17 year old daughter does beartooth pass

[wheatonFJR]

...There was indeed a gaggle of Harleys on Lolo, Bear Tooth, and Chief Joseph; actually all the high passes had H-D's on them.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[DJB]

I wish I could have done that with my daughter when she was 17. Now she is 25 and never even calls. hwell: If one is your daughter who is the other one, and which one of you is she riding with?

 

[beemerdons]

...There was indeed a gaggle of Harleys on Lolo, Bear Tooth, and Chief Joseph; actually all the high passes had H-D's on them.

Sorry to hear that.

Wheatie, You have never seen so dramatic a spectacle as watching Skooty and AJ-HRZ strafe a pack of gaggling Harley-D's!

With her load exhaust, Skoots would scare the shit out of poor unsuspecting H-D riders with Dirty Old Whore, then Senor Nuevo Mexico as Skoot's wingman would come slicing past at Mach One; I was flying cover to this formation, so I got the one finger salute from the Harley jockeys!

 

[drc32-0]

What a cool dad! :thumbsupsmiley:

 

[HotRodZilla]

That's funny Don, but you shoulda seen us on the way up. It was FAST, well executed and funner than shit!!! AND, I don't know what all this "they" talk you are putting out there is about. Every time I looked in my mirror, all I could see was your shiny head lights filling up my mirror.

We couldn't figure out how all the Harley riders could stand riding the pass with no helmets, head gear or gloves, because it was frigging freezing and I was wearing my pretty warm medium weight gloves. We decided it was because they rode so dammed slow.

We were doing fine until one ding-dong almost ran me into a guard-rail as I passed. I'm hoping it wasn't on purpose and he just wasn't paying atttention; although, that would not have made me feel any better in a crash. Funny thing was we were the closest thing to sport-bikes on the entire pass. All Harleys, that one Concourse that Scooter schooled, the ST, and us. Oh well, it was major fun.

 

[oldryder]

both are my daughter/ blue leather is FJR rider, other is only 15 and not interested in riding her own (so far, anyway)

I wish I could have done that with my daughter when she was 17. Now she is 25 and never even calls. hwell: If one is your daughter who is the other one, and which one of you is she riding with?

 

[ynotride]

Have seen only ONE other FJR in over 1000 miles of riding. seems like the harleys outnumber all other bikes put together by 20 to 1.
Trip going well. you never really know how a kid is going to do until you let them try .......

I must have been the other FJR you saw. I did Bear Tooth yesterday and stayed at the quality inn in red lodge and I did see a girl on a blue FJR with Min. plates. I also hit the rain and hail in Yellowstone while I was on that dirt section. Pretty scary riding on the slick dirt on the FJR. That is one awesome road your daughter rode and you should be proud of her.

I thought that was the best road in the world yesterday but today I rode over the highway to the Sun and I have to say that is the best road and scenery I have ever seen in my life. I am currently in Canada 2500 miles into a 6000 mile trip and I have seen allot of FJR's. You are the second one so far I have seen that has been a forum member

 

[wheatonFJR]

...There was indeed a gaggle of Harleys on Lolo, Bear Tooth, and Chief Joseph; actually all the high passes had H-D's on them.

Sorry to hear that.

Wheatie, You have never seen so dramatic a spectacle as watching Skooty and AJ-HRZ strafe a pack of gaggling Harley-D's!

With her load exhaust, Skoots would scare the shit out of poor unsuspecting H-D riders with Dirty Old Whore, then Senor Nuevo Mexico as Skoot's wingman would come slicing past at Mach One; I was flying cover to this formation, so I got the one finger salute from the Harley jockeys!

Good for you!

 

[wheatonFJR]

both are my daughter/ blue leather is FJR rider, other is only 15 and not interested in riding her own (so far, anyway)

I wish I could have done that with my daughter when she was 17. Now she is 25 and never even calls. hwell: If one is your daughter who is the other one, and which one of you is she riding with?

Yer pretty lucky there oldryder. :clapping:

 

[Moon Man]

Hey just looked at the pictures you posted. Pretty cool! But your daughters need some armor in their jackets. If i was a 135lb girl going down on a 600lb bike i would want something other than elbow/kneecap taking the fall. My wife is your daughter's size and wears full gear that we were able to get cheap and in women's styles/fit.

To your credit, i remember growing up in MN, and you are doing better than 95% of the riding public there by wearing a jacket, gloves and FF helmet.

