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So I took my 11-year-old daughter out for a ride today and it occured to me that maybe people had different perspectives on what makes a kid "ready" to be a passenger on a motorcycle. Here's my experiences:
My daughter grew up riding horses, and of course can ride a bicycle. It might not seem important, but she knows about balancing and leaning into corners.
She can easily reach the pedals (she's taller than my wife), and she's an athletic swimmer, so she has some upper arm strength.
She listens attentively and follows directions closely, and is very serious on the motorcycle.
She has her own armored jacket that fits, and will have boots later on this week. She can wear my wife's helmet, but her own helmet will be in this week too.
Most of all: she WANTS to ride with me.
Howbout it, everyone? Do you take younger passengers? If so, who? And what age?
Here's a pic of my daughter pretending to ride Dorothy in a parking lot today:
My daughter grew up riding horses, and of course can ride a bicycle. It might not seem important, but she knows about balancing and leaning into corners.
She can easily reach the pedals (she's taller than my wife), and she's an athletic swimmer, so she has some upper arm strength.
She listens attentively and follows directions closely, and is very serious on the motorcycle.
She has her own armored jacket that fits, and will have boots later on this week. She can wear my wife's helmet, but her own helmet will be in this week too.
Most of all: she WANTS to ride with me.
Howbout it, everyone? Do you take younger passengers? If so, who? And what age?
Here's a pic of my daughter pretending to ride Dorothy in a parking lot today:
