Son's First Ride

**coacha** · 07-14-2008, 11:53 AM

Took my 8 year old son for his first ride on the Nomad yesterday. He loved it. We went around the golf course, about 3 miles.

blowndodge · 07-14-2008, 12:21 PM

Raising the boy right coacha !!!!!!

misunderstood · 07-14-2008, 01:15 PM

Looks like he's almost standing up.

Bet he had a blast with dad. Congrats

**coacha** · 07-14-2008, 01:23 PM

His feet are on the floor boards, he definitely was sitting down, lol. He was squeezing me pretty hard at the start but by the end he was ok.

unwind2 · 07-14-2008, 01:39 PM

Great pic of father and son. You've started something now.... :)

ianicky · 07-14-2008, 01:53 PM

The first of many i would say looking at his smile

and hopefully a future KawaNOW member, i wonder what his membership number would be by the time hes old enough to ride :)

**coacha** · 07-14-2008, 01:57 PM

Well, since he won't be 16 till 2016...I'll have to do some calculations with Trip's help. I'll have to find out what our rate of growth here is and then project it forward 8 years.

He really liked it. I told him if he rides his regular bike and gets good at that, we may look at a dirt bike down the road. My 15 and 17 are too darned big for me to give them a ride. The 15 is 6' 4" and the 17 is 6' 2". My 21 wants a bike and I think he will get something like a Nomad when he gets a job after graduation.

ianicky · 07-14-2008, 02:03 PM

Hey coacha what you been doing to them boys hanging them on a rack at night? :-/

07-14-2008, 02:23 PM

What great pics ! What a great day! He's a pretty big guy. Won't be long before he'll want your Nomad for a date ;). Better hide the keys !!

**ringadingh** · 07-14-2008, 03:01 PM

Thats a great pic, Ive been taking my son for about 5 years now, he's 13 and loves going on the bike. But he's already made a couple of comments about wanting his own bike.

audiogooroo · 07-14-2008, 08:23 PM

Nice! Makes me wish my boys were still 8.......sometimes.......or not! :)

**coacha** · 07-14-2008, 08:48 PM

They don't eat as much at 8 as they do at 15, 17 and 21, that's for sure!

**coacha** · 07-14-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ianicky

Hey coacha what you been doing to them boys hanging them on a rack at night? :-/

Tell me about it! The only one I'm bigger than is the 8 year old but he will be catching me soon enough. I told the old ones "you may be bigger than me but us old guys fight dirty"

;)

audiogooroo · 07-14-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachA

They don't eat as much at 8 as they do at 15, 17 and 21, that's for sure!

No doubt. My complete retirement plan went for groceries!
Although my middle son (23 yrs old, 6'4", 225 lbs) was always my power eater. He grew up a head taller than all his classmates and I don't think we ever did fill that boy up!
Even my 16 yr old is bigger than me now. But like you Coacha, I've always ingrained in them that I may be 80 yrs old but I'll still be able to whup their a**. My wife says I'm just trying to brainwash them but hey, whatever works!

pirate · 07-14-2008, 09:45 PM

Coacha, thanks for sharing the great pic. I can still remember the first time my dad gave me a ride on his bike. I was hooked from that moment on. Probably wouldn't be interested in bikes if it wouldn't have been for him.

07-14-2008, 11:53 AM	#1
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07-14-2008, 12:21 PM	#2
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Son's First Ride Raising the boy right coacha !!!!!! __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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07-14-2008, 01:15 PM	#3
misunderstood Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 1,845	Son's First Ride Looks like he's almost standing up. Bet he had a blast with dad. Congrats
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07-14-2008, 01:23 PM	#4
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Son's First Ride His feet are on the floor boards, he definitely was sitting down, lol. He was squeezing me pretty hard at the start but by the end he was ok. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-14-2008, 01:39 PM	#5
unwind2 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dyersburg TN Posts: 2,858	Son's First Ride Great pic of father and son. You've started something now.... :) __________________ Nancy '05 Nomad Blue/Silver Kawanow Member #23 Hubbie-Ken '10 Metalic Black Goldwing Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-14-2008, 01:53 PM	#6
ianicky Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somerset, England Posts: 1,131	Son's First Ride The first of many i would say looking at his smile and hopefully a future KawaNOW member, i wonder what his membership number would be by the time hes old enough to ride :)
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07-14-2008, 01:57 PM	#7
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Son's First Ride Well, since he won't be 16 till 2016...I'll have to do some calculations with Trip's help. I'll have to find out what our rate of growth here is and then project it forward 8 years. He really liked it. I told him if he rides his regular bike and gets good at that, we may look at a dirt bike down the road. My 15 and 17 are too darned big for me to give them a ride. The 15 is 6' 4" and the 17 is 6' 2". My 21 wants a bike and I think he will get something like a Nomad when he gets a job after graduation. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-14-2008, 02:03 PM	#8
ianicky Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somerset, England Posts: 1,131	Son's First Ride Hey coacha what you been doing to them boys hanging them on a rack at night? :-/
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07-14-2008, 02:23 PM	#9
Guest Posts: n/a	Son's First Ride What great pics ! What a great day! He's a pretty big guy. Won't be long before he'll want your Nomad for a date ;). Better hide the keys !!
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07-14-2008, 03:01 PM	#10
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Son's First Ride Thats a great pic, Ive been taking my son for about 5 years now, he's 13 and loves going on the bike. But he's already made a couple of comments about wanting his own bike. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-14-2008, 08:23 PM	#11
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	Son's First Ride Nice! Makes me wish my boys were still 8.......sometimes.......or not! :) __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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07-14-2008, 08:48 PM	#12
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Son's First Ride They don't eat as much at 8 as they do at 15, 17 and 21, that's for sure! __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-14-2008, 09:45 PM	#15
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	Son's First Ride Coacha, thanks for sharing the great pic. I can still remember the first time my dad gave me a ride on his bike. I was hooked from that moment on. Probably wouldn't be interested in bikes if it wouldn't have been for him.
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