Convincing the olds...

[Young&Stupid]

Hey guys, ive been on my L's for about 6 months now, haven't had a lot of on road experience but done quite a bit of round the farm.. at the moment I've got a dual purpose Suzuki 185... Been looking into getting a sportbike, such as RG150 (went for a ride on one the other day ) but am having trouble convincing mum to let me buy it, (says something about it being dangerous... )

[Madness]

Maybe your choice of username might have something to do with mum's concerns?

[Young&Stupid]

Damn... i knew that user name was a poor choice... back to the drawing board...

[Meekey_Mouse]

Yeah, user name would be a big thing

But to the facts board!...
1, Mountain biking has more ACC claims then motorbike riding,
2, Horse riding has more ACC claims then motorbike riding,
3, If you ride with your brain and sensibly, then motorbike riding can be safer then most other sports

and, the best one...

4, riding a motorbike is just so much fun!!

[Quartermile]

I think the last one is what she is afraid of....

My parents were sweet with me getting my FXR then this one as my dad used to have a bike, they're not so sure about me getting the 600, but I'll get around that,

funny mentioned getting a radar, response the expected why the hell would you need one of those you shouldn't need one blah blah blah, so ummm dad why do you have one, oh.......

[Madness]

Third party references can be helpful too.

Helen Clark used to ride on 2 wheels.

[Young&Stupid]

Helen Clark? thats gotta help somehow... I had a ride on an FXR on Wednesday, thought it was alright till i rode the RG...

cheers for the help

[Disco Dan]

You should try doing what I did... just arrive home one day with your new motorbike.

Once they are over that.. do the same thing.... this time with a borrowed ZX11

Then the same thing again.. this time with your new 600.

They should get over it eventually.

[Madness]

this time with a borrowed ZX11

And where the hell are you going to find one of those?

[Disco Dan]

And where the hell are you going to find one of those?

errr my friends garage mate. Tis too much power for me! Nice and heavy though.

[Shadows]

Third party references can be helpful too.

Helen Clark used to ride on 2 wheels.

She gave up riding because she crashed face first into the back of a bus?

[Mr. Peanut]

Third party references can be helpful too.

Helen Clark used to ride on 2 wheels.

Yeah, a Honda Cub 50.

That's like "not inhaling" for motorcycles.

[Colapop]

And where the hell are you going to find one of those?

I know 'someone' with one...

[Daffyd]

She gave up riding because she crashed face first into the back of a bus?

So that's why the back of a bus is so ugly!

[Quartermile]

So that's why the back of a bus is so ugly!

Haha nice

Bling Away