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Message: [QUOTE="BunduBasher, post: 256239, member: 17314"] If anything, this alone should make you more resourceful, independent, and hopefully a more mature young man. The more you can get done by yourself, the better you will feel about the whole deal. Some folks just aren't into dirt bikes, so you have to a lot by yourself. It was tough for me at school, in South Africa you had to be 18 to drive a car, and at 16 you were allowed to ride a 50cc motorcycle, so most of the senior guys in high school rode bikes to school. So at 16 I really wanted to get a bike for school, I already had bought my dirt bike by then, and my dad had got over the initial negativity associated with biking, still he would not help me, I had to save, and buy another bike, all gas and maintenance was my responsibility. In the end I had about three bikes at home by the time I finished with high school. All paid for by myself. For my dirt riding, I had to get a dual sport, which was licensed for the street, and would ride to the riding area with a gallon tank of gas in my rucksack, and then ride home again, my gas had to last the entire trip ! The only way to win at home and on the track is by discipline and dedication, your schoolwork has to be done with no hassle, your grades have to be good, your chores at home done, help out at home etc. Your folks have to see the commitment come from you, in all aspects of your life. Your folks need to see something positive coming from you. [/QUOTE]