Kids as pillions.

[scooter]

My 8 year old daughter is keen to come out riding with her dad on the ZX1400. What safety gear is out there that is suitable for the young ones..??? Can I get a proper bike helmet for her...????? not one of those kids motocross type ones...etc... Any of you fellow Kiwibikers been through this one yet...???

[fergie]

most online bikeshops have kids sizes in riding gear, not sure about local shops,although any shop will get it in for you.A warning though! most children that you take for a spin will end up wanting a bike of their own!

[fridayflash]

hey scoot,id be interested in the same type of gear,in the past
ive made do witj one of the kids mx helmets,but that was just
around town etc,i did take my son to the patangata when he was
11yrs and he just wore a beany under my smallest spare road
helmet which worked a treat. kids dirtbike gloves should be fine too

[FROSTY:Me]

Dude do a search of KB under kids gear. The questions been asked a few times before
but anyhoo--- HJC do a range of kids sized lids. ($140)Shoei do too
Gloves --depend on her hand size -there are small ladies gloves that fit well
Boots--MX boots do well
Jacket etc--for a ride round the block or not much more--SKI gear

[Pedrostt500]

It all comes down to how much you want to spend and can afford, and what value you have on your kid.
good on you for taking her for a ride.

[MyGSXF:Me]

My oldest son has been coming with me on the bike since 2 weeks after his 5th birthday! (he's now 12!)

As others have stated you can get small gear. (even if it's xs women's gear) Do a trip around the local bike shops & check them out! I know that our local Cash Converters has a heap of leather jackets for sale, so maybe see if there is one near you too.

It's cool being able to take your kid out & share in your passion too!

Enjoy!!

Jen

[CookMySock]

It's cool being able to take your kid out & share in your passion too!

and don't they LOVE IT!!


DB

[alanzs]

Used to take my kids on the back of bikes starting around, I think, 6 years old. I don't recall the name of the helmet they had though. The kids enjoyed it. Had a special strap belt made so that when my daughter would fall asleep, she'd just slump forward, not backwards.

[CookMySock]

Children have no concept of Death/Speed or major PAIN ! !

Wow! You are quite serious aren't you ?

Big bikes arnt for Kids...They are for grown ups...

I can think of a few kids that are more "grown up" than many adults I know.

Anyway i remember reading in the roadcode ages ago that children under 12 arnt aload to ride as a Pillion..

That must have been a while back ay ?


DB

[fridayflash]

great to see your child beaming with pride if your able to run them to school on a bike

[TLDV8]

My 8 year old daughter is keen to come out riding with her dad on the ZX1400. What safety gear is out there that is suitable for the young ones..???

http://www.andystrapz.com/pillion_beltz.htm



There are flasher ones that use two waist belts (rider/passenger) with a clip to tie them together also. (buddy belts?)

[Blossom]

Used to take my kids on the back of bikes starting around, I think, 6 years old. I don't recall the name of the helmet they had though. The kids enjoyed it. Had a special strap belt made so that when my daughter would fall asleep, she'd just slump forward, not backwards.

omg.. good to know ours arnt the only ones that sleep on the bike.
we got HJC helmets for our eldest 3 kids 8, 10 and 13yrs.
Lifestyle imports have leather jackets/pants/boots and gloves too I think, and at a good price.

[raftn]

It was a mission finding the right fear at the right price, i didnt want to fork out thousands but i wanted them to be safe. Got a few bits of trade me, boots and jacket. NAd other stuff from shops, you just got to keep looking around and sooner or later you will find something. As a point of interest i posted a thread simila to this a while back about kids on the back of bikes, it makes for interesting reading. enjoy your ride with your kids.