Kids as pillions - What age?

[FROSTY:Me]

Um those of ya going open faced helmets bad bad just keep in mind that There are issues with bike helmets. Its got to fit propperly. Its got to be in good condition BUT most important it can't be too heavy for the persons neck. A 2 year old with a full face helmet is just plain stupid. Sure if they face plant at 100or even 50km/h they will have a messed up face --But with an adults Full face you're gonna break their neck. Even if ya dont crash the weight aint good for em.
As for reaching the pegs-Yep thats the rule.I did the ol wooden blocks on the rear pegs bit bikes have been my main means of transport always.Baby Bikie was in a car seat till his feet could reach the pegs.

[Oakie]

By the time I got back into biking my kids were 16 and 19 so no issue with them. I have however been giving short rides to 3 nieces and 1 nephew aged between 4 and 8. I reckon the main thing is just getting them up without scaring them so I only take them out when they ask and I only toodle along the cul-de-sac at about 10kml. It's a big enough thrill for them believe me.
I always give them the safety lecture before we go out and make sure they're kitted up with whatever's available just so they get the message that biking and appropriate gear go together on the off chance that they become bikers in the future.

[Dont_die_wondering]

my little cousin is only 2yrs old, he loves bikes , his dad just sits him infront of him (on the dirtbike) and he just holds the tank or middle of handlebars lol too cute, he goes all round the farm like that too

[sunhuntin]

I so much agree with you Sunhuntin... How many times have I seen dress to kill pillion on a sprotbike... Skirt up to her knickers, high heeled sandles, thin-strapless crop-top (AKA Bare-mid-rif). Oh she has a helmet!!! They are doing 100 km on the motorway!!

quite often get the scooter girls pulling into work like that....heck one girl comes in wearing as little as possible, but the worst thing is she doesnt even have the helmet done up! im seriously thinking of takin her plate and reporting her, cos i cant be stuffed lecturing myself.....

had a pair in the other week thinking of riding out to wiritoa lake/scoutlands....maybe 20 mins from town at 100k [they were on 50cc scooters] and i knew there was a patch of fresh gravel.....i told em heaps to watch gravel [no attractive skin to to show off if you got stones buried in it, ladies] but i doubt they listened.

all i can say is i hope darwin makes it as quick and painless as possible!

[beyond]

Things are a lot different now of course, but over twenty years ago, I had a Kawasaki CSR chopper styled, belt drive, 250cc.
My son was four when I started taking him for regular rides. I would sit him in front of me and use a large leather belt around the both of us, just in case I had to brake hard.

He thoroughly enjoyed and we did bump into HP's who didn't seem to mind a bit back then.

In hindsight, I am glad I had these times with him as he died at the age of sixteen from Cystic Fibrosis. He was fit enough as a young fellow to take on the bike then, but wouldn't have been able to, soon after that.

My daughter was just one back then and never got to go on a bike till I got my 1400 in January last year. The she wanted me to go faster than I had with anyone on the back before. Girl after my own heart, that one.

[T.I.E]

In that case maybe no one should ride a bike,,, Who cares about the car drivers we take that risk everyday.

thats right we risk it.

[slimjim]

mate, all three of my children ,i have riden with them behind me, i have added blocks to footpegs and seat strap, yup youngest was six now she is 22yr, younger one is nine, and we do 800kms trips, and she will be the first to show a tin driver her finger on bad driving,yup thankfull all three were of similar size in growmen up, but their gear is parmount, their enjoyment is as equall, and if you need to keep checking in your mirrors to see them, well your eyes are not on the road,, a simple hand touch onto their leg and they touch your hand,, speak to them before the ride and tell them what you need them to do if they are in discomfort, dont second guess, road is for riding not looking behind,

[Biff]

Thanks for your input y'all. I can now confirm that Biff Jr was taken on the back of the Bird yesterday for his first proper (well - once around town) ride. Despite the fact that we didn't go over 40k he was suitable shaken up not to be wanting another ride for a while.

Well - at least for another week or so.

[SARGE]

ive had Shelby on the FJ at 5 years old ..

[Hailwood]

My daughter went on the back of my old Ducati at 9 and my son at 7 but that was for a 5 minute ride to the shops and back. They are now 13 and 10and both have had been on the back of the Harley for about 30min ride.

They have both ridden an old Honda trike at the beach and a Yamaha 200 quad. They then both nagged and nagged as kids do and now they jointly own a PW80 to be used at the beach and the local school etc.....now waiting for the next question? Dad when can i get my license?

[Motu]

This is what you do when you have kids! That's in 1981 and my daughter is about 2 months old.At around 18 mths I used to ride around on my trials bike with her in front of me.At 4 she was my riding companion in my VW powered Ural sidecar.Later with a bike as a second vehicle I shuttled both my girls around on the back of a bike,C50,XS650,whatever I was using that day,the younger was 7 or 8 then.On practice days at the dirt track my wife and I rode around the track with them on the back to give them a thrill,my wife on the TM400,me on an XR200.So on race day they knew what I was doing out there.My boys haven't had as much contact with bikes,apart from riding the Peewee.But I took the eldest for a spin on the back of the DT230 for his 13th birthday.

For the safety Nazi's - forget it...both mother and daughter are doing well over 24 yrs later.And I'm not chinless from wearing an open faced helmet for over 25yrs...in fact I now have two!!

For those who wonder why I put a sidecar onto a featherbed Norton - because it was there.It was proving difficult to fit it on my BMW R60/5...one day I parked the Norton next to the chair and it bolted itself on.

For the sidecar buffs - that is the first customer JB child adult sidecar,although I was the second owner.They were suposed to have a Morris 1100 wheel,but the customer wanted a bike wheel,it was a Jawa wheel I think.

[FROSTY:Me]

Biff--If it helps yopu're welcolm to borrrow baby bikies last helmet--XXS shoei

[Biff]

Biff--If it helps yopu're welcolm to borrrow baby bikies last helmet--XXS shoei

What a gent you are.

[lb99]

If your gonna put your kids on the back you should try to get them in a decent kit, not like the plonker I saw today with a young girl on his harley 8-9-10yr ish with only scuffs or sandals or something on her feet, jeans, and a hoody, in the rain, she did have a FF helmet though, thats something.

[Velox]

I used to take one of my lil boys (neighbour) on the back when he was 8, kinda more like a 6yo though physically. I prob wouldn't take them on the motorway at that age but round town is fine I reckon.