Mama dont like it

[crazy longhorn]

My youngest son , had to have a "crotch rocket" . I have rode bikes for many yrs (40 yrs now). The kid , came in with a rougted up old bike....that would still make 165-170 top speed. He will listen this old man, & his bud will also....respect what you play....that damn bike will run 170 mph. It is up to this old man, to keep him safe, & I wont skip anything on that bike...longhorn

[Palf70Step]

Amen to that. Hopefully he will see soooner than Me, that we are not indestructible.

[flashed]

My buddies son just got one and I asked him how fast he has been on his and he said 130 so far ,I told him he was nuts .I also told him I hoped to see him around a long time ,that is way too fast for me .

[cg285]

sell it and get a dirt bike. lower speeds, more broken bones, more fun

[Indian113]

I had a friend that wanted to get his son a motorcycle I offered him a 883 Sportster I had. Nope he said Nothing over 500cc's. The next week he brought in a Kawasaki 500 Triple for me to tune up and get ready. I laughed and told him the Kawy would walk all over his Superglide even with my Fat Azz on it. After I got it ready I showed him and won a Pizza and a Six Pack! I love my Harley's but those Import Bikes are Street Legal Racing Bikes and really Engineered Well.

[midniteblues]

Let him have his fun on it and hope he learns too treat it responsibly.
I beat the crap out of a rocket for 13 yrs.
I respected the bike and it's abilities but afterwards I sorta just outgrew it and wanted too slow down. And sold it before I got hurt or severely broke the bike.
i must say it was a freakin blast.


Kids are gonna do what kids do. we can only give them advice or a swift boot.
I'm sure back when you were just a little crazy longhorn you played with machines that momma said "no way" too also,but you made it.

For your sake i hope he treats it responsibly.

Most times its the other vehicles on the road that become the problem. Or the influence of the other rocket riders he is riding with.
A person with a decent amount of common sense can survive one.

[Hoods69BadBowTie]

Oh boy yea guys and their addiction to speed I know exactly how that all goes. I have never owned my own rocket but have ridden enough fast enough to scare the **** outta myself. It's not so much each persons riding ability that scares me it's all the other ****ty drivers out on the road not paying attention that will usually do the most amount of harm.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by cg285

sell it and get a dirt bike. lower speeds, more broken bones, more fun

Heh heh... I like the last part. That's me all over. If I ain't goin' down on a dirt bike I ain't havin' no fun. I'm all about careful and aware on the road, even when I go fast! . That's why I love the Harleys, just as fun puttin' as they are hammerin'. I always wanted it to be my boy and me riding, but now I'm hoping he doesn't decide to get one, to be honest.

[cg285]

i sent my boy to www.stayinsafe.com. do the 2 day course. helped him tremendously (until he went and blew himself up and can't ride now)

my brother went maybe 4 times. i think he must have liked the ride. (or showing off)

[cypressbog]

I wanted a rocket since Top Gun came out in 1986. My parents told me I could buy any kind of motorcycle I wanted after I moved out of their home. I never did get a bike in all my years.

[100%Chevy]

I spent 20 years riding bikes.Dirt and street.
I got the death wobble at 130.No more speed!
Later,I got hit in the side by a car.No more street bikes.
Now,at 64,I have a bad knee and other worn-out joints that don't work right.Not to mention all the scars and lumps.
My bone doctor(Dr,Wiggins) has a picture frame on his wall that says---
"Buy your kid a motorcycle for his last birthday"
It's true in many cases!
I still have a 81 Honda 500,A big red 3 wheeler and an all-terrain golf cart.
I just putt putt around!
Mike.

[cg285]

Originally Posted by cypressbog

I wanted a rocket since Top Gun came out in 1986. My parents told me I could buy any kind of motorcycle I wanted after I moved out of their home. I never did get a bike in all my years.

my uncle got hurt during ww2 on a bike therefore bikes were not allowed (mom's rule. my dad would have been ok with it) until we moved out of the house. then came dirt bikes.
after years of racing my mom started coming to the events on her own free will. then in later years would ride on the back of my street bike.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by cypressbog

I wanted a rocket since Top Gun came out in 1986. My parents told me I could buy any kind of motorcycle I wanted after I moved out of their home. I never did get a bike in all my years.

Still at home?

[61_FL_Apache]

Originally Posted by cg285

sell it and get a dirt bike. lower speeds, more broken bones, more fun

Down here in So. FL, most people cant see semi's let along bikes. I stick to the dirt also!

[crazy longhorn]

I rode those old 'rice rockets"...my bud had 2 ZX11 Ninjas. The one had a muzzy pipe/jetted....it would run 100 mph in 3rd gear, on the bottom edge of the power band. And would have 3 foot of daylight under the front tire! Respect, is the word for that style bike! Enough for me Longhorn

[cypressbog]

Originally Posted by special-K

Still at home?

Nope I was shown the front door the day I turned 19. They said the charity is over, now move out and make your own life.

[cg285]

Originally Posted by crazy longhorn

it would run 100 mph in 3rd gear,

that belongs on the race track, not the street. stuff happens too fast that you have no control over.

24mph through tight trees, logs, rocks, mud, holes, water will get your adrenaline high enough :-)

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by cg285

that belongs on the race track, not the street. stuff happens too fast that you have no control over.

24mph through tight trees, logs, rocks, mud, holes, water will get your adrenaline high enough :-)

Well, my bud just laughed....he said "that bike will run 90 mph in low gear, at the redline, after that, you cant shift it fast enough to keep it off the redline"! It was not mine to break/crash, so I handed it back with a BIG smile on my face crazy Longhorn

[shp4man]

My old Harley will go fast enough to scare the crap out of you. That's fast enough for me.

[crazy longhorn]

One thing I really like about my Harley.....I can make a bunch of noise, without going fast! You have to know that some of us really loved the loud toys....even as kids! At 110 mph on my sporty, I twisted the grip open....then it was like oh he11, I dont want to know Longhorn

[Tom]

Tell him to come hang out with me!

[Ironhorse]

Had one bike in my days past. Bought a '52 Harley Davidson "K" model. Bought it about the year after I got home from Viet Nam in '70. Guess must have been going for the ''outlaw biker'' look, LOL. Extended front fork, King and Queen seat, peanut tank, Z-bars, no mufflers, just straight drag pipes off the heads. Damn that thing sounded great at an idle or running down the road. No speedometer on it but it would run! Never laid it down but came real close a couple times. Gravel and dirt roads are treacherous. Had it for a couple years, wife pregnant, needed but could not afford a truck. Decisions, finally the bike left and got a '65 Chevy 1/2 ton truck. Now at almost 68 years young, bad back and bad knees, I would need a three wheeler with a recliner on it. Bikes are fun but NOT very for giving. Your fault, their fault, no bodies fault, you go down at speed and it's gonna hurt.

Friend of mine had a Suzuki rice rocket that was just plain STUPID fast ! Said he had it up to 130 one time. Dodged a tire chunk (road gator) topping a hill and NEVER had it that fast again.

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by Tom

Tell him to come hang out with me!

Awesome pic! I love the color on the bike....just not sure the kid is ready to run with you tho? It is his 1st bike...yikes! I asked him , if I would be the 1st to ride it, & he said "dad do you really want to ride that bike"? NO, it dont fit me with the big tank , & my big belly....but I want to know what she feels like , no issues before you ride Longhorn