Is this legal?

[kb45]

I have a 7 year old who is desperate to go on the back of Daddy's GS12 , but he cannot reach the pegs. The seat is much wider and the pegs much lower than my sports/tourer. I have come up with this Heath/Robinson solution using a steel tube; two exhaust clamps and some insulating foam. It’s as solid as a rock, but does anyone know if this would be considered safe and lawful under road use?

Cheers Kev.
(I hope the pictures are attached, they appear in my posting listing, but not in the preview. Oh well here goes...........)

 

[Bigtwin]

Dunno what's happened to those pictures, but they look like they have been projected by aliens onto a 20' sq screen??!!

 

[Ming]

The law says feet must be secure ,not that they have to be on the pegs .
this question arose some years ago when Gericke produced a seat for small kids .

It had loops made of webbing for the feet to go into and apparently is legal.

check your suspension has enough room with that bar in there though .

a smashed hugger would be the least of your worries

 

[kb45]

Cranked up the suspension dial all the way in .......

.......to reduce the chance of road riding removing my hugger for me. I have to get my LARGE mate to sit on it a bounce up and down to see how much of the 3 inches gap gets used.

Oh and compressed the pictures to death to get them to load quickly.

 

[Bigtwin]

Oh and compressed the pictures to death to get them to load quickly.

Hmm - on my Mac they come out massive size, but appauling quality? Pixels about 1/2" square etc....

 

[BBB61]

The pillions feet have to be able to reach the footrests, but there is nothing wrong with putting different footrests on the bike that would allow your child to sit on the bike with his feet in contact with the adapted 'pegs.

 

[Noel]

If you want your foot pegs to look better, and probably safer can I suggest these:

 

[GWR]

This is a question that is often asked. The offence would be one of carrying a passenger in such circumstances as would be likely to cause danger or words to that effect. It would be a subjective test in each case - basically, if your sprog is old enough to sit there and hold on then he would be in no more danger than any other passenger, especially if you were to provide him with footpegs.

There isn't an offence of not using the footpegs - they just have to be there if you carry a passenger - but if your lad was too short to reach them then this would go some way to supporting a charge of 'dangerous use', as above.


Hope that helps.

Greg.

 

[luke scott]

Just tell the kid no ! If some silly bint hits you when the kids on the bike you wont be able to forgive yourself. None of mine were on before 15.

 

[Dahoum]

If you want your foot pegs to look better, and probably safer can I suggest these:

You can suggest what you like - but your suggestion s just a picture at the moment

 

[jimbo]

Just tell the kid no ! If some silly bint hits you when the kids on the bike you wont be able to forgive yourself. None of mine were on before 15.

Hmm, whereas if they hit the child when over 16, you wouldn't?

I find this a difficult area. My 9 year old daughter goes on the back - and yes I know she could get hurt. It worries me. She could also fall down the stairs and break a bone (she did that at 3) or her neck and end up in a wheel chair. There is no 100%safe option.
I also worry that due to my selfish love of bikes they could grown up with out a Dad and my wife with no hubby.
so what's the answer, give up bikes and buy a Volvo

 

[luke scott]

Hmm, whereas if they hit the child when over 16, you wouldn't?

I find this a difficult area. My 9 year old daughter goes on the back - and yes I know she could get hurt. It worries me. She could also fall down the stairs and break a bone (she did that at 3) or her neck and end up in a wheel chair. There is no 100%safe option.
I also worry that due to my selfish love of bikes they could grown up with out a Dad and my wife with no hubby.
so what's the answer, give up bikes and buy a Volvo

I think you missed my point Jim. I just feel that before 16 they are to young .If you dont agree with me thats fair enough. A stairs is a different risk to a motorbike. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Noel]

If you want your foot pegs to look better, and probably safer can I suggest these:

Busters @ £15.95 There are some that are a bit more money aswell.
Sorry, Dahoum!

 

[NorthernBoy]

I think you missed my point Jim. I just feel that before 16 they are to young .If you dont agree with me thats fair enough. A stairs is a different risk to a motorbike. Different strokes for different folks.

I am not sure I understand why you'd consider them too young, though. Do you mean that they are less physically able to survive a crash when they are younger?

I'd take the other view, and say that the amount of pleasure per unit of danger is much higher when you are young. I see no difference in taking out a ten year old on the back than taking my wife out. I don't rate the life of either of them as being worth more than the other.