Do the kids frequently go nuts when you go by?

[professor]

Around here, especially the little kids are captured by my appearance when I go by.
Now, this is NY where motorized bikes are not legal (mine is a moped but looks like a bike) so it is quite a novelty.
Interesting that even the real little ones readily recognize a bike.
How is it by you.

 

[GearNut]

The local kids around here just look at me with a blank stare. There are quite a few MB's zipping around so they are not a new sight.

 

[a/c man]

Little boys mostly stop in their tracks. A lot of dads with small kids too.
I live near a school and like to ride by the baseball diamonds when the little leagues are playing.
I can plan on distracting at least 2 or 3 on the field when I ride past.
I think it's fun to peddle backwards. It makes them befuddled.
Little kids like to yell stuff at me, but with a full face helmet and fairly loud pipe I need to learn how to lip read to understand them.
It's all part of the fun.

 

[wheelbender6]

Kids will run into the middle of the road to try to stop me and ask me about it. Kids will also yell questions at me from cars. It's fun.

 

[KilroyCD]

Usually the teenaged kids ask me if they can ride it. Of course the answer is always "no", as I don't want to chance getting my butt in a sling with anyone's parents, the law or my insurance company. The younger kids usually take a long look at it and say "nice bike", or try to race me on their bicycles.

 

[Stan4d]

I love the look of pure joy from young kids being carted around town by their Moms. I know that later that day Dad will hear about it and eventually I will meet him. Cool way to spread the word.
Teenagers are a different story, they are interested in how fast and what can be done.....all of the ideas are (ultimately) just the judgment of an adolescent and not good for our hobby.

 

[srdavo]

Do the kids frequently go nuts when you go by?

Nope..... they were nuts, long before I got there!!

 

[Whizzerd]

The kids are fine. It's the adults that go nuts!