What does your partner think?

[Bikay]

I was just wondering what people's partners thought of them and their love of bikes?
My girlfriend really dislikes them and has given me, in the past, the 'It's them or me ultimatum'. In a way it's understandable as her cousin is recovering out in the States from a bad accident where he hit a van head on. He may never walk again.
Trouble is she won't come out on the bike as a pillion to experience it for herself as she finds helmets too claustrophobic.
She's let up a bit as she knows that me riding to work everyday gives me an extra free hour to spend with her!!
How do others find their loved ones react?
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[mr.z]

My girlfriend was unimpressed... mose scared for me which is nice i guess...
At theme parks she wont go anything, even the kids rides she goes green...

Its taken 2 years of me owning a bike to convince her to even go on it, she was terrorfied to even sit on it before, for the past 3/4months she has been going anywhere and everywhere with me, in fact she gets grumpy if i dont pick her up on the bike and get us a lift (been off the road the last few weeks a couple of times)..

Life is so much easyer now i can take us places, she loves going on it too, even hopeing to take us on holliday sometime soon
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[Frost]

I and alot of others hear are single, which would suggest that ownign a bike is a little off putting to the opposite sex

Some people just have a dislike of bikes, one which cannot be alterd. A few people at work constantly try to get me to ditcht he bike for the car and tell me how bikes are amazingly dangerous and how all bikers are loons etc.

[Bikay]

Nice to hear you were able to convince her Zero. She'll be doing her test next??
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[Frost]

I think that the trick is to get something sturdy looking, comfortable with big hand holds. the tiny seat on the back of a sportsbike, with nothing to hold onto, isnt exactly inviting to someone scared of bikes

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[dainesefreak]

My wife has got an NSR and loves going on the back of my bike. The only problem is she wants me to drive as well.

[sychosis]

My gf doesn't mine me having one. She used to tell me she'd never go pillion on one not cause of me, but cause of other road users, but she has agreed now, that when I pass my test, she'll try it.
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[dandit]

My girlfriend dont like bikes which is good coz I dont have to take her out
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[McJamweasel]

I seem to have infected karen with the biking bug, so there's no problem there!

Although I have to say, if I got the 'me or the bike' ultimatum off anyone then I would be saying goodbye to them as I got my lid & leathers on....
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[nc30 chick]

It was my husband who got me into bikes, before i took my test i enjoyed going pillion and i would never stop him from going for a ride out without me. Guess im quite lucky!

[Lone-Wolf]

[karen_moomin]

Well as Mcjam pointed out, bikes are certainly no issue in our relationship. If anything, the fact that we don't get out on them together more often is an issue!

I decided to get a bike after a few rides as pillion on the Ninja and it's gone from there really.

The fact that we both like leather is a bonus!

[iCraig]

Hmmm, well being single at the moment I can't really comment, however my last girlfriend hated me having the bike and wouldn't come on the back of it, she promptly went of course .

There is also another group of people that worry, parents...I can tell you my mum wasn't happy when at 16 I decided to buy a scooter when my uncle was in hospital after crashing one badly, but she has come to terms with me own bikes now and says she prefers I wouldn't ride but she says herself she can't stop me.
Though my dad is pretty happy that he doesn't have to ferry me about anymore .

[Git]

I think if I got rid of my bike my partner would get rid of me!
She will be learning soon.

[Bikay]

CraigZZR,

Interesting that your parents are okay about it. Mine were a little worried when I first mentioned bikes. Now they're fine.
My 85yr old Gran wants to ride pillion with me now!! That's keen!
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[Hex]

No other half should ever give you an ultimatum over a hobby/interest (unless its picking up prostitutes etc. ).

My other half doesn't mind, she hasn't been on it though said she would. She does worry about me on it sometimes same as my parents. However apart from my mother no one has ever said I'm not allowed to get a bike (26 years of age and my mam was telling me I wasn't allowed to get a bike. - she didn't know I'd owned a bike for over a year by that point. ).
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[Andy99]

IMO if your other halfs giving you that kind of ultimatum then the relationship is doomed anyway. Why bother trying to change somebody that dramatically find someone new i reckon.

I was already riding bikes when i met Cath,she wasn't,but now she's got a bigger bike than me,d'oh
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[bazza]

Apart from commuting, I get about 25% of my biking to meself, the rest is 2-up with Jazza. We've done about 4K miles on it this year and now she's seriously considering doing her DAS next year and getting her own.

Now my daughter's got over her phobia of the thing, I've got both of em nagging me to take 'em out now. The plus point is that no spotty scrote with a ped is going to impress her now...
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[jayluvmito]

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[Lee_367]

My mum used to hate bikes when i started out doing motocross but now she doesn't seem to bothered, but still always tells me to 'ride safe'.
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[MaSh]

You poor sods... The lot of ya

My dear ol lady will often sit polishing bike bits in front of the telly of an evening...

Quietly informing me that if I sell my chop then I'm leaving...
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[JonB]

My Girlfriend likes the fact I have a bike, even though it is only a moped, she can't wait for me to pass my test next year and get a big bike, she can't wait to get on the back of it. She wants to tour the UK in August.


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[PsychoHippy]

MrsHippy was a bit nervous of bikes to start with, but after a few months she was enjoying it and decided to do her test - now she rides my bikes!
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