For Dads & Daughters - Page 33

Thinc2 · 01-24-2008, 06:00 AM

My Daughter's first ride was to a Father/Daughter dance in Kindergarten (about one mile away thru the neighborhood):

She was so psyched to arrive and depart the dance on a bike!

After that there was no stopping her - the hardest part was finding proper riding gear. helmet and foot and knee protection were easy, but could never find decent Kids jackets. We finally bought a size small ladies riding jacket and she just rolls up the sleeves - here she is at 7 years old and thinking she's a super model:

Fireman1000 · 01-28-2008, 07:44 AM

We've got to keep this thread alive! Here's my little helper.

rickf · 01-28-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fireman1000

We've got to keep this thread alive! Here's my little helper.

Does she work on KTM's?
(She's wearing the correct colors)
What's her shop rate?

Groucho · 01-28-2008, 12:02 PM

Very cool- great thread.

Hoping that i can get my 13 year-old daughter to go on a ride with me... so far, my 10-year-old son is the only one who'll ride with me!!!

OnlyVees · 01-29-2008, 05:31 AM

Mine is way too young to be riding. (just turned 3) But here we are on at one of my favorite places to ride, Mt. Lemmon.

She does have an Aprilia sticker on her Big Wheel.

svwayne · 01-29-2008, 05:52 AM

Taking my 12yo to the MSF dirt bike school this Saturday at the Honda Rider Education Center. I'll take some pics. I'm hoping for a major step up the learning curve.

USMCG_Spyder · 01-29-2008, 08:28 AM

Her turn at the controls

NC HILLBILLY · 01-29-2008, 02:31 PM

I recognize that water crossing. Great adventure with your daughter. My 17 year old has acutually ridden across that herself!!!! Mark

Quote:

Originally Posted by svwayne

Taking my 12yo to the MSF dirt bike school this Saturday at the Honda Rider Education Center. I'll take some pics. I'm hoping for a major step up the learning curve.

Tourmeister · 01-29-2008, 09:41 PM

Yesterday my 3 year old daughter was excitedly telling me how when she gets older I can take her riding and we go on trips together. I hope the enthusiasm lasts... My 17 month old son CANNOT stay away from the bikes. If he sees them anywhere, he immediately starts pointing and making vroom vroom noises. If he escapes into the garage, he is trying to climb on them. The first time he sat on one, he immediately grabbed the grips and started in with the noises. It is like he was born with it

Almost brings a tear to my eye

About a week and half ago, we heard the heart beat on kid three for the first time... I just hope by the time they are old enough I can still afford to have a bike and to take the time off to do rides with them!

svwayne · 01-30-2008, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by NC Hill Billy

I recognize that water crossing. Great adventure with your daughter. My 17 year old has acutually ridden across that herself!!!! Mark

That's my goal - one day she'll ride it on her own.

lunchmeat · 01-30-2008, 07:43 AM

Hey fellas I wanted to say hello and that I think this thread is wonderful. I also wanted to post up a link to a great dad and daughter ride down south. No it's not me nor is it my daughter but the site is amazing. 10 years on a RTW trip!! My daughter is finally coming to live with me in the next few months so maybe I can post up some great pictures like you amazing dads have done. Great thread!!

http://www.thetimelessride.com/Engli...20htm/home.htm

FloridaSteve · 01-30-2008, 12:09 PM

Man that makes me want to go out and find a Ural Sidehack rig. I could probably fit the Daughter AND the wife in there. What a blast!

GeoffL · 01-30-2008, 03:22 PM

My daughter (Charlotte, 8) saw this thread and insisted I join the site and post this photo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/1771848545_45d33cb4ff.jpg">
I take her to school on the bike once a week - it's great fun to hear your pillion giggle when you go over speedbumps. We'd like to go on longer trips, but we live in south east asia so the drivers here are a bit more insane than I'm comfortable with, and "ATGATT" here translates to "flip-flops and a cheap nylon jacket worn back-to-front".

On the ATGATT front, what can you folks recommend? I want to get her kitted up but we're on the equator so it's got to be extremely cool and airy, she's growing fast so if it isn't a bit flexible on sizing it's going to get expensive, and it's going to have to be international mail order so I need to be sure it's going to fit!

Her little brother's showing encouraging signs too:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/6/68237332_cd41863602.jpg">

When I left the UK I sold my yamaha dragstar to a grandfather from Dorset. He was raising his 8-yr-old granddaughter after she'd lost her parents, and wanted to buy a cruiser so they could go riding together around the country. Top lad, lucky girl! I was very happy to sell that bike to a good home :)

(can anyone tell me how to make the photos show up in-line? I've tried all sorts of things...)

Have fun!
Geoff

mhunter1175 · 01-30-2008, 07:05 PM

Here are some pics from the 200 last year and then the tire tests a coupla months ago, she just happened to wear the same shirt, (it's her "Motorcycle" shirt) I asked a mechanic if she could take a picture next to Hays' bike, and he saw us and asked if she wanted to sit on it! Spies actually sent his dad over to ask if we wanted a picture with him! And Tommy was very gracious even though he just got off a test run. All Great Guys!!

PackMule · 01-30-2008, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffL

(can anyone tell me how to make the photos show up in-line? I've tried all sorts of things...)

The image url must end with .jpg (I just cut the ?v=0 off the end of the ones you posted).

There's a tutorial here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=919

Welcome to ADV, Geoff!

BTW -- you can hit "quote" to see what this post looks like in your editor.

