Yep. The boy is old enough to ride on the Harley. Had a feeling that this was the year, as he sprouted something crazy like 4" over the winter. The picture above was from his first ride about a month ago, which was pretty much just around the block to see if he was ready.
He was.
Yesterday we went out for about an hour. At the end he was kinda squirmy, telling me that "Dad, my butt's asleep" as his reason for wanting to head home rather than explore further on two wheels.
Fine with me.
A good part of it, as you can see above, is that he's just barely big enough to fit on the bike - he has to skootch forward for his feet to reach the footboards. This puts him in an odd position of kinda slouching forward, but it keeps him close so I can more accurately gauge his interest/attention level. When the interest/attention level drops below 99%, we head for home.
One gallon of premium gas: $4.25
Child's size M leather jacket: $50
Being able to share one of my passions with my son? Priceless.
That is all.
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Yeah, mine was old enough last summer.
Now, I can't keep him off. =)
my butt's asleep.
heh.
that is a wonderful picture and truly is priceless.
hope he builds up butt-falling-asleep resistances so you can go for a nice long ride soon.
Mine likes to ride, too. I'm usually ready to head for the house before he is. Just wait until he wants his own.
Oh, I'm so jealous. Conga-rats, Jay! Enjoy every minute of it.
You're a grown man. You oughta get a big bike.
Good times makin' life worth livin'! Your gonna have a fun summer! Before you know it you'll be handin' down that bike to him so you can get a new one.
the photo is terrific and your son is adorable (the little helmet! and sunglasses that match dad's! so cute!) but I keep getting distracted by that handsome guy in the motorcycle boots. =)
rustmeister,
Yeah, that's about how it's going right now. We went 2/3 days this long weekend, and came very close to making it 3 for 3 yesterday...
amusings_bnl,
We're working on the butt-resistance. I think it'll be better next year when he's a little taller so he can sit completely in the passenger seat without slumping...
Larry,
Oh, he'll get his own. I'm working on getting Mrs G. amenable to a "commuter bike" for me right now, with the eye towards a 400 - 500 cc bike that gets 60+ MPG. The plan, obviously, would be to hand this over to him upon successful completion of a MSF course...
Ross,
Thanks. Believe me, I cherish every second. I don't even mind him squirming around on the back...
Bolt,
'Bout the only thing bigger is a Boss Hoss, and even I'm not crazy enough to jump on a Chevy 350...
angus,
He's not getting this one. It's a 100th anniversary FLHT. She's mine, mine, mine!
Besides, he's more a V-Rod kinda guy... ;)
Breda,
Awww... Now you've made me blush... I was worried because this pic caught me "post-shave", but have no fear - the 'stache is back... *g*
whoa - the 'stache and the boots...might be too much for us poor girls to handle ;)
I saw a Boss Hoss this weekend. Was that a small block Chevy V8 on it? Yeah, that's big enough.
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