Training Wheels Turn Two-Wheelers Into Four-Wheelers

Training wheels make this sissy bike rider just a little bit safer.

Tipping and toppling are serious issues for beginning riders to consider, which is why special training wheels were invented, to help rookie riders adjust while they learn how to handle their new Kawasakis, Ducatis, and Yamahas (or is it Yamahi?).

Similar to the bicycle training wheel, two smaller wheels can be attached to either side of the rear axle. Elevated by about three inches, they don’t hinder regular motoring, but if the rider starts to tip dangerously the training wheels will help steady the bike—and the confidence—of the new biker.

Training wheels are especially useful for the need-for-speed craving sixteen-year-old who goes out and buys that brand new 1200cc, turbo-injected, rocket-powered, virgin-sacrificing Japanese race-bike. Meant to go at incredible speeds on straight-aways, the superbike can become almost uncontrollable in slow traffic or where there are lots of sharp curves.

They’re also handy for those really big cruiser models that can be difficult to balance with all that extra junk in the trailer trunk. Stopping at a light can become an exercise in fatigue and embarrassment if they even start to tilt.