Multi-bike woes

[haroman666]

Straight facts:
Student
Enough money to buy a second bike
Parents paying for uni accomodation so I have my full loan to use for living.

So before you jump the gun and think i've used my student loan to pay for the second bike, I didn't. I've paid for the bike with money I earnt working at the O/Paralympics and havent touched my loan as of yet.

When i've spoken to my parents about buying another bike or car, they've played the "If you can afford that then you can afford to pay for your uni accomodation" card.
I reply to this "Okay I will", but they dont call my bluff or let me pay for my accomodation myself. They just kind of avoid either eventuality.

But regardless of this, I have gone and bought another bike. I wouldn't have, but it was my sisters fiance who was selling it, and it was cheap and I know the bike has been looked after, suprisingly cheap insurance etc etc; it all seemed to fall at my feet easily.

I havent told the parents. But I want to; To save questions when I sell the Bandit and suddenly have a Fireblade the very same day.
I would sell the Bandit now, and tansfer insurance. But a) insurance cant be transferred, i'd have to sort out a new policy and potentially face a loss in monies by cancelling my currently 2 month old policy. And b) i'd have to sort out restriction bollocks until June next year.

So can anyone suggest what I should probably do? I'd prefer to ride the Fireblade and sell the Bandit, as the parents would be happier with that, than them knowing i've splashed out on a bike with money that (In their eyes) could have gone towards something better.

TL;DR
Need a way to tell parents about second bike, and justify having a second bike.
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[RichieZX6R]

Why can the insurance be transferred? I transferee from the old zx to the new and it went up 35 quid including admin fees.

If your current insurance won't transfer it have you tried looking on other sites. Personally if my insurance wouldnt transfer it I would be thinking insurance companies don't won't me on that bike.

If your happy to make a loss on insurance then I would be inclined to tell them. Better to just get it over with really. I turned up without warning on both my zx's at different times and the misses wasn't 100% happy but she did get over it.
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[herulach]

Fucking hell, first world problems or what?
Tell them or don't tell them, easiest is tell them you shopped it in at a dealer.
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[Rogerborg]

You could only "afford" the Fireblade because mumsy is still paying for the roof over your head.

You want it, but you can't afford it, not in adult terms. The adult thing to do is to run up massive credit card bills, then realise that you're living beyond your means.
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[P.addy]

Fireblade.

Restricted.

Let the lols commence.

I've ridden a restricted 750cc sports, it was dire at best.

Whats more embarrassing is the fact you have a great bike, a real animal of a bike... that can get trodden on by an SV, now that is bad

With Rogerborg here, you can't afford it really... also how old are you. I'm 24 with 2 years NCB now, quote a locked garage, almax 3 and alarm... I still can't get respectable quotes, I'm not sure how they rape students..but yeah, are you using the loan to pay for the insurance

[MCW]

Am sole parent of a 1st year undergraduate. Have had sudden drop in income, but Student Finance take last year's income into account and am still having to pay as if I was wellish off. My daughter is doing all she can to help, coping with a demanding course (3 languages), working at a shit job. Worrying.

Your parents are not some unfeeling ATM, they are your flesh and blood that raised you and love you. The only thing that would make my situation of trying to support my daughter unbearable would be if she were to treat me with the self-indulgent dishonesty that you treat your parents.

Time to grow up. A lot.

[Kradmelder]

I assume you are over 18 since you are at varsity. Maybe your dad should buy a fleet of bikes and say 'well since he can afford several bikes, he doesnt need my financial help'. ' sorry son, I cant afford to feed you anymore, or pay the lights and water. I have a boarder coming in . Im sure you can find a flat with all the money you have on a 'loan''.

Teenagers are so clever. We can learn from them. Learn selfishness and self interest at someone else's expense.

Maybe your parents should charge you a market related rent since you are such a clever adult. Pay the rent and meals, then by all means by a whole fleet of bikes.

Modern entitlement mindset at its best. No wonder europeans dont want to have kids anymore.

My son would get my size 12 up his arse. Not for the bike. He is welcome to buy all the bikes he wants. In his own place.

