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Cute and funny at the same time. This is just about the reaction of my granddaughter when I put her in front of me on mine at 8 months old. She loved beeping the horn and pulling back on the grips and saying, "Vroom, vroom"........ lol Then, I'd start it up and she wouldn't even flinch. She still loves motorcycles at 13 y/o.
I loved the various dirt bikes I owned and rode when I was a young man.
Kawasaki IT 250, Yamaha YZ 250, Honda CR, Suzuki ?? (dont remember the model now) and a Husqvarna 430WR (Almost killed myself on the Husky!)
I used to ride every weekend in the Styx River State Forest (and others) on the hundreds of kilometers of fire trails.
Loved the open air, the unpredictability of the trails after wind (trees, branches down) or rain (mud and slippery tracks) and of course the leeches that used to invade every piece of clothing and helmet.
We would spend an hour detaching leeches off each other after every ride.
About the same time I purchased 1100 acres of prime New England land and turned my hand to grazing cattle. That didn't go so well but that's another story.
Anyway. My Daughter - who was about 6? at the time used to come with me on the bike when I went to inspect fences, cattle, dams etc. She loved it and couldn't wait to ask her Mum if it was ok to "go with Daddy!"
She's 42 years old now, never actually rode a bike and has no desire to even though her and her husband own a 26,000 acre property! It's 11 kilometers from the front gate to her front door!
Edit to add: Trying to find a "skid lid" (helmet) that wasn't too heavy for her head/neck and was also safe was a problem, but we did find one that offered protection and wasn't too heavy.
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