[Rich T]

These are great thoughts -- it's hard to know where to draw the line -- I used to ride with my daughter as passenger, always with full gear.

Now she rides the N400 herself with me behind her on the ZX-6R, with helmet intercoms -- we don't go above 35mph, though.

I'm not sure if that is better or worse, but I did not want her to be uneducated going off to college and then being passenger with some cute guy driving (I'd rather him be the passenger!)...

The same thoughts go thru my head rock climbing or even bicycling on public roads -- heck or even driving for recreation...

How much risk is OK, and can I even really explain the possible consequences to a 17yo?

I don't know the answer, but I do believe I kept the angels very busy as a teenager myself long ago -- I assume they are still up to the task...

 

[Rich T]

My daughter has taken the MSF beginner class twice now (she passed both times ), but I expect she'll be taking some 1-on-1 classes once the weather gets better -- there's only so much I can imagine with cones in a parking lot -- and she gets sick of that... We've ridden the <35 mph roads around town more times than I can count by now!