Opinions on biking?

[NordieBoy]

Dad rode (TS100).
Mum had 2 bikes at once (Scooter and SR185).
Grandfather rode (TS125).
Grandmother loved riding on the back.
One brother rode (VFR750) untill a cop car hit him and split his pelvis.
Other brother just won the SI X-Country series (<200cc 2-stroke - RM125) and got 2nd at the nationals by 1 point.
Family on mum's side all ride (farmers etc).
Stepfathery person just sold his 1911 BSA on trademe...

Guess I didn't stand much of a chance of not riding really

[Indiana_Jones]

My old and his old man before rode, So he's sweet (infact he encourged me too lol). My mum doesn't seem too worried. I guess they think I'm big and ugly enough to decide for myself.

I must thank Steve McQueen for getting me into bikes

-Indy

[WINJA]

ROTFLMFAO!!!! Beautiful WINJA!

AND I SWEAR ITS ALL TRUE TWO REALLY WELL KNOWN RACERS CAN VOUCH FOR THE WHOLE THING

[Sutage]

Mum approved of the SR, not of the GSXR :P
She doesnt really mind, would prefer i had a car tho.

[placidfemme]

lol good on your WINJA!

My partner knows how much I love my bike... she always says "if we brake up I'll never take your bike" and I answer with "yep... else I'll brake you up... to little peices" lol I know she would touch my bike... and she knows I'd never hurt her...

[SixPackBack]

lol good on your WINJA!

My partner knows how much I love my bike... she always says "if we brake up I'll never take your bike" and I answer with "yep... else I'll brake you up... to little peices" lol I know she would touch my bike... and she knows I'd never hurt her...

lucky to have a partner that likes bikes, most of us dont

[Zed]

I was just wondering what your friends, family and partners think about your biking lifestyle?

In my earlier years when I was still bludging off my parents at home, they tried to discourage me from riding motorcycles, especially my Mum (and she rode scooters when I was growing up!)...didn't stop me though.

Nowadays my friends and family are supportive (I think?) of my decision to ride as much as I do, but they still tell me to "be careful" all the time! The other week one of them told me I looked like a gang member or hoodlum when I arrived at their front door all kitted up...gave them quite a scare.

Good original thread idea this one Placid!

[crashe]

No one cared when I had a bike, back, oh so many years ago..

Then when I brought this bike...
my friends said "I'm mad... and I will kill myself".

Well five years on and Im still here...
and they gave up worrying after a short time.
They do say as I leave "Ride carefully" thou.

They do know that I have missed not being on the bike the last 8 weeks.

[HDTboy]

Mum was sweet, Dad had a few words to say, but that was all he did.
My bike riding uncle seems to be the one who says the most about the dangers of riding

[WINJA]

lol good on your WINJA!

My partner knows how much I love my bike... she always says "if we brake up I'll never take your bike" and I answer with "yep... else I'll brake you up... to little peices" lol I know she would touch my bike... and she knows I'd never hurt her...

IS THAT A TYPO , MY PARTNER "SHE" AND YOUR GENDER IS FEMALE , IF THIS IS THE CASE I MIGHTA HAD A CHAT TO YOU AT MOTOMAIL , IM THE FAT UGLY GUY WITH THE BIG MOUTH WITH THE GSXR1000

[mikey]

MY PARTNER OF SIX YEARS SAID I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HER OR THE BIKE, I SAID BABE IM REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU , SHE LEFT HER RING AND WALKED OUT THE DOOR, I SOLD THE RING AND BOUGHT RACE TYRES, SHE CAME BACK ,I POINTED TO THE TYRES , SHE LEFT AGIAN , MY NEW PARTNER SAYS BIKES ARE OK AND I CAN HAVE ONE IF IT STOPS ME CHEATING ON HER

hahahaha

good stuff.

who gives a fuck what family reckons, they dont put out......

gf didnt like it when i sold skyline an bought a bike, easiest way to get rid of a chic ! sell car buy a bike an take her for a ride up takas. couldn help my self but luagh when she started cryign at the top of hill, an thats only on my shitter 250! if i was on a thou i might of literally lost her off the back an not have to have dropped her home later.

[WINJA]

In my earlier years when I was still bludging off my parents at home, they tried to discourage me from riding motorcycles, especially my Mum (and she rode scooters when I was growing up!)...didn't stop me though.

Nowadays my friends and family are supportive (I think?) of my decision to ride as much as I do, but they still tell me to "be careful" all the time! The other week one of them told me I looked like a gang member or hoodlum when I arrived at their front door all kitted up...gave them quite a scare.

Good original thread idea this one Placid!

THEY ONLY GOT A FRIGHT CAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE VILLAGE PEOPLE BROKE UP AND BLOW THEM DOWN THE GAYEST ONE WAS ON THEIR DOORSTEP

[placidfemme]

lucky to have a partner that likes bikes, most of us dont

Sam didn't like bikes when I first meet her. All her biking experience was on a dirt bike with 4 gears (I have no idea what kinda bike that would have been) and she said she hated it.

She used to hate me talking about bikes all the time and perving at a bike that was always parked up the road... then when I got my license and started riding more often she'd wait for me to come home and say something along the lines of "I want to come with you... but I don't" and after a while I got her to give it a go... she dropped the FXR (was mine at the time) and then didn't touch it again for about 3 weeks, then asked to try again... and now she loves biking...

[placidfemme]

IS THAT A TYPO , MY PARTNER "SHE" AND YOUR GENDER IS FEMALE , IF THIS IS THE CASE I MIGHTA HAD A CHAT TO YOU AT MOTOMAIL , IM THE FAT UGLY GUY WITH THE BIG MOUTH WITH THE GSXR1000

no thats not a typo... my family wishes it were lol

lol fat ugly guy with the big mouth... I've only been to MotoMail once... and it was last year sometime... I came in there looking for Alpinestars boots, and ended up buying a jacket, pants, gloves, bike lock and a bike cover... didn't get any boots. I honestly don't even remember talking to anyone other than the guy that rang up the bill and I gave the money too...

[Keystone19]

My husband thinks I'm going through a (slightly) early midlife crisis...

At first he thought I was crazy and kept talking about all the dangers and the kids etc, now he's really encouraging me - hmm, wonder what that means?

My olds think it's ok, my brother wants one now too.