I have multi bikes, After I pay the bills for my kids and their future, and support the heifer I bred them with, and her new husband who cant support himself, never mind a family.
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[jay12329]

So your restriction ends around the same time as your insurance next year?
Am I the only person that would suggest getting on with the bandit now and then swapping over next year when everything will be much simpler?
Swapping/adding bikes can be possible but the have where they want you so it often significantly cheaper to cancel and get a new policy.

HTH
J

[JonB]

/read homeless should be executed thread.

/hopes OPs parents grow a pair and stop paying sack of shits accommodation.
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[Pie-Roe]

Why not show your parents some respect and tell them that you'll pay yourself, and do it. That way, if they really want you to be under their care they will probably pay some of it back to you.

Also, man the fuck up, awkward questions about where one bike has gone and the other magically appears? If you don't have the stones to tell your own flesh and blood you bought summat with your own money, theres a wonderful thing called part exchange...
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[Bomberman]

lol, your sister will grass on you eventually so MTFU and tell your rents. Would be amusing if they turned round and said 'Two bikes? You can afford to pay your rent then'
As said, first world problems indeed.

[Bubbs]

Pay your own rent. Keep the bikes!

When you say they said: "it doesn't work like that".

They mean, "We want to pay for your rent to help you get through, and give you less stress in order to get a degree you will be proud of and get you somewhere in life."

They pay to support you. If you do start paying yourself you should at least thank them for the massive support they have given you so far, and mitigate the potential of hurting their feelings.

Theres a right way and a wrong way to go about it. The wrong way would be to treat them like a bank that you no longer need because you have your own money so *blows a raspberry*

Your very very lucky to have support like that!! I had a similar set up when I was in uni and treated my parents a little like crap. I thank them profusely now though.. they had to forgo holidays, golf memberships, nice meals etc etc. to keep my arogant small mindedness afloat!! Not good!
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[Kradmelder]

[daemonoid]

[Ayrton]

So you want to have 2 bikes and yet still make your parents pay for your accommodation? Seems a bit selfish to me.

[Bendy]

[Bomberman]

[daemonoid]

[haroman666]

[_Will_]

Ignore the miserable middle aged (bitter) responses, i'm sure many people have spent/wasted much more of their lives on much less, the lesson in that part at least is to do these things while you can - it will be a long time before you have a position fortunate enough to do it again!

Do be honest though, that costs nothing as is worth much more than money.

Sell the bandit and switch to the blade, even if it means a few months on restriction, look at it on the bright side it will be like a new bike when it goes full power.

If your parents are nice enough to pay for a roof over your head then be gracious, do not take it for granted and be ready for that to change, if you have the means then a few gestures here and there to let them know you appreciate them will be as good as paying your way.
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[Moxey]

+1 to what _Will_ said

As you've already bought the bike......

Personally I would wait till next year then you can do either of the following.

A) Insure the bike possibly for less, ride it unrestricted and possibly in better weather (do not hold me to that one).

or

B) Sell the bike for a profit (possibly) when they become more desirable in the warmer months.

Treat is as an "investment" of sorts that your deciding what to do with, don't make any concrete decisions until you've ran the numbers and made a logical decision over the winter as to what to do with it.

As for parents be honest about it, they deserve it.

+ Nice 929 saw the pics in shows us your bikes thread
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[smegballs]

Shit like this makes me glad that I pay for all my expenses out of my own student loan/grant. I hate taking money off my dad, I feel bad enough that he gives me 20 quid after doing a few days work with him. I even feel guilty asking him for the train fare to go and do work for him (This is work on our land, not employment work).

Most of all, if I fuck up my degree, I don't have to feel guilty that I've wasted his money...

[slyrob]

you are attending university....... this money would be far better spent on alcohol, drugs and most importantly taking advantage of uninhibited access to sex with women that will (for most people) never be as easy or as plentiful for the rest of their lives!!
you already have a bike, unless you are a gollum faced gimp with the social graces of a leaky urinal this should be the best time of your life! now run along to the student union and get on with it, by my watch you've already missed freshers week so it only gets harder till the new crop arrives next year when you can get back to the "I have a boyfriend back home but I feel that shouldn't stop me meeting new people" crowd
Good Luck
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