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re: My 18 yr Old wants a Motorcycle "BAD" !!
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:34 pm to The Torch
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:34 pm to The Torch
I rode since I was a kid but in my 40's I was at a 4 way stop and I'm looking around and Every cars driver was on the cell phone! I went home and sold my bike. Neck problems and having to wear a helmet sucked anyway so it was time. Every spring I want to get one! Good luck he'll be ok just has to play like he's in a video game and everyone is out to Kill him! Seriously that's the attitude you have to have!
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Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:34 pm to OweO
A shitload of inexperienced arse clowns posting this thread
Posted on 3/22/25 at 8:46 pm to Bayou
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A shitload of inexperienced arse clowns posting this thread
Instead of saying people are arse clowns, etc tell us what should be done or what you think about the situation,
Posted on 3/22/25 at 9:32 pm to Bayou
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A shitload of inexperienced arse clowns posting this thread
Several experienced bike riders have also posted.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 10:33 pm to The Torch
Get him one for track days. Once you’ve ridden on a real track, street riding isn’t even fun.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 10:34 pm to Bayou
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You don't learn unless you do. Let him do. He's 18. Driving cars is a lot more dangerous than you think.
What a f’n idiot.
Posted on 3/22/25 at 11:47 pm to tigerbutt
When my children were young I threw their bicycles in a dumpster and told them they had been stolen. Why? Because I saw people driving wrecklessly while talking on cellphones.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 1:27 am to The Torch
My younger brother had a friend who rode a street bike as his daily transportation. On his way to work one morning, a woman somehow didn't see him, hit the guy, and he lost a leg at the knee (don't remember if it was the left or right, as this was 40-ish years ago).
The guy was riding safely, maintaining a proper distance between vehicles, not speeding, etc, yet still lost part of a leg.
Your son can do EVERYTHING right, and still be seriously injured. Though this can also happen in a car, it is much less likely to happen; especially when considering modern car crumple zones, multiple air bags, etc.
The guy was riding safely, maintaining a proper distance between vehicles, not speeding, etc, yet still lost part of a leg.
Your son can do EVERYTHING right, and still be seriously injured. Though this can also happen in a car, it is much less likely to happen; especially when considering modern car crumple zones, multiple air bags, etc.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 1:43 am to The Torch
My youngest went to work right out of HS, making decent money working with a large infrastructure company.
He bought one of those damned crotch rockets. Six months later he laid it down on its side and slid it underneath a trailer that turned left without a turn signal. He was attempting to pass.
Thank God he wasn’t seriously hurt. It totaled the bike and thankfully he pocketed the insurance money and hasn’t bought another one.
He bought one of those damned crotch rockets. Six months later he laid it down on its side and slid it underneath a trailer that turned left without a turn signal. He was attempting to pass.
Thank God he wasn’t seriously hurt. It totaled the bike and thankfully he pocketed the insurance money and hasn’t bought another one.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 2:08 am to The Torch
Ask him to speak to emergency room physicians and staff
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:45 am to The Torch
I've owned three Harley's in my life and I would never get on the road today on one. too many crazy drivers on the road today. he's young, so help him buy a bad arse mustang or a vette. make a deal
Posted on 3/23/25 at 3:12 pm to The Torch
Posted on 3/23/25 at 3:13 pm to Smeg
Whoops
Posted on 3/23/25 at 3:19 pm to The Torch
Lawrence of Arabia died in a motorcycle accident.
This post was edited on 3/23/25 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:29 pm to The Torch
I have been riding motorcycles in some form since I was a kid. I still ride street and dirt bikes. It wasn’t until I was in my late forties that I went down. But it did happen and will eventually happen to everyone who continues to ride.
Get him good protective gear and wear it. The bike should not be his only mode of transportation. Use it at low traffic times.
Yes, it can be dangerous, but man it’s fun. It’s a habit I have never kicked.
Get him good protective gear and wear it. The bike should not be his only mode of transportation. Use it at low traffic times.
Yes, it can be dangerous, but man it’s fun. It’s a habit I have never kicked.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:01 pm to The Torch
Watched one guy die and saw the immediate aftermath of two more.
I would go to great lengths to stop my son from getting a motorcycle.
I would go to great lengths to stop my son from getting a motorcycle.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:03 pm to The Torch
Everybody has horror stories of bikes, but I had a few and they were a lot of fun. I knew people that got in accidents and saw one first hand. Still had fun.
Is this the totally responsible stance? No. Absolutely not. But you only live once and there's nothing like riding a powerful motorcycle.
My best advice is to just inform the kid of the risks (I'm sure you have) but if he's going to buy one, maybe you could buy one with him. Go for rides together. Teach him safe and responsible riding. (Get the gear.)
It could be a good father/son thing to do.
Is this the totally responsible stance? No. Absolutely not. But you only live once and there's nothing like riding a powerful motorcycle.
My best advice is to just inform the kid of the risks (I'm sure you have) but if he's going to buy one, maybe you could buy one with him. Go for rides together. Teach him safe and responsible riding. (Get the gear.)
It could be a good father/son thing to do.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:29 pm to Ricardo
My best friend I grew up with spent all his childhood on dirt bikes and bought a motorcycle after college. Lived in Dallas and was doing everything right, an idiot hits him on the freeway and took him 2 years to be able to walk again and now can only walk with a cane since he was mid 20’s. Not a day goes by he wishes he never bought a bike
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:30 pm to The Torch
I sent my son to riding lessons at a Harley dealer, learning on 500cc bikes. They made controlled group rides in the country.
I got him a Honda Grom and we mapped out a route to school through neighborhoods, not on any major roads. We live just north of DFW Airport. He was limited to that route specifically for one entire year. We had a tracker on the bike and a daily record. At the end of one year, he purchased a larger bike and we gave him more leeway.
Within three months he sold the bike. He had two close encounters and decided he didn't love riding nearly as much as his own life.
I would agree, we were too lenient here but we've always been the parents that went against the grain at times.
I got him a Honda Grom and we mapped out a route to school through neighborhoods, not on any major roads. We live just north of DFW Airport. He was limited to that route specifically for one entire year. We had a tracker on the bike and a daily record. At the end of one year, he purchased a larger bike and we gave him more leeway.
Within three months he sold the bike. He had two close encounters and decided he didn't love riding nearly as much as his own life.
I would agree, we were too lenient here but we've always been the parents that went against the grain at times.
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