at what age or point in your children's life would you consider taking them for a ride with you on the bike?
at some point after my wife divorces me or dies.
That's the one rule she has, no boy on bike.
I can remember my first time on the back of my brother's bmw, I was 5. He stuck a helmet on and told me that no matter what to not let go of him.
Jake
Plan on getting my son a Yamaha ttr-50 ( I think thats what it was ). This year for x-mas. Push start, 3 speed auto. I was 8 or 10 when my dad used to take me for rides.
Already let the ex know and she's all for it :thumb:. As long as I get all the safty gear also, which I would have even if she didn't say anything abotu it.
I'd say when he knows what to do when on the back of the bike would be the time, also when he has all the right gear.
I often let my boys ride on my bike, down the the drive. It's amazing, you can get 3 boys on a GS.
I rode my four year old around the yard.Going on the streets,when they are old enough to drive themselves legally.I generally make it a point not to carry passengers on my bike.
my personal opinion on this is if they are in a car seat then they should not be on a motorcycle seat
Quote from: frankieG on July 28, 2007, 07:07:41 PM
my personal opinion on this is if they are in a car seat then they should not be on a motorcycle seat
That actually makes sense.
My daughter was 7 when she started riding with me. She was so excited to be able to finally ride. I let her pick out her gear (with my help of course). It was rough at first, getting her to lean with me and she wiggled around alot. After a few rides she caught on. My wife was a little hesitant at first, but now she likes the time to herself when we go riding. Something about, she gets so much done around the house when we are gone. :dunno_white: :dunno_white:
Hmm how old is your child, when i had both my gs and my sportie, i took my gf's sons for rides, and her daughter as well, teh eldest son at the time was 9, he was no prob the daughter was a year younger, again no prob, but the youngest one was 5, and teh comprehension of a drunken man, he only rode once. that aside sit thee child on the bike behind you ( dont go anywhere) and go over with him/her how they are to sit with NO EXCEPTIONS. and lean the bike over again not moving, and see. then do it with it running, ( again not moving) and see. only ride them when youre VERY comfortable with tehm on your vehicle. because at that point youve got 2 lives to be responsible for ( not counting those in your vicinity while riding :thumb:
That's a real tough question. So many variables.
When my kids were small I did not have a bike, financial priority was keeping a roof overhead and the family fed. I have grandsons now and their mother, my daughter, does not seem to have a problem with it but since they have never been particularly interested that's easy to say.
When I was five, six and older I travelled regularly in the pillion of my mother's BSA bantam or Dad's 350 AJS, that was in the early fifties and the world was a different place. Looking back i still have vivid and very good memories of some of those days out to the coast or wherever and I am so glad they did it. It worked for me.