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5/12/2012 6:43am
As a kid, do you think it is unreasonable for your parents to buy you new/bigger gear? especially protective gear? I need a new helmet and my dad is such a cheap bastard he wont buy me a new helmet even though mine is 3 years old and the foam is pressed in a couple places from the bike falling over while the helmet was on the handlebar. Do you think im being reasonable by asking them to buy me a new one? let me know, cuz you would think that a mom or dad would want their child safe to the extent that they would buy them a proper fitting helmet?...idk maybe its just me.
1. If you ride the bike shown in the picture which looks to be a big bike then you are probably old enough to get a job. But it yourself.
2. Maybe the reason you are not getting new stuff is because you didn't take care of your old stuff. IE... Multiple dents in the foam from the bike falling over. Possibly meaning it fell over onto the helmet MULTIPLE times. Once is an accident. 2 and up is carelessness.
But, if you can convince them to pay for your stuff, then more power to ya. I know it does suck to be spending your own money when a lot of friends or ppl your age dont have to, but it will teach you more responsibility, which is not very common these days.
btw my two Fox V3 helmets are from like 2006, take care of your stuff and it will take care of you. One is a Whitewall, still the best looking V3 to come out yet.
The Shop
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
I'm sure the sympathy will come pouring down for you.
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/New-Bike,1178020
Pretty funny read actually
you will understand in about 10-15 yrs
Pit Row
..and if any "friend" of mine ever talked shit on my dad, I damn sure wouldn't allow it. Sounds like you need a job and a lesson on respect.
Clean it up, and put it away.
Problem solved.
I'm about to be a parent and if my kid(s) want to get involved in mx or some other expensive hobby it will depend on me initially I'm sure. Of course I will figure out ways to make them "earn" the stuff they get through chores/doing good in school or whatever but it's unrealistic to think a kid is going to grow up paying for all the shit required to be a racer (not even at the national level) until they are about your age anyway. Anyone that thinks they paid for all the stuff from day one and was seriously into racing is kidding themselves, maybe they paid with their hard earned allowance.
Anyway, I did pay for my first bike (a roached cr80) with a sack of money, the last $25 bucks or so in change because I got into riding late, at 14. My mom bought all the gear, a super trick Bieffe helmet, mismatched by color and year Oneal pants and jersey and the paper thin knee/shin combo guards, all from the discontinued bargain bin. I did get some Fox Tracker boots after my first trip to the ER for stiches after wearing oversized construction boots, I know, I was factory. By 15 I was working monday-friday after school and got my first real bike, a YZ125 that even with the job, and no expenses, required Mom's help. That bike and later a RM125 would get me through high school and out of the house. The job was enough to get me to practice and the occasional race as well as keep the bikes in good shape. Besides Moto, food and a movie once every month or so was all I spent my money on and I worked at shop with an awesome employee discount. The point is if you are paying for everything at 6-18 years old you are a bad ass junior entrepreneur.
-As far as your case, your biggest problem is that you approached the situation with a sense of entitlement that is undeserved. Whether or not your dad is cheap by any measure, you aren't making any progress bitching. If you go and seek out ways to help yourself at best you get what you want and the worse that could happen is you don't get it but at least you aren't perceived as a bitch. Chances are he will respect you more anyway, who knows, he may even offer to pay half.
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