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please tell me if my bike is worth loosing my girlfriend over.....(she has given me the ultimatum...death machine or me)..i think the choice is obvious...http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...5-02-08005.jpg

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no idea what you are on about, but

welcome to the madhouse

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Welcome to the org.

Why would you loose your girlfriend over a bike??? Maybe we are thick and mad LOL

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Women come and go...................chuck the bird, keep the bike:D

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Tell her to go **** herself.

HTH. :)

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Depends what you ride most often...

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get a new set of rubbers test then decide ;)

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whats the handling like? does it go?

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tbh i'm not one for getting my knee down. but it is the biggest bike i've had and i think it rides like a rocket.. i love the torque of a v-twin something special about the sound too.

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Thats a stupid question! There is an old saying where I come from "If it's got tits or wheels it it's gonna cause you problems".

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ah man, I put that there for comedy effect but to no avail ;)

nice looking bike by the way. no photo of the mrs for us to help make the choice?

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that dosen't help.... in your case i would get rid of both. that's what it sounds like your saying...(perhaps your a shirt lifter then).

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*Settles down with the popcorn to watch the entertainment*
:p

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+1

(But has no popcorn :()

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Kick her into touch and find a burd who likes you for who you are complete with bike.

I bloody hate women like that, they need a sound kick up the 'arris all the way back to mummy's.

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My bird knows better than to mess where the bikes concerned

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What was it old Madge said:

"Poor is the man whose pleasure depends upon the permission of another"

:)

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Pah, that's no good either. You want one that's as into bikes as you are and will clean it for you:p

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What's her reason for you not to keep the bike, other then that old death machine moan we all hear. Life would be so boring if people didn't take some risk in it...

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That would be nice

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is that an offer... mine is due a nice polishing............the bike that is...

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bike or bird ?:confused: mmmmmmmmmmm.

Both are handy, but if it comes to it then..........

Bike. if the bird's told you to chose, then chose the bike, then see what happens :)

she'll be back !!!

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Hmmm, I've got one here that needs a good polish, but I guess I could always squeeze in one more:D

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I got round this by showing the wife my life insurance policy. She made me buy a bigger bike!

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do you do door to door service? :confused:





:rolleyes:

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definately keep the bike mate, it's sooooooo worth it. plus there are loads of birds out there who love bikes!!

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Probably this thread!!

Get rid of her and find another one!! IMO!

And welcome to the madhouse!!

Stay out of arms reach of Bear and stand well away from Grinch!!

They're the forum deviants!! :lol:

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You reckon? ;)

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Have you met them? :shock: Were you at AR07? :shock: x 2
:lol:

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Unless you cant imagine life without her, tell her the bike stays. Dont be walked over at any stage because once they get an inkling that you'll compromise, they'll start taking the p&ss. If she doesnt like it then theres a load of girls who would love a ride on the bike:D

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Ah that explains it...

Oh and what you talking about fool, I know nothin'.

Jax does that with mine, sometimes she sees it and is so disgusted she cleans it, then tells me off cus I moan I was trying to get it dirty as possible. Then I get told off for being stupid and ungrateful and that having a dirty bike is not a competition. Which it is... Though its all great and I loves her lots... Did I mention she rides a Ducati, like a daemon. Likes to make blokes on Huyabusas look slow, its well funny but also a little scary when she hoons it round those bends.

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Got a similar problem with my bird, she told me if i got one she'd break up with me. Told her that if she really loved me then she'd be happy that i'm happy doing it, even if it does entail risk, she's still REALLY not happy and everytime i mention the word she gets in a mood. But whatever, she can live with it or move on ya know, i can understand partly why they would be so defensive about it, but at the same time i wouldn't linger on it, maybe try having a serious chat with her telling her how much it means to you?

Then again, i would say the best advice i've seen on here was to ignore any advice given on relationship problems posted on the internet or a forum like this...end of the day your choice mate...hard one at that.

Good luck! :D

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Forget everything above.

I woke up in hospital and had the ultimatum. Change your life style or die. Yes I am a few years (and a lot of months) older than you. My brother came to see me and told me you are going to get another bike. I listened to his argument, and conceded that for 25 years I had been the person my wife wanted.

I packed in biking in the 80s, wife, kids, risk etc. Just like I had packed in Friday night out with the lads, Sunday afternoon five aside, Saturday morning G*lf, the occasional Blackburn Rovers game etc.

