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Consider doing some off-road trail riding on a lightweight enduring or dual-purpose bike. No cars, and lots of fun. It also builds skills and improves your riding.

^^^ or track days on a Ninja 300 with Penske shock and Racetech fork bits. Or both.

No, your not crazy. I stopped riding for 16 years when my 1st child was born for the same reason. There was no time for riding with coaching and all the other things that go along with raising children. I even quit my second job to be be as involved as possible with all there activities. I don't regret it for one minute the time spent with them and getting to know all there friends by being involved.

I bought a 125 dirt bike which filled the gap and the kids enjoyed riding with dad. I was lucky to have 12 acres of undeveloped land in my backyard for dirt riding, bow target practice and ATV riding.

Without a clear head or fear you should pack it up, enjoy the kids and get involved, there only young once.

I will add I never sold my 1983 GS1100, It was put in dry storage 1984-2000 when it came out to play again

holy666diver, none of us is likely to encourage you to give up riding. We all love it, and because we've had to defend ourselves for years against the criticisms of stupidity and risk taking, we've got all the answers down pat.

This is—as others have said—a no brainer. If riding has stopped being fun because you're worrying what it might mean for your family, get off the bike. If you can afford to keep it, do so while you see how things go. If you can't, sell it. It's just a bike.

If you have a choice, don't ride if it's no fun and it makes you anxious. Spend the time with your child. It's wonderfully rewarding, better than worrying and much, much more important than a motorcycle.

Congratulations to you and your wife on the Child and very best wishes for your continued happiness.

Very well said Cormanus

(10-12-2016, 11:12 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Very well said Cormanus

I agree 100%. Very well said

I gave up riding for a while when my son was little, too. I was noticing that I was having close calls with cars, and then a friend from work wrecked on his bike and broke his back, and after a long hospital stay was in a wheelchair the rest of his life. That did it for me. I sold my '78 Suzuki GS550, but in '97 just before my son graduated from high school I got another bike. I missed riding the whole time but I wanted to be all the father I could be for my son. I don't regret it.

Did just that, except I jumped the gun; sold the wreck I was riding at the time a week after the wife-to-be said "oh, oh...Looks like I'm late..."

Bought a much better bike a week after our youngest got her degree.

Amazing how many of us have gone down the same road. I got out of road riding when I was about 18 after an elderly lady pulled across my lane so she could get to a mail box. I laid my CL77 over and luckily didn't get hurt. She of course blamed me but the cop gave her the ticket. That was around 1970. Got married in 71, bought a Bultaco Alpina dirt bike and played in the woods for a few years. Had Rokon's and Honda XR's. Kids happened and business became important so got out of riding. 2010 the kids are out, the wife passed away from cancer so I went out and bought a Harley Night Rod, then a BMW S1000RR, then a Harley Road Glide Ultra, then a Can Am Spyder and now the CB1100. So 30 years away from riding but I'm back. I stick to back roads and have no intention of setting any speed records. Just nice relaxing riding. No interstate if I can help it, just quite back roads with very little traffic.

So sorry to hear about your wife Sam. That stinks.