How to convince parents to let me get a road bike!

**moT** · 28th May 2007, 11:48

do it just buy it and ride it home they will get used to it

**Chickadee** · 28th May 2007, 14:15

Rg150s rock. Definitely think an RG is a great first bike. Bit tweeky for some (loads of power being a 2-smoker), bags of personality, cheap to buy, you can do your own maintenance with some help with those in the know. They have a bigger top end speed so you won't get bored as quickly as with a learner 250 which may struggle around 100kms.

**Cr1MiNaL** · 29th May 2007, 21:11

[quote struggle around 100kms.[/quote]

LOL !

**Denniso** · 29th May 2007, 21:58

Your parents are right , don't get a bike they are bloody dangerous , my old man bought me my first road bike ,but then , I was a little cunt. Just go and buy a bike , you might get kicked out but at least you'll have a bike .

**vamr** · 29th May 2007, 22:12

Originally Posted by ktmkid

hmm ok i rekon i will be able to convince them.. what yall think of a rg150

Nice but there is a cosmetically worse-for-wear mc28 about to be regged and go for sale at Mt Eden MCs.... *hint hint*

**HungusMaximist** · 29th May 2007, 22:58

I didn't bother with convincing my parents and like most people here...

1. Kept everything low key, especially during the early stages of researching the bike market
2. Turned up home one day with the bike in the garage. The parents were shocked for the first hour.
3. End of story

**naughty** · 29th May 2007, 23:26

Originally Posted by ktmkid

this might sound dumb but i really want to get a road bike but my parents (mum especially

) are totally against it. They think i will kill myself. how can i convince them to let me get a road bike (learner).. i already have a cage and i have been riding motocross for a few years just to let you know. Im sure back when you guys were living a home you would hav been in the same situation.

Makes no difference whether you live at home or not. Im 32 and have not lived at home for years but my mum especially went a bit bonkas!

I told her first to warm her up to the idea then just brought it and rode it round to show them. Fortunately Dad used to ride so he thought it was cool,

so appeal to your Dads lost youth, even offer him a ride if you trust him! Or maybe not. Anyway you got no problems, try being a chick and check out your parents reaction to buying a bike. Im sure my mum would have felt differently if it was my brother.
Just do it!

**Disco Dan** · 29th May 2007, 23:30

Originally Posted by skidMark

do what i did

come home one day with a brand new bike...hey mum...dad look what i bought.

they were like

i was like i will be back later....i'm going for a ride

they were like ummmm ok be careful

nothing they could do bike was paid for.

Thats what I did too....

Not the best way, but meh...

I just turned up on my bike... "look ma, what I got" after the initial "lecture" and shock... they get used to it...

now they are actually encouraging me!

**swbarnett** · 29th May 2007, 23:53

From what I'm reading I had it easy. My dad was a rider from way back (Triumph 350 Twin back in the '50s). He was keen to get a bike for me when I started university (Honda CB125T back in 1982). When I moved up to a 250 he kept the 125 and commuted on it for a few years until a car rammed him in the side (he had a rod in his right leg for a year or two afterward). My mum was no trouble as dad was still riding when they met.

**Steelhorse** · 30th May 2007, 08:32

My uncle had a one way ride after being bowled by a car so my mum was always against it. She found out when she came round home and saw me working on my first bike, a GSX400, she was a bit quiet for a few weeks. Years later she is still not happy but she has accepted the fact. There will be hell to pay if I come off and she finds out tho!

**surfer** · 30th May 2007, 10:12

Life is short so who wants to end up an old fart in a rocking chair at the end of it saying, 'well in my day people rode motorbikes, looked a hella lot of fun, wish I'd had a go.'

....or would you rather be an old fart in the rocking chair saying to grandchildren, 'well in my day people rode motorbikes, was the best thing ever. I rode an rg150 and let me tell you the adventures I had blah blah...'

Your parents are your parents. They will love you for ever no matter what you do. Just don't ride like a cunt.

Enjoy

**Insanity_rules** · 1st June 2007, 14:41

Originally Posted by ktmkid

this might sound dumb but i really want to get a road bike but my parents (mum especially

) are totally against it. They think i will kill myself. how can i convince them to let me get a road bike (learner).. i already have a cage and i have been riding motocross for a few years just to let you know. Im sure back when you guys were living a home you would hav been in the same situation.

Oh yes. Keep wareing them down, eventually they'll see that bikes are an effective mode of transport and the most fun you can have with your pants on.