KB = Mourning

[Radar]

Well, my 15 yo boy is about to get his first bike, how do I feel about that? Being a rider (and driving for a living), scares the shit out of me.

Sit with your son in front of the PC and view the website shown in my signature. It will take quite a while to view all of the photos and videos but make it a requirement before he gets on his bike. Some of the things you will see on that site will scare you but keep saying that nearly all accidents can be avoided with good rider skills. If your son finishes viewing the site with a solid sense of confidence, and knows that you trust him in spite of all the dangers, his maturity level will ratchet up a few notches and he will be a safer rider.

[Mikkel]

Sit with your son in front of the PC and view the website shown in my signature. It will take quite a while to view all of the photos and videos but make it a requirement before he gets on his bike. Some of the things you will see on that site will scare you but keep saying that nearly all accidents can be avoided with good rider skills. If your son finishes viewing the site with a solid sense of confidence, and knows that you trust him in spite of all the dangers, his maturity level will ratchet up a few notches and he will be a safer rider.

Gets a bit graphic at the end... Unless you have a strong stomach I think reviewing the contents before sitting down with your son might be in order.

[Reckless]

Well, my 15 yo boy is about to get his first bike, how do I feel about that? Being a rider (and driving for a living), scares the shit out of me.

yep me to!! I have an 18 year old about to get his first vehicle soon. And I've said NO to a bike!! He could tell me to get stuffed but likely he's a good lad and has understood my reasoning about getting some road experience etc in a car first. I'm probably only putting off the inevitable but if I can do that for a year or so till, he gets some experience, that first (young fella over doing it) crash we all tend to have and a years more maturity (not that he's immature at all) I'll have done what I can. Some of you may not approve of my approach but he's exactly like me and I know what I was like at his age and I was simply lucky!!!

[WelshWizard]

How's ya girl going with her riding? Do you get out with her much? Im actually really looking forward to following my boy and seeing him ride

She has a GN250 and a Hiyo Rally so I don't have to worry to much about speed, neither are that fast round the block, been out for a few rides with her while she was on the GN, wife rides lead on her ER6 and I ride block behind her, she finds gear change and riding something she needs to come to terms withy that's why she got the Hiyo Rally, so it will help her confidence, she has a reasonable chance of making a good rider, and her Boyfriend also rides a Scooter and a Busa, he seem experienced enough to teach learners the finer points of riding so she has all the bases covered.