So I bought another bike. had it 6 days before it was written off. (By a doddering old fart who hit me sat at a red light) and I seriously worried was I right to go back on two wheels. Well I gave it another go. My brother who got me back has given up, come back given up and come back etc. The difference is I have stayed back on two wheels. I am what some may call a fair weather rider, a weekend warrior etc. It don'.t matter. And why.

The wife has seen me in a hospital bed, on a coronary care unit. she has seen a different me come home. cool relaxed and happy on the bike. she has seen me climbing walls and said. "Why don't you go out on the bike for a couple of hours".

If somebody truly understands their partner. They will realise a relationship is not just you and I, but what and who you and I are. what makes you the person you are.


Please stick with something that is yours. It may or may not be bikes. For me I am too busy making sure I stay alive with all the idiots out there to worry about budgets, timescales, manpower etc. Damm it life is for living. I learn't the hard way. But at least I got the opportunity. Don't make a simple mistake now for the sake of domestic harmony.

now all the wife says is "Where are the life insurance details" whenever I go out. And an even bigger welcolme home from the dog.

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Forget everything above.

I woke up in hospital and had the ultimatum. Change your life style or die. Yes I am a few years (and a lot of months) older than you. My brother came to see me and told me you are going to get another bike. I listened to his argument, and conceded that for 25 years I had been the person my wife wanted.

I packed in biking in the 80s, wife, kids, risk etc. Just like I had packed in Friday night out with the lads, Sunday afternoon five aside, Saturday morning G*lf, the occasional Blackburn Rovers game etc.

So I bought another bike. had it 6 days before it was written off. (By a doddering old fart who hit me sat at a red light) and I seriously worried was I right to go back on two wheels. Well I gave it another go. My brother who got me back has given up, come back given up and come back etc. The difference is I have stayed back on two wheels. I am what some may call a fair weather rider, a weekend warrior etc. It don'.t matter. And why.

The wife has seen me in a hospital bed, on a coronary care unit. she has seen a different me come home. cool relaxed and happy on the bike. she has seen me climbing walls and said. "Why don't you go out on the bike for a couple of hours".

If somebody truly understands their partner. They will realise a relationship is not just you and I, but what and who you and I are. what makes you the person you are.


Please stick with something that is yours. It may or may not be bikes. For me I am too busy making sure I stay alive with all the idiots out there to worry about budgets, timescales, manpower etc. Damm it life is for living. I learn't the hard way. But at least I got the opportunity. Don't make a simple mistake now for the sake of domestic harmony.

Now all the wife says is "Where are the life insurance details" whenever I go out. And an even bigger welcome home from the dog. she knows she would rather loose me ina an accident than sentence me to death by work/life imbalance

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hear hear... well done need i say more.....hat's off to this man.... until you ride a bike ona summers day you have no idea of the whole over body rush it gives...

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Huh... that would be nice, I wouldn't trust my missus with cleaning the bike!!!

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"you can cook, you can ####, you can do the washing up, now ive had enough, go on #### off..." etc. :D

She obviously doesn't understand you at all, get rid.

And when you do, any decent pictures? :p

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Tell her to jog on :smt098

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:-s you do talk complete crap sometimes :smt058

Youngguns: This girlfriend of yours is being selfish in asking you choose, if anything you could at least come to a compromise, but by the sounds of it I'd agree with what others are saying and go with the bike.

On the other hand maybe you could try offering her a ride on the back so she can see what it's like and maybe why you enjoy it so much? If, however, she is a bikeaphobe then maybe you should look elsewhere, it's only going to make things more difficult in the long term. I wouldn't dream of asking Chris to choose between bikes and me - apart from the obvious response of 'you can f*** reyt off' I just wouldn't even contemplate such a ridiculous question! If you were married with kids to think of then matters may be different, but otherwise you should really be thinking of what you want, she clearly doesn't care that much. And like someone said earlier, she may realise the error of her ways and come running back :D

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Take the bike. Bikes arnt death machines; its the attitue of the rider. If your safe, and you protect yourself (for more information see bigapes "wear your ferkin leathers" thread!) then your bike is not a death machine.

Even if it is a blue pointy :smt109

To make the desicion easier for you, sell your car, if you have one, and transport yourself soley by motorcycle. Your girlfreind will then have to make the choice, because you then NEED the bike to get around on!

Matt