01-24-2008, 06:00 AM	#481
Thinc2 Paciugo Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Luxembourg Oddometer: 4,319	My Daughter's first ride was to a Father/Daughter dance in Kindergarten (about one mile away thru the neighborhood): She was so psyched to arrive and depart the dance on a bike! After that there was no stopping her - the hardest part was finding proper riding gear. helmet and foot and knee protection were easy, but could never find decent Kids jackets. We finally bought a size small ladies riding jacket and she just rolls up the sleeves - here she is at 7 years old and thinking she's a super model: __________________ Me: You should think before you speak. Daughter: That always backfires on me. F800GS review.

01-28-2008, 12:02 PM	#484
Groucho Hexhead Hoon Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Tehachapi, CA Oddometer: 470	Very cool- great thread. Hoping that i can get my 13 year-old daughter to go on a ride with me... so far, my 10-year-old son is the only one who'll ride with me!!! __________________ "When in doubt, gas it. It'll either solve the problem, or remove the suspense." *2008 BMW R1200GSA* Schnellpanzerkampfmotorrad 1977 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 FB

01-29-2008, 05:31 AM	#485
OnlyVees Moto-journalist Joined: May 2006 Location: 32°17'31.37N, 110°51'27.00W Oddometer: 875	Mine is way too young to be riding. (just turned 3) But here we are on at one of my favorite places to ride, Mt. Lemmon. She does have an Aprilia sticker on her Big Wheel. __________________ 2 kids, 1 wife, no bike.

01-29-2008, 05:52 AM	#486
svwayne Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, Jawja Oddometer: 943	Taking my 12yo to the MSF dirt bike school this Saturday at the Honda Rider Education Center. I'll take some pics. I'm hoping for a major step up the learning curve. Attached Images

01-29-2008, 08:28 AM	#487
USMCG_Spyder RPOC pilot Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Oddometer: 5,120	Her turn at the controls __________________ On the 7th day God rested... Marines filled sandbags "Why you buy motorcycle is broke from factory?" - Ukranian vendor representative at work referring to my Ural "Take a chill pill, manboobs. Jo momma is the wrong place to be if you can't take a smacking." - jamesbrown

01-28-2008, 07:44 AM	#482
Fireman1000 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Gray GA Oddometer: 1,777	We've got to keep this thread alive! Here's my little helper.

01-29-2008, 09:41 PM	#489
Tourmeister What's that funny noise? Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Huntsville, Tx. Oddometer: 1,012	Yesterday my 3 year old daughter was excitedly telling me how when she gets older I can take her riding and we go on trips together. I hope the enthusiasm lasts... My 17 month old son CANNOT stay away from the bikes. If he sees them anywhere, he immediately starts pointing and making vroom vroom noises. If he escapes into the garage, he is trying to climb on them. The first time he sat on one, he immediately grabbed the grips and started in with the noises. It is like he was born with it Almost brings a tear to my eye About a week and half ago, we heard the heart beat on kid three for the first time... I just hope by the time they are old enough I can still afford to have a bike and to take the time off to do rides with them! __________________ Scott Friday 05 BMW R1200 GS - 10 KTM 530 EXC Two Wheeled Texans

01-30-2008, 07:43 AM	#491
lunchmeat MLI Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Bar WA Oddometer: 285	Hey fellas I wanted to say hello and that I think this thread is wonderful. I also wanted to post up a link to a great dad and daughter ride down south. No it's not me nor is it my daughter but the site is amazing. 10 years on a RTW trip!! My daughter is finally coming to live with me in the next few months so maybe I can post up some great pictures like you amazing dads have done. Great thread!! http://www.thetimelessride.com/Engli...20htm/home.htm __________________ Cognito ergo armatum sum.

01-30-2008, 12:09 PM	#492
FloridaSteve Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville Florida Oddometer: 2,070	Man that makes me want to go out and find a Ural Sidehack rig. I could probably fit the Daughter AND the wife in there. What a blast! __________________ My Blogs: Higher Resolution Photo Album Motorcycle Photo of the Day 2-Stroke-Biker-Blog

01-30-2008, 03:22 PM	#493
GeoffL Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Singapore Oddometer: 22	Excellent thread! My daughter (Charlotte, 8) saw this thread and insisted I join the site and post this photo http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/1771848545_45d33cb4ff.jpg"> I take her to school on the bike once a week - it's great fun to hear your pillion giggle when you go over speedbumps. We'd like to go on longer trips, but we live in south east asia so the drivers here are a bit more insane than I'm comfortable with, and "ATGATT" here translates to "flip-flops and a cheap nylon jacket worn back-to-front". On the ATGATT front, what can you folks recommend? I want to get her kitted up but we're on the equator so it's got to be extremely cool and airy, she's growing fast so if it isn't a bit flexible on sizing it's going to get expensive, and it's going to have to be international mail order so I need to be sure it's going to fit! Her little brother's showing encouraging signs too: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/6/68237332_cd41863602.jpg"> When I left the UK I sold my yamaha dragstar to a grandfather from Dorset. He was raising his 8-yr-old granddaughter after she'd lost her parents, and wanted to buy a cruiser so they could go riding together around the country. Top lad, lucky girl! I was very happy to sell that bike to a good home :) (can anyone tell me how to make the photos show up in-line? I've tried all sorts of things...) Have fun! Geoff GeoffL screwed with this post 04-02-2008 at 11:26 PM

01-30-2008, 07:05 PM	#494
mhunter1175 n00b Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Daytona Beach Oddometer: 9	Here are some pics from the 200 last year and then the tire tests a coupla months ago, she just happened to wear the same shirt, (it's her "Motorcycle" shirt) I asked a mechanic if she could take a picture next to Hays' bike, and he saw us and asked if she wanted to sit on it! Spies actually sent his dad over to ask if we wanted a picture with him! And Tommy was very gracious even though he just got off a test run. All Great Guys!!

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