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10-21-2009, 11:20 PM
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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Kids as Passengers
What is a good age for kids to be a passenger on the bike?
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10-21-2009, 11:28 PM
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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10-21-2009, 11:30 PM
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restorer of the original
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zionsville,PA
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Not so much age but size. I feel they should be big enough & strong enough to hold on with their feet on the foot pegs.
I have seen clear plexiglass/lexan shields fitted to the swingarm to keep junior's feet from being caught in the wheel. Jeff |
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10-21-2009, 11:37 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
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depends on whether or not they're afraid of bungee cords and duct tape... I kid of course. I would think when they're old enough to hold on for themselves and understand that not doing so will be very bad..
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10-21-2009, 11:44 PM
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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Odessa, TX
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My son is 6, I started taking him on rides when he was 5. Now I regularly take him to and pick him up from school on the bike. I also do rides with my step-son who is 9 now, but we've been riding for years together...long rides too.
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10-21-2009, 11:45 PM
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Nice pic Kaneman
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10-21-2009, 11:51 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
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They also make belts and vests with grab handles built into the back that should help a child (or any passenger) hold on.
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10-21-2009, 11:58 PM
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10-22-2009, 12:08 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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I took my daughter on her first bike ride at 5, but we never left the parking lot, at 6 we would go for ice cream and back. Now at 9 she can stay on the bike for about an hour before she starts to get antsy. I put my son on the bike for the first time this summer right before his 4th birthday, I started it up, put it in first and walked him across the parking lot, he sat behind me the whole time and yelled faster faster while he bounced around. its cool that he wants to ride, but the bouncing was a definate sign that he isnt ready. Although I regularly put both of them on the mini bike and push them, my daughter keeps putting her feet down so I wont start the engine, once she gets used to the brakes I might turn it on for her.
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10-22-2009, 03:40 AM
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