For those that ride Motorcycles. How young is too young?

THIS is a Ducati. :diablo:

Should have left the original post up.

It had a better number plate 😉

Not Moggy

Originally Posted by Moggy C
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It must be true because that’s a girlie bike so it can’t be his. :p
Now if I remember rightly THIS is a Ducati. :diablo:

Nice – a real Desmo !!

With regards to how young is too young,…
When I was 6 months old, my old man and lady used to put me between them down Mum’s jacket on the bike…….in this case it was a Kawasaki Mach 111 500 !!!!!
(A bike not known for it’s good road manners !!! :dev2: )

TNZ

Originally Posted by Moggy C
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This isn’t mine.

Not Moggy

It must be true because that’s a girlie bike so it can’t be his. :p
Now if I remember rightly THIS is a Ducati. :diablo:

Mog , these babies are license losers , half the revs of a Jap bike and double the torque , burbling along at 7000rpm you always feel like the bike is just idling along until you have a look at the speedo and sh1t yourself when you find you are sitting at 120mph . Any photos of your SP ??.

Al

I used to have the same ‘problem’ with my Triumph (Hinkley) Tiger… far too easy to go far too fast far too regularly!
thats why I ride something more ‘involving’ these days which makes you work a bit more to ‘make progress’ !! 😀
Neil.

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Kids bounce. He’s plenty old enough 😉

Mog , these babies are license losers , half the revs of a Jap bike and double the torque , burbling along at 7000rpm you always feel like the bike is just idling along until you have a look at the speedo and sh1t yourself when you find you are sitting at 120mph . Any photos of your SP ??.

Al

[QUOTE=Barnowl]ageorge -pillion on an RC30? The Honda which does 80mph in 1st gear with no rear seat or rear pegs? God why don’t you just throw him into a skip full of needles and have done with it?

😀 , he did have a ride on the RC30 , basically he was jammed between me and the home made rear hump , the bike had a set of Harris rear sets and he could put his feet on my heels when we were running . Incidentally the bike had a HX built motor and was originally built for the KRC endurance races – first gear was too tall and the bike could almost touch 90-95mph in first gear – but this made the bike pretty much unusable in traffic . If you look at the very back of the Ducati photo you can just make out the tail of one of my NC30’s – he’s never been of any of them .
The Ducati is a home built bike – basically built from crashed Duke’s around a brand new 916 frame – I still have her and a dismantled 888SP – my idea is to give my two boys one each when they are old enough .

Al

Thanks for the comments and ideas. I will be getting him kitted out at babybiker.

Nothing wrong with Harleys mate, my dad loving refers to my LTD 454 as the “Double H” as in Hairdressers Harley.

That reminds me- i need to wash her today, before the salt sets in after my voyage from the Isle Of Man a few days ago. Otherwise, knowing the Sakakrapy’s build quality there’ll be nothing left of her!!!
BARNOWL

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😉

engine is the wrong way round.. you want the cylinders sticking out in the breeze, keeps ’em cool and your knees warm.. 😀 😀

this place below does 2nd hand and part-ex kids gear…just dont get him the leather jacket with tassels on it – could mentally scar him for life – he may end buying a Harley! 😀 😮 Neil.

http://www.babybiker.co.uk/

I have a 4 yo turning 5 in November. I have a bike, a Duc – it’s a mono-posto so no issue anyway – not like the one that guy Moggy thinks he isn’t has (or hasn’t – how many negatives make a positive?). Anyway, would I do it? Maybe, carefully, in light/zero traffic etc (which I’m sure is how you have approached this). But I agree with others, if you want to give him that thrill, please protect him better against the unlikely – look at your own gear in that photo. Issue is of course cost vs a growing body – anything available on eBay or similar?

She said There’s something in the woodshed
and I can hear it breathing… 😉

I think it helps if you give kids a healthy dose of risk in life. I watched Whistle Down the Wind last night and if the kids were realistic enough (’61) they walked about for miles. Are we smothering them too much?

I did pillion on a Honda Cub at age 7 and was sh!t scared though. 😮 You may now laugh!

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Kids bounce. He’s plenty old enough 😉

ageorge -pillion on an RC30? The Honda which does 80mph in 1st gear with no rear seat or rear pegs? God why don’t you just throw him into a skip full of needles and have done with it? 🙂

What a beautiful Duke you have though! My dream bike would be a Kawasaki ZX-6R, or a KTM Duke II. My dad’s got several old Triumphs, which i’ve ridden the Bonneville and the Trident (both amazingly beautiful machines- even if they do leak oil regularly)

I started on a 1968 Honda 50 tht was my DAD’s 1st bike- then progressed to the Kawasaki KH125, which i took my test on- then jumped on my beloved Kawasaki LTD 454 as seen above and have never looked back.
BARNOWL

Or if on a buget get a minimoto, small,fast enough(45mph) and great fun round a go kart track.

You should get rid of that triumph and get one of these, much more fun. 😀

Yep!!! Norty at the controls!!! 5 is way to young!! Anna

You should get rid of that triumph and get one of these, much more fun. 😀

Absolutely no problem , but as mentioned more suitable clothing would be better. My eldest , Jamie aged 8 , was on the back of my YZF750 / RC30 /NC30 and various other sheds from the age of 5 . He progressed from a Suzuki LT50 quad to a Yamaha TY80 and now a Yamaha YZ80 , his younger brother , John aged 4 , has now claimed the quad . I would highly recommend a small quad like the LT50 to start with – just to gain confidence before jumping on to something with a clutch .

The photos should be of John on his quad ( purely for posing – he is never on it unless he has boots , gloves and a real helmet ) , John on his brothers TY80 trying to be James Dean , and the other is my last Ducati – obviously a Monoposto , definately no passengers .

Al

I would have taken him on, but protected him more. Obviously you would not be doing any stupid speeds so I say let the little guy brag about it at school 😉

My mate came off of his R6 yesterday, no damage to him but the bike needs new plastics. I’m siting my test on the 10th, so hopefully my Zx6r will be keeping just it’s tyres on the ground…

dme

a weekly trundle round once a week sounds like a good idea for him at that age – he looks quite safe, happy and comfy in amongst the luggage ! have you considered one of those ‘belt with handle devices’ that they market (pillion pals or some naff name?/) – might just give him something more substantial to hang on to and he’d be even more aware of what you’re doing.. and maybe some proper gear.. trouble is that once he gets a set of leathers (!) it’ll probably lead to wanting his own off-road bike… 😀
Neil.