Do You Own A Motorcycle? When I was little, my dad had a motorcycle. Me and my 5 other siblings (the youngest was not born yet..) would take turns riding Dad’s motorcycle with him and going on road trips.
And, since you did not need helmets or safety (LOL) back then, we ALL rode that motorcycle at the same time!!! It was CRAZY, but so much fun!! Do you think you can’t fit 6 kids and a dad on a motorcycle? Think again!!! 😉
We would also go to the dentist with my dad, on his motorcycle. No helmets really required.. surprised I survived 😉 I mean would if we crashed? We would have been in a world of hurt and a motorcycle accident attorney would have been in our future.
Thank heavens for my dad’s safe driving! Goodness. I have had TWO good friends die in motorcycle accidents and those were just terrible… Their family had to hire a Serious Accident Attorney. Makes me so sad. You really have to be super careful and I am happy that there is a law to wear your helmets nowadays.
Now that I am older and my hubby is into motorcycles, well, for now, building a nice motorcycle, I can’t wait to ride again!!
And our little kids are very excited to test ride with their daddy (on our property of course!). Once his bike is done, it will be very nice. He is working so hard on it and so far it looks great!
I did have a cousin in the south, that was telling me of a time she went out riding her motorcycle and ended up in a ditch due to a flat tire. That is a real pain.
She was so happy (and lucky) that she did not get hurt, it could have been bad! I have already had enough friends involved in motorcycle accidents and did not need another one to be in one 🙁
But, when Hubs gets his motorcycle ready, we just might take a trip down to see her, MAYBE. Boy, that would be a long drive though, wouldn’t it?? And what about my kids? They would need their own kid-sized motorcycle, haha! Probably won’t happen then…
Anyway, I am glad that I have those fun memories with my dad on his motorcycle. He has since sold his bike, and we were all so sad when he did. He never even told us he was going to, he just sold it 🙁 Too bad too, because I would loved to have inherited that. He sold it for super cheap too, ugh.
At least we have some great pictures and memories though. I asked my brother to find that picture of us all on my dad’s motorcycle. So, when he finds it, I will post it here for you! It is hilarious 🙂 But, always remember, SAFETY FIRST!
Do you own a motorcycle?
Heather says
Sweet memories! It’s more than the motorcycle you know… it’s about the special time you spent with your dad : )
HilLesha says
No, but both of my brothers own one and my mom is always worried about them. I can easily understand why, because I almost lost a friend that was on one back in April (he was in a coma for two months) even though he was wearing a helmet.
So, I hate them! However, they’re nice to look at. Just wish that I had the gutso to get on one.
Susane says
I love speed and the adrenaline rush, but I’m so scared to ride a motorcycle. It is just too dangerous for me, but I can totally understand the ones that can’t resist doing it…
Marcie W. says
When I met my husband he had a Harley and a low rider! I didn’t even ask them to get rid of either, but he did on his own so he could put the money toward building a family.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
No, I don’t own one and I think they’re fun to ride around the neighborhood, but I just wouldn’t feel good on the open road. There’s no protection for the body out there.
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
My dad has a motorcycle but I’ve only ever ridden on it once. It was a lot of fun but kind of scares me being so exposed – I don’t trust other drivers.
Tammy says
We never have – they scare me! My brother-in-law had one, and would take all the nephews and nieces for a spin around the block when we were all at my parents place, the kids loved that. My nephew recently was working on his motorcycle on my brother’s enclosed porch, he started it up and some fluid caught fire and burned my brother’s house down 🙁
Kim says
OMG! That is horrible 🙁
TIff @ Babes and Kids says
My dad owns a motorcycle and I know hubby would like to, but the fact that they are super dangerous scares me. I’ve heard too many horror stories that now I’m paranoid about letting him get one!
Dawn C says
No, we do not have one. But my brother has one for him and his wife has her own. They ride them all over (at least when Florida has nice weather). My brother in law always had one so I grew up on the back of a bike. He’d take me out riding every weekend. I also had friends down the road where i grew up and they rode. They would take me. I remember being something like 4 and sitting up in front of them while they took me down the road and back. Only like 6 houses but it was the coolest thing to me.
Melissa Au says
My husband used to want one, but they make me so nervous! Luckily he hasn’t brought it up recently.
turq says
We have two, I Love to ride!!! the feeling of being Free is Wonderful! but I haven’t been on a bike for a while because my hubby had an accident about two years ago on the way home from work and that call I got telling me his bike was down just about scared me to death! We had things happen before like, we were riding one night and hit not one but Two deer and tore up the bike some and left blood and hair all over us but we rode away, His accident was different, he got hurt pretty bad, you want to know what caused it… a teenager was setting just over a hill in his car in the middle of the road talking to his girl friend who was setting on a porch. As soon as my hubby got to the top of the hill the car was there and Crunch! It is true other people/drivers cause most of the bike accidents. Still there is nothing like it.. I Love it! Maybe we will take a ride this summer. I hope 🙂
Jenn @therebelchick says
I grew up with my dad on a motorcyle and he was in a horrible accident when I was 13 (not his fault) and almost died. My husband is also a rider and was in an accident a few years ago (again, not his fault)…as sexy as motorcycles are, they are death traps because of the horrible drivers all around them!
Brandy says
We don’t have a motorcycle here and in NH we do not have to wear helmets. The handful of times I was on a bike was with my old step dad (moms ex bf) on a fat boy Harley, then with an ex bf on a crotch rocket as some call it without a helmet, then on a suzuki type that looked like the fat boy Harley. I LOVED feeling the wind in my hair and freedom but too many of my high school classmates have died in bike accidents that I don’t know if I would get on one again anytime soon.
Kelly Ann T. says
Yes, and our 2007 Harley has over 98,000 miles on it. We love to ride together but I have my own too.