diff --git a/djangorestframework/mixins.py b/djangorestframework/mixins.py
index 99bc6303d..71d90e70e 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/mixins.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/mixins.py
@@ -471,12 +471,21 @@ class ResourceMixin(object):
         """
         return self.deserialize(self.request.GET)
 
-    @property
-    def resource(self):
-        if not hasattr(self, '_resource'):
-            self._resource = self.resource_class(view=self)
-        return self._resource
+    def get_resource_class(self):
+        if self.resource_class:
+            return self.resource_class
+        elif getattr(self, 'model', None):
+            return ModelResource
+        elif getattr(self, 'form', None):
+            return FormResource
+        elif hasattr(self, 'request') and getattr(self, '%s_form' % self.method.lower(), None):
+            return FormResource
+        else:
+            return Resource
 
+    def get_resource(self):
+        resource_class = self.get_resource_class()
+        return resource_class(view=self)
 
 
 
@@ -496,6 +505,7 @@ class InstanceMixin(object):
         associated with this view.
         """
         view = super(InstanceMixin, cls).as_view(**initkwargs)
+        # TODO: FIX !!! Very bad now, since this is attached on the class (thread-safety)
         resource_class = getattr(cls(**initkwargs), 'resource_class', None)
         if resource_class:
             # We do a little dance when we store the view callable...
@@ -512,51 +522,55 @@ class InstanceMixin(object):
 class GetResourceMixin(object):
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        resource = self.get_resource()
         try:
-            self.resource.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
-        except self.resource.DoesNotExist:
+            resource.retrieve(*args, **kwargs)
+        except resource.DoesNotExist:
             raise ErrorResponse(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-        return self.resource.instance
+        return resource.instance
 
 
 class PostResourceMixin(object):
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.resource.create(request, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.resource.update(self.CONTENT, request, *args, **kwargs)
-        headers = {'Location': self.resource.get_url()}
-        return Response(status.HTTP_201_CREATED, self.resource.instance, headers)
+        resource = self.get_resource()
+        resource.create(*args, **kwargs)
+        resource.update(self.CONTENT, *args, **kwargs)
+        headers = {'Location': resource.get_url()}
+        return Response(status.HTTP_201_CREATED, resource.instance, headers)
 
 
 class PutResourceMixin(object):
 
     def put(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        headers = {}
+        resource = self.get_resource()
         try:
-            self.resource.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
+            resource.retrieve(*args, **kwargs)
             status_code = status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
-        except self.resource.DoesNotExist:
-            self.resource.create(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        except resource.DoesNotExist:
+            resource.create(*args, **kwargs)
             status_code = status.HTTP_201_CREATED
-        self.resource.update(self.CONTENT, request, *args, **kwargs)
-        return Response(status_code, self.resource.instance, {})
+        resource.update(self.CONTENT, *args, **kwargs)
+        return Response(status_code, resource.instance, {})
 
 
 class DeleteResourceMixin(object):
 
     def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        resource = self.get_resource()
         try:
-            self.resource.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
-        except self.resource.DoesNotExist:
+            resource.retrieve(*args, **kwargs)
+        except resource.DoesNotExist:
             raise ErrorResponse(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-        self.resource.delete(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        resource.delete(*args, **kwargs)
         return
 
 
 class ListResourceMixin(object):
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.resource.list(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        resource = self.get_resource()
+        return resource.list(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 ########## Pagination Mixins ##########
diff --git a/djangorestframework/permissions.py b/djangorestframework/permissions.py
index 945023cec..953f18613 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/permissions.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/permissions.py
@@ -216,4 +216,4 @@ class PerResourceThrottling(BaseThrottle):
     """
 
     def get_cache_key(self):
-        return 'throttle_resource_%s' % self.view.resource.__class__.__name__
+        return 'throttle_resource_%s' % self.view.get_resource_class().__name__
diff --git a/djangorestframework/resources.py b/djangorestframework/resources.py
index e5fa7b6c9..fde91e305 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/resources.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/resources.py
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ from djangorestframework.response import ErrorResponse
 from djangorestframework.serializer import Serializer, _SkipField
 
