Peeved off

**McJim** · 29th October 2006, 17:49

My wife always wanted to ride motorbikes. She therefore persuaded me to do my BHS, buy the gear and buy a bike so I could teach her. She then got her BHS and her kit and decided she didn't like my bike - so we bought another bike just for her. She's a mum of 2 and no-one tells her what to do.

Enjoy yourself - our problem is geting babysitters so we can go out on the bikes.

**lukelin250** · 30th October 2006, 08:07

Originally Posted by McJim

Enjoy yourself - our problem is geting babysitters so we can go out on the bikes.

little pillion baby seats mcjim!!!

**topher** · 30th October 2006, 19:11

Originally Posted by McJim

She's a mum of 2 and no-one tells her what to do.
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See, I tell LN waht to do all the time. Makes not a shred off difference... Don't worry Jim, sooner than you think your kids will be old enough to look after themselves and you and the Mrs. can ride all you want like we do. If it's fine. If it's not windy. (plainly, we haven't been out much together recently!)

**Lissa** · 1st November 2006, 11:10

Yeah.... Going for my first lesson on Saturday Morning, very nervous but extremely excited!

**Joni** · 1st November 2006, 11:13

Yay!!!! Good luck... You will do great!

**Paul in NZ** · 1st November 2006, 12:21

Originally Posted by Lissa

Yeah.... Going for my first lesson on Saturday Morning, very nervous but extremely excited!

I'm going for my 400,000th lesson on saturday, very nervous but still extremely excited!

**Bend-it** · 1st November 2006, 12:29

Great stuff!! What they say is true... biking is dangerous and stupid and all that, but for those who do it, the benefits outweigh the risk, so if you go in with your eyes open, you'll do much better!

If after your first bin, you decide that the risk isn't worth it, then no shame in that either, pack it in and go back to cars... Either way, do it 'coz you've thought about things and weighed it up and made your own decision. Not because of what anyone else said.

Go for it!

**Bend-it** · 1st November 2006, 12:34

Originally Posted by Lissa

Ok so I have gear sorted, and seriously looking for a bike... well I have the dosh so shouldnt be too long now. *crosses fingers*

Looking for a bike and have dosh... do I have the deal for you... How would you like to be the proud new owner of a 2000 silver bandit, done 21xxx kms, sweet condition... some of the Welly KBers have seen it and can comment. PM if interested.

**Keystone19** · 1st November 2006, 13:21

Originally Posted by Lissa

Yeah.... Going for my first lesson on Saturday Morning, very nervous but extremely excited!

Woohoo! That's excellent! You'll be fine.

Just make sure that you don't let the instructor know too early on how good you actually are. At least let him/her think that you need lessons for a little while. After you have lulled the instructor into a state of apathy, you can open up the throttle, pull a wheelie and then slide the bike sideways to a stop right next to him/her.

Mind you, if it's your basic handling skills test as well, best save the wheelie part for another day.

**Lissa** · 1st November 2006, 13:41

Originally Posted by Keystone19

Woohoo! That's excellent! You'll be fine.

Just make sure that you don't let the instructor know too early on how good you actually are. At least let him/her think that you need lessons for a little while. After you have lulled the instructor into a state of apathy, you can open up the throttle, pull a wheelie and then slide the bike sideways to a stop right next to him/her.

Mind you, if it's your basic handling skills test as well, best save the wheelie part for another day.

hehehe *cough* yea, I wont let the instructor know how good I REALLY am, telling him on phone that I've never riden a bike before in my life and I don't want anyone else there to laugh at me... I am pretty sure he is well and truely lulled into a state of apathy. He wont know what hit him. *cough*

Ok... no wheelies until after basic handling skills test ... Horray!!! Do the instructors teach that btw? Might ask him!

**mstriumph** · 1st November 2006, 14:07

Originally Posted by Lissa

hehehe *cough* yea, .............. He wont know what hit him. *cough*

rule one - never hit the instructor!

**Bend-it** · 1st November 2006, 14:35

You could hit ON the instructor... that might help things?

**mooks** · 1st November 2006, 16:45

Originally Posted by phantom

I think quite a few of us on KB ride bikes in part because we are told not to, enjoy the fact that you can piss people off and yet you old enough that they can't do anything to stop you

yep - my mother forbade me to ride when I was 13 after coming off the cousins CR250 (breaking some bones in the process)... made me a biker for life that rant ... lol I still have a picture of me screaming through a gateway on the farm on that very same bike not long after - right leg still in plaster.... (who uses a rear brake anyway?!?)

Knew it had to be the thing to do if my mum didn't want me doing it ....