I am on the same boat as you! No reson ever works they just are so against touring on a bike! Even a short ride seems to be a strict no no and I end up doing it without their knowledge! What I dont understand is that what is it that they think is dangerous? they are aware I am careful while riding but yet the are never convinced! It is like a deadlock! Worst part I bought a Duke here in Bangalore want to ride it home to OOTY, well wanna ride on the hills but since my parents would not approve it and would have to face a lot of gyan, and end up in a big argument I am forced to refrain!

seems everyone is facing the same problems... My parents wont let me go anywhere overnight so I can only go to places that I can come back home by night... I will try someow to convince them somehow to let me go longer...

Convince for Roadtrip

Yep you read it right i want to convince my wife and my parents to let me go on a road trip. There might be many people like me who want to convince there parents/wife/girlfriend for road trip. I wanted to know how should i convince? and what technique you guys had used to convince your parents/wife/girlfriend.

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Did a 1400km roadtrip without telling my parents ! Told my parents there was a office get together and I would be staying with colleagues and did a Chennai - Bangalore - Mysore - Ooty - Mysore - Bangalore - Chennai ride for 7days !! Felt awesome !!!

Sam poblem with my parents... the reason I got my bullet after 3 years of very stubborn attitude.. still they would not allow me to go from one city to another... leave aside long trips to himalayas...


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riding is an art, driving is an art, so is convincing ppl.
I am not a master of these.. But will share my experience on this topic.
As with everyone my parents were always worried when i was on a two wheeler.. But as time passed, everything started soothing for them. The reason was whenever i was riding anyone of my parents pillion, i never sped fast or rode with sudden accelerations etc.. They developed a 'trust' that he is capable of taking care of himself..
One should develop trust in his near and dear.. Take small trips around town and prove they are capable of riding or driving on the highway.
I see many 18 year olds here trying to take it to the highway.. Touring etc. I am not questioning their capability.. But i feel one should have some good experience on the indian highway.. In buses, in cars etc before jumping to riding straight away for long rides.. Forums like xbhp have some very skilled riders who travel, explore, conquer new terrains and posts some extremely eye catchy pics inviting more and more ppl to do what they did.. But i really dont expect 18 year olds to go for it.. Have some experience in your kitty before you can try.. I have never met a single person who says he is inexperienced for the highway. But riding in city and riding on the highway are two very different tricks.. Some sign languages are completly opposite.. Have seen many truck drivers 'indicating' and later realising that they were asking me to overtake them!! How will a city rider know that? There are many otherthings which this post is too small for.. You only realise your bikes potential or drawbacks when you use it on the highway.. How much distance it covers when you brake at 100 and how much distance it covers when you brake at 70 are not linearly proportional..
Learn and experience through short rides.. Build youself for the ride. Your time will come!! Everybike can go to Leh, every rider cant. I cant!! still(on a bike)!!

I would like to share my experience with mom, single parent. She was paranoid about getting me a bike 4 years back, just after getting my DL. Gave the household car to drive for strictly family purpose.
Then I came down to Mysore for graduation and after some convincing, she bought me a used RTR160. Used it bit above a year, had 1 minor accident and sold it to get something in my own name, fresh.
By that time, I saved up some amount, and took some loan from relatives and mom (yeah, its a loan am still to repay starting in next 2 months), I bought a P220. She came down here on the occasion of the purchase and got me a good helmet then. Since then, no looking back. Each and every trip, covering the whole of South India was informed. Did around 14k kms in a year, mostly touring. Last January she gifted me a set of knee and elbow guards!

Now am doing a trip of Bangalore to Guwahati on 3rd week of this month and permission granted.

Well I was also thinking what made her so comfortable with my biking. I got the answer 2 days back!

One of my friend's dad was saying to my mom - "you shouldn't have given bikes to him, these things are to be bought after one gets settled, now he's riding from Bangalore to Guwahati, this, that, bla bla bla..." and my mom said- "I know each and everything he's doing. The generation isn't stereotype as ours. You shouldn't deter anyone's confidence and obstruct in what anyone is passionate about. Risks are well accepted cause its part of it and he knows it well."

I thank mom for she got to understand me and acknowledges it. As many parents, me too was sent to drawing school, music classes etc. Couldn't draw anything properly or differentiate between notes even after months of classes. Then she tested if I can live upto the level of what I always used to tell about and even ride imaginary bikes in young age.

P.S. Am not from the creamy layer society, who would get whatever he wants, but with limited 4 digit pocket money.

I am really trying my best to convince my parents. Posts from different people here is like my condition. I am 20 years old and I own an ZMA don't know when will I get a chance to put it to some good touring.

Don't worry man. We are sailing on the same boat

My parents thinks that people who tour on bikes do insanely high speeds..and then one of the favourite reason for not going on tours ; "Roads me bada bada trucks rehta hai and they drive recklessly. Jab tera sar (head) truck ke niche pichkega na tab samjhega"

seems like almost every rider out there is of the same problems and yeah, me too!

what i do,
i'll say my parents the place am leaving for, but 'll say nothing about the bike ride, nor even they ask!
< think they have no guess that we use bikes for more than commuting >

And, if the place is off to be connected with me, will tell a reason < a lie > for going there.

I believe that, even if some mishaps happen, at-least they should know where I am, for parents are the ones who care for us till the last!

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Jab sir truck k niche aa jayega tab to mai kuch samjhne layak hi ni rahunga :P :P

Everybody is speaking about parents but is anybody facing opposition from wife for riding?

ROTFL!!! Who doesn't??? Lol

it is much easier to convince wife rather than parents.