>>17329585
Eh man I did that too when I was 20. Got rear ended, bike totaled, nearly killed through no fault of my own. Just some idiot woman texting and driving.

Get a pickup, you can throw all your shit in it if you need to move or sleep in the bed under the stars if you want.

>>17329589
I'm sorry to hear that. It wasn't even your fault. Do pickup trucks run on diesel or gas? I just have a normal ford sedan. I've never driven something on diesel before

i bought a motorbike when i was my poorest ever

i think it really lifted me out of a mental funk and the financial demand of motorcycles since then (i now own 5) has kept me going on a pretty happy, productive tract

don't get me wrong, when they get fucked up you'll also be fucked up but if it's what you enjoy, it's worth it

I bought a motorcycle 2 years ago during a deep depression I'm still working my way through.

Please don't make this decision for the wrong reasons. I love my bike but I know getting on it without being diligent about my safety is negligent to myself and to the people around me. That is the exact opposite of the actions someone struggling through depression should be taking.

Riding does feel like freedom. Like when you were a kid and rode a bicycle by yourself the first time. But you're older know and you know what it's like to be hurt. Don't bring that on yourself on some romanticized view of what a bike will do for you; you'll still feel trapped emotionally, except now you're on two wheels going 70 mph.

Free your heart first man, get the bike later if you still want it.

>>17329616
I really like this post. Being negligent to safety also puts others in danger. I don't want to be that person that causes an accident, getting others hurt because of my stupidity.

You're right, this won't help me at all.
Thanks for talking me out of it guys.

I just have this fat stack of dosh I'm sitting on, because I intended to use it to move to my long distance boyfriend, but now that we broke up, I really don't know what to do with it

>>17329621
>>17329616
a bike will likely only kill you

they are of negligent danger to others compared to all other types of transport

>>17329585
I got a bike when I was in graduate school and there were no helmet laws. Nothing like the g-force of twisting the handle throttle, leaping forward and the wind whistling by. Drove through the Virginia countryside. Beautiful. Rarely saw anyone else.

Years later got another one to recapture the feeling. Helmet ruins it. Plus, being older. I am more worried about being hit or going down and erasing the road with my face, spinal injuries, etc. I can't walk on roofs anymore either. Getting old is a bitch.