Grand Kids Riding up front?

[the Ferret]

This thread is probably going to bring you a lot of heat, but I understand. My kids rode up front until they were big enough to ride out back ( they are 39 and 35 now) and my older grand kids have ridden in front until they were big enough to ride in back (now 14 and 11). They have never burned themselves on the motor, and I usually put a tank bag on the tank for them to lean on. Everyone of them loved riding and always asked for rides, even if I didn't have a bike out.

People ( strangers) have always given me a bunch of crap about it, even those that ride their kids around in front of them on off road 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers, tractors and riding lawn mowers.

I have never seen any accommodations like you are asking for since, to the best of my knowledge, technically it is illegal to ride a passenger up front. They used to make a belt that went around the driver with two handles in the back for little kids to hold on to, but I haven't seen them advertised in the last few years.

Unless his mom objects (his father won't) my youngest grandson will be getting neighborhood rides in front of Grandfather on the CB before too long.