Motorcycle HATERS (AKA Wifes!) - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

jerth6932 · 02-22-2008, 12:07 AM

How many of you are trying to or have over come the wifes/GF who are haters of the 2 wheel sort? I know this thread would of been an asset for me along time ago... roughly 3 years ago when I got the itch for a bike! What are some techniques you have used to persuade the

in your relationship to see right side? Is there any advice you can offer up those who are in need of this desprate help?

SNAFU · 02-22-2008, 12:26 AM

Sorry I can't help. It was the wife who wanted to learn how to ride a motorcycle and signed me up too.

...and now living happily ever after.

mrcandyman · 02-22-2008, 12:29 AM

no, mine grew up riding the back of her dad's bike so she's cool with it. I'm trying to get her riding a bike herself though instead of always riding the back of mine

Sullyboo · 02-22-2008, 12:48 AM

My wife has her own bike.

jerth6932 · 02-22-2008, 01:19 AM

I feel as if I am the odd man out! But as for me to be of some help, I found one of my friends who had a Harley with a pillow top seating, and let her go for a ride with him! She was very reluctant, and she was not wanting to go, but then she got back she wanted to know when the next rally was so she could go. It opened her up to the idea, then I stayed constant on my wanting a bike. But I never bugged her about it! And a huge hint is to take out a cool million dollar life policy out on you...... but make sure she really loves you

(nothing worse than being a money target in a relationship!)!

SNAFU · 02-22-2008, 01:51 AM

I'm sure you're not the odd man out. The perception on the dangers of motorcycling is there for all non riders, including myself before I had ever thrown a leg over a bike.

Here is an old thread regarding your significant other riding. http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...rs-course.html

mrcandyman · 02-22-2008, 02:07 AM

ya, honestly I get a lot of people who don't ride saying they don't think they ever could because it's so dangerous, blah, blah, blah. People who ride know it's more dangerous than driving, but the benefits are worth it.

JmalB · 02-22-2008, 05:08 AM

Still trying to get the wife on the back of mine. But she is quite irrationally pigheaded about certain things. She said she would ride on the back but we couldn't take any turns...

But no, she doesn't hate.

mrcandyman · 02-22-2008, 05:40 AM

just agree to it then drive on a nice long voyage for an hour or so, she'll come around

awilson40 · 02-22-2008, 05:58 AM

I sold my custom cafe racer and bought my M50 cuz the wife was upset that she couldnt ride with me.

05HDRAM · 02-22-2008, 06:24 AM

My wife tolerates me having a bike because she knows how much I enjoy it. She is not a fan of motorcycles in general, but she doesn't try to stop me from riding.

JmalB · 02-22-2008, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcandyman

just agree to it then drive on a nice long voyage for an hour or so, she'll come around

Yeah, but the problem is there is absolutely no way to get to a straight bit of tarmac without taking a turn...

The Pope · 02-22-2008, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 05HDRAM

My wife tolerates me having a bike because she knows how much I enjoy it. She is not a fan of motorcycles in general, but she doesn't try to stop me from riding.

Same here.

She doesn't ride and doesn't want to. Someone very close to her was killed in a motorcycle accident (sort of). While riding he got separated form his bike (somehow, as it was 100 yards away) and in a daze

, he walked out into traffic and was hit and killed by a car.

amvince · 02-22-2008, 07:14 AM

Is took me 2 years to convince my wife to let me get my bike. It helped that 2 of my Brothers ride but, there were extenuating circumstances. The biggest thing to overcome was the fact that a few years back I went out and bought a new boat without telling her. I just kept bothering her until she finally gave in. I let her make a major purchase about 6 months earlier so it was also my turn. She will go out with me once in a while but I can't get her to ride.

robertc729 · 02-22-2008, 07:53 AM

In the beginning she didn't like the idea, I found out about the MSF course and I took it, I finally bought my first bike and she rode with me every now and then, then I got a new bike and she rode with me every now and then. She started learning how to ride on me uncles Vstar 650 and then we bought her her own, a Suzuki S40.

AZRyder · 02-22-2008, 09:14 AM

There should be a indifferent choice as well LOL. My wife doesn't hate them, she used to enjoy riding on them more than she does now due to her restless leg syndrome. I do think she's a little jealous of it at times...

Deno · 02-22-2008, 10:14 AM

My wife encouraged me to get back into biking a couple of years ago, and within 6 months after I bought one, she got one as well.

themeatmanlandry · 02-22-2008, 10:16 AM

My wife doesn't care one way or the other, as long as I don't have more than the occasional wreck and I don't get hurt. She (like me) thinks that it costs a little more than it should (all toys come with a price tag), but she doesn't hate it or love it.

She won't ride with me anymore, but that's okay.

KD57 · 02-22-2008, 10:26 AM

No issues here, she has been around bikes all her life, so she rides too. But the gun topic.....she never understands...

