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Oct 27, 2014 | 10:05 PM

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DinoM

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You can find new youth helmets pretty inexpensive. +1 on the HJC!
Completely understand where upflying is coming from too, because you will eventually end up buying a few helmets from now until she's big enough to wear an adult size.

I brought both of my daughters on their first rides. They're 7 years apart and when my older daughter outgrew her helmet, the younger one inherited it.
There's nothing like hearing your daughter yelling WOO-HOO from the back of your bike. But, it also gave me a whole new meaning of being careful with them on the back.

Oct 27, 2014 | 10:45 PM

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h-d wrencher

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I understand the "whole new meaning of being careful"! I take the Tour Pak off, take her passenger seat off, flip her Kuryakyn adjustable passenger pegs down, flip her floorboards up, and ride it like a scalded frikken dog!!! Put everything back to "transport daughter mode" and pick her up from school and drive like an 80 year old man! LOL. No offense to 80 year olds still riding.

Oct 28, 2014 | 06:53 AM

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wilsoda

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The HJC youth sizes worked well for my son and he moved to an HJC adult small this spring at 9. My 13 year old went from an HJC youth large to a Bell medium 3 years ago so your results may vary. For all the kids helmets went to a place about a 2 hour drive from here (Iron Pony), but they had a much larger selection than anywhere closer and had people good at fitting kids helmets.

Oct 28, 2014 | 10:59 AM

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Imold

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There's nothing like hearing your daughter yelling WOO-HOO from the back of your bike. But, it also gave me a whole new meaning of being careful with them on the back.

That's why I invested in a sidecar; not having any problems riding at 67, but I don't trust the old body like I used to, and don't even like thinking of that little body bouncing down the pavement... he can hold the sidecar rig in a straight line and hit the kill switch, if Gramps keeled over, might have a chance. Even with that rig, won't be taking him out on the highways. Mommy's gonna take him two wheeling when he's big enough; I know he'll love it, but I'll probably be biting my nails...

Oct 28, 2014 | 11:16 AM

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piper59

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Thanks for ALL of the responses,got a good idea of where to buy from & what to look for.Just waiting till I get her again so I can measure her head to get a good fit.I'm pretty protective of the little fart & the gloves idea was something I didn't even think of as it's still warm here.

Oct 28, 2014 | 08:23 PM

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DonN

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Probably a good ideal to start them learning how to wear ear plugs as well. I never did when I was a kid and now having ringing in the ears kinda sucks.

Oct 28, 2014 | 08:49 PM

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Road-Rash

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Wait until you slip your rear tire on a patch of unseen sand while accelerating on a right turn out of an intersection. This happened to me a while back with my 10 year old daughter on the back. I managed to yank the bike back up and continue on my way, but it put the fear of god into me something fierce. She didn't even flinch and still loves going for rides.

Both my kids fit into an older HD branded FF my father gave me when I bought the bike. I'll probably replace it next season.