Landing gear for a Goldwing

[Desolation Angel]

I think a lot of you can't relate to being that age and having infirmities, but not wanting to give up something you love.

I'm happy for him.  And as soon as I saw the guy's age, I would NOT be laughing...I'd be congratulating him.

Now, if I saw a 30 year old with them, assuming no physical issues, I'd laugh my @ss off!

That color, though...   But I guess that makes him safer, as well.

[gyrogearcrunch]

IMO, Goldwing Trike is a better option.  Those wheels are a bad idea - they are working from the reverse.  If you can't control your bike at slow speeds, you probably shouldn't be riding it...   [/quote][/quote]

Well at that age you tend not to give a %#@t what other people think.     Also like what was said previously.... you still get to lean with these compared to a trike.  Not saying these are the greatest solution.  Damn near anything is better than NOT riding at all.[/quote]

Not  to put too fine a point on this thread or be insensitive, but as an ex-EMT on an ambulance squad, I would not want to see my Dad riding on a dangerous contraption such as a Goldwing with traing wheels.  A 'Wing is a MASSIVE machine - incapable of stopping quickly enough for aged reflexes. I know whereof I speak, having seen a 'Wing go down right behind me for nothing worse than having a startle reflex. This was a man in his late '30's riding in a group who let his attention wander.  Heck, I went over the handlebars once myself because a moron in front of me jammed on his brakes and I locked the front brake in a reflex reaction.  Lucky this was only a Honda 360. All it cost me was a busted collarbone. I got right back on a bike as soon as I could, so I KNOW fully what you want for your Dad - it's a good thing.  But at some point, if we live long enough, we have to stop operating a motor vehicle lest we become a danger to ourselves or others.

Even at the best of times, under the best of circumstances, riding a bike is a risky business. Like they say in combat, "you got nothing to worry about except the bullet with your name on it".  For your Dad's sake, you're doing a wonderful thing. But for everyone else's sake, try to get him to take up a safer sport such as sky diving.  I've seen the police reports on accidents where the driver was cited for operating a motor vehicle with "diminished capacity".  It doesn't feel so good to the driver when that happens, especially where someone was seriously hurt.

Keep the shiny side up - don't become a statistic.

Herb