u/newmarks

I bought a Ninja 300 in my early 20s, that I still have because it’s not worth a lot of money now anyways, and eventually a Grom because the Ninja proved to be more than I could chew, even at such a small size. I learned to ride on it, and got better on the Grom, but I’ve never rode consistently enough to build the confidence to ride solo.

The only person I know who rides is my dad, and he’s had limited interest in riding with me even though I motivated him to buy his first bike in 30 years after I bought mine, and he always made empty promises of riding with me more.

While I can operate a bike, I just don’t have the confidence to go out alone. This is worsened by the fact that I recently moved to a busy suburb after living in the boonies my whole life.

My dad is likely moving out of state soon now that he’s retired, and I’m considering selling my bikes. I feel like I have failed myself, but I have no idea how or where to find it in my heart to just get over it and go out there alone. My anxiety is so high. I’m curious if anyone else has gone through something similar, or if there was something that happened or you did to reignite your passion for riding?