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Which are you? If you have to ask, the correct answer is “none”
Gen 1, were no mini bikes (pre-73?)
Gen 2, XR75, Z50, misc brands (73-75)
Gen 3, YZ/RM 80, XR75 (Birth of Supermini) (76-80)
Gen 4, PW50 (1980)
Gen 5, Single shock water cooled and 85 cc’s
Gen 6, The Cobra Generation
Reason I ask is, we now adding a new Gen, or will be soon, kids of top racers....like Vohland, Deegan, Wey, Ferry and so many more are coming through.
Gen 1, were no mini bikes (pre-73?)
Gen 2, XR75, Z50, misc brands (73-75)
Gen 3, YZ/RM 80, XR75 (Birth of Supermini) (76-80)
Gen 4, PW50 (1980)
Gen 5, Single shock water cooled and 85 cc’s
Gen 6, The Cobra Generation
Reason I ask is, we now adding a new Gen, or will be soon, kids of top racers....like Vohland, Deegan, Wey, Ferry and so many more are coming through.
Then Honda came out with the Mini-Trail 50, it was a DREAM MACHINE!
Even though I had a fantastic riding spot right across the street with hills and tracks Pops would never get me one....
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Learned to ride Gen 2 (Used QA/Z50)
Racing I'm a gen 5 (KX60)
Never had a motorcycle (or mini-bike) until I could buy one myself. "Too dangerous" But my parents had no problem with us racing Stingrays down the trail to Malaga cove, going 40mph down hills on skateboards and Flexi's, all in a pair of trunks and vans with no socks. But motorcycles ? Naahhh....no way, too dangerous
Mini Trail 50's came out in 68' or 69' ?
I guess I'd be either maybe 4.5, as I had an '84 cr80 in the late 80's, so it's single shock water cooled, but still way before 85's. Seems like single shock water cooled and 85's need to be separate categories, since that gap is early 80's to early 00's?
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Gen 5, post 20th century class
Started on Brand-X mini-bike with 3.5 Briggs edger engine.
After that MiniTrail 50, then CT-70 and up from there.
Cant really recall when I got the mini-bike, but was around 70-71 I think. They were all the rage in thru the 60s and I think the first time I saw one was on Green Acres in the late 60s. (they had mini bikes on that show a lot)
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