Pillion minimum age in Victoria

"Knobdoodle" wrote

Wot Clem said. Especially that first sentence. I think my daughter was
seven when we first ventured out on to the highway. She was 15 when I
took her to the Spag Rally. It was her son who came along with me on
the Toy-run.

Theo

 

See if you had a Jap sports bike Theo you wouldn't need to add higher pegs, they
come with kids pegs stock (shame if you want to carry an adult pillion

My Nephew was comfortably able to reach the pegs on the TRX at age 5, he's a bit
above average height (obviously doesnt take after my side of the family
would have been able to do so a year earlier than that (and that's about as
young as I'd take pillion).

JL

 

How do you work that out ? At 5 he's not capable of hanging on ? Bullshit ! At 5
I was hanging off the back of dad's ag bike at 30-40K bouncing across paddocks.
Bloody sight harder to stay on than a road bike on a nice smooth stretch of
bitumen.

I'd draw my personal line at about age 4, but younger than that may be OK
depending on the kid.

JL

 

My young bloke's 5 and he's been coming on short trips with me for a while
now, he especially loves it when I pick him up from pre-school (impresses
the chicks)
The best thing I found was to use an intercom so I can check to see if he is
ok. I also ride a lot slower with him on the back.

Eddie

 

On yer Theo! Let's hope you get the chance to take HIS son for a ride too!
Clem

 

"Knobdoodle" wrote

ride too!

I hope so too.

Theo