ok got lisence got bike got no female on the back
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my wife and daughter have both refused to go on the bike with me
apparently i am a 'NUTTER' and both have refused to go on a bike with me
i have tried bribery, asking nicely but no dice
apparently it stems from a quad bike safari in greece we went on
my wife demanded that our daughter went with her for saftey issues (re Nutter)
anyway after the guide continually asking her to speed up half way through she manages to park the bike on the only boulder in a dry river bed
when the dust settled there is wifey perchered over the quad bike and my daughter lying on the floor
anyway i got to look after my daughter on the way home
and may i point out i kept her perfectly safe and she held on tight as i did a little drifting on dust
we had lots of fun doing a few small jumps
until the guide berated me
'no jumping'
'NO JUMPING WITH CHILD'
anyway i got her home safely
she also bring up the time we went out in a double go kart when she was 4-5
these things were restricted and electric
so they had a top speed and good acceleration to that
no my daughter had never sworn to this point
but as i swung the kart in and drifted through the corner i heard a little voice
'f
king hell dad'
followed by 'you bugger' on the next corner
anyway neither of them trust me
any ideas
apparently i am a 'NUTTER' and both have refused to go on a bike with me
i have tried bribery, asking nicely but no dice
apparently it stems from a quad bike safari in greece we went on
my wife demanded that our daughter went with her for saftey issues (re Nutter)
anyway after the guide continually asking her to speed up half way through she manages to park the bike on the only boulder in a dry river bed
when the dust settled there is wifey perchered over the quad bike and my daughter lying on the floor
anyway i got to look after my daughter on the way home
and may i point out i kept her perfectly safe and she held on tight as i did a little drifting on dust
we had lots of fun doing a few small jumps
until the guide berated me
'no jumping'
'NO JUMPING WITH CHILD'
anyway i got her home safely
she also bring up the time we went out in a double go kart when she was 4-5
these things were restricted and electric
so they had a top speed and good acceleration to that
no my daughter had never sworn to this point
but as i swung the kart in and drifted through the corner i heard a little voice
'f
king hell dad'followed by 'you bugger' on the next corner
anyway neither of them trust me
any ideas
If your wife won't go on the back, borrow someone else's...
Your wife has friends, your daughter has mates who have mums, even the guy next door is probably married.
Strike up conversations, become friends, make offers. Lots of non biker's wives are "keen" to go out on the back with someone...
Once your own wife sees you giving someone else a shot she will follow suit just to prove she still "owns" you.
And if she doesn't, it's up to you how often you take your new friend for a ride...
Just make sure the other husband doesn't know/isn't the jealous type/is small and weedy.
Your wife has friends, your daughter has mates who have mums, even the guy next door is probably married.
Strike up conversations, become friends, make offers. Lots of non biker's wives are "keen" to go out on the back with someone...
Once your own wife sees you giving someone else a shot she will follow suit just to prove she still "owns" you.
And if she doesn't, it's up to you how often you take your new friend for a ride...
Just make sure the other husband doesn't know/isn't the jealous type/is small and weedy.
THAT
I don't enjoy the ride as much riding with a pillion to be honest.
I do sometimes take my older daughter on the bike, from my first marriage.
My second wife was knocked off her bike many years ago and simply won't consider on going on a bike ever again, nor will she let our kids.
I suppose it's my choice to have a bike and so, at least if I do get injured, or killed at some stage, I won't take any family with me.....
- and it's much quieter without the Mrs on the back anyway!
I do sometimes take my older daughter on the bike, from my first marriage.
My second wife was knocked off her bike many years ago and simply won't consider on going on a bike ever again, nor will she let our kids.
I suppose it's my choice to have a bike and so, at least if I do get injured, or killed at some stage, I won't take any family with me.....
- and it's much quieter without the Mrs on the back anyway!
I must admit non of my family are keen. Took my brother out, must have been a sight a GSX-R600 with the two of us, both 6 foot plus. Anyway, did a lap of the "block" and that was enough, I was even going very slow... 
Like others have said, I prefer not having a passenger, less pressure not to mae an error.
Like others have said, I prefer not having a passenger, less pressure not to mae an error.
I dont mind pillys if they dont start trying to ride for you. had one who's bike always seems to need to lean more than mine for the same corner at the same speed so she decided to 'help' on corners. cured her of that asap.
a lot of it depends on the bike i reckon, my old RF was a heavy fat slug with a pilly & not that nice at all. my 14 doesnt even notice, rides the same as normal except a touch more braking required.
a lot of it depends on the bike i reckon, my old RF was a heavy fat slug with a pilly & not that nice at all. my 14 doesnt even notice, rides the same as normal except a touch more braking required.
SplatSpeed said:
Hyperion said:
SplatSpeed said:
any ideas
Erm, yeah. It sounds to me like you don't exactly fill them with confidence with your riding abilities.You want them to trust you, but then you 'drift' with your daughter on the back!
Very odd.
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