Darn kids. . .

[Narcisist]

So I'm getting my son ready for school. I had just spent the whole morning replacing fuel lines and trying to stop my petcock from leaking, my son (6) watching and helping where he could.
He's fascinated by my motorcycle, him and his little sister love to go riding with me, it's great. Of course, we've talked to him about what is and isn't ok to do around the motorcycle, he should have known better.

He's in the driveway, ready to go, and I walk in to get my keys and I come out and

. . . . . . .!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. . . . . . . .

there he is, standing right next to my bike which is sitting neatly in the driveway on the right side spilling fuel everywhere.

First though; the boy is there, he's fine, where's. . .good, little sister is over there, also fine.

Second though; good, he's fine, now I can kill him. . .

Fortunate for him, my wife came out then, surveyed the scene, grabbed the boy and took him to the bus stop so I could break out some damage control. With luck, the bike landed on a combination of the leather saddlebag, and the cheap highway pegs I had just installed, minimal damage there. On the downside, the wheel was turned to the right when it tipped so when it hit it bent the mirror a little, but most of the force was taken by the brake line bolt that came with my new galfer brake lines, I don't think the lines were damaged past some scuffing and a scrape on the head of the bolt, but I will check them more throughly this afternoon. Worst part of the whole deal, it bent my handlebars. GRR!!!
Turns out my son wanted to ride to the bus stop that day and tried to climb on the back while I was inside, (see "he should have known better"). When I learned that I was even more thankful that he wasn't hurt, since the bike was falling toward him, he even said he tried to stop it from falling

[Fix]

Whew! Glad to hear the only things hurt were...things.

[Narcisist]

Me too, and thanks to the wife, he didn't even die later.

[DGXSER]

This is why I say the parents job is to keep them alive long enough for them to learn not to kill themsleves!! The rest is up to them!

[Wildkat]

Glad he's okay and the bike isn't worse...

and honestly... I'll bet he feels bad enough about the whole thing to make up for at least some of the damage...

[mstic2000]

Thank God your son is ok! I had one of these land on me quite a few years back and it was not fun, but I did learn R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

[fredintoon]

Hi Rich,
She's a grown woman now but when she was 6 I heard this strange boinking sound in my driveway.
There's my daughter jumping up and down on the roof of my VW beetle. The roof panel was completely inverted into a shallow bowl shape about 3 feet across.
Refraining from killing the child I vented my rage by laying in the back seat and kicking upward in the middle of the dent.
The dent popped right out again without even any paint damage.
"A child that lucky" I thought "will live long and prosper."
But you needed different bars anyway, right?
Anna sidecar.
You can fit the whole family in a sidecar AND it don't tip over.
Think of this whole incident as Guidance from Above.

[Narcisist]

"A child that lucky" I thought "will live long and prosper."

I agree with that sentiment 100%. My kids are completely accident prone. I was out riding a few weeks ago and SWMBO was at home cleaning out her car watching the kids and my daughter, 2 1/2, wandered into the street and got ran "over" by a pickup truck. 12 hours and two ER's later we find out she doesn't have a single broken bone, just contusions and abrasions. So by your reasoning, she'll probably live forever.

[BigDick]

Glad he's okay and the bike isn't worse...

and honestly... I'll bet he feels bad enough about the whole thing to make up for at least some of the damage...

I second this, I know my son would be just as upset as I would if he knocked over my bike. From your story I'd say it's the same with your boy.

[xs1100rider]

dumped dads bike when i was 5

just like your son when i was five i tried crawling up the bike so dad would take me for a ride when he came out. but when it came over on me i was standing there screaming "Dad!!!!!!!!" at the top of my lungs holding his beloved kawi 750 up.for years after that incident my dad would tell every one that i held it up just far enough not to damage anything but the license plate. now that i have a son that loves bikes as well ihave tried to teach him never to climb on the bike unless i am there. so far so good anyways.

[fredintoon]

- - - - daughter, 2 1/2, wandered into the street and got ran "over" by a pickup truck. 12 hours and two ER's later we find out she doesn't have a single broken bone, just contusions and abrasions. So by your reasoning, she'll probably live forever.

Hi Rich,
you can't take your eyes off 'em for a second or the little darlin's will attempt to self destruct, right? But teach that kid road sense ASAP! Once she's grown too tall to fit under a pickup truck she won't get off that light.

[DJinNH]

I remember my now ex-father-in-law who lives out near Salt Lake City, he told me a story of when he had a new pick up truck in his driveway. His granddaughter used a rock to scratch on the door, "I love you Grandpa."

Don

[DJinNH]

You're Gonna Miss This....

"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins

video: youtube.com/watch?v=a0QCCNCkvzI


You're Gonna Miss This lyrics

She was starin' out the window of that suv
Complainin' saying i cant wait to turn 18
I'll make my own money and I'll make my own rules
mama put the car in park out there in front of the school
and she kissed her head and said i was just like you

your gonna miss this
your gonna want this back
your gonna wish these days
hadn't gone by so fast

these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but your gonna miss this

before she knows it shes a brand new bride
in her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by
he tells her its a nice place, she says itll do for now
starts talkin bout babies and buyin a house
daddy shakes his head and says, baby slow down

cause your gonna miss this
your gonna want this back
your gonna wish these days
hadnt gone by so fast

these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but your gonna miss this

five years later theres a plumber workin on the water heater, dogs barkin, phones ringin, one kids crying
ones screamin and she keeps apoligizin

he says they dont bother me ive got 2 babies of my own
ones 36, ones 23, huh its hard to beleive

but your gonna miss this
your gonna want this back
your gonna wish these days
hadn't gone by so fast

these are some good times
so take a good look around
you may not know it now
but your gonna miss this

your gonna miss this
oh yeah, your gonna miss this


Don

[egleaves]

When I was 5 or 6 my dad had a motorcycle that he kept on the side of the house, which is also where I used to play. In retrospect, maybe he shouldn't have parked it so close to the water hose because back then I thought I was doing him a favor by filling the gas tank with water!

The bike never ran after that and he didn't get another one for almost 30 years.

[Ivan]

Posting lyrics to country songs is a clear violaition to the War Crimes section of the Genevia Convention.

Not so much relating to kids and bikes, but my son was messing around with my tools I had when I flew model helis. He ended up finding a small set of side cutters and squeezed his thumb in them. No blood was drawn but the scream could have shattered wine glasses.

When all the noise was over he said "Dad, that hurt bad enough I peed a little."