Totalled cars in a NASCAR race? Hardly any, they fix most of 'em and race 'em again.
I’ll elaborate… in a race, you are among 10-40 professional drivers with skills that far exceed that of the average boob on the street. They are also not talking on cell phones, paying attention ot their kids in the back seat, changing CDs, etc.
A better statistic is how many fatalities occur on the street vs. in motorsports?
how long have you and the g/f been dating … if you wont mind me asking. Honestly, if I was in your shoes, I’d get the bike. If your g/f cares about you as much as she might tell you, she’d let you get the bike. Yes there is the chance that you’d get hurt, but that’s not her decision to make for ya …
If you are even having to ask then you have your answer. If you have any doubts about your relationship this would be a prime time to ditch the bitch. You are 18…like previously said…thats not going to last…this isnt the 1950’s you dont usually marry your HS sweetheart. And how old is your gf? 17/18? If so shes probably a worse driver than you are rider…so tell her to sell her car because its not safe because you care about her safety. See how she likes that. But remember at the end of the day, girls are mostly retarded, the younger they are…the more evident it is. Buy the bike.
with the track and street driving though, the track has more accidents and injuries because you go to the track to drive a certain way. you actually are allowed to go all out and not get ticketed or anything, but on the street you wouldn’t just drive like an asshole because you can, cause you really can’t. each can have disadvantages and advantages i guess. just my .02
lol at this thread… if you don’t get the bike now-you’ll never live it down.
but really, don’t ever let someone tell you what you can and cannot get. i’d make her go with you to buy it. more then likely, she’s scared your gonna pick up other girls. and she’s probably right.
eh my GF tells me not to buy stuff and i do …she is mad for a day and gets over it…i think now she is learning to deal with my love of my car and her…cause she gets things too
id buy the bike, just make sure you are ready for her to say i told you so when u lay it down.
motocross is WAAAAAAAAAYYYY differnt than sport bikes. take it from me, rode motocross and snocross since i was 8yrs old. bought a sportbike and layed it down 2 months after i bought it with 12 years of motocross expirince. i had to hear “i told you so” from her. its not bad. just be careful and respect the bike. but she was never against it tho. and dont forget about her when u do get the bike.
my girlfriend HATES the fact that i ride harleys with my dad…absolutely hates it, but being a psych major, just convinced her that living without me wouldnt be an option for her…and on top of that, i acted as if i didnt give a shit what she thought about it because the desire to ride has been around a lot longer than she has…and thus has seniority over her…