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Villo2fan
7/31/2017 11:46am
7/31/2017 11:46am
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7/31/2017 2:29pm
My son just turned 9 and is begging me to ride. Before I had kids I always told myself if I had a son he'd be a racer. But after so many broken bones and hospital visits, my opinion changed after I had him. Obviously I still follow Moto and he's seen me race a handful of times but he never really begged me or made it seem like he was interested and I as OK with that.
So my question is, what's a good bike to get him on? He rode a friends crf 50 a few times and I even got him a ktm 50 jr that I bought used and was a mistake. The clutch was about shot in it and the rpms being so high before it engages kind of freaked him out. I ended up getting rid of it as he didn't really like it. It's been a year since then and Hes showing a ton of interest and I don't think I can let another Christmas go by without getting him a bike. I think he's ready as he's become daring on his bmx bike with jumps and whatnot.
Would love some input
So my question is, what's a good bike to get him on? He rode a friends crf 50 a few times and I even got him a ktm 50 jr that I bought used and was a mistake. The clutch was about shot in it and the rpms being so high before it engages kind of freaked him out. I ended up getting rid of it as he didn't really like it. It's been a year since then and Hes showing a ton of interest and I don't think I can let another Christmas go by without getting him a bike. I think he's ready as he's become daring on his bmx bike with jumps and whatnot.
Would love some input
Get him a bike with a clutch. He'll figure it out. I don't subscribe to the "just twist the throttle and go" approach to learning to ride. Basics and learning the controls slows the pace of actual riding. Important, I think.
Make sure to take photos too so he has something to cherish 35 years later. The cool thing about introducing your son to motorcycles is that, no matter what trials and tribulations the two of you will inevitably have, when he's mature enough, he'll look back on that very moment and appreciate the fact he had such a rad dad that introduced him to motorcycles. There's nothing better. Just one last thing - leave racing entirely up to him.
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Id Just stay away from the 02 unless it's dirt cheap. Basically everything interchanges from 03-09. Few differences but nothing major.
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