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

[Tbirdkid]

Oh well we tried to help him man...

Just so you know... I have ridden dirt, its not like its my first time on a bike. Also, i am taking the msf course to make sure i am trained to ride a bike on the street. Negativity doesnt help, and it surely isnt wanted or needed. I did ask for opinions, but i didnt ask for negativity like that, wow.
Either way, it probably wont be a gixxer as i am probably going to get a great deal on this sv i saw at the local dealership. its an 03.
Im going to ride, and thats that.

 

[ponyo]

I've 1999 Honda F4 CBR600 with 1200 miles on it. It was my first bike and I got married a year later and my wife wouldn't let me ride. So it sat in my garage for 2 years. I finally convinced her to let me ride on occasional weekends but now I've a little baby girl, I feel uncomfortable getting on.

I know I should sell the bike but it's not worth much and I don't need the money. I paid cash when I bought it so I never had to worry about payments and yearly insurance and tag is no big deal.

I say if you can afford the bike without taking out a loan, by all means go for it. But if you have to finance a toy or hobby, I say you shouldn't. Baby's can be pretty expensive and there are lot of things to buy initially. If you have to make monthly payments on the bike, you're taking away some of your financial flexibility and things you can do for your child or spouse.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Tbirdkid

Oh well we tried to help him man...

Just so you know... I have ridden dirt, its not like its my first time on a bike. Also, i am taking the msf course to make sure i am trained to ride a bike on the street. Negativity doesnt help, and it surely isnt wanted or needed. I did ask for opinions, but i didnt ask for negativity like that, wow.
Either way, it probably wont be a gixxer as i am probably going to get a great deal on this sv i saw at the local dealership. its an 03.
Im going to ride, and thats that.

cool... watch out for the assh*le cagers

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: notfred
You bought a $37,000 car that gets 16mpg in order to carry around one woman and an infant, and you're complaining about fuel economy?

word,
plus you wanna get a bike that will do 0-60 in 3 seconds flat AND will lock the front wheel on you the first time you forget you dont know what you're doing...

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: Tbirdkid

Oh well we tried to help him man...

Just so you know... I have ridden dirt, its not like its my first time on a bike. Also, i am taking the msf course to make sure i am trained to ride a bike on the street. Negativity doesnt help, and it surely isnt wanted or needed. I did ask for opinions, but i didnt ask for negativity like that, wow.
Either way, it probably wont be a gixxer as i am probably going to get a great deal on this sv i saw at the local dealership. its an 03.
Im going to ride, and thats that.

cool... watch out for the assh*le cagers

Err, the dirt bikes are nothing like riding on the streets, or a sport bike. The MSF course in my opinion is nothing. It teaches you how to handle and some tips, but its no substitute for riding experience on a smaller cc bike that is forgiving of mistakes. I haven't even owend a bike, and only probably have like 10 hours of street riding experience and I know that. You seem to be having an early mid-life crisis in wanting a gsxer 750. Go get yourself something like a Sport touring that'll let your pride have its image but isnt' as aggressive.

EDIT: Just read about the sv650.

 

[travlen]

Do not buy a motorcycle for the purpose of commuting. Motorcycles are for pleasure. I am not even awake yet when I get to work, it would be pretty dangerous to be drowsy and not alert on a motorcycle.

That said, if you want a bike, do not hesitate for one second just because you have kids. Buy one. Being a dad just means you'll be more careful.

My $0.02

 

[The Stigenator]

Be careful with teh SV, but I woudltn recommend it because its a wheelie machine and a torque bitch. Oh well you arent going to listen, so just load up on life insurance and name your wife and kid the beneficiary.

I tried a Dirt bike the other day, 2005 YZ 125 (yamaha), the damn thing is fscking fast. Its completely a different ball game. Mind you i was too chicken to take it up into my friends backyard track. I rode in his drive way. Damn that thing is fast. I was watching my friend and his friends take thier bikes on the backyard course. The thing is totally differnet. For one, putting a foot down on an apex brake is something i would never do on the street. The other thing is that my friend is a MX racer and has been in the racing circuit for a while now. He has a Dual Sport 650 that he uses in the dirt and street. He says street is a differnet game. Regardless I have mucho respect for dirt, but you cant master riding a bike in dirt in a few tries and be ready for teh street. It takes skill.

 

[Rayden]

Here is a different point of view.

My dad used to ride before he was married. I do'nt know if he stopped when I was born or when he married. Just in the last few years he bought an 80 something BMW motorcycle and started riding again. I am in my second year of college now and my youngest sibling is 13 or so. I don't know his reasoning about riding again now, but I assume it has to do with my mom's concerns when I was born.

Don't get a crotch rocket for a commuter bike. It is not the right kind of bike for that.

 

[Calin]

If you are already decided to buy a bike, buy one for your wife - there is nothing as good as to have some company when you go riding

 

[BullsOnParade]

Buy a used diesel Defender 110 do a greasehol conversion and run it on McDonalds old fry oil. That'd be
a funny hobby and a kick ass ride.