pillion age?

whats the youngest pillion YOU would take on the back of your bike?
cuz took his 6year old to bassetts pole yesterday as pillion on his bike, he was fine and enjoyed the ride, my daughters 9 and i still wouldnt trust her.

[Luckypants]

Depends on the kid. I took my lad as pillion at 8 years old. I was happy he would sit still and hold on. He was small enough not to upset the bike if he did something wrong but smart enough to understand things that could go wrong.

If I trusted the child then there is no age limit. The limiting factor for me would be getting good kit for them. I noticed DK had some great kiddies kit.

I shirk taking pillions at every opportunity...i cant enjoy the ride with some ape(-ess) on the back.

That said i would have to trust that the individual is physically and mentally up to it....if they met that criteria i would bungee a newborn to the pillion seat

"trust" seems to be a recurring word here.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

If I trusted the child then there is no age limit. The limiting factor for me would be getting good kit for them. I noticed DK had some great kiddies kit.

the young'un does have good motorcross kit, he's got a little crosser at the moment.

I hate taking pillions as they are always larger and heavier than me... though seeing as children under the age of about 14 are the only ones who are smaller and lighter than me I s'pose it would be a possibility.

Apart from the other factor - I have small hands... I can just about manage to fit my life in them, so there's simply no room for anyone elses I'm afraid.

i take my son out he is 10 but pretty small (with the exception of his head). i got his kit from hein gericke its fairly good textile stuff. i also wear love handle belt and he can hold on properly

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

the young'un does have good motorcross kit, he's got a little crosser at the moment.

I got good second hand leathers / gloves / boots for my lad when he was wee off the 'for sale' board at Squires. They lasted him a year and when he grew out of them, I re-cycled them onto the board and bought some bigger second hand stuff. It was all like new since the kids using it did not go out much and also the rider taking them would be very careful. By the time he was 11 or 12 he was in ladies sizes which still fit his sister or his mum, so those leathers were a great buy.

He has now had the same leathers that I bought when he was 15 for 5 years. Fit him real well now, bought a bit big. Have to keep the girlies away from him when he is wearing them (git! )

I take my 6 year old and 10 year old out (obviously not together!!)

Both fine, and love it. 6 year old worries me a little, but that is parental instint rather than anything he has done. They both have good kit, with motorcross body armour underneath aswell. It is a bl**dy ordeal getting ready to go out tho! I always take the yougest, other half takes the eldest, can hardly tell they are there!

As long as they can reach the pillion pegs, I can't see any real problem.