Sports bike or ...?
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My BF is getting a bike once he gets his license.
Is there a tendency to speed on a sports bike?
I know it's more cool and all, but..... I think it's too darn dangerous 'cos he strikes me as over-confident at this point in time. -
get what you like...
up to the riders responsibility to handle the machine.
you can have a sportsbike and follow the rules, save the speed for pasir gudang. -
i'm sorry but i really know nothing much about bikes.
i'm just so scared that he'll:
1) doze off riding 'cos he dozes off everywhere, anytime.
2) speed 'cos he's late - and be reckless.
is 110km/hr very fast? i think it is... 'cos even in a car I feel it is.
(plus pillion not comfortable on sports bike)
maybe i'm paranoid but i've been in an accident myself and it's no fun at all. -
those two things you mentioned, you can't do anything about it.Originally posted by juz_A_gal:i'm sorry but i really know nothing much about bikes.
i'm just so scared that he'll:
1) doze off riding 'cos he dozes off everywhere, anytime.
2) speed 'cos he's late - and be reckless.
is 110km/hr very fast? i think it is... 'cos even in a car I feel it is.
(plus pillion not comfortable on sports bike)
maybe i'm paranoid but i've been in an accident myself and it's no fun at all.
It's how he is... its his decisions to make sure he doesn't doze off, or rush.
you can give him a honda wave / vespa / or even a bicycle and he'll still ride recklessly if he chooses to.
110km/hr to me is not even fast... but on Singapore roads, it is. That's why i save my speed after i've crossed the causeway.
And if you're gonna be a pillion, he better be cautious, because i believe if i were to get into an accident, i rather get into one by myself.
Do not compromise the safety of the pillion because if you make a mistake, its not one life, its two. -
It dun matter what bike he is riding. Infact it is his way-of-thinking.. If he is in speeding mood, even on a Vespa he can also speed and had an accident *cross finger*
As a gf, there is nuting much we can do. If we put ourselve in their shoes, it is their passion to ride, we should not stop them but in fact encourage them. But if the bf really care abt us, they shld put themselve in our shoes, and ride carefully and safetly.
If you are really worry abt him, let him know your worries and try to work things out. -
speeding is in the blood... it doesnt matter whether u bought a sport bike or road bike, as long as the person likes thrills and fast speed, he/she still would speed with a road bike...Originally posted by juz_A_gal:My BF is getting a bike once he gets his license.
Is there a tendency to speed on a sports bike?
I know it's more cool and all, but..... I think it's too darn dangerous 'cos he strikes me as over-confident at this point in time.
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ah.. thanks for the replies... i guess my worries may be kinda unfounded.
i've shown him my disdain for his attitude towards getting a bike... but i guess i can't really stop him. i'll be helping him finance it which is why i actually get a say, but since it doesn't matter which bike then.. i guess............
but being the pillon on a sports bike really ain't comfortable for my back and all.. argh.. if he speeds he damn well better hide it from me.. -
its alright, there's nothing much you can do but to influence him to slow down.Originally posted by juz_A_gal:ah.. thanks for the replies... i guess my worries may be kinda unfounded.
i've shown him my disdain for his attitude towards getting a bike... but i guess i can't really stop him. i'll be helping him finance it which is why i actually get a say, but since it doesn't matter which bike then.. i guess............
but being the pillon on a sports bike really ain't comfortable for my back and all.. argh.. if he speeds he damn well better hide it from me..
for some, it takes something bad to happen around the person, or to person him/herself.
let's hope nothing happens, and if something does happen... hope that person is alive to learn from it.
speeding and getting into an accident is not a joke, some learn it early... some learn it the hard way.
i know it sounds really morbid but its the truth...
the way i see it... the only way he can slow down without any mishap is his love for you. get what i mean?
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the only way to learn control is rd experience. let him ride.
my bf rides a sportsbike too, has been riding for many years already (we're both in our upper 20s). i think his ttl no. of accidents is around the region of 9! i will never stop him from riding; in fact, i love to pillion! i myself drive a pretty fast car, so from my own perspective as well, i know it's all about rd experience, and knowing instinctively when to push the vehicle (across the m'sian border!) and when not to push your luck.
it's about trust too, u know. let him ride, let him learn, and trust tt he will keep himself, you, and your relationship safe & intact! -
Speeding is safer
I think speeding makes riding safer, better to speed then get stuck with vehicles infront and at the back.
When u speed out of a pack of vehicles, u are alone on the road, lesser traffic hence lesser chances to get into an accident. -
Speeding is not safeOriginally posted by bbwolf:Speeding is safer
I think speeding makes riding safer, better to speed then get stuck with vehicles infront and at the back.
When u speed out of a pack of vehicles, u are alone on the road, lesser traffic hence lesser chances to get into an accident.
Situational Awareness will lead to safety -
i guess what u meant was to anticipate and react to situational circumtances...Originally posted by bbwolf:Speeding is safer
I think speeding makes riding safer, better to speed then get stuck with vehicles infront and at the back.
When u speed out of a pack of vehicles, u are alone on the road, lesser traffic hence lesser chances to get into an accident.
speeding is definitely not safe lor... -
mi BF got the same mentality as bbwolf.. that's y mi worried.. heehee..