 
-def bound_resource_required(meth):
-    def _decorated(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not self.is_bound():
-            raise Exception("resource needs to be bound") #TODO: what exception?
-        return meth(self, *args, **kwargs)
-    return _decorated
-
-
 class BaseResource(Serializer):
     """
     Base class for all Resource classes, which simply defines the interface
@@ -26,7 +18,8 @@ class BaseResource(Serializer):
     # TODO: Inheritance, like for models
     class DoesNotExist(Exception): pass
 
-    def __init__(self, instance=None, view=None, depth=None, stack=[], **kwargs):
+    # !!! `view` should be first kwarg to avoid backward incompatibilities. (lol)
+    def __init__(self, view=None, instance=None, depth=None, stack=[], **kwargs):
         super(BaseResource, self).__init__(depth, stack, **kwargs)
         self.view = view
         self.instance = instance
@@ -39,21 +32,18 @@ class BaseResource(Serializer):
         """
         return data
 
-    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def retrieve(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def create(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @bound_resource_required
-    def update(self, data, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def update(self, data, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @bound_resource_required
-    def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @bound_resource_required
     def get_url(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
@@ -148,7 +138,8 @@ class FormResource(Resource):
         if bound_form is None:
             return data
 
-        self.view.bound_form_instance = bound_form
+        if self.view is not None:
+            self.view.bound_form_instance = bound_form
 
         data = data and data or {}
         files = files and files or {}
@@ -314,17 +305,17 @@ class ModelResource(FormResource):
     is not set.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, instance=None, view=None, depth=None, stack=[], **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, view=None, instance=None, depth=None, stack=[], **kwargs):
         """
         Allow :attr:`form` and :attr:`model` attributes set on the
         :class:`View` to override the :attr:`form` and :attr:`model`
         attributes set on the :class:`Resource`.
         """
-        super(ModelResource, self).__init__(instance=instance, view=view, depth=depth, stack=stack, **kwargs)
+        super(ModelResource, self).__init__(view=None, instance=instance, depth=depth, stack=stack, **kwargs)
 
         self.model = getattr(view, 'model', None) or self.model
 
-    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def retrieve(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Return a model instance or None.
         """
@@ -339,7 +330,7 @@ class ModelResource(FormResource):
         self.instance = instance
         return self.instance
 
-    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def create(self, *args, **kwargs):
         model = self.get_model()
         kwargs = self._clean_url_kwargs(kwargs)
 
@@ -347,8 +338,12 @@ class ModelResource(FormResource):
         self.instance.save()
         return self.instance
 
-    @bound_resource_required
-    def update(self, data, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def update(self, data, *args, **kwargs):
+        # The resource needs to be bound to an
+        # instance, or updating is not possible
+        if not self.is_bound():
+            raise Exception("resource needs to be bound") #TODO: what exception?
+
         model = self.get_model()
         kwargs = self._clean_url_kwargs(kwargs)
         data = dict(data, **kwargs)
@@ -382,12 +377,16 @@ class ModelResource(FormResource):
         self.instance.save()
         return self.instance
 
-    @bound_resource_required
-    def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # The resource needs to be bound to an
+        # instance, or deleting is not possible
+        if not self.is_bound():
+            raise Exception("resource needs to be bound") #TODO: what exception?
+
         self.instance.delete()
         return self.instance
 
-    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+    def list(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # TODO: QuerysetResource instead !?
         kwargs = self._clean_url_kwargs(kwargs)
         queryset = self.get_queryset()
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ class ModelResource(FormResource):
             queryset = queryset.order_by(ordering)
         return queryset.filter(**kwargs)
 
-    @bound_resource_required
     def get_url(self):
         """
         Attempts to reverse resolve the url of the given model *instance* for
@@ -409,6 +407,10 @@ class ModelResource(FormResource):
         This method can be overridden if you need to set the resource url
         reversing explicitly.
         """
+        # The resource needs to be bound to an
+        # instance, or getting url is not possible
+        if not self.is_bound():
+            raise Exception("resource needs to be bound") #TODO: what exception?
 
         if not hasattr(self, 'view_callable'):
             raise _SkipField
diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py b/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py
index a8b784161..c3dfb98b6 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/renderers.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class RendererIntegrationTests(TestCase):
 
 _flat_repr = '{"foo": ["bar", "baz"]}'
 
-_indented_repr = '{\n    "foo": [\n        "bar", \n        "baz"\n    ]\n}'
+_indented_repr = '{\n    "foo": [\n        "bar",\n        "baz"\n    ]\n}'
 
 
 class JSONRendererTests(TestCase):