GF wants to ride a motorcycle... but im concerned.

[ratz]

I took the MSF.
You can't learn to be automatic in one afternoon, with cones, and a bunch of other students, with an instructer is always there.
I believe she become more automatic after weeks of riding, in a relatively safe enviroment.
It is a comfort level that comes from muscle memory.  Like golf.

One word "repetition "

[calamari]

given that english is my second language, then I wrote my sentence wrong.

Instead of "should I let her?"
I meant to say "should I persuade her not to ride?"

And yes, she asked for my advice on this matter.

...

Talking about the devil. She just called me from work to 'inform me' that she got approved by INS to get her worker's visa  :kiss:
now is the chance to tell her that I can go with her to the MSF course (i already took it anyway).

She is getting a honda rebel 250cc btw. We went to the dealer a few days ago to check them out.

We'll see how it turns out.  

[The Buddha]

given that english is my second language, then I wrote my sentence wrong.

Instead of "should I let her?"
I meant to say "should I persuade her not to ride?"

And yes, she asked for my advice on this matter.

...

Talking about the devil. She just called me from work to 'inform me' that she got approved by INS to get her worker's visa  :kiss:
now is the chance to tell her that I can go with her to the MSF course (i already took it anyway).

She is getting a honda rebel 250cc btw. We went to the dealer a few days ago to check them out.

We'll see how it turns out.  

OK Buy a 1987 thru 1990 Virago 535. A rebel sucks as a learner bike ... Its low and small, but its not that well made, it doesn't crash all that well and get this ... V 535 ... all the pretty bits faux tank, the bug eyes, side panels, t/s'es, all can be yanked off and the bike will never get visibly dinged up if you dump it. Its also got torque torque and more torque. Its got side fit carbs, as in you can swap out all jets and clean everyhitng wihtout ever taking it apart. Its the beginner bike to have IMHO. my second choice for beginner bike - savage 650 ... but its so faaar behind the 535. Old rebel is OK ... but even those are too $$$
Cool.
Srinath.

[pandy]

Persuade her to ride safely! And please do let us know how this all turns out!    

pandy  

Instead of "should I let her?"
I meant to say "should I persuade her not to ride?"
We'll see how it turns out.  

[dablinkboston]

...
Should I let her?

That's a joke, right? Please tell me that's a joke.
Because, unless she's under 18 and also your daughter, I don't think you're in any position to 'let' her do anything.

:lol: I think it must be something in the water that people from MA drink, what's with this whole wanting equality thing???

[dablinkboston]

given that english is my second language, then I wrote my sentence wrong.

Instead of "should I let her?"
I meant to say "should I persuade her not to ride?"

And yes, she asked for my advice on this matter.

...

Talking about the devil. She just called me from work to 'inform me' that she got approved by INS to get her worker's visa  :kiss:
now is the chance to tell her that I can go with her to the MSF course (i already took it anyway).

She is getting a honda rebel 250cc btw. We went to the dealer a few days ago to check them out.

We'll see how it turns out.  

Very cool!!  I was just kidding about that, I knew what you meant.  The more riders, the better.

[97gs500e]

If you care about her, don't let her ride...

Ever heard  D.W.A. before?

Driving
While
Asian
its a serious thing, and someone needs to put a stop to it.  And the fact that this Asian is also female only makes this situation more serious and more dangerous to others on the road.

You're letting her drive a car?

[Cal Price]

Should you let her??? Just how would you propose to stop her if she's made up her mind? Victorian husband style, that might be interesting.

Seriously, if she wants to do it and you talk her out of it she will always have doubts or resentments. Advise her to get the best training possible and go for it, it may put her off, it may not. As for gear all the training agencies here provide helmets and hi-Viz jackets if yours don't try and borrow a helmet or get a cheepie, there are plenty about.

[RedShift]

... She just called me from work to 'inform me' that she got approved by INS to get her worker's visa  :kiss:
now is the chance to tell her that I can go with her to the MSF course (i already took it anyway).

She is getting a honda rebel 250cc btw. We went to the dealer a few days ago to check them out.

We'll see how it turns out.  

Sounds like Chapter 1 of this story is complete.  With the obvious interest in how the adventure turns out, please post.

PS. Good job on the Rebel 250.  Great starter bike.

[The Buddha]

If you care about her, don't let her ride...

Ever heard  D.W.A. before?

Driving
While
Asian
its a serious thing, and someone needs to put a stop to it.  And the fact that this Asian is also female only makes this situation more serious and more dangerous to others on the road.

You're letting her drive a car?

Yea right ... Nothing wrong with asians ... person to person ... my wife will entirely bury me and most other men I know ... she's good at distances, good with a truck that handles like crap, just plain good ... Me OTOH ... yea ... I backed into my own mail box, clobbered the door of my welders shop, constantly run over curbs and in general think its a bike I am in ... horrible. Its person to person ... dont think anyone is pre disposed to not being a good driver, but it does take effort and you need to put that in. If you were exposed to it as a 13yr old ... you picked it up by the time you were 16, you try that as a 30 yr old, and people make fun of ya, and you are now afraid and never pick it up. Do it and learn it ... That's what is important.
Cool.
Srinath.

