Cat on motorbike?

**vindy500** · 14th May 2009, 23:29

we got a new kitten, do you reckon you could take it places on a motorbike or would that be mean and cruel?

**kave** · 15th May 2009, 00:01

Rastus seemed to enjoy it

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthread...Number=1111227

RIP Max and Rastus

**Danae** · 15th May 2009, 00:06

I've taken a kitten on my scooter before.

**gunrunner** · 15th May 2009, 00:31

Had plenty of pussy on the back of mine , well someone had to say it

**kasper** · 15th May 2009, 01:05

Depends if he is trained for it, And if he will do the riding of his own accord.

-- Kasper
Trained her own cat to ride in the trucks she drove.

**cc rider** · 15th May 2009, 02:03

Our cat, 'Dog', used to go to the vet in his cage, resting on my knee (pillion). He loved the breeze in his face. The harley noise didn't bother him. He used to walk to the milkbar with ya too.

**kevfromcoro** · 15th May 2009, 04:44

Originally Posted by gunrunner

Had plenty of pussy on the back of mine , well someone had to say it

haha..you beat me to it...

cats on bikes.... nah.... its hard enough concinetrating.. without a cat leaping all over the show...

iam a no no for cats on bikes.....................

**buellbabe** · 15th May 2009, 07:05

Someone already beat me to it...but my immediate thought was of Rastus. When Max wasn't riding around on his Sunbeam he was driving a transporter...and Rastus was always in the truck with him. Bless.

I had a cat that used to think she was a dog. She would follow me and the dogs down thru the bush and onto the beach (behind the property where I used to live) and would also follow us up the road. Even though she didn't like the cars going past she was still determined to come for a walk.

I would suggest getting the kitten used to the bike slowly and then let things progress naturally.

Good Luck!

**Number One** · 15th May 2009, 07:30

Use top bungy the cat cage on the back of my RG150

wahoo!

One cat I think really enjoyed it the other not so much - lots of loud caterwauling. That one is the one that likes to go for a walk with me and the dog though and is not afraid of traffic - parking up in the middle of our culdesac and when cars come he won't move! Sits there loooking like he is thinking 'Go around Human!'

Sometimes you just have to do it whether or not the cat likes it - so keep them contained in a good cage and well secured to the bike and you can't do too much damage...unless of course you drop the bike

**CookMySock** · 15th May 2009, 07:56

Nah get him his own bike..

Steve

**sinfull** · 15th May 2009, 08:01

If ya gonna do it do it now !
ride round ya back yard (or front) and see how he/she likes it, you'll soon know if it aint gonna happen lol !

**Waxxa** · 15th May 2009, 09:09

What about at traffic lights and stop signs etc? Wont the cat jump off thinking it's arrived at whatever destination? (squish)

**Subike** · 15th May 2009, 09:21

There was a gentleman who rode around christchurch for many years with his cat sitting on the fuel tank.
It had its own helmet.
Im sure some CHCH people can expand on this info.
I know of a rider that has a Lorrikette parrot that rides with him in his top pocket.
There is a Jack Russel that sits on the back of a Harley,
So a cat would not be out of place

**Beemer** · 15th May 2009, 10:12

I think Rastus was a one-off - or at least one of not many cats who would enjoy being on a bike. Cats have very sensitive hearing so I don't think it would be that pleasant to be on some bikes and they don't like being confined (in a jacket/harness, etc) so they'd want to jump off. And what happens when you get to where you are going - most cats would take off. I've seen cats wandering free inside cars before and most seem really freaked out. The windows can't be left open much and they always seem to be crying.

Leave the cat at home, it would probably prefer chasing mice and sleeping to riding the highways!