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skisteep
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need help convincin my parents to let me get a crotch rocket, any ideas? +k
Apr 24 2011 2:30AM
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Alias.....
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Buy a big boy motorcycle.
Apr 24 2011 2:33AM
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skisteep
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i just need a bike to commute this summer instead of a truck w/ 4$ a gallon gas

its a 96 r6 so it aint too bad

Apr 24 2011 2:38AM
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.AR6rider.
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Kill your parents, chop them up, make a chili out of their bodies, and use their money to by a Honda CBR600. Oh, and then eat them for extra power.
Apr 24 2011 2:38AM
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Abc567def
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SOUTHPARK DID IT
Apr 24 2011 2:42AM
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skisteep
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any legit ideas? haha
+k
Apr 24 2011 2:52AM
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Skithedeep
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How old are you, do you have any experience riding motorcycles, and have you really thought this out.

One way is if you tell your parents that you will take a sportbike class to learn to ride the thing so you dont kill yourself, which is usually the case, that is if some other dumbass driver doesnt do it for you.
Apr 24 2011 3:20AM
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.AR6rider.
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If you need to convince your parents to buy a "crotch rocket" you most definitely should not be riding one. I know my first post wasn't serious, but take a fucking class. Tons of places offer them for like 300 bucks. Everybody hates a squid.
Apr 24 2011 3:24AM
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midwestpowhunter
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Nope u won't convince em. Move out get a job buy a bike. My parents said the same thing urs did and I bought a bike got
Apr 24 2011 3:45PM
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midwestpowhunter
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Asked to leave left and got a real job
Apr 24 2011 3:46PM
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pinhead_larry
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Tell them if you don't get it you'll kill yourself. Works every time
Apr 24 2011 4:07PM
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monkatizer
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Apr 24 2011 4:12PM
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ookiedookie
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If you ride anything less than 1000cc, you're a bitch. That's my thought process when I analyze street bikes.
Apr 24 2011 4:53PM
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HKrass
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get a bike :)
Apr 24 2011 5:01PM
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NW_Rider
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If you are riding a 1000 for your first bike and are 16 years old, you and your parents are idiots.
Apr 24 2011 5:03PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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Apr 24 2011 5:07PM
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zagfan5
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use that excuse. to most parents it will be enough. mine said they wouldnt have cared if i would have gotten one in high school cause the gas mileage is so incredible good with them. theyre really not any more dangerous than a car or any other fast moving object. you just have to have your head about you, be aware.


Apr 24 2011 5:18PM
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kstanz
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i thought this was going to be about a rocket coming out of said crotch...
Apr 24 2011 5:23PM
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HKrass
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hahaahahaha that would be more interesting
Apr 24 2011 5:38PM
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*rkp*
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this is such an idiotic statement.

- an exposed bike vs a car engineered to protect its occupants from collision?

yep, they're totally the same..
Apr 24 2011 5:38PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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i thought this was going to be another rate a ginger thread for some reason.

Apr 24 2011 6:15PM
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Dylan_
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first off squid, take a class. learn to ride, buy a 250.
Apr 24 2011 6:17PM
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SPskier543
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like this kind of croth rocket? i had one when i was 15 and didnt have my liscence yet but it got impounded.Click for larger image
Apr 24 2011 7:46PM
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Proletariat.
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You mean this?


Apr 24 2011 7:49PM
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C-Burg
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if your parents get/ let you get a crotch rocket they dont love you
Apr 24 2011 7:49PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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try riding a regular bike
Apr 24 2011 7:49PM
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Huck_Norris
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Seriously, that's a big decision. One my cousin just made half-assed against my pleas to do it right... And now he has a broken arm, leg and is still missing his kneecap- so please listen, as your very fucking life and physical abilities depend on you not just thinking it's a "meh whatever" decision. Also just buried a friend who crashed his two weeks ago so I'd hate to just say "Fuck yeah, get one and start draggin' knees!" because in all honesty if you ride long enough YOU WILL CRASH OR BE HIT.

Consider how much experience you have. Ridden dirt bikes or hitting this cold? If you've never tried it before, get a dirt bike first. Get used to it. If you really do love it, go take a beginner course like this one near where I live.


Once you go through that, go buy your streetbike, then go back for their next level. No matter where you choose, they WILL have a next level (and most likely a few beyond that too, so ask!). I took the PVriders advanced course in the rain on my GSXR750K6 which was very informative.

Do all that and you will have the tools to avoid letting others kill you. Welcome to the rest of your life. Riding is like skiing, only everywhere. Best. Feeling. Ever. Honestly even with several of my friends dying/getting fucked up for life on them I'd still never give it up, that's how awesome it is. Oh, that and $20 in gas will last you a week if you're just cruising around.

That said, I just have a few things I'd like to say with you if you do go all the way.

DON'T show off to girls. You will die. It's the kiss of death. YOU WILL DIE.

JUST PULL OVER if the blue lights are right behind you unless you have a 4-deep escape plan, a full tank of gas and you left your plate home on purpose, capiche?

DO NOT EVER put another dude on the back of your bike. EVER. Just don't do it man. It's not right.

Good luck dood.

Apr 24 2011 8:23PM
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Static
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You're not going to save any money on commuting. You have to replace motorcycle tires all the time, plus registration and insurance, and that's all in addition to the original purchase price. It takes forever to just break even.
Apr 24 2011 8:44PM
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The_Big_Tuna
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well do you look like this?
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Apr 24 2011 8:46PM
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JIBpsy^^
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I feel like that guy no longer own a pair of functioning testicles. Also WTF were they thinking
Apr 24 2011 8:48PM
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Yinzer
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your not going to convince them, just get them to a point where they aren't just straight up no and then just go buy it.
Apr 24 2011 9:34PM
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ski_ENDUB
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it's pretty obvious that you don't own a motorcycle to begin with, getting an r6 as your first bike would be a huge mistake and your parent would be idiots to let you get one. Honestly if you're going to get a bike for commuting take a class and get your liscence (if your state does that). and then look at somethng more mellow like a motard bike (like a suzuki drz 400)
Apr 24 2011 9:38PM
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QuoteReply.
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This seems like a ignorant statement coming from someone who doesn't even ride. I know guys who can smoke liter bikes on a track on 250s. I personally ride a cbr600f4i and I love it. Gas mileage is so much better than my car, and its obviously fun to ride. For a first bike I would recommend a 600 - 750 because once you learn to ride your gonna want the power. anything smaller probably wont be enough for you.

Heres my bike 2 summers ago when it was close to stock.. since then, ALOT of changes (new pipe, flat black paint / gold accents, power commander, + other cosmetics)


(embed isnt working for me..)

Apr 24 2011 9:47PM
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An10a_Eng
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this.
Apr 24 2011 9:51PM
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skisteep
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ive been ridin foruwheelers n dirtbikes since i was a little kid, nd ive driven street bikes before, im not comin into this cold i know how to drive one. i am definitely takin a class and always wearin a helmet cuz thats just how i've been taught. my parents dont think its practical because i cant drive it year round when i can get a '00 focus for 1500. in perspective, the bikes 1500, the focus is 1500, and theyre plannin on spendin 4k on my sister for a car. enough of my rant just givin you my point of view
Apr 25 2011 12:00AM
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.AR6rider.
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Possibly the most idiotic comment I've ever read regarding motorcycles.
Apr 25 2011 12:05AM
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