Topic: How to introduce your kids to motorcycles

[Bankerdanny]

https://jordanleist.com/2019/04/30/double-trouble-hand-built-sidecar/

[strynboen]

do it like this,,,dirt are fun..

[rb550four]

 There was allot of work that went into the first bike with the sidecar....especially as an introduction to 2 new riders of that age... boy, is that Dad gonna be pi$$ed when those boys  tell him that they just smashed into his Volkswagen .
  Hope he taught them the basics on some dirt bikes or a t least a 4 wheeler first.
 Those poor kids.

[Johnie]

Here is how I introduced my grandson to bikes...at the local Honda dealer.

[dhall57]

Got to start them young. Here's my grandson checking out the finer points of my K4

[754]

I am waiting for someone to say rake and trial are wrong and its dangerous..

[750K5]

Start them early!

[dave500]

my kid had a pee wee,i never pushed him at all and he lost interest,he had fun with it for a coupla years if that,dont force your kids if they dont get hooked on it.

[bear]

I can't say that I'm too keen to see my grand kids on a bike.
Some years ago my stepson and his mate where very keen to take up road racing and asked if they could use my P4 sidecar.
My answer was an emphatic NO.
I told them I would help them out if they wanted to build themselves a dirt track chair and sure enough I now have a half finnished bike sitting at the back of my shed.
Dave's right, nobody should try to induce a love for motorcycles.
If kids have a real interest they will fuel their own passion and be much better off for it.

[jakec]

That’s a great point but I started at age 7 and lost interest ages 15-21. Now I’m here on the forum and I buy & maintain all my dads bikes

[BigJimG]

My middle daughter (13) and Son (5) are both very interested.  They both see mine, try to sit on them, ect.  So I when I picked up the early XR75, my daughter claimed it instantly.  Over the winter I picked up a late model XR80 for her, and with a little more work, She'll be on it soon.  As far as the little guy.  those electric balance bikes that Harley bought last year look pretty interesting.  Around here, they're cheaper than a used, beat up PW50 and quieter too... and appear to be about the same level of speed.  Hmm....

[jgger]

my kid had a pee wee,i never pushed him at all and he lost interest,he had fun with it for a coupla years if that,dont force your kids if they dont get hooked on it.

Ding, ding, ding! Other than riding safe Dave has the absolute best advice.

[Don R]

 My wife just bought an XR70R for our grandkids, someone will grow into it and want to ride. Since the virus lockdown here my 3.5 year old grandson wants to see Papa. He has a toy crane so when he's here I let him pick things up with the cherry picker. We did a facetime but that just makes it better that day. The last time we were there he whispered Papa, we go to your house now. 
 

[BenelliSEI]

“A picture is worth 1000 words.....” just leave a few old dirt bikes in the barn.