Child on the way, and i want a motorcycle....

[Ornery]

Guy I worked with back in the late '70s left behind a gorgeous pregnant gal, when a woman made a left in front of him on his bike...

I'm working with a girl who is now the bread winner in her family, because her husband was hit on his bike, by a 19 year old, uninsured ditz on a cell phone...

My brother's best friend left behind a wife and two year old son, when he was killed on his bike on the way to Sturgis...

Buy a serious amount of insurance (like $1,000,000.00 or so) if you're going to insist on following up on this selfish hobby!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Guy I worked with back in the late '70s left behind a gorgeous pregnant gal, when a woman made a left in front of him on his bike...

I'm working with a girl who is now the bread winner in her family, because her husband was hit on his bike, by a 19 year old, uninsured ditz on a cell phone...

My brother's best friend left behind a wife and two year old son, when he was killed on his bike on the way to Sturgis...

Buy a serious amount of insurance (like $1,000,000.00 or so) if you're going to insist on following up on this selfish hobby!

I think you are wrong. He needs to think things through and act in a way that lets him live and learn. He shouldn't ski, or backpack or do woodworking, which is just as dangerous? Nope.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Personally sounds like your motivations have more to do with life encroaching on your bachelorhood, than with wanting a motorcycle.

Sell the truck and get a sportier car. See if that satisfies your need for independence/testosterone/orwhateverelseismakingyouthinkyouneedamotorcycle.

Seriously, putting yourself in a situation where your primary commute on a motorcycle is STUPID.

 

[Mo0o]

I think someone is having a midlife crisis, albeit a few years too early.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Ornery
Guy I worked with back in the late '70s left behind a gorgeous pregnant gal, when a woman made a left in front of him on his bike...

I'm working with a girl who is now the bread winner in her family, because her husband was hit on his bike, by a 19 year old, uninsured ditz on a cell phone...

My brother's best friend left behind a wife and two year old son, when he was killed on his bike on the way to Sturgis...

Buy a serious amount of insurance (like $1,000,000.00 or so) if you're going to insist on following up on this selfish hobby!

I think you are wrong. He needs to think things through and act in a way that lets him live and learn. He shouldn't ski, or backpack or do woodworking, which is just as dangerous? Nope.

I'm wrong? None of those things really happened? Woodworking and backpacking is as dangerous as a motorcycle? :roll:

I notice you left out deep sea diving, sky diving and mountain climbing. Might that have ruined your assinine logic, nitwit?

When he goes to buy the mega insurance coverage, the motorcycle hobby IS going to increase the premium. Do you think woodworking or backpacking would? Any idea why or why not?

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Ornery
Guy I worked with back in the late '70s left behind a gorgeous pregnant gal, when a woman made a left in front of him on his bike...

I'm working with a girl who is now the bread winner in her family, because her husband was hit on his bike, by a 19 year old, uninsured ditz on a cell phone...

My brother's best friend left behind a wife and two year old son, when he was killed on his bike on the way to Sturgis...

Buy a serious amount of insurance (like $1,000,000.00 or so) if you're going to insist on following up on this selfish hobby!

I think you are wrong. He needs to think things through and act in a way that lets him live and learn. He shouldn't ski, or backpack or do woodworking, which is just as dangerous? Nope.

I'm wrong? None of those things really happened? Woodworking and backpacking is as dangerous as a motorcycle? :roll:

I notice you left out deep sea diving, sky diving and mountain climbing. Might that have ruined your assinine logic, nitwit?

When he goes to buy the mega insurance coverage, the motorcycle hobby IS going to increase the premium. Do you think woodworking or backpacking would? Any idea why or why not?

I think he meant that you're wrong in it being a selfish hobby.

Might that have ruined your assinine logic, nitwit?

Sheesh... you get fired up way too quickly. Must be all those car threads that piss you off so fast.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

Originally posted by: Ornery
Guy I worked with back in the late '70s left behind a gorgeous pregnant gal, when a woman made a left in front of him on his bike...

I'm working with a girl who is now the bread winner in her family, because her husband was hit on his bike, by a 19 year old, uninsured ditz on a cell phone...

My brother's best friend left behind a wife and two year old son, when he was killed on his bike on the way to Sturgis...

Buy a serious amount of insurance (like $1,000,000.00 or so) if you're going to insist on following up on this selfish hobby!

I think you are wrong. He needs to think things through and act in a way that lets him live and learn. He shouldn't ski, or backpack or do woodworking, which is just as dangerous? Nope.

I'm wrong? None of those things really happened? Woodworking and backpacking is as dangerous as a motorcycle? :roll:

I notice you left out deep sea diving, sky diving and mountain climbing. Might that have ruined your assinine logic, nitwit?

When he goes to buy the mega insurance coverage, the motorcycle hobby IS going to increase the premium. Do you think woodworking or backpacking would? Any idea why or why not?

Woodworking? Yeah it is dangerous. Look at power tool injury statistics. Now if you persist on calling name instead of being civil you can take a table saw and pound it up your ass. I am in no mood for crap.

