God, I hate this pile of shite

[ChristoT]

I know it's not what you want to hear....but I can understand their fear of you getting back on two wheels.

Don't get me wrong, I can see where they are coming from. I just think they're over doing it.

Rusty, there is so much wrong with you post, I'm going to have to break it down:

Lets get this right.  Your parents are funding you through uni so you end up paying them back rather than paying the Government back a student loan for the next 30 years of your life.

Indeed. And I am very grateful for it.

They've bought you a car and paid for your insurance as they think you will kill yourself on a bike (and they are probably right),

They lent me the money to buy the car, with full expectation of repayment and a string of conditions long as your arm. I'm not so sure about the killing myself bit, and intend to take safety courses. You have never ridden with me, so cannot comment on my abilities.

you claim to have no money but you've been spending money on bits to make a dogs dinner out of what could have been restored into a mint Fazer

Currently, I have just under £200 of spending money per month that isn't tied up in fue, rent or food. All other expenses come from that: clothes, spare parts for the car, beer if I go down the pub. Part of the reason Project Fazer is taking so long is because I have to budget every expense very, very carefully, getting the best deals I can off ebay etc.

and, despite being convinced you can bodge together lots of bits from other bikes into something that will work and look good, you claim to not have the skills to change a bloody head gasket?

Not when I need said vehicle to commute, and when I have no proper tools! Give me a workshop, a manual, and plenty of time, and I could probably muddle my way through it. I have none of those here. All the serious engineering on the bike (swingarm and eexhausts) is planned to be done by a professional fabricator.

You can get a Haynes manual from your local library so that won't cost you a penny. Stop moaning, sit down with the manual, look at the pictures and read the words and then get out there and sort it.

See above. Also, as I said earlier in the thread, the engine is just one of the car's problems. Whatever happens, it's getting sold for spares or scrap: I haven't got the time, money or enthusiasm to pour into it to get it back up to good condition.

My frustration at the moment stems from the fact that I have an alternative, I have a plan B that has been thought out, which requires minimal investment and work - and it's been vetoed off the table, with no other sensible solution on offer. THAT'S why I'm frustrated.