My ex got me into bikes and now I'm lost?
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 7:18 pm
Hello all,
I'm new here and in fact, I made my account on impulse because I am feeling extremely lost right now. My ex-boyfriend of two years was the one who first got me interested in motorcycles and taught me how to ride, and the bike I rode while we were together was one I fixed up with him, a Honda Nighthawk cb250. We broke up a little over a month ago and I gave the bike back to him because it didn't feel right to keep it, so now I'm totally on my own. I don't have any female motorcyclist friends who live in my area (Northeast Kansas), and now I don't have a bike. None of my family rides and they're concerned for my safety (even if they don't say it), so even though they tell me they're supportive, I can't really go to them to talk about motorcycles as much.
I guess I'm just wondering if anyone here has had similar issues and how they found their way forward? Almost every day, I look at the motorcycles for sale on Facebook Marketplace and then I wonder if I'm out of my depth. I love riding, but I lack a lot of knowledge about motorcycles and I feel like all of my confidence is gone now that the guy who got me into it in the first place is out of the picture. I definitely don't want to feel like he was the only thing that allowed me to do it, but it's hard to get back in the saddle without any support. Any thoughts or advice?
Thank you all, I'm so happy I found this place!
-Chloe
I'm new here and in fact, I made my account on impulse because I am feeling extremely lost right now. My ex-boyfriend of two years was the one who first got me interested in motorcycles and taught me how to ride, and the bike I rode while we were together was one I fixed up with him, a Honda Nighthawk cb250. We broke up a little over a month ago and I gave the bike back to him because it didn't feel right to keep it, so now I'm totally on my own. I don't have any female motorcyclist friends who live in my area (Northeast Kansas), and now I don't have a bike. None of my family rides and they're concerned for my safety (even if they don't say it), so even though they tell me they're supportive, I can't really go to them to talk about motorcycles as much.
I guess I'm just wondering if anyone here has had similar issues and how they found their way forward? Almost every day, I look at the motorcycles for sale on Facebook Marketplace and then I wonder if I'm out of my depth. I love riding, but I lack a lot of knowledge about motorcycles and I feel like all of my confidence is gone now that the guy who got me into it in the first place is out of the picture. I definitely don't want to feel like he was the only thing that allowed me to do it, but it's hard to get back in the saddle without any support. Any thoughts or advice?
Thank you all, I'm so happy I found this place!
-Chloe