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Originally Posted by gismo
that is always a concern with every family. i wanted a motorcycle myself at one point but decided not to get one. from my POV is that when you ride the bike, you are the bike and when you drive, the car becomes you. so even though you might be the most responsible rider, the other people (people driving )may not be. so just be careful and do what you want to do. it is your life and you only have one. enjoy it.
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If thats the case perhaps you should stay home and not drive to work. More people die in cars every day than on Motorcycles. Do you smoke? Do you drink? Maybe you should live underground so a freak meteor accident doesnt take your life as you lay in bed.
I am not picking on you, and obviously I am using ridiculous examples but you get my point. I am only expressing how I feel towards that mentality. I have had one hell of a time with my family and there thought on the motorcycle. Being Hispanic and being very close to my parents and having no extended family in this country doesnt help.
They feel as if Im being selfish with my life (even though Im not married, have no kids, and nobody depends on me) yet they dont have a problem with my car that is much faster than my bike, or how I drive it, which is much worse than I ride. I told them I have more chances of dying in my car at high speeds than on the bike and how, where, and when I ride. My father smoked for years the whole time as he raised me, does that make him selfish? He wasnt thinking about his family and their dependency on him? These are all things I find hypocritical, yet nothing can ease there minds with this damn motorcycle.
To the OP-all you can do is gear up, ride safe, ride smart, prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Even telling your family the happiness riding brings you is unmeasurable compared to the statistics should something go wrong, they wont understand. All Im hoping for is that in time, they at least respect the fact I ride. They will never be happy with this and I dont expect them to be.
Dont let people make you feel guilty over riding a motorcylce.