've had my bike a week, and within the first 3 days I had 2 people cut me off. Luckily I'm a defensive enough driver to see it coming before hand.
Taking the safety course teaches you how to ride but it does not teach you how to look out for the people that are going to pull out in front of you. I've had my bike a week, and within the first 3 days I had 2 people cut me off. Luckily I'm a defensive enough driver to see it coming before hand.
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Sorry, but had to post again on this.
I looked at his signature and he lives just southwest of me actually. The area where he lives is growing FAST and there are a lot of cars on the road at times there. I also don't know what college is in Medina, so he's probably driving a bit to get to class either in Akron, or in Clevelandand in rush hour traffic at that.
Sorry, but had to post again on this.
I looked at his signature and he lives just southwest of me actually. The area where he lives is growing FAST and there are a lot of cars on the road at times there. I also don't know what college is in Medina, so he's probably driving a bit to get to class either in Akron, or in Clevelandand in rush hour traffic at that.
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Is this thread still alive...wow. The bottom line is the kid wants a new toy. A new dangerous toy. A new dangerous toy that is really only meant for fair weather. The kid wants a dangerous fair weather toy. The kid is gonna stomp his little feet and whine because his Daddy doesn't want him to have a new dangerous toy that is really only meant for fair weather. To all the people that said go buy it and hide it, not only are you lying, deceitful, immature a-holes, but that advice shows the lack of morality so pervasive in our society. What if the Old Man has a business and he wants the kid to be a part of it. How on earth can he expect Junior to be responsible enough to become part of his crew if the kid won't even follow the simplest of rules. Things are WAAAY differnt now I guess. The way I grew up was to listen to your Parents until you could help them more than they help you. At that time you earn their respect and become a man.That is independence and maturity. Until then, the kid should just wait a few years until he can buy his new shiny toy and park it in his own parking space infront of his own apartment that he pays for with his own money that he makes athis ownjob. If my kid bought a bike AND I told him no, I would run the parked bike over first and then apoligize later and then let the kid go cry to his mother.
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Wow, look at the amount of posts! Sorry i thought this thread was dead once it go onto page 2. So i do not know where to start, there is so many posts i can reply on and about....i'll try to cover them
Well first of all it looks like i am not picking up the bike i was supposed to get today (2004 cbr600rr $3500) which is a total bummer because even if i couldn't ride it it's atleast worth $5k. So thats out of the picture.. My dad has had no expierience with motorcycles rarely at all. Down in Florida when my parents first got married they drove around my grandpas goldwing for a week with no shirt and a bakini and they were fine. My dad is the one who first got me involved in motorcycles. At age 13 or so he picked up a 1980 Honda CM200T Twinstar so i could get into the motorcycling world and learn how to operate a clutch and control the vehicle. So pretty much all along he has supported me through this.. I still had that bike when i turned 16 and was going to get it on the rode then but it had some carb/light problems; and the he specifically told me before i ever drive on the road i have to go to a motorcycle saftey program...And he just told me that also about a month a go. And now i finally do it (MSF) and the story changes yet one again to, "NO you cant get one" for some reason. Ever since the start of this summer my parents have known that iwill have enough money to buy a bike and it was just a matter of finding the right deal. Well i finally found a great deal and i asked my dad to come pick it up with me (he has the truck) and he says no, not until your 21 because they're too dangerous and he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if something ever happened to me. Which is very true, i can totally see his point. I think its just the matter that there are CARS on the rode, not to mention semi's. If something wrong happens the results could be devastating. And trust me this is not a come and go stage of my life, i will always love bikes. I grew up with 2 gocarts, 1 streetbike, and 3 quads. So i've been around them for a while, they're my pride and joy; and i've always looked forwards to getting a motorcycle when i was old enough and can afford it, now that i can its a dream come true; but i get told no, for understandable reasons. I don't know what he thinks will change in that year and a half though? I can guarantee you nothing major about me is going to change, i will be the same person, probably smarter because of attending OSU but thats about it. The way i would ride on the road when im 21 will be the same way i'd ride today; i've seen what can happen. Now i look at all the idiots passing wearing tank tops with no helmets---now thats a real deathwish. I'm going to talk to him about it more today and try to compromise for even a smaller bike like a 250ninja or 500. Something thats not call a CROTCH ROCKET. Its probably smarter anyways to learn the roads, and it doesn't bother me, getting out there is all i want and to learn.
