may be a silly question but im gonna ask

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You're overthinking. I wouldn't get one though. I had a motorcycle for a few years and it wasn't what I dreamed it to be. I did fine, no accidents or anything, but just a bit disappointing. It was a lot of fun at first, but then it just got to be a big hassle.
Focus on your spiritual life- fighting the passions and unburdening yourself from attachments to this world.
 
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I learned to ride a dirt bike at 13. I learned how to fall and roll at 13 and a day. Added a street bike when I was 20, rode until I was 55. I miss it, but a host of orthopedic issues prevent me from riding now. That and I'm just getting too old and slow :) And yes as a 35 year firefighter/emt I scraped my share of donors off the macadam. (Not to digress but shouldn't we all be donors?) Here's what I learned about survival on two wheels...

1. Dress for the crash, not for the ride.
2. It hurts a lot less to fall in the dirt than to fall in the street. Consider that if you're thinking about learning.
3. Are you good with spatial orientation ... and if you have to ask what that is, the answer is no. Lack of spatial awareness could maim or kill you.
4. You need to be gymnast enough to roll instead of hit. If you have to ask...
5. Street bikes are for the open road. 2 wheels in any sort of car traffic is a reeeal risk. I wouldn't do it, in this day and age.
6. Make yourself visible. I used to dress up in dirt bike gear when I rode around town. Sure I looked a bit out of place, but people turned their heads and saw me.
7. Assume no one sees you and act accordingly. Because they probably don't.
8. Loud pipes save lives. And cause permanent tinnitus.
9. I don't care how fast your motor is, if you can't make it stick to the ground it's for nothing. Spend the money and get the best tires you can. And tune your suspension.
10. There are old motorcyclists, and there are bold motorcyclists. But there are no old, bold motorcyclists.

Well, except maybe me ;)!
 
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i really want to get into riding motorcycles and the brand i want is a honda rebel

it is like the gold standard for beginner bikes
ive been planning to get one for a while and today all of a sudden my mind thinks "rebel"

does that make me a bad christian or something for buying something with the word rebel on it?
i dont know if im being convicted or something
because "rebellion" isnt good.


please answer
am i overthinking?
The name's not the thing, but whether it's God's will that you buy that that motorcycle or any motorcycle at all. Have you committed your purchase to God in persistent prayer? If you have, has he given you peace about which decisions to make? If you do, he will guide you.
 
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i really want to get into riding motorcycles and the brand i want is a honda rebel

it is like the gold standard for beginner bikes
ive been planning to get one for a while and today all of a sudden my mind thinks "rebel"

does that make me a bad christian or something for buying something with the word rebel on it?
I don't believe so.

i dont know if im being convicted or something
because "rebellion" isnt good.
Of course not, but you're not engaging in a riot or encouraging people to riot. You're riding a motorcycle.

am i overthinking?
Probably.
 
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Ive been thinking the same, but the Honda Rebel is 20 years old now. A Honda Shadow is the newer version, at least here in the UK.
I sppent the day with the surgeon mapping my left eye yesterday, so, please, excuse one old fart for being so behind but I must know, does the Honda Shadow run anywhere close to the Shadow the US outlawed before I was able to purchase the Motor said to be a Lightening Bolt on wheels?
 
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Well most of us were Rebels before being Born Again. Leave it on there possibly?

No one in my Church would think twice regarding that. Just the name of a model.

Johnny Cash was sort of a rebel.
Wonder what he would have thought.
He read the New Testament on CDs
wife bought for me -- excellent.
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John Cash was rebeling against his calling to Teach the Gospel from the Pulpit, as I was assured by a man who loved Outlaw Kusic. And from the things I read that the Man in Black never refuted, John would have wajnjted to tour the local countryside after Church.
 
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MOD HAT ON
Please remember that this is a non-debate forum. Replies are supposed to be directed to the OP.

MOD HAT OFF
 
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Hi Josh,

Honda Rebel was the first bike I owned. Nope, I don't believe it's name should stop you from buying it.

They really are a great first bike to own. A little slow, but I think that's part of what makes them such a good first bike. After 6 months or so, I stepped up to Vulcan 900 Custom and am still enjoying every ride I go on (I lost count how many years I've had it)

I hope you took a good motorcycle safety course. It can save a life.

Buy and wear good gear.

most importantly, pray for your safety and others before each start of the engine.

God bless you brother. Happy trails!

Rob
 
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