parents......... talk them out to have both; that suppose to be your plan right now!

 

You are a man, in the military and have chosen your path. Yes your parents are concerned about you andowning amotorcycle but it's still a bribe in my book. You mentioned they said it was only "fair" since they paid your sisters insurance. If they want to be fair they should just pay your insurance (not that, that is OK either).

I personally wouldn't accepted that offer in my younger years. I rode steetbikes from 16yrs old till 21 and gave them upfor 12 years.Your parents may not see the whole pictureright now, you have already madethe choice to not ride and it should be your choice to ride again.

Im not trying to be a jerk Martin, I just feel you should be the one to make your own choices in life without the guilt or pressure from anyone else regaurding you.

 

This is an excellent reply :-) .. it's true enough it's a kind of bribe but one done through love ... rightly or wrongly they're just trying to keep you safe ... ultimately though it's down to you and what is acceptable to YOU

Jules

 

Its a nice jester on their part and they love you very much....BUT I couldn't makethat promise keep it.

 

I agree with this 100%. I'm 30 years old and i'm my mom's only child-she loves me more then life it's self alomst to much! She even cryed like crazy when I was thinking about moving away to FL-not doing that anytime soon, but differant story. ok back on topic. My mom loves how my bike looks and knows I love it and love to ride more then anything in this world, but she also hates the fact that I street ride. I rode dirt from 6 years old till I was 29. Like I said she hates that I ride street and even cryed when I get my bike, but she has never once asked me to give it up and not ride. She has expressed many times that she does not like it, but will not tell me to stop and has even helped me do a few small projects on the bike. What I'm getting at is your parents can hate that you ride, but they should never ask or tell you not to. Your a grown man and should do what you want.

I don't know of anything that can replace the feeling that riding gives me so there is no way i could ever replace that. I love music and autombiles, but they still don't compair to riding-not even close.

I say do what you feel is right in your heart and head and don't let the money be your guide.

 

However, there is a CanAm Spyder ..... Technically, that isnt a motorcycle. Haha, just saying. I dont know if I could do something like that and keep the promise, but it come down to how much YOU enjoyed riding and being out and about on it and about how riding made YOU feel. Kna mean?

 

so have you projected how much money youre going to actually get in three years if you take the deal? at 20 yrs old, i would say that your premium is probably some where around $1000/yr? so its basically, dont ride and get $3000 in three years...or continue "being able" to ride, but not actually ride because youre enlisted in the marines and no longer have a bike...

its enough they bought you a 2007/08 600RR to ride at the age of twenty (dont know if thats the case, please feel free to correct me if im wrong)...but you went and crashed it? you cant blame them for giving you this proposition and not wanting you to ride...i cant believe theyre offering you money on top of it...

i personally would take the money because youre not gonna be able to ride within the next three years anyway (due to your commitment to the marines), might as well have money growing in the bank...then when youre independent enough, get another one with your own money...

i personally have broken many promises to girlfriends, exs', two of my three brothers, etc about riding...dont think ill give it up anytime soon...

 

I say cut the cord. Be independent. Sure it sounds like a good deal, but it also sounds pretty binding. I personally don't like breaking promises and I by no means would want to break a promise to the folks.

 

im w/ everyone else here, Martin...

i have always ALWAYS wanted a bike and loved them....sportbikes, of course. and.....of course, my family wasnt exactly supportive of that. they saw dumbass's on the highway doing wheelies, speeding, yada yada, you know the rest. they were totaly against me getting one, werent physically stopping me from doing so.

i purchased a quad in '04 (yfz450) and i had2 pretty nasty spills on it (broken collarbone, ripped my left arm open..along w/ my muscle). i guess you can say my mother wasnt fond of that either, lol. but when i finally took the MSF class and decided i was going to sell the quad so i could afford a bike, I DID IT. i was 22 and living under my mothers roof, but she did not bribe me in any way to not get one. she has actually grown to like the bike, lol. i like seeing that in her.....hearing her talk about it here and there to friends and family...just makes me feel good. she even likes the way it looks.

sorry for going out into left field there. what im getting at is just what everyone else is getting at........you're an adult. do what you want. i know personally....there's NO WAY IN HELL i could give up riding, no amount of money (especially only $3k!) could make me stop.

Martin, do what you want, dont focus on just the money.

 

I'm a parent so I can sympathize with where your folks are coming from. But they need to realize that when your enlistment ends you will be older and a lot more mature and responsible than you are now. You won't still be the 19-year-old kid who smacked up his bike. So trying to get you to promise never to ride for the rest of your life is unnecessary, besides being unrealistic.

Maybe agree not to ride until you're 22 or 25, or something like that, as long as you know it's a deal you can live with. The important thing is not to make a promise you can't keep.