I think one of the main reasons my dad said "no, not until your 21" is because he was telling me that that is what his mechanic at work was telling him. His mechanic said definitely not until im 21, his mechanic also said that i won't be able to react and know what to do if i have to stop quick, and when i hit the front brake i'll flip the bike over. It just makes me mad because his mechanic at work doesn;t even know anything about me, and i am definitely not that much of a noob; if i thought i was id for sure only want a ninja250. But i think a big influence on my dads decision is that people he talks to at his work... He's also mentioned to me that everyone his ever known with a bike, has crashed it one way or another. But for all my dad, and you guys know i could be the next
Well first of all it looks like i am not picking up the bike i was supposed to get today (2004 cbr600rr $3500) which is a total bummer because even if i couldn't ride it it's atleast worth $5k. So thats out of the picture.. My dad has had no expierience with motorcycles rarely at all. Down in Florida when my parents first got married they drove around my grandpas goldwing for a week with no shirt and a bakini and they were fine. My dad is the one who first got me involved in motorcycles. At age 13 or so he picked up a 1980 Honda CM200T Twinstar so i could get into the motorcycling world and learn how to operate a clutch and control the vehicle. So pretty much all along he has supported me through this.. I still had that bike when i turned 16 and was going to get it on the rode then but it had some carb/light problems; and the he specifically told me before i ever drive on the road i have to go to a motorcycle saftey program...And he just told me that also about a month a go. And now i finally do it (MSF) and the story changes yet one again to, "NO you cant get one" for some reason. Ever since the start of this summer my parents have known that iwill have enough money to buy a bike and it was just a matter of finding the right deal. Well i finally found a great deal and i asked my dad to come pick it up with me (he has the truck) and he says no, not until your 21 because they're too dangerous and he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if something ever happened to me. Which is very true, i can totally see his point. I think its just the matter that there are CARS on the rode, not to mention semi's. If something wrong happens the results could be devastating. And trust me this is not a come and go stage of my life, i will always love bikes. I grew up with 2 gocarts, 1 streetbike, and 3 quads. So i've been around them for a while, they're my pride and joy; and i've always looked forwards to getting a motorcycle when i was old enough and can afford it, now that i can its a dream come true; but i get told no, for understandable reasons. I don't know what he thinks will change in that year and a half though? I can guarantee you nothing major about me is going to change, i will be the same person, probably smarter because of attending OSU but thats about it. The way i would ride on the road when im 21 will be the same way i'd ride today; i've seen what can happen. Now i look at all the idiots passing wearing tank tops with no helmets---now thats a real deathwish. I'm going to talk to him about it more today and try to compromise for even a smaller bike like a 250ninja or 500. Something thats not call a CROTCH ROCKET. Its probably smarter anyways to learn the roads, and it doesn't bother me, getting out there is all i want and to learn.
I think one of the main reasons my dad said "no, not until your 21" is because he was telling me that that is what his mechanic at work was telling him. His mechanic said definitely not until im 21, his mechanic also said that i won't be able to react and know what to do if i have to stop quick, and when i hit the front brake i'll flip the bike over. It just makes me mad because his mechanic at work doesn;t even know anything about me, and i am definitely not that much of a noob; if i thought i was id for sure only want a ninja250. But i think a big influence on my dads decision is that people he talks to at his work... He's also mentioned to me that everyone his ever known with a bike, has crashed it one way or another. But for all my dad, and you guys know i could be the next
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If your on this web site, you should know why i don't buy a "nice car"
And plus i got my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x44.0 with 180k, 2" lift, 31's--- What else could you want? its my modding rig, i'm not affaid to drive it cuz it only cost me $1k and has laster me 4 years and 20k miles.
Why get a car when you can get a bike?
And plus i got my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x44.0 with 180k, 2" lift, 31's--- What else could you want? its my modding rig, i'm not affaid to drive it cuz it only cost me $1k and has laster me 4 years and 20k miles.
Why get a car when you can get a bike?
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If your on this web site, you should know why i don't buy a "nice car"
And plus i got my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x44.0 with 180k, 2" lift, 31's--- What else could you want? its my modding rig, i'm not affaid to drive it cuz it only cost me $1k and has laster me 4 years and 20k miles.
Why get a car when you can get a bike?
If your on this web site, you should know why i don't buy a "nice car"
And plus i got my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x44.0 with 180k, 2" lift, 31's--- What else could you want? its my modding rig, i'm not affaid to drive it cuz it only cost me $1k and has laster me 4 years and 20k miles.
Why get a car when you can get a bike?