most of our kids either ride or are pillions & love it, our youngest (15) has just bought his 1st road legal bike & rides with us or does his own thing, he has been riding since he was 8 much to the disgust of family, friends etc... who don't know shit about riding, we have always let our kids ride mc's around the farms we lived on etc.. with the rule foot wear, long pants & push bike helmet were the min... to be worn & it's a great way to do stuff together
the down side with
14 years ago our eldest son (then 18) went to his 1st rally sulphur city (i think) & we got the call on Saturday arvo that he had binned but was ok bike a bit trashed had to go get him & bike, about 3 years ago on the bottle lighting run we came around a corner & found our daughter & her boyfriend lying on the road
after high siding, (we were 1st on the scene) both were ok a bit of concusion & brusing bike rideable to next town, it's part of the territory & as parents we have to except that it could happen & be alot worse than what we have had happen, I still worry some times & I guess thats just part of being a parent, but it wont stop me encouraging my kids to
& to do it well
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down ones life for his friends. (John 15:13)
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