wat do i do...

[sandrion]

i am buying a 1985 Honda ATC 110 from a friend of mine and when i told my dad he got really pissed at me and now the repair job on my 4-wheeler has been put to a halt... all it needs it tires and he stops. i dont know what to do because my ass of a stepmom keeps telling him stuff and she says its unstable and i should learn to save my money. i just need advice as to wht i should tell my dad so he wont worry about me getting hurt on it as much as he is now and i am not even riding it fast its just for going around in the woods and checking stuff out just need to know wht to tell him to get him off my back about it

[83ATC185S]

why is he getting pissed about a trike? if you are careful and lean when you need to, dont put your foot down. they are really safe. what else did you do? lol

[cr480r]

tell him if he doesnt like you ridin the trike then he better fix your quad... then explain to him that a trike is no more dangerous than the decisions of its operator... explain to him that you have a complete understanding and respect for the machine and your intended usage of the trike is harmless

[chrisand4]

...It's another case of "those things will kill you" syndrome....you better be treating my trike good..sorry about your dad.

[Dirtcrasher]

Sadly, there will always be a majority of people that feel trikes are death traps.

I try to convince people that I sold my ported and polished 94CR250 for something I could ride easier - a 350X.... They are all convinced that trikes are extremely dangerous........ But I'd be hurt bad quite often if I still had my CR, I think I watched Jeremy make it too easy too many times. Then I'd show up in the sandpit being a meathead :lol: Thank GOD I never tried freestyle HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!

[oldtime3wheeler]

Tell him to fix your quad and you both can ride together and have some good father son bonding.

[sandrion]

thanks for the advice guys and i am near shelby...

[carscomefirst]

Tell him to fix your quad and you both can ride together and have some good father son bonding.

+1 i agree with this one

[tbirdscott]

+2 Exactly what I was gonna say, Also you could get him to follow you and he can see they arent that hard to control.


Scott

[WaimakRydah]

Im 16. I was 15 when I bought my trike. My mum txt dad and asked if trikes are safe and he said "Nathan is not getting a trike" (his phone was playing up and didnt get messages til later) and then she text back and said "too late hes already got one" now he dont mind it he even bought a bike to come out riding with me. Once i got it he just told me to be careful etc.

Dads girlfriend always goes on about how I was disobeying him by getting it but tbh i think she should go to hell.

Remind him that its only a 110 and little kids can handle 110s.

[firehart]

How old are you? You may just have to do odd jobs and pay yourself to get your bikes fixed. If you and your dad ride together will be bonding time plus he'll see that you are riding it right. I'm 52 and I still have to fight the urge to put my foot down on corners. Wear your gear, and don't ride stupid.

[chrisand4]

So Sandy, you think your quad has a chance of getting fixed by your birthday?, and we seriously need to go riding before school starts back.

[ductapeit]

I should try that "those things are dangerous and you will get hurt" thing.......I am a 41 year old dad with three kids and I can't ever get to ride my trikes cause the kids are always on them!!!!

[sandrion]

im 15 turning 16 and the quad is supposed to be my birthday present


my dad owns his own business and i work for him but i dont get treated any different BUT my step-mom takes my check and puts half of it in the bank because i need to "save my money" i dont know wht to do if i say something to her she goes and tells my dad like a little kid and then he yells at me and usually i get punished somewhere in the deal


i wish i could fix my quad by myself but it was his before it was mine and if i take it he will get realy angry and its not really my dad that is worried that much it is my step-mom that is whispering in his ear all the time she is a real *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited*:(

[firehart]

ductapeit- you just need to buy more so you can get your own ride.

[firehart]

All I can say is talk to both of them together about your feelings. That way no one goes behind the other one's back. If you can do that without losing your cool, it will show them both that you are trying to be a young adult and it may help your relationship.

[smvorndran]

Get your stepmom to ride it, and if she doesn't know how to ride, the problem will kind of work itself out.:p :p :p :lol: :lol: :lol: :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

Then again, that would be the end of your trike days. I bought my first trike when I was 18, and my parents didn't like it, but I'm 31 now with 2 ATCs and a boatload of parts in MY garage. Dang, I love these things!!

smvorndran

[Taiser]

Let the quad rot, ride the 110. In a few weeks they will see it's fine (as long as you don't do anything dumb :) ) and everything should be ok. You'll have more fun on the trike anyways, unless the quad is a 4x4, then it's pretty close! ;)

It always kills me when I see parents (and I've seen this more than once) balking at a 10 year old little Johnny on an atc 70 or 110, then let the kid jump on dad's 800 cc thundercat and take off without a helmet and they don't say a word!!!:crazy:

[chrisand4]

It always kills me when I see parents (and I've seen this more than once) balking at a 10 year old little Johnny on an atc 70 or 110, then let the kid jump on dad's 800 cc thundercat and take off without a helmet and they don't say a word!!!:crazy:

Yeah,his quad is a fourtrax 300 that he used to ride without a helmet when he was 10-11, but them 3 wheelers will kill ya:rolleyes: I'll never understand people.

