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Message started by Pine on 06/03/14 at 08:35:50

Title: The family that rides
Post by Pine on 06/03/14 at 08:35:50

I am rather proud of my wife. Today... for the first time my wife rode her own bike ( Vstar 650) to work. (with me on my Vstar 1100). We work on the same campus, but often our hours conflict enough that riding in the same car becomes a pain. I have been riding a bike to work for several years now, starting on my Savage.. as ( and still) the perfect commuter bike.

This was only about the 4th time my wife had ridden her new bike.. and actually only about the 10th ever to ride a bike on her own. I have to say she really is a daredevil.. I have no doubt she could have been there Amelia Earhart, telling her to get in line and "come on!". In fact yesterday was her first time to put gas in a bike.

This is also the first time I have gotten my son to ride on the back of my bike. He really has that "teen age" issue of being seen with dad and being in the "pregnant dog seat" was just NOT his idea of cool. But if he wated a ride to school today... it was that or walking. Same thing tomorrow and any day that I can ride to work.

Today was also my first use of my new seat.. a Mustang combo, with the back rests studs and all that blingage! I love the way the new seat changes my stance to the bike and it really adds confidence to my control of the bike. Funny how a seat can do that. Though I have to say.. its a bit wide if you put your feet down. The whole seat thing was my main reason to move away from my little savage. I just could not see putting a $400 seat on a $1500 bike.

Yall keep the rubber side down!
:D

Title: Re: The family that rides
Post by Serowbot on 06/03/14 at 09:10:45

What?... no pic?... :-?...

Title: Re: The family that rides
Post by gizzo on 06/03/14 at 16:39:38

That's great, Pine. You sound really proud of your missus. Good on her 8-)
My other half has been riding, off and on, for ages. But she's got her second wind the last year or so, doing bigger rides, pushing a bit harder. She threw her Monster down the road a while back, picked it up and got back on the horse. Rides to work sometimes and enjoys a spin in the hills. I love riding with my wife. We're planning a week away riding in Tasmania this summer.
Went camping with the kids a few weeks ago with the kids and took dirt bikes with. The older one (nearly 18) can ride her mum's XT ok, and it was the younger ones (8) first time on her sister's PeeWee. She took to it like a duck to water and in no time the two sisters were doing trail loops while the lazy parents leaned back and relaxed. The older sister is very good at taking care of the little one. I'm proud of them.

Title: Re: The family that rides
Post by ToesNose on 06/03/14 at 19:16:00

Very cool, my wife has been talking about riding for a few years but I haven't gotten her to actually devote any time to give it a try. Maybe in the future.....

Maybe I should just sign her up for an MSF course and hand her the paid slip, she can't throw money away being the frugal gal she is LOL :D

Title: Re: The family that rides
Post by Serowbot on 06/03/14 at 23:06:12

704B41576A4B5741240 wrote:

Maybe I should just sign her up for an MSF course and hand her the paid slip, she can't throw money away being the frugal gal she is LOL :D

That'll work.... I'd go... :-?...