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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Crawfordville, Florida
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Re: Me, taking the nephew for his first ride
Nice pic, cute kid, but where are your helmets? OK for a minute ride slowly on the grass but you've got to set an example and have to teach kids right, right from the getgo. Just my opinion. (But I might have been guilty of doing that too).
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Anaheim, CA
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Re: Me, taking the nephew for his first ride
Saddlebags look nice. I recommend ankle high footwear, esp for younger passengers - the tailpipe on the other side is notorious source of nasty burns.
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Location: Tenerife (Spain)
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Re: Me, taking the nephew for his first ride
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: central Arkansas
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Re: Me, taking the nephew for his first ride
There are too many cops that live on our street to risk riding him without a helmet.
![]() This was pre-ride, and I went over the pegs vs tailpipe with him several times before we went, just down the street and back. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Anaheim, CA
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Re: Me, taking the nephew for his first ride
I only mentioned it because, despite many speeches, a pair of Harley riding boots, and insistence on blue jeans, my wife still managed to burn her leg on one of our infrequent two up trips. This was on the Strat, which admittedly gets a lot hotter than the GZ and in a lot more areas, but it just seems real easy to do even when you are waching out for it.
I did burn a nice hole in my Caliber tourmasters when I was pushing my stalled GZ out of a left turn lane - no damage to my shin or calf, but it was a pain getting the melted nylon off the tailpipe. I'm always worried about little kids running up and touching the shiny Yamaha and getting a very harsh lesson in the crudity of giant air-cooled V-twin technology. I burnt the back of my hand pretty good just brushing against something shiny when I was futzing with the seat. Now I leave the gloves on until I've unlocked and exposed the helmet keeper hook and cable.
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