When did you realise you were made for two wheels?

My mum and dad both had bikes as I grew up. - Both used to be instructors.
Pillion alot as a kid and before I got my own.

Got my 125 and had a world of fun on tiny back roads, now the SV and loving it more.

Even had both my parents encouraging me, offering to lend money etc...And now asking for goes on the SV, haha..

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Smoggy

My mum and dad both had bikes as I grew up. - Both used to be instructors.
Pillion alot as a kid and before I got my own.

Got my 125 and had a world of fun on tiny back roads, now the SV and loving it more.

Even had both my parents encouraging me, offering to lend money etc...And now asking for goes on the SV, haha..

Sounds brilliant. Have you picked up good habits from them?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by BBadger

ET2 geared to the max and with a race pipe ... bring it chavs !

Ahh same for me
my parents just excepted that i would either ride a bike with or without them, so helped pay for my lessons and insurence.
Then after i passed my dad drove with me for a few trips till he was happy i could handle the big bike safly.
Never looked back
or at a car

Brilliant! Race piped ET's sound like harleys lol.
I never intended to get a car but it opened up loads of jobs for me so passed my test and got a job I like. But I don't actually own a running car now I just use works when my bike's dead . Which is far more often than I'd like

1978 when i was 7 rode my mates ranger 50cc trials bike,then progressed to a yammy80.From the age of 12 i used to ride my dads big bikes gsx's etc on the road with him pillion(top bloke mi dad)until i was legally old enough to be on the road on my own bikes.

ALWAYS loved bikes, used to sit on my dads moped in the back garden pretending to ride it.
It was my ex that pushed me into doing my cbt and then 2 years later my test and im glad i did it

Pillioned with my Dad when I was a kid, but hated it. Then pillioned with Mr Lou when we met, hated that too. Took me a while to realise that I did love it, but hated not being in control. That was 10 years ago, took my test and have never looked back.

Recently thought about giving up the bike, but a few days later realised I couldn't do. It's in my blood.

My mum hated the thought of me having a bike when I got my 125. Even more so when she found me underneath it one evening (I had been putting my gloves on and one fell off the seat, I stupidly leant over the bike to pick it up and the weight of my very heavy bag made me lose balance and I pulled the bike over - can I just add I am five foot and a tooth pick and a bit of a weaklin! ) She found it pretty funny once she realised I was ok. She cringed everytime I mentioned getting a bigger bike, right up until about 3 weeks ago when I took her out pillion on the SV. Thankfully (and touchwood) I havent pulled the SV over on to me yet!

In 1975 when I went on the back of a boyfriend's Honda (cant remember what sort) pillioned thereinafter and took test in 2002

2006/7's New Years Resolution: "Fix eyes:Ride"

A combination of 'youre not getting any younger' and 'just because its dangerous, you probably shouldnt' pushed me further. First bike, second year of insurance....all good so far.

As long as I can remember I've wanted to do it but always had people round about me who disapproved. Mum passed away 18 months ago so I kinda did it to pee her off (and because I realised life was too short) I can still see her shaking her head in exasperation every time I get kitted up