Does your family wear helmets when going for a bike ride?

Moonlight1

I do not put a helmet on my 5 year old when he is on his bike. When we go for family bike rides we so lots of other families biking and EVERYONE is wearing a helmet. I never wore a helmet when I was a kid. Are other people looking at me like I'm a bad mother because I do not have a helmet on my son? Do your kids wear helmets? Should I make my son wear a helmet?
It is not a law where I live to wear a helmet.

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My 5 year old son wears a helmet every ride. My twelve year old step-son wears a helmet every ride. My wife and I wear a helmet every ride. Even short rides down the block to the store we strap on a helmet before we go.

There are a thousand things that could go wrong leading to a head impacting the pavement.

There was a local news story where one of the news anchors was out for a Triathalon training ride and went down and got very injured, including a smashed helmet. Her doctor said without a helmet on she would have died. This is someone who rides 100+ miles per week.

I have a friend that, two years ago, was riding down to the pharmacy and had a car door open in front of her. 1 second later she was flying endo and landed on her head.

These are experienced riders-- crashes happen. A helmet is cheap protection I won't go without.

A good motorcycle for a 16 year old?

Awkward Si

after a year, I've finally saved up $9000 for my first vehicle (and I'm getting another $5000 from my parents)

I've given it a lot of thought, and I've realized that I don't want to blow this money on some ugly, ratty Honda Civic or some other sedan or a truck that I won't be able to pay the gas for-I want a Motorcycle..

and before you shoot me down, I don't want it because I'll look "badass" going down the street way faster then I should or some other stupid reason-I mean I want a cool bike, but that still isn't it. My parents supported the idea after explaning why it made sense...

I just think it makes a lot more sense-I'm mainly going to be using it to get to/from school and for general transportation. School is about to start up and I can get my Motorcycle license by September, as opposed to my driver's license which I would have to wait until april to get and would have to wait until senior year to get a parking space at school..

So what do you think would be a good bike for me? Of course I first checked out the Hayabusa and other sport bikes, but after reading some other Hayabusa related questions on here, I'm guessing I should just completley rule it out.

please help!
I live in Texas and I know I have to have a Learner's Permit and I have to complete a MSF approved MSC and get the certificate before I can apply for my Motorcycle license
and I'm 5'9 and weigh about 150..if it matters...
In Texas, there's a 250cc limit if you're under 16 (15 year olds can hold a Motorcycle license), but there's no restrictions if you're 16 or over

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Reasonable information finally, decent question- you give state and local laws as basis for your wanting motorcycle- at your size a 500cc two cylinder medium size makes sense, you can get a full size sport bike not just a low cruiser like Ninja or Rebel. So start with considering Suzuki Savage/S40- light , simple , can do legal limit if not much more. Yamah Virago V twins- fairly light and narrow, easy to handle. The older Honda, Suzi, 4 cylinders at 500 to 750cc- widely available, workable, still reasonable weight and highway capable. Older 900 Sportster would be close to you capabilities to handle if you like Harley- reasonable price a lot of times, the $4500.00 repurchase/trade in program has helped maintain resale value. As a school bike a lockable tail trunk that can hold books and helmet is good to have, small windshield or fairing desirable - especially if you do some 100 mile rides. Suggest getting a bike a few years old- cost and expendability if dropped, also good learning experience maintaining them. Little 5'3 lady I'm teaching on CM 400 Honda having fun now- she got her legal permit last month and is riding bike to work, has learned to pick up dropped bike by herself..

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