A very happy daughter!

[Silver Penguin]

You just scored a whole lotta 'Coolest Dad Ever' points. What a great thing to do for your daughter. Her smile says it all.

Jill

 

[UberKul]

Thanks to all but of course there is a slightly selfish motive. Keep her hooked on this moto-crack and I'll always have one of my girls as a riding partner. This whole master plan started many years ago with a Honda 80 and 100 under the tree in 2003. My eldest has grown away from riding but this one, my youngest, took to it like a duck to water and it's in her blood. She could ride the wheels off her hand-me-down XR100 and needed more ponies to keep up in the desert.

Is the girl in your avatar the one with the new enduro?

Nope, I have no clue who that is. I Googled 'cool kid' and came up with him/her/it. Something about the upside down sunglasses just cracked me up!

Uhmmmm, Brad -- would you two consider adopting me?

I am up for adoption as well...pick me! I am way cuter than exskibum... wink.gif

Sorry boys and girls, didn't get the plumbing stubbed off just to take on two more high maintenence moto-junkies when life with my wife should feel like dating again.

Very cool! Now be sure ya stress to her to NOT let her friends ride it!

Her friends ride horses... those damn things are dangerous and expensive! ... And I have no clue how to jet 'em. :dribble:

(Why do the tires have bumps all over them Brad?)

Because these bikes are supposed to fly off steep embankments.

Good choice for a first bike. I was looking at one just like that, last week. How old is your daughter?

This is her third bike and has embarrassed grown men on 450's with her technical trail riding. She's 17 but a little small for a CRF 250x or the DRZ400. This one had a tolerable seat height, real brakes, adjustable suspension and decent price tag. No one makes a big tank for it yet though, bummer.

We did get enough bopping around the woods this weekend to put the custom bend on both levers. Cycra's may not get here in time to save those poor OEM's.

 

[RsvlFeej]

Good for you, Brad.

Looks like you couldn't get that smile off her face with a pair of pliers.

 

[Dr. Rich]

You are a softy.... Congratulations... A day she will remember the rest of her life....

There isn't much better in life than sharing time and experiences with your kids.

The picture quality is not real good but my son and I spent many a weekend out riding in the hills around San Luis Opispo.

Again congratulations and the smile on your daughters face is priceless!

 

[FastJoyRide]

Very cool Brad! I have 3 sons all of whom have their bike licences - and one even has his own FJR!

 

[hotbike dave]

The set up: We were to do a little shopping to pick up a new couch so we needed the the truck. All the negotiations had been taken care of over the phone so when we arrived at the dealership under the guise of "I need a few filters" she didn't suspect a thing and headed off with mom to sit some bikes. I go meet Mike of MDK Motorsports in Folsom as the girls browse the bikes and accessories. When the sales guy rode her new Kawasaki KLX 250s in the front door she mentioned to her mom that it was the bike she wanted after not finding one on the floor to show her. Mike the sales guy kindly offers to let her sit this one but it's sold and therefore unavailable... nice! After a little background chat and inquiries of comfort the big question comes from Mike The Salesman "is this the bike you want?" OH YEAH gushes from my daughters mouth with a look of pure desire. "That's good because this one is yours" I say. The next five minutes were spent trying to convince her 1. we are not buying a couch today. 2. Yes, this really is her very own street/trail bike, the key really can go on HER key ring.

It's times like today that makes changing all those crappy diapers worth while!

Of course those reflectors and gay-*** rear fender only lasted as long as it took for the air compressor to fill and cut-off wheel made ready!

you got to be the coolest dad ever! :yahoo: