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**gamer.gautam** · 08-21-2010, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by chiragwarm View Post

I got it 3 months before my 18th Bday

Thanx to Photoshop :-D

REALLY??

wow... tat's awesome, but at the same time its illegal

did the RTO guys, ever find out?

**abhis3k** · 08-21-2010, 12:54 AM

Originally posted by nagoo View Post

First analyze the problem ...

why parents don;t like there kids [read as matured also] on 2 wheels ?

-- How many of u seen ppl [all sort of age, especially younger] driving overspeed/rash/reckless/brainless/stupid/insane ?
--> i see such ppl daily , infact every time i step out at least one such ppl/incident

Now how can any parents allow there kids to drive like that .. no-parents will... its not becouse there kids will drive like that .. but for the fact .. there kids may suffer from the ill act of other stupid drivers ....

i really thank to the govt and its policies of on import of powerful bikes... otherwise i can't imagine how many ppl might have afforded and pawed the way for irresponsible driving [even i can see many ppl driving insanely with costliest/powerful bike like R15].

Solution: beyond solutions this problem is

I agree to it. Many of my friends drive like insane. They make fun of me since I ride sensibly. They like to race in pothole-filled and busy narrow roads.
When I ask "Why on such public roads?"
They answer "In highway everyone drives/rides fast. It's no fun. Real fun is when you honk on crowdy roads with lots of people and they panik and leave you the road to race"

"

I started riding just recently. Got my ride 1 week back. When asked for permission for tour, my mother told "After one year". What my father told was even promising, he told "Just because you ride sensibly, others just wont." He indicated my friends. Then he told "Ride for 2 years in a 100km radius, get used to people, their intension, behavior and roads. Then after 2 years if you are opting for tours, be it Leh or Goa, you are free to ride."

Those words really made me think again. I think it is justified they are afraid to give permission. But I think my parents & me made a great decision. I will learn and get used to different aspects of Biking as much as I can in coming two years. Then I will go with some experience to tour India on my ride.

**RogueRider** · 08-23-2010, 10:46 PM

Me too

Well, I'm in my twenties and to quickly finish the running in of my bike I decided to go on a tour, well I'm a kannadiga from Mysore.. live in Bangalore though... my friend was getting married in thirchur in kerala and even though he offered to book flight tickets for me I decided to ride on my bike. My parents were quite anxious and expressed their displeasure.. but my enthusiasm and firm will made them relent and I did go on the trip.

I kept calling them once every four hours, the trip lasted about eight, it was about 550km from my home, the bad part was that I had to return on the next day and since the bike was new the clutch and brake levers were pretty hard and I ended up getting my hands numb, this despite me wearing gloves. My hands remained numb for atleast a week and the bones still ache. My butt was sore for God knows how long, apart from this I had an extremely comfortable ride and I got to know my pulsar220 better. Although highway mileage was limited to 30kpl because I kept her above 100kph most of the time, which she did with ease.

Now, my folks have emotionally blackmailed me from going on such trips again

**rdna** · 08-24-2010, 09:06 PM

While I was reading this post, my mom called me from another city to know if everything is alright at home

That shows the level of concern, but most of the time it gets toooo irritating for being paranoid

Though I've been riding bikes for nearly 6 years, I consider myself "new" to biking since I bought the RTR recently. It's a whole new different experience compared to a commuter CT 100.

Being a quarter of a century old still has my parents on the edge when I go on short rides(I won't tell them, but they know I'm upto something

) It's close to impossible to convince my parents that it's safe riding, atleast with knowledgeable group of bikers. Somehow I don't like touring solo.....yet. Till then, I'll sneak out of bed at 4.30-5 in the morning for weekend rides. Keep an eye on the Bangalore G2G

Originally posted by chiragwarm View Post

I got it 3 months before my 18th Bday

Thanx to Photoshop :-D

This is the reason parents are scared of. There are lot of young guys out there who get their DL early, either the way you did it, or because of influence. Most youngsters have the impression that they are very good riders. Time to get over it.

Originally posted by abhis3k View Post

I agree to it. Many of my friends drive like insane. They make fun of me since I ride sensibly. They like to race in pothole-filled and busy narrow roads.
When I ask "Why on such public roads?"
They answer "In highway everyone drives/rides fast. It's no fun. Real fun is when you honk on crowdy roads with lots of people and they panik and leave you the road to race"

"

It is highly suggested that you avoid riding with your friends when they want to do "galli racing"

One mishap is enough for all of you get thrashed by the public and the media blowing everything out of proportion and you ending up paying a huge fine to the cops.

Originally posted by abhis3k View Post

What my father told was even promising, he told "Just because you ride sensibly, others just wont." He indicated my friends. Then he told "Ride for 2 years in a 100km radius, get used to people, their intension, behavior and roads. Then after 2 years if you are opting for tours, be it Leh or Goa, you are free to ride."

Those words really made me think again. I think it is justified they are afraid to give permission. But I think my parents & me made a great decision.

When your parents have kept such a high level of trust on you and if it is shattered because of an unfortunate incident by your peers, your touring days will be simply delayed. Wish all our parents were as supportive as your dad

**abhis3k** · 08-24-2010, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by rdna View Post

It is highly suggested that you avoid riding with your friends when they want to do "galli racing"

One mishap is enough for all of you get thrashed by the public and the media blowing everything out of proportion and you ending up paying a huge fine to the cops.

That's the only reason I ride solo, without them. Last weekend we had a fight again for riding gear, they refused to wear a helmet.

Originally posted by rdna View Post

When your parents have kept such a high level of trust on you and if it is shattered because of an unfortunate incident by your peers, your touring days will be simply delayed. Wish all our parents were as supportive as your dad

I will keep their expectation. Its a promise.

I have little time except the weekend. In last 2 weekends, after my first ride, I clocked 328km on ODO.

**phanikar** · 10-01-2010, 06:36 PM

I have got rid of this problem long time back.There were even instances where i had my family following me in a car.The arguement would start with my mom and aunt shouting "y dont you come in the car when you have som much space" during the breaks. Over the years they have had the confidence in me and never interfere with my touring. The only thing my mom asks when im leaving for a ride is "when are you planning to come back????" The usual answer she expects is "I DONT KNOW, HAVENT THOUGHT OF IT"

. Looking at my enthusiasm my brother in law started to accompany me during short rides.Then he was into some serious touring for some time.That was when the problem arised in my house.The whole house was echoing with the voices of my family members asking me "werent you enough for the whole family.Y have you pulled your brother in law into this"

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**Garry_Menace** · 10-01-2010, 10:30 PM

same is the problem with me. i asked my parents about a ride (3 day trip actually) to a 250 odd kms. distant place and they simply denied saying "jaa jaana hai to bike leke... phir ghar mein mat ghusiyo waapis

"...

Translated: "if u want to go, then go with ur bike, but then don't return back to us" (this way, they showed me that they r feeling that i don't care about their opinion as i was continuously asking them to allow me again and again)

on further stressing and asking the reason for the same for about 2-3 days, they said that they don't mean that they don't have faith in my riding skills or matureness, but they can't allow me keeping in mind that 80% of the accidents on the road due to other people riding/driving on the road, especially the truckers.

**bluevolt** · 10-09-2010, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by Garry_Menace View Post

...but they can't allow me keeping in mind that 80% of the accidents on the road due to other people riding/driving on the road, especially the truckers.

I would disagree with the truckers statement - they are safest and most predictable drivers on the roads. And I say this from experience with truckers all across India.

What makes the roads dangerous are cars, buses, animals and people trying to cross the roads. Everything, but truckers.

**kingkong** · 10-09-2010, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by bluevolt View Post

I would disagree with the truckers statement - they are safest and most predictable drivers on the roads. And I say this from experience with truckers all across India.

What makes the roads dangerous are cars, buses, animals and people trying to cross the roads. Everything, but truckers.

+1 to that....generally truckers follow all the rules.....except for some errant drunk truck drivers, roadways buses are the worst of all usually....

**P220_noob** · 11-04-2010, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by kingkong View Post

+1 to that....generally truckers follow all the rules.....except for some errant drunk truck drivers, roadways buses are the worst of all usually....

+1 I've noticed that outside the city limits, the truckers are the ones who follow traffic rules .... but once inside the city, they seem to forget all the rules

**Garry_Menace** · 11-04-2010, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by bluevolt View Post

I would disagree with the truckers statement - they are safest and most predictable drivers on the roads. And I say this from experience with truckers all across India.

What makes the roads dangerous are cars, buses, animals and people trying to cross the roads. Everything, but truckers.

I'm not saying that they don't follow rules. Actually, its the load on them which don't allow them to steer or brake suddenly in panic situation PLUS the fact that they travel on the highways for days make such image in the minds of people (especially, parents in this case) that they sometimes (may be rarely, but have seen many accidents due to this as we oftenly travel on NH1 as it falls in the way to my hometown) tend to snick your little vehicle with the sides/corners as they don't get to sleep properly.

**desertfox** · 11-04-2010, 10:03 PM

Parents against the idea of "TOURING" on a motorcycleSpouse / Children

Here is my story. With my parents in Bangalore, I do not have to report day to day biking activity. But there was stiff resistance from my Dad on owning a Ninja; however my Mom was super excited on owning a Ninja. The best part is my Dad was a great fan of Bikes until he and I had an accident just few days before my marriage. Well, I will not get into this 20 years old story; I will try to tell you the bright present. Read on ...

Few folks think that when you get a bike (see sports bikes) he / she will clip and land up in the hospital / worst. So, to remove the perception, I had a good discussion with my spouse and children before buying my bike (Ninja). I always tell them a phrase from Spiderman With great power comes great responsibility

. Initially, there was a hesitation but now she is fine. I made sure she too had the same kind of head gear / gloves / good shoe protection as mine. The best part was she was convinced that the drive was more controlled and following guidelines of not over speeding/rash driving.

Well right now this has worked from me; hope this would help someone out there. Happy Holidays!

**gokulvarmank** · 11-05-2010, 12:27 PM

I find myself in agreement with many of the issues expressed here. After several years of waiting I finally got my bike about two months back and have been riding hard with a couple of long rides done with incremental distance.

I think what finally convinced my parents (I am 24 and a working man, btw) is my steady driving observed over the years. Just like the frog which just gets used to heat if the water it sits in is heated slowly, I found that gradually extending the length of the rides makes them more comfortable. I started with a 35 km ride, an 80 km ride, a 120 km ride and then a 230 km ride.

Parents need seasoning and tempering. If done properly it would be alright. Also give them the power to veto you. Ultimately whether you ride or not is up to Providence, and who knows parents may ultimately find themselves not so averse to your ride. Letting them know a couple of days before hand, and over those few days letting them aware of your plans for the ride and talking them into accepting would be a good idea.

**rsk11584** · 12-18-2010, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by thaker1985 View Post

Hi All,

Let me say a little something about myself, before you start thinking that I am another teenager hammering on the ever so controversial "parent-child" conflict

I am 24 years old, and work in Bangalore at an IT firm. My parents stay in Chennai. I have been riding since I was 14, and have never met with any major accidents till date (touchwood).

Lately, I have developed an interest in doing long distance trips on my motorcycle, and am really getting hooked on to such butt-breakers. But my parents are REALLY worried that i do such trips on own. I have tried every trick up my sleeve to convince them that this is not such a bad idea. I wear proper gear while doing these trips, have decent enough knowledge on amatuer motorcycle fixing, and constantly keep in touch with my folks while I am on the road. Yet, there is a strong opposition on their part. I have even tried the lame excuse of "festival time, so couldn't get tickets for the bus/train/plane, and hence rode down home, to be with you , mom/dad

" My father went to the extent of suggesting that I should sell my bike, and get a new car. Now, I care a lot for them, and would not like them to feel that I do not respect their feelings, just because I stay away from them, and am independent.

Is it me, or are there any other poor folks out here, who have have been in a similar situation. There are a zillion questions on my mind, but I'll stick to asking the more important ones. What is it that makes parents think that we (Motorcycle tourers) are risking our lives. How does someone in my position go about convincing them otherwise

MODS, please merge this if there is an existing thread on this.

Thanks all!

Happened with me once,I was living in Aurangabad, and had gone to study to Pune for 3 month course, and wanted to take my bike for easy travelling and not be dependant on the public transport. I initially planned for driving my bike to Pune as its only 240 kms but was afraid, i.e not confident of going alone at that time also asked my friends who were in pune, aurangabad they told they went with one friend, as I did not have anyone and my mom did not allow me, sent bike with transport agency, it cost me Rs.1000/- bike came fully packed after 2 days.

After the course was over, again I had to return to Aurangabad, this time my mind started working

I calculated that petrol will cost max 250 rs to travel to aurangabad even less than that,, tried to convince my mom but she was not at all ready to listen, then called one good friend of mine from aurangabad, even though he was my good friend , paid rs.200 for his bus fare and then one full day we roamed pune, and next day at morning 07 started from pune, taking break at every 30 kms reached abad at 01.30 in afternoon and dropped him home, and literally my mom was surprised ./ angry on why I drove the bike

when I reached home on bike. I have travelled many times from Aur- Pune on bus so know the route well, and its a sheer luck that on the deserted highway nothing happened to bike, even though the bike is in excellent condition only thing which i feared is puncture, which did not happen,

**carnivalofbikes** · 01-21-2011, 11:02 PM

it's all about the mind set of the new bikee.

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