simple ....... tell em to buy there own fucking bike
or ask if it is ok if ya ride there partner while there of rideing ya bike ......
my Brothers know not to ask it's my pride and joy and it just wont happen
You: "Help yourself, but I need a $30,000 security deposit "
Him: "But I could buy my own for that"
You: "Gee, now you mention it..."
Very poor form to ask.
Hi 3737pisces, in a nut shell, NO, i wouldn't lend my bike for such a trip, i have done the same and let mates ride mine, but as for a road trip, no way. i s'pose, if it was a life or death situation, that would be different, or if your Bro' was stuck and for some unforseen circumstance your scoot was the only means of transport, but honestly, for a road trip, no mate, you shouldn't feel guilty,and as for your family member, man, they should have enuff respect to accept the answer you gave them. Your scoot is your pride and joy, they cost a lot of money to buy, we all spend a lot of money on 'em, and we all know what insurances cost. What i have told a close friend of mine, if he wants to ride my scoot, get me a signed note from his great great grandmothers' neighbours great uncle written in hyrogliphics. Don't feel guilty mate
Did it once. He dropped it. He didn't pay for repairs. No longer friends
Learnt the hard way
Always hard when its family - harder still when its your own son. One of my two sons asked me the same question - i politely said no that i couldnt because it is only insured for me - I told him he could borrow my car to go on the ride with his mates but not the bike. He took it ok when I put it like that. he didnt take the car but accepted the out I gave cause of the insurance angle. I have let one person ride it around the block - that was a mate (Lofty - now Tapeworm) but I havent let anyone else.
it took two seconds for the answer to come to me...NO
Mate, as everyone says, the answer from me is a big fat resounding NO.
You dont need to worry,.... will (heaven forbid) something go wrong, will he drop it, is there a crack in the frame, will something go wrong next time I spend $1.60 on the expressway....
Peace of mind for everyone.
Honestly, asking to ride someone elses bike is pretty ignorant, and even if its Dad, sorry mate, love ya, but just aint gonna happen. You know what I mean.
No so straight forward this one, if a BACA brother or sister asked to borrow one of my rides I wouldn't hesitate for a moment. I have lent out bikes before, even offered interstaters a loaner if they are ever in Adelaide.
But a family member (son in this case) could cause serious problems if the transaction went pear shape.
I guess my near fatal accident 22 years ago has changed my priorities a bit
.No One Ride's my Harley Davidson or my Missus .
shit . i think i might disagree with most .... i have a son and if he took to motorbikes and looked after them ( and at one point in time he didnt have one ) i'd be very happy to lend. id just make sure the bike was properly insured just in case. after all , its only a fuckin bike for christsake ! Sure , i would draw the line depending on who it is , but for my son , i would always hope that my relationship is strong enough to be able to do this sort of gesture. (If you think however that he is unreliable and foolhardy then of course you would decline )
In the famous words of Basil Faulty
" DONT MENTION THE WAR !!!! "
