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Hello everyone!
MidnightRider present!
Well guys I will tell you my story, in details.
I am a 19 year old guy that lives in The Netherlands.
As some of you may know, The Netherlands have implemented new strict rules which we have to listen to.
There are three different licenses you can obtain.
A1, A2 and A licenses.
A1(18+) is for very light bikes, which isn't in my category.
A2(20+, having this license for 2 years grants you the abillity to obtain your A license on 22 years old.)
A(22 or 24+) the A license is for 24 years or older. Only for people who have had the A2 license for over 2 years, it is possible to obtain the A license. Which will grant you the abillity to ride ANY bike you desire.
Well having told you that..
Now I will explain you my situation.
I have litterally been crazy about sportsbikes for as long as I can remember.
I always jumped out of my seat, where ever I were, when I heard the sound of an sportsbike accelerating near me. I always went to see which bike it was.
From the age of 14 I really went in-depth. I could name almost any bike I would come across. My friends called it an obsession. I called it passion.
The thing is riding motorcycles has never been appreciated in my family. Both my brothers have their A licenses and are both driving a Yamaha R6.
But even they are refusing to give me permission to obtain my A2 -> A license papers.
Which brings me to my next point. Respect is highly valued in our family. We always respect each other and listen to each other.. Which in our eyes is natural ofcourse.
But if even my brothers which are riding themselves do not approve for me to follow my dream.. It hurts, it really hurts.
They think I am a speed devil since they mostly hear from others that they see me speeding in our cars.
They are afraid i'm going to end up hurting or even killing myself..
But now, as I am 19 years old and having to face the new motorcycle drivers license rules. It is a possibillity for me to go for the A2 and make it possible for me to buy an 35 KW motorcycle.
This fact made me search at different brands.
I noticed Yamaha made the YZF-R3 which looks absolutely fantastic by the way.
It honestly stole my heart the moment I read about it and seen some videos of it.
Well, this november I will be 20 years old and will be legally able to do what I have always dreamt of..
Then there is one other issue, which is the money.
As I have had a job for over a year, I have saved up some money. I never really planned to use it for a motorcycle since I expected it to take atleast three more years.
But then now, I can't afford myself an Yamaha R3, I'm telling you with all honesty.
But then again I am quite sure I can manage to get a total of 6500 euro by november/december this year.
I do have to think of other situations accellerating in my life.
Starting of september I will enroll in a University.. I won't go further in details on this matter, perhaps if someone asks me anything about it.
But what i basically try to say is that this also costs money etc.
I pay for this all by myself, with the help of college loans(loans for 0,1% interest and 35 years of time to finish your total loan, only possible for students ofcourse)
I'd like to hear opinions on the situation that I am currently in.
Maybe an honest opinion from the outside can change my minds on certain matters.
With kinds regards,
MidnightRider
MidnightRider present!
Well guys I will tell you my story, in details.
I am a 19 year old guy that lives in The Netherlands.
As some of you may know, The Netherlands have implemented new strict rules which we have to listen to.
There are three different licenses you can obtain.
A1, A2 and A licenses.
A1(18+) is for very light bikes, which isn't in my category.
A2(20+, having this license for 2 years grants you the abillity to obtain your A license on 22 years old.)
A(22 or 24+) the A license is for 24 years or older. Only for people who have had the A2 license for over 2 years, it is possible to obtain the A license. Which will grant you the abillity to ride ANY bike you desire.
Well having told you that..
Now I will explain you my situation.
I have litterally been crazy about sportsbikes for as long as I can remember.
I always jumped out of my seat, where ever I were, when I heard the sound of an sportsbike accelerating near me. I always went to see which bike it was.
From the age of 14 I really went in-depth. I could name almost any bike I would come across. My friends called it an obsession. I called it passion.
The thing is riding motorcycles has never been appreciated in my family. Both my brothers have their A licenses and are both driving a Yamaha R6.
But even they are refusing to give me permission to obtain my A2 -> A license papers.
Which brings me to my next point. Respect is highly valued in our family. We always respect each other and listen to each other.. Which in our eyes is natural ofcourse.
But if even my brothers which are riding themselves do not approve for me to follow my dream.. It hurts, it really hurts.
They think I am a speed devil since they mostly hear from others that they see me speeding in our cars.
They are afraid i'm going to end up hurting or even killing myself..
But now, as I am 19 years old and having to face the new motorcycle drivers license rules. It is a possibillity for me to go for the A2 and make it possible for me to buy an 35 KW motorcycle.
This fact made me search at different brands.
I noticed Yamaha made the YZF-R3 which looks absolutely fantastic by the way.
It honestly stole my heart the moment I read about it and seen some videos of it.
Well, this november I will be 20 years old and will be legally able to do what I have always dreamt of..
Then there is one other issue, which is the money.
As I have had a job for over a year, I have saved up some money. I never really planned to use it for a motorcycle since I expected it to take atleast three more years.
But then now, I can't afford myself an Yamaha R3, I'm telling you with all honesty.
But then again I am quite sure I can manage to get a total of 6500 euro by november/december this year.
I do have to think of other situations accellerating in my life.
Starting of september I will enroll in a University.. I won't go further in details on this matter, perhaps if someone asks me anything about it.
But what i basically try to say is that this also costs money etc.
I pay for this all by myself, with the help of college loans(loans for 0,1% interest and 35 years of time to finish your total loan, only possible for students ofcourse)
I'd like to hear opinions on the situation that I am currently in.
Maybe an honest opinion from the outside can change my minds on certain matters.
With kinds regards,
MidnightRider