Does your Mum know?

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by timwilky

...he does not want either his mum or WIFE to find out he has a bike.

now that's commitment

my parents worried, i believe the exact phrase they used when i was 19 was "over my dead body" - my first pillion was my mother - how sad is that

Growing up, my folks said I'd never have a bike whilst living under their roof.

Eventually I bought my own house (with a mortgage) and later a bike. Both my parents were fuming about it. I reminded them of their statement years ago & told them they have a simple choice. Accept the fact I ride a bike or disown me.

They both still talk to me, unfortunately.

Yes she does. Everyone knows. I have no secrets from anyone

Originally Posted by madness

If I have an accident and end up injured I'll tell her I did it Rock Climbing. She knows I do that!

And whilst she`s visiting you in hospital a policeman arrives at the side of your bed and says "I`ve come to take a statement after your recent motorbike accident"

Your "witholding" information has now become a lie.... your mum suddenly realises that you didn`t have a rock climbing accident and lied to her so you get a smack, she shouts some angry words at you, leaves the hospital in a huff, you feel crap for having lied and upset her blah blah blah blah blah.

PS: Have I won you over yet?

I decided to keep it secret from my folks while I was learning, and ended up telling them by arriving at their house on the bike

Funnily enough my mum was OK with it (She has even asked to go pillion a couple of times!), it was my Dad who wasn't that impressed, but then I think he's just jealous

Neither of then were totally anti-bike before I started to ride (having had scooters in the 60's, and my Dad had a Viffer in the early 90's), so I wasn't expecting to get shouted at, just didn't want them trying to talk me out of it while I was learning

Originally Posted by timwilky

lad who used to live up the road from me, left home 20years ago to join the army has recently passed his bike test. He keeps his bike at my mates house as he does not want either his mum or WIFE to find out he has a bike.

wimp

been there, done that

lol

Mum is definately unimpressed, but accepts that i can make my own decisions I was more worried by what my GFs dads reaction would be especially as we are heading over to NZ and it'll be my first chance to meet them... Needn't have worried though as it turns out he is a bike fan and has even bought us a little honda 250 to mess about on over there... Result!!
(wasn't impressed by the SV though - he's a millitant Transalp fan )

Yup.

She's against the idea. And she really didn't want me to do my world trip earlier this year as she thought I'd have an accident. How well she knows me.

She kinda accepts it. Of course, I won't be telling her when I pluck up the courage to get a tattoo done.....

[yorkie_chris]

Yup.

But my grandma still thinks I'm on a 125cc. "Where's the little red bike" "oh I painted it" ... "why are all my neighbors ears bleeding" ... "oh ...err .. it just needs a new exhaust..."

Originally Posted by Kinvig

...my world trip earlier this year ...

Crikey that was quick - Phileas Fogg eat your heart out!