Aestu wrote:
Gratified you don't find our company wholly offensive. =D
So, what you are saying is...you are now officially middle-aged. I second Kay, except, I honestly think motorcycles are a bad idea period. A family friend got one for his mid-life crisis and got thrown over the handlebars. He lost about 30 IQ points in an instant. Very sad.
I don't like them either. I've been in clinicals long enough to have seen some truly gnarly results of bike accidents. I also sat with my mom all throughout finals week, all night every night, at the hospital last month. She still has a pretty big bump on her head and terrible vertigo that she finally got fed up with and got some meds for. Broke her foot in 4 places, her pelvis in 3, and a bunch of ribs. Got T-boned by a car doing at least 50. Only reason she's here is because she was wearing a full-face helmet. They're pricey, but Snell approved helmets are the most rigorously safety tested. Make sure you know what you're getting - helmets are highly variable. We learned the hard way in her first accident - the thing tore right up. I'm pretty sure that first accident permanently damaged her memory, too.
But I'm not gonna tell you what to do, cause some people really love em. For me, the risks outweigh the benefits. But for you and for your kiddo, please be as safe as possible about it. If you haven't taken motorcycle courses - for the love of God, please do.