We still have a lake place outside of Annandale, MN where are you guys from?

 

[oldryder]

we're from st. cloud area.

agree on the armor. its an on-going battle.

update:

did whitewater rafting yesterday. it was OK but definitely less exciting than last time when we went early in June.

Today is 400 miles of interstate to get us to Sturgis area. we'll hit DEvils tower and Sturgis on Fri and then start for home. weather still looking good and overall it's been excellent on this trip, little rain and not opressively hot.

 

[Silver Penguin]

Great to hear about the successful Father/daughter experience.

My son (16 at the time) took the MSF course with me, when I returned to riding. When he got his license, he was shown which of the bikes in the garage he was allowed to ride. Neither the fastest nor the coolest. He made the decision not to ride, if that's how it was. Daughter mentioned an interest in learning to ride but never followed through. She had a really hard time learning to drive a car. Didn't get her license until she was 22.

Now, the boy (24) rides an old bicycle, because he didn't take care of his car and it got towed. Daughter (25) owns several cars. Has restored her own 1964 Mercury Comet. Works on her cars, nights and weekends then drives demolition derby in the cars she has fixed up. Next project is getting her own tow truck.

Sure, it would be nice to have the kids ride but it some ways it's a relief that they don't. Knowing that they are having fun and enjoying life (such as riding the beartooth pass on an FJR) is the best!

 

[1wheel peel]

..... you never really know how a kid is going to do until you let them try .......

Amen to that. Glad you are getting to experince that with your daughters. I hope to do that with my sons someday.

 

[DaJudge]

I hope to do that with my sons someday.

I have no doubt that you will. :bike:

 

[oldryder]

Back home. 2298 miles in 8 days.

Daughter and FJR did fine together. she complained some about heat (it's an '05) but really had no problem handling the bike. fortunately only a brief time (10 minutes) of hard rain with hail in yellowstone the only rain on the whole trip. cross winds in the dakotas were the least I've ever experienced.

I suspect pinning the saddlebags saved me having a lost one since daughters were leading/unloading them.

removable saddle bags MUCH superior to fived type like goldwings.

CB (J&M) was a real asset and only took a few hours to install. I got a unit with everything needed plus 2 headsets off ebay for $365 so it seemed a pretty good deal.

Corbin seat was a negative. I had a 30 year old seat water cushion I used on my 2nd cross country trip that helped daughter a lot. I've always thought highly of Corbin but I'll look elsewhere next time I'm buying an aftermarket seat.

Baker air wings kept "sagging", I finally taped them to the mirror stalks. something I'll have to fix or remove.

Sturgis was a treat and probably the high point for the girls. I made them promise to mention we went during the day to anyone they're telling I took them to Sturgis.

good trip. maybe the last one as older daughter is going in the marines after HS graduation and other daughter would rather we take an RV.

thats all.

 

[Dr. Rich]

What a great trip... Your picture of your daughter waving while riding the summit is a keeper for the ages. My daughter and I will ride Beartooth in about two weeks. Not much better in life than spending time on the road with your little girl. This is a trip she will treasure the rest of her life... Congratulations.... We know what she will share with her friends when she returns to school in the fall... Rich

 

[madmike2]

THIS is a great picture!

What an experience to have with your daughters.

:clapping: Congratulations to all 3 of you! :clapping:

You did well, Dad.

 

[oldryder]

Dr. Rich;

you might want to check the weather before taking the pass if your daughter is a relative rookie like mine. we talked to some riders that crossed the day before we did and they had gusting rain and hail to deal with.

I used a laptop in the hotel to check local radar and we had great weather.

 

[HotRodZilla]

That's a totally awesome ride, and something I bet your daughters never forget. When my daughters are old enough for trips like that, we are gonna have a blast.

 

[Dr. Rich]

Dr. Rich;
you might want to check the weather before taking the pass if your daughter is a relative rookie like mine. we talked to some riders that crossed the day before we did and they had gusting rain and hail to deal with.

I used a laptop in the hotel to check local radar and we had great weather.

I will also be carrying a laptop. We are spending the night before on a ranch outside of Big Timber so we should be able to get a pretty good read on the weather. Thanks for the tip. Karen will be riding a Honda Shadow so we will be taking it pretty easy. If the pass is at all compromised we will go around it and take the Cody road into Yellowstone... Again, congratulations on such a spectacular trip... Rich