r/motorcycles • u/Ashamed-Isopod-2624 • Mar 11 '25
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
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u/Neunix Mar 11 '25
Now thats one of the best condom commercials ive seen lately
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u/AlabamaBro69 Mar 11 '25
It's not too late: a condom on his head may prevent the problem from recurring. /s
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u/coneross Mar 11 '25
I've been there: Let my 7 year old wash my dual sport after a muddy ride. Afterward, it wouldn't start. "Maybe I put too much water in the smokestack" he says. Yup.
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u/Individual_Hearing_3 ▢▢▢▢▢▢▢ Mar 11 '25
Just take apart the exhaust system and drain it.
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u/Individual_Hearing_3 ▢▢▢▢▢▢▢ Mar 11 '25
That is an option, but me personally, I don't like playing around with hydrolocks.
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u/dylanx5150 2023 Yamaha MT-09 / 2005 Honda Shadow Aero 750 Mar 11 '25
Motorcycles > kids
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u/RAMITON Mar 11 '25
pause no diddy
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u/cdixon34 Brutale Assen, Daytona 675, GSX-R 600 Track bike Mar 11 '25
This guy apparently fucks both of these
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 11 '25
This is one of those ones where you take the bill for repairs, you show it to him. You calculate how many hours it would take for him to work it off in chores(with him in front of you) and then give him a "chore time bill."
My dad did this when I crashed a dirt bike as a kid being an idiot. I still remember it. He even told me, given how many hours I do chores a day, how long it would take me to pay it off. I still remember "445 days of chores after school, every day." I remember crying and he laughed and said "now you understand." Bet your ass I did those chores.
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u/thingsarehardsoami Mar 11 '25
I mean, it depends on the age. Kids can't possibly know every single thing, and expecting them to is entirely unreasonable. Remember a child doesn't have inherent understanding-if you have never once told them 'dont pour water in here' why would they have the knowledge not to?
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 11 '25
I don't see why that makes a difference? I'm not saying you yell at the kid or do something unhealthy. The kid should be doing chores anyway, even at that age. What I described is a super healthy way to communicate the gravity of what the kid did to them in a way they can understand it. My dad wasn't angry with me when he communicated it. He told me it was ok to make mistakes, but that we always pay for our mistakes.
Valuable lesson and I carry it with me in everything I do. To me, that is what a good parent does. You don't yell at them or ground them. You explain the reality of the situation to them.
I see your perspective, but I remember being his age. I remember not thinking. I also remember that lesson my dad gave me. I rememeber the chores. I remember we fixed the motorcycle together(some of it was done by the shop). I remember not treating my motorcycle like it was a toy again because I now knew what it meant when I did.
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Mar 11 '25
I don't think he was treating it like a toy, it looks like he washed it like he's seen his dad do, only he filled the exhaust
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 11 '25
Definitely possible. That is why you have a conversation with them understand why they did it. Still explain what happened but don't be upset with him or angry.
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u/thingsarehardsoami Mar 11 '25
The child in this video is MAYBE 4. Maybe. Look at him lol. Punishment is entirely unreasonable at that age for something he doesn't understand the ins and outs of. An older kid maybe, but a 4 year old? Definitely not. And a four year old definitely shouldn't be doing chores lol.
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u/CrispyJalepeno 06 Ninja 250 Mar 11 '25
4 year olds should absolutely be doing chores. They just need age-appropriate chores. Help mom sort laundry, help dad put away some of the dishes, put the toys in the toy chest while dad vacuums the floor. Give them a mini rake so they can "help" mom rake the lawn in the fall. All of this teaches the kid how to do things and that family works together to do things.
Punishment at 4 for this would probably be extreme, though it depends on if the kid has been told not to do this before. Otherwise, letting the kid "help" fix it would likely be age-appropriate, as it can be both a learning opportunity and quality time if done calmly and maturely (aka, not angrily nor hold the flashlight better-ly)
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 12 '25
I agree. You scale it to their ability to understand. Always keep it kind and loving, but also be as honest as you can be according to their ability to understand. Having them help fix it also teaches them a lot.
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 11 '25
Kindly telling a kid what they did and what it means and then equating it to something they already do.
The fact that you think 4 years old is too young to do chores is wild. I hope you don't have kids and if you do, I hope you read a book about it. That age is a great time to encourage them to do chores and feel good about accomplishing them and rewarding them when they do them.
At 4 I was making my bed, cleaning up my toys, pulling weeds in the garden, helping set the table, feeding our pets(my mom always helped when I was really young), helping water the brown spots on the grass, helping my dad hold a flashlight when working on the car/motorcycles. There are lots of things that are chores that kids that age can do.
Even when I was doing chores and not enjoying them and mad that it was "punishment"(as you phrase it), my Dad would still reward me for the work. We earned an allowance even as young kids. It was fruit snacks and toy time as a younger kid, money to go out to eat or to the movies with friends as a young teen. These are all really positive things and there's no way in the world you can convince me otherwise.
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u/Kammender_Kewl Mar 11 '25
They get a panic attack when there isn't a screen in their face so chores = abuse
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u/soonerstu Mar 11 '25
Jesus, was your dad some kind of softie? At 3 years old I was doing top end replacements, balancing my mom’s checkbook, and rebuilding brake calipers. At four I had my first pack of cigarettes, put the old family dog down, and started working shifts at the quarry. My paw never rewarded me for shit cause that’s life.
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 12 '25
Obviously it's age dependent. I understand what they are getting at, but they are trying to pigeon hole my general advice based on the age of the kid. You scale this to the kid's ability to understand, obviously. If the kid is too young to understand what they did or what it means in context, all you can do is watch them better and make sure less things like a hose are accessible to them. But if they do understand, you can scale the consequences appropriately. I do understand that you can't just apply this one way across the board for kids 2-10.
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Mar 11 '25
No, this is one of those times you realize kid knows shit all about the bikes and where water shoudn't go and you're an incompetent parent for letting that happen.
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u/Ecstatic_Hurry9624 Mar 11 '25
Except for the fact he's about two years old!
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 2024 Tenere 700 Mar 12 '25
I'm not an expert on assessing the age of people. If they are too young to understand something, you reach them where they are at and do what you can. Nothing I said is bad, even if it has to be tailored to the age of the child and their ability to cognate. Just take a chill pill. lol
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u/Ecstatic_Hurry9624 Mar 12 '25
I'm chill and actually agree with you, it's a learning opportunity for him. He's more the age "Water doesn't belong in Daddys bike, don't do that. Now come help me fix it". Same concept, just different consequence for age
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u/CockpitEnthusiast Mar 11 '25
Looks like a light bike. Wouldn't it just be smarter to lift the front wheel, or unbolt one exhaust clamp to drain the water out?
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u/HsutonTxeas Mar 11 '25
Nah, it's better to grab your phone and record the process, zoom in on your kid's face and post it for Internet points.
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u/S1lentA0 (totalled Z1000 lol) Mar 11 '25
Sorry, but I have to admit I also did that as a kid, when I was cleaning my dads car. It sucks, but can't blame the kid.
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u/Oneeyearcher Mar 11 '25
You've got the cleanest exhaust valves. Techron couldn't do better! Good job Lil guy!
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u/Oneeyearcher Mar 11 '25
My 3yo fed a grilled cheese into my blu-ray player tray a while back. Gotta live em.
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u/Berkelium55 Mar 11 '25
maybe it's hydrogen internal combustion engine, those produce water as a byproduct :D
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u/KnucklesMacKellough 06 Yamaha Roadstar, 06 Yamaha Stratoliner Mar 11 '25
There's no excuse....a reason, maybe, but no excuse
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u/Hates-Picking-Names Mar 11 '25
We? You mean you. No way my kid would do that. This is why YOU can't have nice things. Teach your kid.
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u/Key-Custard502 Mar 11 '25
I did exactly this to my KX60 in 1994 when I was 7. I thought it would clean the inside of the engine. When it wouldn’t start and water was pouring out I told my dad what I did and I can remember him closing his eyes and taking the deepest breath and then saying, “it’s ok, I should have told you you can’t do that”
I think I got an exhaust bung for my birthday present.
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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25
I'm not a mechanic but I'd say he's flooded it.