How to deal with concerned friends/relatives

[ArthurGray]

His parents would never be ok with the bike. Impact of having it can be reduced. I'm every day have to listen about bike, tattoo, fighting from my wife. Now is winted and every day she is telling me, that I'm a crazy **** **** *****

[BLACK_GIXXER]

Invite them to drive behind you on the highway, and when you reach about 120-130 km/h pass them on one wheel.they will never speak to you again. problem solved

[carito]

When I got my first bike I didnt tell my parents...and this was when I was still living with them. I just brought it home and parked it. Neither of my parents were happy but what are you gonna go. I explained to them that bikes arent dangerous....moron drivers are, so as long as youre carefull and keep your eyes open there shouldnt be an issue. Plus, did you know that on average its more dangerous to ride a horse than a motorcycle..

[defect_9]

i agree with the full disclosure method. although, people dont change their minds that easily and its up to you. but letting family/friends know about all the precautions that you are taking is a good thing. taking the riding courses help immensely, and make you so much more aware on the roads. it helps also if youve been driving a long time already and can kind of read what other cars on the road will do before they do it. bikes can be extremely safe as they are more nimble and quicker than cars and take less room. if youre an idiot, you can die on a bike or in a cage. safety is more in the mind of the rider/driver than it is in the vehicle.

happy riding.

[meme]

My mother thought if she ignored it then it'd go away - that was 18 yrs ago.

She still doesn't like it and neither does my husband. Oh well.

[Mariusz]

you actually have a preatty good situation, i was threatended to be kicked out of the house meanwhile you get a riding buddy hehe. i think it's actually good that you will get someone you know to ride with and both of you will be at the same skill level, helps to put in the km's needed to get comfortable with the bike.

to help the family relations make sure your parents are aware that you're getting your license and you want a bike and then just show up on it one day regardless of how the process goes. with the ammount of time you had your bike going up their worries will go down it's a general process. i guess you keep showing bikes are not as bad as they seem, so ride safe and prove them wrong.

p.s - your friend with the rx-7 is just saying that cause his car is slower then a bike hehe