[LadyJules31]

...
Should I let her?

That's a joke, right? Please tell me that's a joke.
Because, unless she's under 18 and also your daughter, I don't think you're in any position to 'let' her do anything.

My thoughts exactly... It's okay for you to give her your opinion, but the decision is ultimately hers to make, not yours. She has a mind of her own, let her use it & decide for herself, after she takes the MSF class, if she likes riding enough to get her own bike. Good Luck!

[Cal Price]

Hope she does well and enjoys it, all the best to both of you.

[Phaedrus]

She has a mind of her own, let her use it & decide for herself...

Blah blah blah Julie, now shut the yap and go make me a sandwich and bring me a beer  :lol:

hehe, just kidding.  :kiss:

[LadyJules31]

She has a mind of her own, let her use it & decide for herself...

Blah blah blah Julie, now shut the yap and go make me a sandwich and bring me a beer  :lol:

hehe, just kidding.  :kiss:

  I'm sorry Rich, did you say something?  

I'll get you that sandwich and beer right after you kiss my a$$ & rub my feet.  :kiss:  

[Rema1000]

Hey, that foot thing really worked for me... that and Ben & Jerry's.  Forget the flowers.

Then again, it's hard to figure out who was zoomin' who...  my wife is always saying "Men are like linoleum...  lay 'em good once, and you can walk all over 'em for years."

Seriously, it sounds like you don't think she's a good driver, and that she won't be a good rider.  It's alright for you to feel that way (and you may even be right).  You can even do some subtle things like buy a car with a good crash rating, "just in case".  But being overprotective will just clue her in that you think she's a poor driver, and nothing good can come of that in a relationship.  There are some things in life that you just have to let run their course, and an SO's driving is one of them.  You have to respect her enough to let her figure-out her own limitations there.

Unless she's crashing as often as Daniely   , then just support her.

[pandy]

Unless she's crashing as often as Daniely   , then just support her.

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[ScubaGirl]

This is speaking from experience.  I'm Asian, 5'3", I'm a GREAT driver, and ride a GS500.  My husband thought that this would be a good bike for me to start on and so far, it hasn't treated me too badly (I have dropped it a couple of times, takes a beating and keeps on ticking).  He rides a GSXR1000.  And is always reading up on ways to improve riding skills.  And there is a section, in one of his books, that talks about who SHOULDN'T be riding at all.  Here are the top ten reasons why one shouldn't ride a bike:

1.  You're always being encroached upon by other drivers.  
2.  If you honk your horn daily just to survive.
3.  Every other driver on the road is out to get you, so you drive timidly.
4.  Stopped traffic frequently surprise you, forcing you to brake hard every time.
5.  You have trouble acelerating onto a freeway to merge smoothly with traffic.
6.  You are honked at often.
7.  You are constantly the recipient of road rage.
8.  You drive below the posted speed limite for safety.
9.  You neglect your turn signal switch.
10. You believe everyone on the road is crazy and that it's only a matter of time before on of these crazy driveres hits you.


(paraphrased from "Sport Riding Techniques" by Nick Ienatsch)

You should let your girlfriend read this part.

[97gs500e]

This is speaking from experience.  I'm Asian, 5'3", I'm a GREAT driver, and ride a GS500.  My husband thought that this would be a good bike for me to start on and so far, it hasn't treated me too badly (I have dropped it a couple of times, takes a beating and keeps on ticking).  He rides a GSXR1000.  And is always reading up on ways to improve riding skills.  And there is a section, in one of his books, that talks about who SHOULDN'T be riding at all.  Here are the top ten reasons why one shouldn't ride a bike:

1.  You're always being encroached upon by other drivers.  
2.  If you honk your horn daily just to survive.
3.  Every other driver on the road is out to get you, so you drive timidly.
4.  Stopped traffic frequently surprise you, forcing you to brake hard every time.
5.  You have trouble acelerating onto a freeway to merge smoothly with traffic.
6.  You are honked at often.
7.  You are constantly the recipient of road rage.
8.  You drive below the posted speed limite for safety.
9.  You neglect your turn signal switch.
10. You believe everyone on the road is crazy and that it's only a matter of time before on of these crazy driveres hits you.


(paraphrased from "Sport Riding Techniques" by Nick Ienatsch)

You should let your girlfriend read this part.

heh heh

crazy asians

[ScubaGirl]

You wanna see crazy Asians...here's one for you.  Hope the link still works, I saw it on www.socalsportsbikes.com a while back.  

http://www.19actionnews.com/global/video/WorldNowASX.asp?playerType=native&ClipID1=472139&h1=Owner%20of%20often-robbed%20neighborhood%20market%20says%20she%27s%20ready%20to%20kill&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=124834&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&playerVersion=6       :lol:

[The Buddha]

Oyyy ... dont encourage this guy ... nothing wrong with asians ... if they put in the practice and they are close enough to the regular American driver ... If they dont, well that's not apples to apples comparison ... like saying un trained is worse than trained ... Well ... Duh ...
Cool.
Srinath.