Kids and motorcycles :thumbup:

[BrueThru]

This isn't a new thing for me but it is the first time I have said anything about it.

Kids are so amazed and excitable by motorcycles.

I'm sure most (if not all) of you have stopped at a convience store or any other place and parked next to a vehicle that had a tot or two inside and they just stare or point as you dismount and go inside.

Then when you come out and mount your ride...hit the start button and give your girl a quick poke to 9k or so...and see their eyes light up and start to wave and point some more, while their parents grimace and chide (that word is for CC to look up) them to settle down.

I love seeing the kids go nuts when motorcycles are around.

The point (I think) is...I wish more folks were as open minded and excitable about things.

Granted, we (as adults) have responsibilities and yada, yada, yada...

But do we have to be so serious "all" the time?

 

[JonKerr]

I do like it when kids get all excited about seeing me on a bike. It's cool. I've had kids at stop lights yell things like nice bike, pop a wheelie, etc... I usually rev the engine a little, give them a little show.

I did have kind of a funny thing happen this morning. I'm stopped at a gas station very popular with bikes on Highway 94 next to a Subway. Normally it's full of bikes but this morning I'm the only one there. I'm sitting having a drink on a park bench in my leathers next to the bike. Cute teenage girl, probably 16 to 18, and her mom come walking by toward the Subway. Girl slows down, eyeballing the bike, then me, smiles, etc... Mom comes back and grabs her arm and pulls her away saying "quit flirting with him!" I start busting up laughing (couldn't help it) poor girl looked mortified.

 

[BrueThru]

Hah...

Thats classic.

 

[bleedinblue]

I was stopped at a 4 way stop sign as a bunch of 10-14 year olds were crossing on bicycles.
Right when I started twisting the throttle and letting out the clutch I heard one of them yell at me.
So I flipped up my visor and looked over and listened, he was yelling that he loved my bike.

 

[blkbrd]

Oh yeah, I noticed this as soon as I started riding. I lived in a neighbourhood with quite a few young children so everytime I rode down the street they would all stop whatever they were doing and stare. Reminds me of when I was a kid. One kid comes up my driveway one time and asks what kind of motorcycle it is. I say "Suzuki". (It was a GS500) He's like "I think those are the fastest kind" LOL

Then this winter I sold my house and and moved into a rental to wait for my new house to be built. So the 6R has been hiding in the garage since January. The first time this season the wife and I get the bike out to go for a ride, the kid that lives next door is outside. "WHOOOOAH, when did you get that? It's AWESOME!!" Told him I got it last year. He says "How many times have you ridden it?" I told him lots of times. The little guy did not move until we rode away. It's amazing how something as simple as a motorcycle can totally amaze them.

 

[cjsFZ6R]

Heheh, imagine being a girl (an attracive one I've been told) and see the looks you get from the boys and I mean boys as in the age range of 5-12 (I get a totally different look from the older ones), its pretty funny. I have seriously seen there mouths drop open... THE BEST however is sitting at a red light and having a dad or mom with their younger girls in the car say something to me about how great it is that as a female i'm riding. Its great to know I'm showing little girls they can do whatever they want and that you don't have to be a boy to have cool toys! lol

 

[Fenixgoon]

i've had a few people eyeball the 6R when i'm passing by on the highway. i usually just wave back, since i kinda have to pay attention to riding,you know?

probably my favorite moment (sadly i was in my car, not the 6R)..i was sitting in my car at a stoplight, when a guy pulled up next to me and told me "you need to fast and furious that bitch!" priceless! haha

 

[Nastybutler]

Heheh, imagine being a girl (an attracive one I've been told)...

We'll be the judge of that. Pics please!

 

[Rookasaki]

When I was a kid, seeing someone on a sport bike was just amazing to me. I guess I could compare it to seeing a fighter pilot or astronaut in person. I would always get the WOW factor... Didn't think I would ever have one...

Anyways, I've had a few kids come up to me while at the store. I absolutely love talking with them. I let them sit on the bike (with parents permission) and start it up and let them Rev the engine. I want those kids to have the WOW factor like I did when I was little. Just for a brief moment, we are there super hero! :thumbup:

 

[Mr Citrus]

I was parked in front of a gas station a few weeks ago, and as I was putting my gear on, a small child walking by with his mother stopped mid stride and just stared at my bike. I could hear him telling his mother he wanted to sit on it, and I heard her say" that's not your bike, that's his". She let the child walk over to me, and he asked me all about it( does it go over 30mph!, how do you stay on while riding fast??) so I told him if he asks his mother, he can sit on it. The mother reluctantly says yes, and the little boy hops on. Let him turn on the display, wide googly eyes reflecting from it. Even got a grin from the mother.

