So my 18 year old wants to get a motorcycle license..

[Osiris]

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26161

[Armedtrigger01]

I agree she will do it regardless but support her. My dad did I had to wear the gear etc but he helped me get a bike the only requirement was it could not be a crotch rocket and had to be 750 or smaller. I bought a vstar which is light but was nimble enough to learn on and I rode it for 6 years and didn't really start wanting a bigger bike till I was riding 2 up besides price insurance on a gixer or a cbr and she will learn real fast that until she is older they want to charge you ungodly for that little piece of paper. If you are afraid she will out grow a bike under 1000cc range to fast buy a sportster 883 and when she feels like it's time for a bigger one drop 500 bucks and convert it to a 1200 it's sporty yet won't let her do a buck fifty.

[ram57ta]

I started with dirtbikes when I was about 10, when I found out I could get a moped license at 15 I would have sold my kidney to get one...wasn't anyone gonna stop me. My parents were less than excited although my dad had a "BIG" CB500-4 (actually my mom wanted no part of it but reluctantly accepted that I would do it regardless). I traded the dirt bike for a Honda Spree, paid for the class myself, mowed yards to pay for the insurance...and the day I turned 15 I became FREE to terrorize the streets at 30mph. As my 16th birthday was approaching I found a broke down Honda CM185T leaning against a neighbors house with a tarp over it and managed to snag it for 100 bucks and got it running. I rode that for a couple years all over the southern part of Dallas until the motor finally killed over after me running it down a hill at 90mph. My dad wasnt riding his CB500 much and I convinced him to give it to me. At 18 I finally had a bike that could honestly break 125mph...it wouldn't turn, it certainly didn't brake well..and it was not attractive compared to everything else available in 1988...but it was mine. If she takes the class and has to pay for the bike herself...I don't see the issue. She will do it with OR without your approval eventually so you might as well go along with it...that way you can encourage her to do things safely.

[Downs]

Atgatt.

[mikec]

Been down as well. That shit hurts...

[Memo]

She will go down. We all do. I've been down and so has every one of my friends. The question is whether we'll get back up. I was lucky enough to get road rash and be put of work for two months. Some aren't so lucky. But then again we only live once. We have to enjoy life. My family wasn't too happy when I got my first bike. They were actually happy when I got my r6 stolen. But then I bought an r1 so that didn't go over too well with my mom.

Bottom line is that people are going to do what they want. Just hope she's responsible and mature and isn't at the wrong place at the wrong time.

[ceyko]

At 18, whether a boy or girl, there is no talking sense into them. Period.

They will have to touch that hot stove themselves to learn. I hope she was as lucky as i was that it was just a few scratches and a heavy hit on the wallet to learn the lessons.

I say just the opposite. Talk, explain and repeat as often as you can - in an adult manner. Maybe before she does something stupid she'll hear a little voice in her head calming her down a little.

[Binky]

At 18, whether a boy or girl, there is no talking sense into them. Period.

They will have to touch that hot stove themselves to learn. I hope she was as lucky as i was that it was just a few scratches and a heavy hit on the wallet to learn the lessons.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Give her my number, she can ride me anytime she wants. I'm almost as quick as a bike too!

I am sure she would prefer the vibrations of a bike ...

[Pokulski-Blatz]

making her pay for all the gear in advance is a GREAT idea! I know that stuff ain't cheap.

817-834-5070
A&R Motorsports

Have her give the shop a call ... I have plenty of good cheap gear that I can set her up with.

[shumpertdavid]

My dad rode from the age of 13 (born in '51) until about 5 years ago when he was side swiped by a minivan. He's just getting back into riding after battling with the insurance company for near most of the 5 years.

This was his first major accident, meaning not loosing footing and falling over etc.

[Downs]

Hows her maturity level? Is she going to go out and become a SQUID?

I started riding street bikes at 16 on a 1200cc Suzuki Bandit. I'm still alive believe it or not. I didn't have any accidents till the "second hump" where the stats show that riders with 9-12 years of experience go though another phase of being at high risk of an accident.

Honestly she's 18 and if she really wants to nothing you can do will stop her. Just try to link her up with a level headed riding group and talk her onto a sport standard like a SV650, FZ6, NInja 250 or 500, ect, ect, ect.

Tell her to check out

https://www.twtex.com

It's a good site with lots of people who have LOTS of miles and experience. I've been a member there for a few years and if there's a group that can talk her into being sensible with a new bike purchase it's them.

[shumpertdavid]

I was raised around motorcycles. Been working on them for as long as I can remember with my dad. I started riding at 10 (now 31), a yamaha qt-50 moped(still have and ride it lol). I grew up and live on lake texoma so I was able to ride around the community streets as well as beach and a few trails without too much trouble. My dad gave me limits as to which streets and area I could not go (which I was pretty good at following) and I was required to inform any law enforcement that caught me that I was riding without parents permission, my longest push home with law following was probably a couple miles mostly uphill lol.

Anyway I graduated to an xr80 pretty quick and various other dirtbikes. At age 12 I was riding his bmw r75\6 locally around, a sportster we had and later his big twin. At 19 (fall of '99) I was involved in an accident where a friend of mine rear ended me, both on bikes. By the grace of God I wasn't injured more than some abrasions (I had on no helmet and a pair of mx gloves) Slid down the highway from somewhere around 55-60 mph to a stop on my back headfirst. My buddy suffered a broken wrist, abrasions, concussion, and other minor injuries. Both bikes were pretty messed up (the one I was on 87 Moto Guzzi Lemans was supposed to be bought the next day). I got "my" first streetbike 3 days later and eventually my license. I've been riding street and dirt for 21 years and love it.

I strongly feel that some offroad dirtbike experience will make a person a better street rider. Living more in the country traffic is less of a concern. The city traffic doesn't bother me too much as long as I don't have a passenger, but I don't like the feeling of being boxed in.

My parents have always been supportive of my desire to ride, but both my dad and biological mom were riders from way back. It's a dangerous sport, but you can either try and be supportive of it and help them to be as safe and prepared as possible or leave it up to them to figure out how to do it. If a person is determined enough they'll find a way to get what they want sadly.

[80coupe]

Pretty damn sure you aren't as fast as 00 buckshot

lolz

[Binky]

Give her my number, she can ride me anytime she wants. I'm almost as quick as a bike too!

Pretty damn sure you aren't as fast as 00 buckshot