Is it wise for couple's with kids ....?

[Mhanis]

You do realize there are more people than not that would question whether YOU should ride a motorcycle PERIOD. Not here of course, but in the general population. As soon as you start questioning what someone else should do, someone will start questioning what you are doing.

Let those people who ride two up do it, it is frankly nobody else's business.

[bdub]

 live life for what is to come and not for what may happen...

agree with this

[PhilB]

You do realize there are more people than not that would question whether YOU should ride a motorcycle PERIOD. Not here of course, but in the general population. As soon as you start questioning what someone else should do, someone will start questioning what you are doing.

Let those people who ride two up do it, it is frankly nobody else's business.

+1.

PhilB

[Drjones]

Lots of couple scuba dive together.  Lots of couples scuba dive with their 12+ yo kids.  Which is riskier; scuba diving or motorcycling?

It all comes down to how much risk people are willing to accept, but it would be wise to have life insurance and probably godparents if one's recreation choices are inherently risky.

[NorDog]

live life for what is to come and not for what may happen...

I cannot think of a less helpful or more non-sensical aphorism.

[Triple J]

It all comes down to how much risk people are willing to accept, but it would be wise to have life insurance and probably godparents if one's recreation choices are inherently risky.

Exactly.

Do what you want and feel comfortable with as it's your business, but plan for the unexpected. ALL parents should since accidents happen anywhere/anytime, but especially those who engage in so-called "risky" activities.

[Spidey]

It's not really wise, but <shrug>, whatever.  It's up to the couple.  Just make sure you have long-term disability insurance, life insurance and disability insurance.  

That said, I haven't been two-up with the Blonde since we spawned.  She says part of the reason is b/c we could both die (which is pretty likely considering how dumb I ride).  But more, it's that my Duc sucks for passengers (though the scooter is awesome!), and we never have a babysitter to watch the kids while we frolic.  

More important, once you have kids, you don't do anything with your spouse anymore.  Other than the twice-yearly humping on anniversary and your birthday. 

[Triple J]

More important, once you have kids, you don't do anything with your spouse anymore.  Other than the twice-yearly humping on anniversary and your birthday. 

    

[Goat_Herder]

That's it!  I am never going to anything with my wife, ever again.  I can not take a chance of having both of us get wiped out at the same time.  I am not even going to be in the same house at the same time nor sleep in the same bed.  The thought of my child growing up without one of us is unbearable!






 

[NorDog]

I'm all for safety and prudence and all, but I don't get the mindset that holds to the idea that getting on a motorcycle should be viewed as an imminetly fatal act.  To those people I say, "Maybe you should just stay at home, but don't get out of bed because statistics show that an overwhelming percentage of fatal accidents occur when not in bed."

[sgollapalle]

That's it!  I am never going to anything with my wife, ever again.  I can not take a chance of having both of us get wiped out at the same time.  I am not even going to be in the same house at the same time nor sleep in the same bed.  The thought of my child growing up without one of us is unbearable!






 

Exactly what I was going to say... You do sleep in the same bed which is on the other side of the house from the kids bedroom.. right..

[ab]

It was a curious question.  I am not married and don't have kids.  So I pretty much do whatever the hell I want and that includes rides. :-)

[Triple J]

I'm all for safety and prudence and all, but I don't get the mindset that holds to the idea that getting on a motorcycle should be viewed as an imminetly fatal act. 

I don't think anyone here is saying that. It's just a risk thing. Like it or not, riding a moto is riskier than not riding one. If I could be sure that I would never be in a moto accident unless I, and I alone, did something to cause it then I would ride all over the place with my wife, despite having a young son. I trust my ability. Unfortunately, operating any motor vehicle on public roads requires a certain level of trust be placed in the asshats around you. If one of them hits you, you're safer in a car than on a moto. Personally that level of risk is too high for me to accept. That's our choice...I don't expect anyone else to follow it.

As an example...about 10 years ago my wife was sitting in her SUV at an intesection in the left turn lane, with another SUV behind her. A douchbag decided to rear end the SUV behind her at a high rate of speed. It totaled both SUVs, and launched them out into the intersection. The impact was hard enough that neither vehicle could be driven. She was sore, but OK; however, if she had been on a moto there's a good chance she would have been killed. Seriously injured for sure. No fault of her own and unavoidable. She narrowly missed being hit by a street car when she shot out into the intersection, so there wasn't even an escape route had she seen the guy coming (whcih she couldn't).

I still race motorcycles, and when our son is old enough we'll all ride dirtbikes...so it isn't a motorcycle risk, it's a traffic risk.

[BMiller]

I think it totally depends on what kind of riding you are doing 2-up.  But I don't see an issue with riding 2-up when you have kids.

[GK]

You do realize there are more people than not that would question whether YOU should ride a motorcycle PERIOD. Not here of course, but in the general population.

True.

There's also a heap of people in the general population that look at us when we ride and say to themselves "I wish!"

GK