Confidence boost plz =]

[jackw72]

Hey all,

I want a bike for my up and coming birthday which is a month a bit away but my parents arnt all that keen on what i can do with it over a car

i really want a bike and they wont put me off. BUT i could do with some reinforcement of the kind positive

like...
what do you do when you and all your mates (that have cars) go to the pub? and if a girlie catches your eye and offers you a rendevous at her house BUT she wont get on your bike? how do you get really drunk and then how do you get home etc?

[Harold_Shand]

Hello

I'd go for a car if I was in your shoes. Cars are mobile shag palaces for a young feller like yourself.
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[veeeffarr]

[colin1]

bikes are fun, cars arent

if the girl wont get ony our bike, find a girl who will, take her back to hers by taxi, or get her to get a car
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[phil_DT]

bike= girls!!! the element of danger shows your a real man lol! my parents also disagreed at first but after they have chewed all their nails off they will accept it....
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[angryjonny]

[phil_DT]

amen to that! i was brought up with bikes through my father, biking is what i have always wanted to do! sure i may ride i little 80cc DT but still i would have a bike over car any day.
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[tatters]

Get a job buy a bike and if your parents moan about it tell them to get fu*ked.
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[jimbothe]

My dad bought my next bike for me (with my money) while i was in hospital recovering from smashing my old one into a dear.


Top man that dad


he said if i didnt get back on then i probably wouldnt ever again....


we were a biking family until he decided to give it up for good
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[matthab]

to be ohnest mate im 17 and ive been on a 2 wheels for a year and i love it. My family arnt impressed with my choice of vehicles, as they explain everythime i see them .

And i think if a girls that interested in you get her number and ring her when ur sober .

But theres nothing like cruising witht the wind in you race and skipping traffic cues

And a car is ALOT more exspensive (well was for me). £500 -1000 banger then £1500 insurance 3rd party . Thats a maximum of £2500. I got my YBR125 for £2000 with insurance and ready to drive off the fourcurt!

Lastly my dad bought me my bikes (isnt he cool), but he said he wouldnt buy me any bigger, so anything bigger like going for a DAS is upto me. Might have to wait till i move out
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[jimbothe]

[Ariel Badger]

I think telling your parents you are gay goes down better than telling them you are going to buy a bike,
Try both and see what the reaction is.
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[angryjonny]

[veeeffarr]

My mum didn't know I had a motorbike until I had sold my CG and was riding my GS for 2 months (About 15 months)

She wants me to send her a pic of me on mine now

[TheDonUK]

Picture this, some guy, with girlfriend in tow pulls up next to you at the lights in his shiney new 1.4 (insert generic hatchback), hes giving it some revs, acting tough , you both pull of from the lights, him wheel spinning and pushing his car to the redline (5k revs), You alongside, smiling at the girl and him, you give them a little wave and then open up the throttle and disappear into the horizon in a flurry revs, at the next set of lights when they eventually catch up, the guy stares straight ahead, red faced with tunnel vision and you blow a kiss to his girl, who cant take her eyes of you

[jimbothe]

Thats the way to do it.Girls love bikers
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[i_am_tim]

yeah my parents are pretty against it as well, but i managed to get them to front me the money for the bike, had to pay back every penny though!

totally worth it though!

with regards to practicality bikes appear to be pretty awful, BUT the insurance, which you dont get back and have to pay every year it like a third of the cost, the bike might cost a bit more than a car but at least you get most of that back when you sell it

go for the bike!! you know you want to or else you wouldnt be on here
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[gmanxiii]

Dunno if anyone else finds this but for me getting insured on a newish fast bike actually costs less than getting insured on an old shit heap of a car.
Also uses a fraction of the fuel a car does, Road tax is at least half the price (15 squid for a 125 as opposed to hundred and odd for a car) and i dont have to worry about spending a fortune parking it on a meter/carpark (yet...). These are the factors that made me ditch my cars and jump on two wheels.

[_Will_]

Get decent job, get both.

Bikes are girl magnets, if they wont get on find others who will

Go to pubs on bike, drink coke - you'l be the one not making an arse of yourself

As said rationality is not a factor to come into the equation, buy with your heart.
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[Kal]

[DEN MONKEY]

If I had to choose between a car and a bike Im afraid I would have to take the car for practicaility. Although if your mates have cars it may not be an issue

While the car pretty much sits there most of the time because I choose the bike where possible.
Im not sure I could go withtout the car full stop.

I hope I never have to make that choice.

Get a car, get a job and get both

Sometimes learning to drive a car isnt such a bad step in your riding career. Learn about road craft in a safer environment.

Also while Im not on your parents side for not getting a bike, it can be wise to listen to them once and a while.
Maybe they know you better than yourself.
Don't be fooled riding a bike can be dangerous and very tempting to do silly things especially at a young age.

So listen, take it on board and make a sensible decision. You have time on your side.
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[jackw72]

well what can i say,

thank you all lots

perhaps i will buy a bike for now wait a couple of years when im earning real money and buy an old banger then

the thing is im not buying the bike itll be a birthday present so i can only make money out of it

i really want a bike but there is soo much to consider but like all have said you buy with your heart not for the appropriateness

Jackkk =]

[DEN MONKEY]

Nooooooo thats not what I said.

But I sure as shit aint gonna hold it against ya.

Go for it brother and enjoy the hell out of it
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