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Good story, I don't have any sons but I one day when I can't drive my bike any longer I hope our oldest daughter will come over and put my old, sorry *** on the back and take me for a ride.
I remember when the ole man hung up his helmet. It took years to get the keys.. lolol.. he still cleaned the bike and like having it around. I have the duo glide now. Goi g to williams / garden state for a mechanical semi restoration. Finishes are still orig. It could be a metric, it doesnt matter... it our dads bikes...
Great story. Not to be a ********, but a word of caution...I assume from reading your story that your dad is no longer licensed to ride it and now it is also legally your bike. Since you allow him to ride it, God forbid should something happen and he were to cause an accident, you could be civilly liable and (at least here in VT) be ticketed as well for allowing an unlicensed operator to operate the vehicle. Again, not trying to be dick as I think it is an awesome story, just a word of caution.
I'm aware.
His decision to ride without an endorsement was made years ago and he made that choice based on failing physical abilities.
I did my best to encourage him to ride legally.
He's a grown man, making adult decisions that I don't necessarily agree with.
Arthritis has already set into my bones and I can completely sympathize with his perspective.
His knees are shot, not his mind.
I won't say that there's no legal risk, there is, but he lives in the country and rides country roads where there's virtually no traffic.
He rides those roads specifically for that reason.
He is much more likely to hit a deer than be involved with another car.
His decision has been made, so has mine.
I appreciate your word of caution.
The nice responses are appreciated but I would like to think I didn't do anything that anybody else wouldn't have done in the same circumstances.
It just seemed like the right thing to do.
FWIW...
I've made an attempt to talk him into taking the Sporty back so he could do this...
Yeah, he's not buying it... Literally... he doesn't want to shell out the cash.
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