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    #16
    Originally posted by Redman View Post
    Maybe some day they will remember having fun with there ol' Papa..
    No doubt they will!
    Roger

    Current rides
    1983 GS 850G
    2003 FJR 1300A
    Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400

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      #17
      Cool thread guys.
      Our 2 granddaughters. They don't have much interest in the motorcycles but we do get them out in the mountains when we can. The older one hopefully will take to some mountain biking in a year or so when she's a little less ...well ....girly. I'm working on that. Picked up a used small wheel/frame full suspension bike at a yard sale for a bit of a winter project. Honest Mom. "I won't try and kill her." LOL.

      Last summer interior of BC near Revelstoke


      This summer in Waterton NP.
      '84 GS750EF (Oct 2015 BOM) '79 GS1000N (June 2007 BOM) My Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/soates50/

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        #18
        My 7 year old boy rides pillion on occasion now...

        My 4yr old girl disappears - to be found in the garage riding the KLR by herself about 90% of the time... (funny how she like the KLR better than the GS1000 - not sure why, not like it's pink or something )
        1980 GS1000G - Sold
        1978 GS1000E - Finished!
        1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
        1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
        2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
        1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
        2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

        www.parasiticsanalytics.com

        TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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          #19
          we go for walks in the woods.







          he usually ends up like this:


          2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1979 gs1000L dragbike
          82 gs1100L probably the next project
          1980 gs1000G the ugly 1978 gs750E need any parts?
          https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_m2oYJkx1A
          1978 gs1000E skunk #2 RLAP

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            #20
            Nice.

            More ... More...

            .

            Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
            GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


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              #21
              Originally posted by Redman View Post
              .....
              1983
              Oh !
              I just noticed something about that picture.
              That picture is my son 1983, so 2 1/2 or so.




              And, here is my grandson, his son,
              at about 3 1/2 years old,
              a couple years ago.



              I swear... I did not pose that to be the same.

              Probably in both instances, I did have bar turn for something for them to hold onto and maybe said "want to beep the horn?".

              One instance the bike is less than a year old, and other instance the bike is 32 years old. Both 82 Gs.

              .

              .
              Last edited by Redman; 02-17-2018, 10:34 PM. Reason: photbucket trick

              Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
              GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


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                #22
                ^^that's cool. they both have that badass look.
                2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1979 gs1000L dragbike
                82 gs1100L probably the next project
                1980 gs1000G the ugly 1978 gs750E need any parts?
                https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_m2oYJkx1A
                1978 gs1000E skunk #2 RLAP

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                  #23
                  I got a chance to take two of my grand kids for a ride last weekend, and they loved it! These guys are 11 and 6yrs old. The little guy couldn't quite reach the foot pegs.



                  Roger

                  Current rides
                  1983 GS 850G
                  2003 FJR 1300A
                  Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400

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                    #24
                    It's a wonderful life!
                    "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
                    1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
                    1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
                    1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
                      It's a wonderful life!
                      Amen!!......
                      Roger

                      Current rides
                      1983 GS 850G
                      2003 FJR 1300A
                      Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400

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                        #26
                        I'm in this club
                        sigpic2002 KLR650 Ugly but fun!
                        2001 KLR650 too pretty to get dirty

                        Life is a balancing act, enjoy every day, "later" will come sooner than you think. Denying yourself joy now betting you will have health and money to enjoy life later is a bad bet.

                        Where I've been Riding


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                          #27
                          doin some readin...

                          2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1979 gs1000L dragbike
                          82 gs1100L probably the next project
                          1980 gs1000G the ugly 1978 gs750E need any parts?
                          https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_m2oYJkx1A
                          1978 gs1000E skunk #2 RLAP

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                            #28
                            Laugh a lot when reading a silly book.


                            There Is A Bird On My Head
                            HAAhh HAAhhh Hahhhhhh Hahhhhh
                            Last edited by Redman; 02-17-2018, 10:26 PM. Reason: photbuxcket trick

                            Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
                            GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


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                              #29
                              Grandkids are awesome. Even when they come to visit and leave you sicker than a dog! The little buggers brought me a nasty SoCal cold virus
                              Roger

                              Current rides
                              1983 GS 850G
                              2003 FJR 1300A
                              Gone but not forgotten 1985 Rebel 250, 1991 XT225, 2004 KLR650, 1981 GS850G, 1982 GS1100GL, 2002 DL1000, 2005 KLR650, 2003 KLX400

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Burque73 View Post
                                I got a chance to take two of my grand kids for a ride last weekend, and they loved it! These guys are 11 and 6yrs old. The little guy couldn't quite reach the foot pegs.




                                Thanks for that.

                                Yesterday my next door neighbour had his 11 y0 granddaughter visiting.

                                Apart from being a delightful man on his own, and wonderful to have as a neighbour, he is a VERY proud grandfather.

                                I rode into the driveway just as they came out of the house. He introduced us then asked me to take her for a ride. We had a spare helmet so she undid her pony-tail and put on the helmet and wrapped her arms around me for the whole time..

                                We went for a short ride through some city streets, a little over a mile in total. As we rode back towards home the street was clear so I added a tiny twist of throttle in 2nd.....just enough to let get the bike to push forward sharply.

                                When her granddad asked her if she liked the ride she said she loved it, especially that quick bit of acceleration.

                                She immediately told her mother she wants to ride a motorcycle when she gets a old enough to drive and the smile she had was great to see.
                                "If you scare people enough, they will demand removal of freedom. This is the path to tyranny."
                                Elon Musk Jan, 2022

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