I suspect that the vast majority would not, citing reasons of safety and noise, and possibly even anti-social behaviour.
As agriculture guys we are well used to motor engined toys that run on dirt, but hard roads hurt more than mud!
If you’d asked me that same question a year ago i would have been with the majority, but only last month I found myself paying for a powerful motorcycle for my one and only daughter.
My reasoning was thus;
1. It very hard to not feel hypocritcal when I rode motorbikes for a long time myself.
2. She was going to buy one anyway eventually.
3. Since she is still under my roof I could buy one and have a degree of control over the whole affair.
I believe that motorcycles are not inherently dangerous, it’s just that people do not learn the vital life saving skills they need before that actually need them.
It’s very easy to jump on a bike and twist your wrist and blast along the road at full speed, but it’t very, very hard to learn to stop from high speed in the shortest distance possible.
I am training my daughter myself with no expense spared. She will know how to accelerate, corner, and break as safely as possible, and these skills alone will put her in the 5% of motorcycle riders that take the time to learn advanced skills.
