Saw this from a friend of mine on FB and it was taken here in Huntsville, AL. Let's see what your initial thoughts are, LMBO!
(http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx9/richard_maxwell1/12279066_857261744387453_8358689055241766043_n_zpsbuargcug.jpg)
I think it's nuts..and in today's world I'd suspect it a spoof. But my folks did the same stupid thing when I was 2.
(http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/kdtrull/HarleyMeandMomc25b0_zps92ae17b1.jpg) (http://s556.photobucket.com/user/kdtrull/media/HarleyMeandMomc25b0_zps92ae17b1.jpg.html)
I assure you it isn't Photoshopped. The owner confirmed it's real, but there is a catch, lol. I will reserve the catch till after I see some initial reactions.
I admit that I used to ride my 4 - 5 year old around the neighborhood on my V Star 1300 back when I had it. Never outside the neighborhood, but he loved riding with me on the tank and pretending he was driving while blowing the air horn I had installed, lol.
I hear you. I used to ride the tank and steer too. But my folks were nuts.
Is hard to imagine now-days.
The rider could be strapping a dog in for a ride
Quote from: Chuck A. on November 28, 2015, 11:24:33 PM
The rider could be strapping a dog in for a ride
He beat me to it.
Only one kid on a bike? In many parts of the world that ain't nothin!
(https://www.freedomcyclelasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Overloaded-Family2.jpg)
I don't have a problem with it. I rode on the gas tank of a Triumph to get my first haircut.
We had a member on the old form that had a seat like that on his bike and carried his kid as a passenger.
So this is considered perfectly acceptable:
(http://beccagarber.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/becca-garber-polisport-bike-seat-giveaway-1.jpg)
But on a motorcycle it's not. I'm not sure there is that big of a difference.
Most of my serious bicycle riding relatives have had more serious injuries on their bicycles than I have had crashing my motorcycles.
We weren't to good to die young back then. I remember riding on the tailgate of a '62 Chevy pickup at 60 mph when I was 5 years old.
Or was our parents just caught up in the '60s carefree stuff. :o
Quote from: klaviator on November 29, 2015, 08:11:34 AM
So this is considered perfectly acceptable:
(http://beccagarber.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/becca-garber-polisport-bike-seat-giveaway-1.jpg)
But on a motorcycle it's not. I'm not sure there is that big of a difference.
If she were on the back of a motorcycle, a bikini top would be more acceptable. OH you were talking about the kid. Sorry :-X
Doesn't seem like a good idea to me. My son is 32 and wouldn't fit.
Quote from: klaviator on November 29, 2015, 07:35:03 AM
Only one kid on a bike? In many parts of the world that ain't nothin!
(https://www.freedomcyclelasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Overloaded-Family2.jpg)
India's version of the mini van? 8)
Loving the replies, but the guy actually has a pet monkey he uses it for.
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Quote from: kdtrull on November 28, 2015, 10:51:18 PM
I think it's nuts..and in today's world I'd suspect it a spoof. But my folks did the same stupid thing when I was 2.
(http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/kdtrull/HarleyMeandMomc25b0_zps92ae17b1.jpg) (http://s556.photobucket.com/user/kdtrull/media/HarleyMeandMomc25b0_zps92ae17b1.jpg.html)
So it's true. You were dropped on your head as a child.
Quote from: Yankee Dog on November 29, 2015, 10:47:43 AM
So it's true. You were dropped on your head as a child.
Yes...but I figure it took more than just one drop. :o
We spent days and days on that bike, and I loved it. Still think it's a bad idea.
Quote from: MadMax on November 29, 2015, 10:21:22 AM
Loving the replies, but the guy actually has a pet monkey he uses it for.
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I hope PETA doesn't find out :o
Quote from: klaviator on November 29, 2015, 01:37:33 PM
Quote from: MadMax on November 29, 2015, 10:21:22 AM
Loving the replies, but the guy actually has a pet monkey he uses it for.
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I hope PETA doesn't find out :o
I hope the monkey don't get pissed.
Those little buggers are strong and can get mean quick.
Didn't a woman get her face ripped off by one a few years back?
Quote from: springer on November 29, 2015, 01:45:16 PM
I hope the monkey don't get pissed.
Those little buggers are strong and can get mean quick.
Didn't a woman get her face ripped off by one a few years back?
Face and both hands.
I prefer small pets sans opposable thumbs...it's harder to fit them into a car seat, but it makes it harder for them to kill you. ;)
Quote from: Yankee Dog on November 29, 2015, 10:47:43 AM
Quote from: kdtrull on November 28, 2015, 10:51:18 PM
I think it's nuts..and in today's world I'd suspect it a spoof. But my folks did the same stupid thing when I was 2.
(http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/kdtrull/HarleyMeandMomc25b0_zps92ae17b1.jpg) (http://s556.photobucket.com/user/kdtrull/media/HarleyMeandMomc25b0_zps92ae17b1.jpg.html)
So it's true. You were dropped on your head as a child.
Beat me to it.
Certainly explains a lot :)
Quote from: MadMax on November 29, 2015, 10:21:22 AM
Loving the replies, but the guy actually has a pet monkey he uses it for.
Is that a metaphor for something?
Nope, literally a monkey that he has for a pet
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" I hope the monkey don't get pissed.
Those little buggers are strong and can get mean quick.
Didn't a woman get her face ripped off by one a few years back?"
If it acts up...I guess he could spank it. ;) ;D ;D ;D