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Jeff would never get one. He has ridden them, but I don't think he would ever own one. I don't mean to scare you AT ALL, but Jeff's dad was killed in a motorcycle accident when Jeff was 12. Like I said, he has ridden them since, and admits they are fun, but he just never has a desire to really ride one at all.
I personally don't think I would care too much, but I know I would worry a little. If it was just like on straight, open highways, I would be fine. Not down with any curves or busy traffic or anything like that. However, I worry anyway. : )
You know it's funny because I think I am more nervous about him riding on his own time then when he is working. I'm not sure how that works out in my head, but I guess I assume drivers are more careful when there is a cop right next to you....
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I can't even imagine my DH on a motorcycle (maybe as a passenger but not really even then lol), but my dad had a Vespa for a few years. I thought it was pretty cute of him (and adventurous) and he thoroughly enjoyed cruising with it and riding it to/from school (he went back to college after retiring to finally get his BA). All that was fine until he was involved in a collision with an oncoming car just after Milo was born. He busted up his knee and needed surgery. He's done riding motorcycles (he needed a motorcycle license to drive it, so yeah, it is one), since he realized how freaked out everyone was that he had gotten in an accident, and how lucky he had been to not have been hurt worse.
I think I would have been more nervous about my dad riding a bike if I had actually seen him on it on the highway (which he did a lot). And I wouldn't be too psyched about DH riding one, especially now that Milo is here.
But you know, it's normal to worry. We just gotta pray that our boys (and girls) are safe about it, and stay lucky.
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DH has one,a Kawasaki Ninja, and has since he was in high school.
It definitely freaks me out, but I know he is responsible. When we are driving he is constantly yelling about motorcycle riders who are going to fast or in and out of traffic, so I know he doesn't pull that crap.
I am confident in his skill level on the bike, and he wouldn't do anything to put himself in danger.
Plus he really loves it. He loves riding when its nice, and working on it and repairing it himself. I have all my crafts so he likes having that to himself.
Mike won't touch one. But then again he's not a "toy" guy. He doesn't have any interest in motorcycles, boats, 4-wheelers etc.
I guess it's up to you, but I would be afraid of my DH riding due to too many horror stories that hit too close to home. My co worker & her DH were riding with friends when a drunk driver hit them; she and her H both lost their left leg and their friends were killed. My dad also had a cousin killed on one, and my ex FI was also in a near-death accident. Just something to think about - no matter how careful one can be, there are always a-holes out on the road who aren't so careful. None of the above casualties were the victims' faults.
Sami has one and we love it. Granted - my dad was in a super serious motorcycle accident when i was three weeks old (fog no helmet stupid RI laws)... head first into a telephone pole - face rewired - snapped quad muscle - last rights read twice - to name a few of the issues, but for my first birthday had fixed and put back together his bike. so i've always been around bikes - Harley's that is...
Sami had an accident back in 2005 where he hit some sand and would have been totally fine (with some road rash and a sprained ankle) had there not been a temp road sign which hit his rib area, bruised a few ribs and gave him a #1 puncture in the lung and a 2 in the spleen... 3 days in the ICU and he is fine now.
The scariest thing about them is other drivers, I've seen my mom almost get hit on her bike (yes - she rocks) on the highway and i freaked out (we were on Sami's) but what I do like about it is I KNOW Sami takes it easy on his as it is a cruiser and not a rice rocket (sorry Brianne lol - but as long as he respects it!). There is nothing better - ok the Jeep w/ the entire top off is a prob a lil better - then driving down the road and just feeling the wind and seeing the sights. Living where we do we go to Newport and along the water in Bristol and RI and it's really nice for a summer afternoon. Once LO arrives I do plan to get back on w/ Sami - but nothing crazy and I HATE the highway - so we'll be doing none of that.
Soooo that's my take on that!
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I guess I'll be the first to say HELL NO. To each his own, and I have nothing against motorcycles for other people, but my husband will not own one. Ever. I'm way too scared. But lucky for me so is he!!
No he doesn't and yes I would be very much against him getting one. I've ridden bikes (never by myself), dated guys who rode bikes and it is a lot of fun. But for me personally, I think that after having a child it's a risk that I don't want to take, and I don't want him taking. There are things that I did before having a child, and things that I would have done then but I will not do now. It's not worth the risk to me. But that's me and I don't care if I'm over protective
Thankfully he's not really into bikes so I don't have to worry about it! His brother even sent him money to take a bike class a few years ago and he never did it, lol. Not his thing!