I’ve been reading up on this a little and just wondering what people know.. let’s say I have a 3 year old I want to take out he isn’t 4’6” but I’ve made make shift pegs for him on the front of the bike and not in the rear. How does this work? All the laws I see talk about riding on the back as a passenger not in the front. I’m trying to get my boy comfortable and was thinking about just putting around my neighborhood with him on the front. No more then 10-15mph 2nd fear tops. Nothing crazy..
Rules regarding kids on motorcycles
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DesiDucati
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ScottRNelson
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I used to give my kids and some neighborhood kids rides on a DT-175. I put them in front of me and had them hold onto the cross bar on the handlebar. The only rule for them was that their hands had to be in the middle touching each other. That way they couldn't interfere with my steering. Anybody whose legs were long enough to interfere with the brake pedal or shifter sat on the the back.
Most of the riding was off road. I could go 100 feet from my house and be in dirt that went on for miles.
My wife wants me to take my five year old grandson for a ride on my XR650L. Unless HE indicates that he really wants to do it, that's not going to happen. I no longer feel that I can ride safely with younger kids.
Most of the riding was off road. I could go 100 feet from my house and be in dirt that went on for miles.
My wife wants me to take my five year old grandson for a ride on my XR650L. Unless HE indicates that he really wants to do it, that's not going to happen. I no longer feel that I can ride safely with younger kids.
Ah ok. Well if that is the case check out CVC 27800.
This is a helpful link I found too.
https://www.williamweisslaw.com/children-motorcycles-ca/
Has he been out on a bicycle? Maybe hauling him around in one of those trailers or in a seat strapped would be a good first step. I guess if you can rig a seat like that up to a push-bike that that would work on a moto too. I would just worry about him getting spooked and wiggling off if he didn't have anything other than your arms to hold him in. Scooters and bicycles are a little better on that front because you don't need to screw with a clutch and a brake at the same time.
To be honest I’ve rode him around on the bike 4 times already. All
Rides were about 30-45 mins. He holds onto the bars in the middle just fine and holds on. He knows how to ride a two wheeler already too.
Every kid is different. Some are jumpy spastics and others are cool and relaxed. I'm sure you know your kid and want to balance fun and memory-making with safety.
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Maddevill
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I was pulled over in Fremont. Had my Daughter on the back, she was wearing a bicycle helmet. Officer told me that her feet need to reach the passenger pegs and she has to wear a DOT helmet.
I started taking my granddaughter for rides when she turned 8. I got her her own gear.
Mad
I started taking my granddaughter for rides when she turned 8. I got her her own gear.
Mad
twinturba
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Since the rules have been covered I’ll just share my experience.
I used a scooter to pick my son up from school everyday for years and back in 2013 I used a bungy cord to keep him on the back of my Derbi Motard riding to Laguna Seca for MotoGP. In 1st & 2nd grade he wasn’t quite big enough to sit behind me with feet on pegs so he rode in front of me. We rode like this for the whole skool year and I was never hassled by police. One time a motorcycle cop rode up next to us at a stop light and mentioned that he should be on the back, but looked a lot safer in front so it’s fine. :laughing
3rd grade on he has been riding on the back of both scooter and occasional motorcycle. He’s heading into 6th next skool year and he is already able to ride the scooter on his own now so we take occasional rides around the block and I let him ride in parking lots.
I used a scooter to pick my son up from school everyday for years and back in 2013 I used a bungy cord to keep him on the back of my Derbi Motard riding to Laguna Seca for MotoGP. In 1st & 2nd grade he wasn’t quite big enough to sit behind me with feet on pegs so he rode in front of me. We rode like this for the whole skool year and I was never hassled by police. One time a motorcycle cop rode up next to us at a stop light and mentioned that he should be on the back, but looked a lot safer in front so it’s fine. :laughing
3rd grade on he has been riding on the back of both scooter and occasional motorcycle. He’s heading into 6th next skool year and he is already able to ride the scooter on his own now so we take occasional rides around the block and I let him ride in parking lots.
DesiDucati
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So the wooden box is nailed on the scooter so you can reach high enough?
DannoXYZ
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yup. I think it was bolted in from underneath. I remember kicking it couple times climbing on and it held up pretty well. Another time, when no one was looking, I tried to crawl up on my uncle's CB via the exhaust pipes! Got my foot burned pretty well!
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