My godfather was a member of a very large bike gang, I remember having short rides on his & other bikes from around 6 years old I think. He has since left the club, but has always had Harleys since I can remember. He used to ride from our place to his (about 45mins) with his 7 year old son on the back. The scariest thing was if it was getting towards evening & Ben was getting tired, he'd start to doze off - can you imagine, falling asleep on a Harley LOL! So as soon as my godfather felt his grip loosen he'd pull over & put him on in front.
ETA: just googled & it says there is no legal age, the only requirement is that they can reach the foot pegs & must wear a helmet.
Last edited by {sarah}; March 3rd, 2007 at 11:32 AM.
DH takes the eldest on the front of his harley round the block, but Thjomas knows he has to have jeans, long sleeved shirt, boots and helmet to be allowed for his 2 minute joy ride.
the youngest is too scared of the harley but rides his pee wee 50 as it has training wheels and we can hand wind the speed down to a minimum with a screw driver. There was no way in the world they would ride a dirt bike at this age without me being able to catch up with it! the good side is it gives us all a great family time and the boys have a lot more confidence and are learning about safety and responsiblity, sharing and loooking after each other. plus my heart melts when i see my 3 year old who is small for his age in full dirt bike gear.....
But i agree they are not going on the back of a roadbike of any type until they are AT LEAST 10.
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