Originally Posted by Nominus Experse
He needs to wake up, seriously. He seems a little... delusional. Obsessed and frantic about things that really shouldn't be taken to that degree. Buying a bike for the sole purpose of being akin to that of an imaginary character is a little bizzare, and from what I gther, he has no former experience with motorbikes.
If he is to ride one, he needs to have protection, and whole hell of a lot of it. It goes without saying that it hurts to hit the ground at fifty, slide and flop around, and then hit the guardrail. And then there's traffic while all this is occurring. It is not something to be nonchalant about. I wrecked when I was learning, he will fall, tip, or wreck as I have - it's only natural because he will be learning adapting and changing. He needs to turn his head and face reality. This is no trivial matter, my dear.
I don't mean to attack your boyfriend and his intellegence or choices, but he honestly needs to realize the matter at hand. Not only that, but he has to realize that a bike is not as useful as a car in the ultimate grand scheme of things. You can't drive a bike in winter, and it's difficult and risky to do so in the Spring due to rain and the recurring sudden frosts. That leaves early Autumn and Summer. That's basically only half the year that he could ride the bike. A car, for th most part, is year-round. Slap him (physically or metaphorically, you choose) and please make sure he realizes that the car is what needs to be bought, not a bike.
He sounds inobservant, frantic in many cases, and delusional and thoughtless in others. A car will at least protect him from the mistakes he will inevitabley make. A bike will throw him flopping around like a limp, rag-doll on the pavement, and I will tell you, it's not fun to be thrown from a bike.