 

[Fizzer6R]

We'll be the judge of that. Pics please!

it's in her profile, you perv

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[bleedinblue]

Heheh, imagine being a girl (an attracive one I've been told) and see the looks you get from the boys and I mean boys as in the age range of 5-12 (I get a totally different look from the older ones), its pretty funny. I have seriously seen there mouths drop open... THE BEST however is sitting at a red light and having a dad or mom with their younger girls in the car say something to me about how great it is that as a female i'm riding. Its great to know I'm showing little girls they can do whatever they want and that you don't have to be a boy to have cool toys! lol

Speeking of your cool toy, are your wheelstripes red?Im just curious because they look red, and mine are orange

 

[cjsFZ6R]

Yeah ya perv! LOL... kidding kidding.... attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder

Nope my stipes are the original orange, I need to put up new pix of my bike since i have done so many mods to it over the winter... I def was a bit lazy on logging in here over the past few months... but i'm back now and gettin it in gear

 

[Rabbitman109]

Yeah ya perv! LOL... kidding kidding.... attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder

Nope my stipes are the original orange, I need to put up new pix of my bike since i have done so many mods to it over the winter... I def was a bit lazy on logging in here over the past few months... but i'm back now and gettin it in gear

Always good to see girl riders. Definitely get back here, get/give some advice, and get to sharing the pics of those mods....and don't forget to ride it!!

 

[danieljardim]

My own kids love my bike. They wanna sit on it everytime is outside the shed. Me and my wife get out to work at the same time so when I'm on my bike, she follows me as much as she can so my kids can see me riding and wave goodbye on every stop light.

 

[6R Blackout]

My own kids love my bike. They wanna sit on it everytime is outside the shed. Me and my wife get out to work at the same time so when I'm on my bike, she follows me as much as she can so my kids can see me riding and wave goodbye on every stop light.

That is so cool, I wish I could bid my little girl farewell every morning, I am a single parent! I will say it again, that's AWSOME!


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[danieljardim]

That is so cool, I wish I could bid my little girl farewell every morning, I am a single parent! I will say it again, that's AWSOME!


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I feel it. For me and my wife is already tough, I would imagine for you as a single parent.

Keep up the good work. :wav:

 

[See red]

My own kids love my bike. They wanna sit on it everytime is outside the shed. Me and my wife get out to work at the same time so when I'm on my bike, she follows me as much as she can so my kids can see me riding and wave goodbye on every stop light.

I have my son ON my bike now. He is 8, full gear of course. The best is the looks HE gets from the other kids!! I get the what a horrible dad look from other parents lol! I will say though some are just amazed at us when we go into get coffee and chocolate milk, I get the typical questions how can I put a boy on a bike? Why would I do that? am I nuts? blah blah.... He is the best riding passenger I have ever had. He also loves going, and is dying to go camping this year off it.


I will say, it is the ultimate reward program for him. He does try extra hard at school, and clean up his room???? HELL YA!!!! lol!

 

[Parcho]

When I go meet my wife for lunch, I usually take the bike. When I had my mirrored visor on my old helmet and we were in a Publix check out, a kid around 10 or so just couldn't stop staring at my helmet. Then finally he asked if it was a space helmet since it looked so cool. My wife and I got a pretty good kick out of that.

But when im all geared up and at a stop light and catch someone staring, I always wonder what they are thinking? Is it "Sucks to be him, he must be roasting in all that gear." or "Wish I had the balls to ditch this cage and get a bike. I always wanted to."

 

[Nastybutler]

But when im all geared up and at a stop light and catch someone staring, I always wonder what they are thinking? Is it "Sucks to be him, he must be roasting in all that gear." or "Wish I had the balls to ditch this cage and get a bike. I always wanted to."

Maybe it's "Man I wish I was on my motorcycle instead of having to take my truck to X." I have those thoughts whenever I have to use my cager and see a bike out on a nice day.