Went for a ride today with my son Kieran (22)...never again ! dirty little fecker passed me on the motorway doing at least 100...I know, i was doing 90... humiliation when we went for a beer later was too much, and of course he didn't say a word to all my mates in the bar !!!!

Did not want my children to ride. - There are enough things out there that will kill you w/o dragging them to one more.
Taught them how to drive too fast, in the wrong places on the theory they would not want to do something their father did. - It worked, they drive very sensibly, doubt that they have a ticket between them.
Now that my son has done his duty & made grandbabies I would be pleased were he to take up riding but doubt that he will. Has a wife that 1. Is still giddy, teenage in love w/ him & 2. Hates motorcycles

Like looking in a mirror Rory?  Lol (o:

Probably right Choco...but telling all me pals that he left me in his wake, well...thats just not right ! I'm trying to convince Liz to stop making him dinner for a week, just to teach him the error of his ways....but thats difficult when she can't cook from laughing at me !! I cant even escape to the pub...they have a photo of it!

Rory, that is so not fair! Is why my kid's bike is smaller and slower than mine! LOL

Yeah Rory - had that happen once to me too. We were working on an old Yamaha RD 350. I knew it had a lot of juice, absolutely nasty powerband at higher rpm. We were test riding the doggone thing. Actually my youngest son was riding it; he was 16 at the time. I had my KZ650 drag bike. I was at 95 mph; he went by me like a streak of greased owl crap. I asked him how fast he was going. all I got for an answer was, "You don't want to know!"

Gotta know this kid - he's the one that sat at the Thanksgiving dinner table. When it was his turn to say what he was thankful for said, "I'm thankful I didn't get caught!"