I‘m interested in purchasing a motorcycle. I‘ve ridden before and i know how to drive. The issue stems from the fact that my father is in possession of all of my money. I‘m 18, but unfortunately, the state i live in has the age of majority set to 19. My dad had a rather bad wreck on his motorcycle last year and was stuck in the hospital for several months. He had to have several surgeries to repair the damage. He refuses to acknowledge that the wreck, which occurred because the brakes locked up, was his fault. Had he practiced proper maintenance and storage of his bike, it wouldn‘t have occurred. That being said, his wreck also occured on the interstate. I‘m fully aware of the dangers. I‘m planning on riding only on backroads while im in college. It‘s a small town and i won‘t be traveling much, therefore I won‘t even be in a situation that could lead to the same kind of wreck. What can i do to convince him to give me MY money for the bike?
Sorry to hear about your father. As a note, brakes on a motorcycle won't stuck that easily and when they do, the motorcycle tend to be not in a running condition let alone capable of going highways. He must have applied brakes too hard which caused his motorcycle to loose traction or maybe he've dropped too may gears too soon that caused the rear wheel to lock up. One little mistake on a motorcycle can be your last mistake! I'm not saying that motorcycles are death traps as I've been riding motorcycles for about 8 years now myself. Just trying to explain how precise and cautious you must be while riding one. There is a saying: RIDE LIKE YOU'RE INVISIBLE and that pretty much explains everything! An accident on a motorcycle cost rider's life what would have caused a bumper damage on a car. Now to your question, if all you want is scratch back roads then a road legal dirt bike like Yamaha XT250, XT220 or TW200, Suzuki DR200SE and Honda CRF250L and CRF230L sounds good to me. Or if your local town authorities allow off-road (road illegal) dirt bikes (which I highly doubt) then your options will be much more vast. Just remember start and learn on a small bike and work your way up step by step. Hope it helps. GOOD LUCK.
Most likely you'll have to want until your 19, I've had a lot of friends, relatives have wrecks and some took their life's. I've found that when some people give up riding because of a wreck or someone else's wreck, you can't change their mind. I'm afraid you'll have to wait. riding 50 yrs and counting
