Strictly Street Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HBcOW_fd1M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Yeah, saw this on a motorcycle fb page last week. Pretty dumb. My idiot white trash neighbors took a newborn...a fucking NEWBORN around the block on his harley over the weekend....idiots.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I put my twin grandkids in my saddle bags....One each side....when the were like a week old. But just for pics, sure as hell didn't go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I take my nieces for rides around the yard, but Highway speeds? Seems dumb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Seen this on FB last weekend, PISSES ME OFF! and the comments that people were putting on the "biker or not" FB page were PISSING ME OFF! even more. I was shocked on how many people thought this was okay. Edited April 17, 2014 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 It is not OK in my eyes, but it is also not my kid nor are they my kin........none of my business if they want to be foolish. It is all fun and games until stupidity gets you or someone you love hurt or worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 The poor kid is never going to have a fair shot at a good life. No responsible parent would do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollnhot Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 What no do-rag, gloves with fingers, and a helmet those things will break your neck just ask any pirate. Poor kid he aint got a chance with parents that let a kid ride without real biker gear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looks fine to me. Harley's are easy to keep straight. I remember sitting on my dads lap as I worked the steering wheel going down mountains. I let my kids steer and do the controls on bikes. I rode small wheelies with them on board. I never dropped them on their head. As with anything, you make choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I don't see a problem aside from lack of gear... Kid had fun, nobody got hurt, building great memories with his dad... The only gear I ever wore on my dad's bike was a 3/4 helmet and I turned out just fine.. Not sure what's with all the comments about the kid not having a chance, because I turned out just fine, and my dad was a great parent to me. Judge all you want, but it's his kid and his decision. It's not like it's hard to ride a cruiser in a straight line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Seen this on FB last weekend, PISSES ME OFF! and the comments that people were putting on the "biker or not" FB page were PISSING ME OFF! even more. I was shocked on how many people thought this was okay.Seriously? It "pissed you off"? Why? Your kid? Your bike? Someone you know? No? Oh OK. Real awesome reason to be pissed. It has no affect on you what so ever. Disagree with it all you want, that's fine, you have an opinion. But to let something that has no affect on you and never will piss you off is just stupid to me. To each their own, but I kinda feel like people need to start worrying about themselves more often and stop worrying about what other people choose to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 and I turned out just fine..Debatable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Seriously? It "pissed you off"? Why? Your kid? Your bike? Someone you know? No? Oh OK. Real awesome reason to be pissed. It has no affect on you what so ever. Disagree with it all you want, that's fine, you have an opinion. But to let something that has no affect on you and never will piss you off is just stupid to me. To each their own, but I kinda feel like people need to start worrying about themselves more often and stop worrying about what other people choose to do.If you seriously don't see the problem here there is no point arguing I guess. It is everyone's business when a childs safety is being disregarded, they don't know any better to make smart decisions for themselves. Apparently some parents can't do it for them either. I guess we can just all look the other way and let Darwin's theory take over and just sort this out in a quicker manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Maybe we should make more laws and regulate everybody for every decision that we don't find acceptable on a personal level. I'm sure there's people who get just as upset about parents who let their kids shoot gun. Should that not be allowed either? Or is it OK since you don't see a problem with it? It's the same thing in my book. As a parent, you have to make decisions you deem acceptable for your kids. There are risks involved in every activity. Kids motox, racing, shooting guns, cooking, football, boxing, mma, whatever... Everything had risks. It's not your job to decide what risks are acceptable for other people's kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Debatable.Lol there's a few who may agree with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Oh look there is a kid that is starving to death, there's is another that the parents let them shoot heroin, an oh look there is a parent that sexually molesting their child. Not my kid? Noone i know? I should just look the other way because it dosnt pertain to me. I find these behaviors wrong but apparently they don't and it's thier kid so it's all ok i guess. They are just silly laws anyway.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 A serious case of everyone's decisions are wrong but mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Oh look there is a kid that is starving to death, there's is another that the parents let them shoot heroin, an oh look there is a parent that sexually molesting their child. Not my kid? Noone i know? I should just look the other way because it dosnt pertain to me. I find these behaviors wrong but apparently they don't and it's thier kid so it's all ok i guess. They are just silly laws anyway..That's one hell of a leap you make. You must be against gay marriage too because if gays can marry them what would stop people from marrying their 5 year old daughter or a lama? Some weird logic you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 If you seriously don't see the problem here there is no point arguing I guess. It is everyone's business when a childs safety is being disregarded, they don't know any better to make smart decisions for themselves. Apparently some parents can't do it for them either. I guess we can just all look the other way and let Darwin's theory take over and just sort this out in a quicker manner. When I first saw the video, I was with 2talltim and couldn't believe some dad would risk his kid or his own life so arrogantly and ignorantly. Maybe we should make more laws and regulate everybody for every decision that we don't find acceptable on a personal level.I'm sure there's people who get just as upset about parents who let their kids shoot gun. Should that not be allowed either? Or is it OK since you don't see a problem with it? It's the same thing in my book.As a parent, you have to make decisions you deem acceptable for your kids. There are risks involved in every activity. Kids motox, racing, shooting guns, cooking, football, boxing, mma, whatever... Everything had risks. It's not your job to decide what risks are acceptable for other people's kids. Then I remembered a video of Justin Lee at age 5 in ways I still personally can't. What you see on that video is a pre-schooler controlling two 600mm carbon fiber blades spinning at 2000 RPM, which can easily maim and kill, deftly carrying out complex and challenging aerobatic moves just a hundred feet or so from fellow pilots and spectators. What's the difference? Both fathers are close by and have (presumably) watched their children closely for years enough to determine their capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Lol yea... This is the same as child rape and shooting heroin... Good logic bub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) That's one hell of a leap you make.You must be against gay marriage too because if gays can marry them what would stop people from marrying their 5 year old daughter or a lama?Some weird logic you have.I'll agree i made a huge leap into being absurd but my point was some people need laws and rules to tell them what is right and wrong, most of us don't. I can just think of at least a dozen ways that this could have gone wrong and i was told that my emotion that I had viewing this was unfounded. I never said i was going to petition that this guy go to jail, or that we should find and lynch him, I just said it pissed me off, which it does. Edited April 18, 2014 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 What if the kid has been riding for several years already on small bikes and already has an understanding of how it works... I'd say solo riding on a ttr is more dangerous than controlling the handlebars of a harley in a straight line. Are you against kids riding bikes period? I'm just dumbfounded as to why this is so upsetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Everyone puts their children at risk. Whether it's taking them on a motorcycle, driving with them in the car after you've had a couple of beers, or something as mundane as letting the smoke detector battery go dead. It's just a matter of which risks you take consciously, and which don't occur to you. ...now excuse me while I check my smoke detectors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Nevermind doesn't matter. I have enough to worry about in my own life, no need to worry myself about a video of a guy and his kid having a little fun on a motorcycle. Ymmv, but I choose to not concern myself with trivial shit. Have fun saving the world from heroin shooting child molesters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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