[YTZ Money Pit]

well, you got to do what you got to do. for me i had to to keep my old 200S at a friends house and not tell my parents about it. that was when i was 15... but its not that great of a way. Especially when they find out:lol: :twisted:

[Frankencelery]

Sandrion- I know this isn't what you want to hear, but don't play your dad and your stepmom against each other. Stepmoms are people too. My wife is my son's stepmom, and she's often more strict than me. Sometimes we disagree, but if I heard my son talking that way about her, I'd whip his butt bigtime. He's only 7, so that's not likely to happen for a few years. What I'm saying is that you need to talk to both of them and see if you can convince them that you can be responsible with a trike. If they say no, you just might have to wait. Ask your dad if he'll at least help you fix your quad, so you're not left without a ride.

Darn those grownups...they always stick together! :lol:

Having said all that, I do hope you can work it out and get the 110, it's a great trike!

[sandrion]

thank you everyone for the advice! i still dont really know how to approach the situation since my dad is often very pissed at something and i dont know how to ask him anything without him getting the i am going to whip your ass tone in his voice and me trying not burn bridges that i will need later i will try different things and mabye when school starts next week i can keep my mind off of it.






1985 Honda ATC 110(subject of this whole thread)
1993 Honda Fourtrax 300(in repair and also the other subject of this thread)

[chrisand4]

The fourtrax is a '94:)

[TriMotoMan]

I'm fifteen and been riding since i could stand up, and i've crashed way more on my blaster then i have on any of my trikes. i have never rolled a trike. a 110 is a very safe trike

[Jonpin]

i was like 12 or 13 and my dad got me a tri z it was sweet but never got it goin seein what there supposed to look like i know mine was all modded with differnt forks and triple tree twist grip all kinds of aluminume stuff on it and i dont even have a pictue of it :( and a honda elsinore 50 that he restored for me that i hear now are worth some cash tryin to get my dad to go ridin with me now but i need to get my 350x going cause im not going to make him ride the 200 with no rear suspension lol so ill be basicly givin him my 250es and we all get the be carefull dont be an idiot speech my dad never hated 3 wheelers thats basicly all iv ever had never had a 4 wheeler he just wont let me get a street bike and im 26 lol

[Twilight]

When I brought my first trike home my dad and my step mom freaked (I was 16). I got on, started it and popped it into gear and it knocked me on my ass. I got right back on and did it again. They told me to bring it back, and I did.

I traded it for a CR500, and I took off down the street on it. When I got stopped for going about 85 in a 35, I was told to get the trike back...lol

I have crashed more on bikes and buggies, than my 200x

[300rman]

Oddly, i never get the urge to put my foot down on my 250R. and i jump back and fourth from dirtbikes to the R to quads often many times a day, it just has never been an issue.

you should have heard EVERYONE in my family when i brought the R home.......
everyone still thinks i am going to die, even though i ride it often.
they still give me crap, but they arent aways on my case anymore.

i have ate it harder and more often on my KX80 than my R, BUT i ride dirtbikes like a madman, and i keep her right on the EDGE of being able to control it.

[Tri-Z 250]

I do not agree with Step Mom taking your money(even though she means well). Thats coddling/control your a young man and part of learning to be responsible is learning the hard way. You earn it on your own you spend it on your own...Now this goes for everything like going to the movies, games(x-box/ps), bike parts, hobbies and extras you like doing. When X-mas comes you spend your earned money on gifts for all others not her money right? Kinda funny she saves half...isn't that what woman want when things don't work out? You need to be diplomatic with her...do not piss off the oldman. I agree you should sit them both down and discuss your side of it in front of them both. She can have an opinion and should give direction based on being an adult. I do feel she should not be the law and punisher...thats Dads job. Her input is valid but Dad is the law maker. Be respectful and discuss the reason why you feel the need to buy the trike vs the quad fix. Dad my not see the improtance of getting the quad running in the way you do...Good luck kid, just keep your temper and don't put yourself in a position where your inbetween the step mom and your Dad.