**87gsxrnut** · 02-22-2008, 11:11 AM

My SO rides a Softtail Deluxe. She rides more than I do these days.

- Nut

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02-22-2008, 12:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
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02-22-2008, 12:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
SNAFU Just Won't Go Away ! Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Black Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 5,020	Sorry I can't help. It was the wife who wanted to learn how to ride a motorcycle and signed me up too. ...and now living happily ever after. __________________

02-22-2008, 01:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
SNAFU Just Won't Go Away ! Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Black Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 5,020	I'm sure you're not the odd man out. The perception on the dangers of motorcycling is there for all non riders, including myself before I had ever thrown a leg over a bike. Here is an old thread regarding your significant other riding. http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...rs-course.html __________________

02-22-2008, 07:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
amvince Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2008 Bike: 07 M50 Black, 06 Ninja 250 Blue Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 1,820	Is took me 2 years to convince my wife to let me get my bike. It helped that 2 of my Brothers ride but, there were extenuating circumstances. The biggest thing to overcome was the fact that a few years back I went out and bought a new boat without telling her. I just kept bothering her until she finally gave in. I let her make a major purchase about 6 months earlier so it was also my turn. She will go out with me once in a while but I can't get her to ride. __________________ "ALL I CAN DO IS WHAT I CAN DO"

02-22-2008, 12:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
mrcandyman Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 163	no, mine grew up riding the back of her dad's bike so she's cool with it. I'm trying to get her riding a bike herself though instead of always riding the back of mine

02-22-2008, 12:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sullyboo Clunked into first gear Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: M50 Location: NJ Posts: 223	My wife has her own bike.

02-22-2008, 01:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
jerth6932 In Training Joined: Feb 2008 Bike: 08' M50 Black Location: Syracuse, Utah Posts: 144	I feel as if I am the odd man out! But as for me to be of some help, I found one of my friends who had a Harley with a pillow top seating, and let her go for a ride with him! She was very reluctant, and she was not wanting to go, but then she got back she wanted to know when the next rally was so she could go. It opened her up to the idea, then I stayed constant on my wanting a bike. But I never bugged her about it! And a huge hint is to take out a cool million dollar life policy out on you...... but make sure she really loves you (nothing worse than being a money target in a relationship!)!

02-22-2008, 02:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
mrcandyman Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 163	ya, honestly I get a lot of people who don't ride saying they don't think they ever could because it's so dangerous, blah, blah, blah. People who ride know it's more dangerous than driving, but the benefits are worth it.

02-22-2008, 05:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
mrcandyman Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 163	just agree to it then drive on a nice long voyage for an hour or so, she'll come around

02-22-2008, 05:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
awilson40 Where Am I ? Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2007 M50 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 48	I sold my custom cafe racer and bought my M50 cuz the wife was upset that she couldnt ride with me.

02-22-2008, 06:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
05HDRAM Third gear and cruising Joined: Jun 2007 Bike: 2006 M50 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 525	My wife tolerates me having a bike because she knows how much I enjoy it. She is not a fan of motorcycles in general, but she doesn't try to stop me from riding.

02-22-2008, 07:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
robertc729 Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: 05 Boulevard C50 LE, 06 S40 (wife's bike) Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 4,090	In the beginning she didn't like the idea, I found out about the MSF course and I took it, I finally bought my first bike and she rode with me every now and then, then I got a new bike and she rode with me every now and then. She started learning how to ride on me uncles Vstar 650 and then we bought her her own, a Suzuki S40.

02-22-2008, 09:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
AZRyder Sit speling cheker Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: Suzuki C90T Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 1,714	There should be a indifferent choice as well LOL. My wife doesn't hate them, she used to enjoy riding on them more than she does now due to her restless leg syndrome. I do think she's a little jealous of it at times... __________________ -------------------------------------------------- I don't care if it's the unholy four, John Wayne and Dorothy Lamour I just don't wanna talk to him now......

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Deno Ditch Magnet Joined: Jul 2006 Bike: Suzuki S83, Kawasaki Vulcan 500 LTD (wife's bike) Location: Kokomo Indiana Posts: 173	My wife encouraged me to get back into biking a couple of years ago, and within 6 months after I bought one, she got one as well.

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02-22-2008, 10:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	My wife doesn't care one way or the other, as long as I don't have more than the occasional wreck and I don't get hurt. She (like me) thinks that it costs a little more than it should (all toys come with a price tag), but she doesn't hate it or love it. She won't ride with me anymore, but that's okay. __________________ Go to hell

02-22-2008, 10:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
KD57 In The Zone Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2008 ZZR600 Location: Under a rock in Texas Posts: 2,581	No issues here, she has been around bikes all her life, so she rides too. But the gun topic.....she never understands... __________________ The "other" ZZR rider.

02-22-2008, 11:11 AM	#20 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,224	My SO rides a Softtail Deluxe. She rides more than I do these days. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

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