Need help convincing my mom to let me get a bike

[intotherain]

had the same problem... had to just convince my parents that I would use the bike only for the same reasons I would use my mountain bike, just around the neighboorhood to make my life easier. Ive been at that for awhile.. just going around the neighborhood really. I live in the suburbs so there are lonngg lonnggg straight country roads just 5 minutes out. =D

[Flting Duck]

These threads crack me up. I just KNEW that my parents would NEVER let me get a motorcycle and never even bothered to press the issue with them. It's not that my parents were mean or that they'd kick me out, I just knew it wouldn't fly and I guess I respected their wishes.

Heck, I'm 47 now, my dad's 79, and I still get "When are you going to get rid of the f-ing thing?" all the time. (He doesn't know that I actually have three of them now. ) But I know that it's because he's my dad and cares about me. No matter how old you get, you're still their little kid.

That said, when I was 19, my dad just showed up with a new moped for my brother and I to ride. Sure worked great for college use. MY brother never rode it so I got to take it to college and it was fun to ride, cheap and very convenient.

In the end, I just waited until I got out of college and was on my own - and I had a MC three months later. I don't think my parents even knew until a year or so later.

Good luck on convincing your mom, at least you've got your dad on your side.

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[Shorts]

I begged and begged for a dirtbike of my own when I was growing up. The answer was always no. I only got to ride the 4wheelers and fatcat at grandpa's farm. (looking back, the "no" was probably a lot having to do with no money to burn on a toy like that. And some 'you'll kill yourself on it' concern)

I have a bike now. DH too. We're all grown up and moved out. My folks don't harp on us much, just ask how the bikes are doing and if we've gone to new places. My sis at home has a bike. They couldn't say much to her, she bought it with her own money. Dad loves it, mom tolerates it on the outside, and I really think she enjoys it on the inside.


Get down to the real reasons your folks say no. Work out an agreement. Try to go about it maturely. Last but not least, move out, get your own job and your own place.

[earwig]

You should probably listen to mommy... the first time you go down she's going to have a heart attack and you'll be listening to "i told you so" and it will end up causing fights between her and daddy too.

[Danson]

You said you still get an allowance. While it is nice to receive an allowance from your parents, it does make you a dependent. You will probably never convince your Mom about a bike until you show that you can earn your own money and be responsible.

You are also relying in your Mom to get you a job.
So far, everything you said does not show her that you have the maturity as yet, to take on the big responsibility of owning, maintaining, insuring and riding a motorcycle.

At this point in time, is probably the wrong time.

Eh, I don't know if that'll carry too much weight. I had started looking for jobs elsewhere, and my mom told me that Kohl's was hiring, and that I should try there. Maybe it will though, but hopefully not. The allowance thing might, but again, hopefully not.
Also, I realized that I worded the topic incorectly. I'm not (as of yet) trying to convince her to let me to get a bike, but rather to let me try it out (by taking an MSF course). For all I know, I'll get on the bike, get it to 10mph, and be scared out of my mind.

[blues2cruise]

Ahhhh, that is different. You could try the approach that it is an accrredited program recognized by the government, motor vehicles and insurance companies.
You could also reassure her that it is heavily supervised and that the bike is provided.

Check with the school and ask if you can come by with your Mom to observe and then see if your Mom will come with you to just observe.

It may have an effect if she how controlled it is.

You may also have to be patient and wait a while longer.

[Media Weasel]

I'd really like to start riding, but convincing my mom to let me is probably going to be difficult. I "jokingly" brought it up a couple of weeks ago, and she was like "you can get a motorcycle when you move out" She's afraid I'll die or something. My dad is fine with it, so I should be able to use that to my advantage. My sister is going to get her permit (car) soon, and I want to go at the same time and get my motorcycle permit. I want to get my permit, do as much reading as I can, and take the MSF course in like late March/early April. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Do this: ask for a 50cc scooter, with the proviso that if you can ride that for two years without a self-caused injury or accident, that you can go for someting a bit more robust.

Trust me, you will learn a whackload about survival just going from point (a) to point (b) on a scooter. If you think that a scooter isnt "cool" enough, then you're after a bike for all the reasons, reasons that make it more probably that some media weasel like myself will end up capturing images of your friends and rellies weeping at a roadside memorial.