Hey guys. Here is my current dilema. My soon to be 19 yr old son wants to start riding. Both of his two older brothers have bikes and we ride ocasionally as a family (ocasionally but not nearly enough due to each of our hectic work schedules). My dilema is the following: He has a strong desire to get his MC drivers license and ride. He is a very responsible kid, I want him to be happy but with all the idiots on the road, riding can be pretty dangerous. I would not be able to live with myself if he got seriously hurt while riding. I know the two of us would share great times riding together, we snowmobile together in the winter and always have a blast. My concern is his safety.
My plan is if he ends up getting a bike, I have him ride with only me or one of his brothers until he gets a good amount of riding experience. At 17 yrs old, I ended up in intesive care for 6 weeks due to a bus making a left turn in front of me so I have been a victim of stupid cagers.
What are your thoughts??
Now as to finding a suitable bike, we have been looking at 600 sportbikes. I am beginning to think even a 600 sportbike may be too much for him as a first bike. He is not interested in anything other than a sportbike so that is another challenge. The price of even used 600's are high, we looked at 3 600's today, they were 2007's with price tags ranging from $6100 - $7000. This is a good time of the year to shop for a used bike since as the winter approaches there are more for sale.
Thanks!!
My plan is if he ends up getting a bike, I have him ride with only me or one of his brothers until he gets a good amount of riding experience. At 17 yrs old, I ended up in intesive care for 6 weeks due to a bus making a left turn in front of me so I have been a victim of stupid cagers.
What are your thoughts??
Now as to finding a suitable bike, we have been looking at 600 sportbikes. I am beginning to think even a 600 sportbike may be too much for him as a first bike. He is not interested in anything other than a sportbike so that is another challenge. The price of even used 600's are high, we looked at 3 600's today, they were 2007's with price tags ranging from $6100 - $7000. This is a good time of the year to shop for a used bike since as the winter approaches there are more for sale.
Thanks!!