 

[Ornery]

You're completely FULL OF CRAP shltforbrains! You know damn well the insurance premiums would NOT be the least bit affected by a woodworking hobby. Christ, the dense fvcks around here... :roll:

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Ornery
You're completely FULL OF CRAP shltforbrains! You know damn well the insurance premiums would NOT be the least bit affected by a woodworking hobby. Christ, the dense fvcks around here... :roll:

Your limited comprehension skills are showing. I didn't say riding wasnt dangerous, nor did I say that riding a bike doesnt drive up his rates.

What you have failed to grasp your typical moronic way is that insurance ISNT REQUIRED for those other activities. AND THAT IS WHY THERE ISNT AN ASSOCIATED PREMIUM BECAUSE THERE ISNT A LAW REGULATING IT.

I don't know who pissed in your cereal today, but look for me to do it tomorrow.

You dipshit, I am also a member of a rather large woodworking forum and if you go in there and tell them how safe power tools are they will trot out all their kickback injury pics and tell you that you don't know WTF you are talking about.

Now go back into your cave before I taunt you a second time.

 

[KingNothing]

I'm gonna second the SV650 suggestion. Cheaper to buy, cheaper to insure, cheaper to repair, cheaper to mod, and plenty fast. My friend's CBR600RR is much faster than my bike, but I can still be breaking any speed limit in the U.S. in a few seconds. Unless you're spending a lot of time at the track there's just no reason to buy a 600+ inline-4 bike.

If you don't already have gear, budget $600 to $1000 for it. Maybe less if you find good deals on stuff on EBay. Get leathers, get boots, and get a helmet. NewEnough.com is a good site for buying apparel.

 

[xSauronx]

i think youd be better off asking your wife....i say if you want a bike and can afford it, then...yeah sure, ok get one. but your wife might say "youre a moron, stop talking" when you bring it up and tell you if you really care about fuel economy to get a car instead of a bike. either way i wouldnt count on ATOT opinions helping you out too much when it comes up at home

 

[HappyPuppy]

Damn I wish I had found this thread earlier. Ihave plenty of :beer: and popcorn just waiting for some entertainment.

 

[kalster]

elite member v/s lifer flame war, does it get any better

 

[EtOH]

Let me relay a story about a neighbor of mine.

I am not judging motor cycles, do what you want. But this is what happened.

Dude works for Harley. He has an 4 year old son and a wife. Drives his bike up to some rally in Tennessee. He has been riding motor cycles for the last 15 years, not an amateur. Gets in a wreck, now a parapalegic.

It is the saddest thing to see him and his son at the park. The son is playing and his father can't even throw the ball with him or climb and play in the playground.

My recommendation is don't do it, not worth it.

EtOH

 

[FoBoT]

no, you need to lay off the danger for 10-20 years until your kid grows up. i sold mine in 1997/when my first kid was 4. i am getting itchy, but am going to wait 5-10 more years. for sure when i turn 50 i'll get one again.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Geek fight!

 

[imported_Mike]

You're getting new carpet with a kid on the way....now thats crazy.

 

[malbojah]

After doing some test rides in Daytona this week, all I can say is coming from a sportbike owner: I LOVE the Victory Vegas

 

[Triumph]

Coming from someone who rides a bike, I'd say don't do it. Because the first year or so of riding is one of the riskiest of your riding career. If you hadn't knocked up your wife, I'd say go for it! But with a kid coming, I know I wouldn't risk it.

Besides, with a kid coming you won't have much time to ride.

Is this a legitimate hobby? Or what do u guys think? Im looking at a 2003/2004 GSXR 750.

Just saw this. Sorry buddy, but the answer is no! The 750 is REALLY no beginner bike, and I can't stress that enough. More so than a 600 or a 1000. It is VERY twitchy and VERY unforgiving. I can't think of a worse choice for a beginner bike. Learning to ride a bike is like learning to ride a horse. Learning to ride a sportbike (with no prior experience) is equivalent to learning to ride on a wild horse. It's like saying, "I've never ridden a horse before, so I'm gonna go get me one of them Mustangs from out west and learn to ride on it."

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

...Now go back into your cave before I taunt you a second time.

Listen fvcktard, I'm talking about LIFE INSURANCE, not auto insurance!

 

[HappyPuppy]

<pulls up lawnchair and sets beer and popcornon table>

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith

...Now go back into your cave before I taunt you a second time.

Listen fvcktard, I'm talking about LIFE INSURANCE, not auto insurance!

I have been riding motorcycles for 35 years and I have more than a million dollars in insurance between two policies. I was given a physical, and asked if I smoked. Not once was I asked if I rode a motorcycle. My rates are unaffected.

Now you can take your foot out of your mouth and shove it up your ass since my real world experience proves you don't know what the fsck you are talking about. Maybe your policy does, but maybe they looked at you and figured you were worth screwing over because as a reasonable human being you fail miserably.

Next?

 

[HappyPuppy]

<Winston 1 Ornery 0>

<empties first beer and opens another. Takes handful of popcorn in anticipation of Ornery's response>

 

[episodic]

There was about 6 months of poverty that saw me taking my son to school on a motorcycle (an old one I had always had) - his friends still think that it was cool

I never went on main roads and never went faster than 25 though . . .

 

[Ornery]

Hah, I was given prefered rates because I don't smoke, or have dangerous hobbies such as... sky diving, motorcycle riding, etc. No mention of woodworking! :roll: