Music To Dad's Ears

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Edited Date/Time 2/13/2012 10:13am
After getting home from work last night my three year old daughter asked "dad, can I ride my dirtbike?" I couldn't have responded any faster. Within minutes I grabbed her helmet and dirtbike and we were at the neighborhood elementary school.





After an hour or so my wife texted saying dinner was ready. My daughter wasn't ready to leave.


Stopped at the monkey bars before heading home for the night.


Before leaving for work this morning, my daughter said "dad, maybe when you get home I can ride my dirtbike again." Music to my ears.
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tobz 2/9/2012 2:52pm
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That is the coolest little kids bike i've seen.
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Biscuit 2/9/2012 2:57pm
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Makes me smile!

Great for you and her.
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wawazat 2/9/2012 2:59pm
2/9/2012 2:59pm
Too cute, enjoy it while you can. They grow up quick.
madmaxperformance 2/9/2012 4:21pm
2/9/2012 4:21pm
What a little cutey! And.. what they said ^^^^^ Enjoy it. They grow up wayyyyy too fast.

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EastFlorida 2/9/2012 4:30pm
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VERY cool! I wish my 3 guys would ask to ride...no desire...
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Greg903 2/10/2012 6:11am
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AwesomeWink
Bought my son a bike,he's 11. He was into it for a minute then we were in the woods and he wanted to hit a jump. I told him he could if he wanted(that's how we came up,reckless as hell) but he should wait til he had more time on the bike. Needless to say he didn't heed my advice and had a nice little get off and has been off the bike since.
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blair683 2/10/2012 6:20am
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My 4 year old son has been begging for a bike, been riding on th gas tank of my street bikes and on my dirt bikes ever since he was born. His fifth birthday is the 27th of this month and he doesn't know it but I have been restoring a pw50 for the last month or so. Now it is almost done and practically brand new. Ill post some pictures when it is done. I know im itching to see him ride.
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jbomx363 2/10/2012 6:26am
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Cool! WMX in 2027?
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chadwik74 2/10/2012 7:05am
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Cool pics
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three9zero 2/10/2012 7:11am
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Nice man, good to see your passing on your passion, families that play together stay together.
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Jakes Dad 2/10/2012 7:56am
2/10/2012 7:56am
It has begun!!
Good on ya!!!
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pilotdude 2/10/2012 8:47am
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Here is my 2 year old who cries when we take him off this bike. What is that bike your daughter has in those pictures? I would love to get one for him.

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jtomasik 2/10/2012 8:52am
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Oh man....bikes and having to keep the boys away? Are you asking for some serious trouble!!!! Wink

Just kidding. Good for you and her. Here's to hoping she stays safe throughout her entire riding career.
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DL 2/10/2012 8:54am
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Cool story and I really like the bike. Who, where and how much for that dirt cycle?
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jndmx 2/10/2012 9:32am
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Awesome.....hang on as tight as you can, they get big fast.

Here is mine back in the 65cc days....mudrace look.
I wouldn't trade the smile on his face for all the money in the world.

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rg4 2/10/2012 9:51am
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Greg903 wrote:
Awesome;) Bought my son a bike,he's 11. He was into it for a minute then we were in the woods and he wanted to hit a...
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Bought my son a bike,he's 11. He was into it for a minute then we were in the woods and he wanted to hit a jump. I told him he could if he wanted(that's how we came up,reckless as hell) but he should wait til he had more time on the bike. Needless to say he didn't heed my advice and had a nice little get off and has been off the bike since.
That's very insightful man. As my daughter was riding I was going to increase the governed throttle. But, I thought I would let her get more comfortable before letting her blaze around the grass.

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rg4 2/10/2012 10:39am
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blair683 wrote:
My 4 year old son has been begging for a bike, been riding on th gas tank of my street bikes and on my dirt bikes...
My 4 year old son has been begging for a bike, been riding on th gas tank of my street bikes and on my dirt bikes ever since he was born. His fifth birthday is the 27th of this month and he doesn't know it but I have been restoring a pw50 for the last month or so. Now it is almost done and practically brand new. Ill post some pictures when it is done. I know im itching to see him ride.
Ah man. That sounds so cool. My dad started me and my sister off with a YZinger 50 (later became the PW50). Your son is going to flip when he see's what you've been working on. We considered the PW50 route for our (then) 2yr old daughter. We looked at several. But because of the weight, we didn't think she could ride it without training wheels for several years. Our research led us to the Oset.
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rg4 2/10/2012 10:43am
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DL wrote:
Cool story and I really like the bike. Who, where and how much for that dirt cycle?
Thanks. With shipping and an extra set of batteries we paid about $1100. To prepare our daughter to ride without training wheels we bought her a Skuut (balance bike) for her 2nd birthday. That gave her the confidence to ride the Oset.
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J.F.S 2/10/2012 10:45am
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Awesome, I want an Oset!
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rg4 2/13/2012 10:13am
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Took my 3yr old daughter and her 5yr old friend (who happens to be a boy) riding this weekend. We also took the Skuut (balance bike) and some Tonka trucks. The kids had a blast, mostly with the Oset. We even picked up a 6yr kid that tagged along with us.

Armed with an Oset, Skuut, Tonkas and a bike.


My 3yr old daughter picked up the 6yr old tag along.


We were learning about riding in sand. Taught the kids that they had to be consistent with the throttle and not turn the front wheel without giving the Oset throttle. It was a steep learning curve for my daughter. I then tought my daughter how to dig out her front wheel. I like how the boys just watched.


Having a great time. For dad PRICELESS.


Still need more practice but having fun.


Had a great time with my daughter and her friend. For anybody that is consdering a bike for thier kid, its never to early. The Oset has worked great for us.

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