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Electric ktm mini?
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I mean, they might be the easiest motorcycle on earth to own, scarcely need maintenance and don't even have a chain to lube. And I think if required I could do a full engine on one in less than an hour.
Now the fast 50s, otoh, I can definitely see wanting to avoid for maintenance reasons.
Hammer
For my daughter's 3rd bday, I uhhh.. jumped the gun. Lol. I chose to buy a brand new one (18) to avoid other people's headaches. I bought it early April, did the break in procedure. Gave it to her April 25th.. 30 minutes putting around my parents yard, it locked up. Tight. Called dealer and they asked me to bring it up. I did, they rebuilt the trashed top end with no explanation as to why it happened but they said it was getting oil fine.
That took about a month.
I then decided to park it tucked away because I felt I may have had her on it prematurely.
Her 4th birthday I let her ride it again.. 45 minutes in, it dies. I thought maybe she hit the switch, go over to restart. Nothing. 1 minute later, go to try again, locked up tight.
Let it cool and I could turn it over by hand, so as it cooled it loosened enough to move the kicker..
Got pissed and shoved it in the corner and bought her an lt50 quad to play on.
End of the month she turns 5, and she rides her own snowmobile, quad, and the neighbors pw, and any bicycle she can fit on.
I'm not dead set on her racing (for fun, only if she wants), but if she did, I think they'll have a spot for her on the gate.. I just want her to have something to ride, and even considered a 4t 50, but then thought electric might be cool..
The PW is going to a buddy whose a professional and he's going to rebuild it from the bottom up and it'll be for sale.. it's still literally brand new aside from the dust and dusted motor..
The Shop
Gimme a yz250 and I'll have her done in no time.
2 cylinders on a brand new pw in 1 hour 15 ? The positive point is she is the next james stewart
We have got a about 20 minutes on a sand track, but he’s pretty quick. On normal tracks we get more time.
At the track If they have motos split into like 4 groups, we just charge it for the 30-40 minutes between his motos and we’re good.
BTW I have an Alta that I ride with them at the house.
Thanks for the input guys..
Sounds like if I let her play on it on modes up to 4, she'd get plenty of ride time..
Pit Row
https://torrot.com/en/kids/16/134/enduro-one
Oset 12.5: age 2 to 5 (w/ the low seat height it's great for trail riding so they don't tip it over)
Torrot E10: age 5 to 8 (current son 6)
Torrot E12: age 6 to 9 (current daughter 8)
KTM SX E: age 5 to 10 (current son 10)
For the KTM, he just rode it for the first time yesterday and absolutely loves it. He rode for close to an hour in power level 3 and it still has a 75% charge. His riding was just in the trails behind our house, so I'm sure at a moto-track it won't last as long, but for the backyard it seems to be a great choice.
For us, one of the main reasons to go with this one was due to the noise of the gas 50's. We have 4 acres in a nice neighborhood, and with a gas bike we would be limited to how much he can ride. On the electric bike he will be able to ride anytime he wants without worrying about annoying neighbors.
The adjustable is for sure a huge advantage as well. We lowered the seat position so he fit on it a little better, and with the ability to start in power level 1 then 2 and 3, he was pretty comfortable on it within about 5 minutes. He's ridden gas 50's and was never as comfortable with the power delivery, and they were a little tall since you can't adjust the height as easily.
Look, these are expensive minis but you either have the means purchase one or you don't. If you're looking for a competitive 50, there aren't many budget options available to begin with. Where this bike should serve him well for the next 2 or 3 seasons, I feel confident that was a sound investment.
For the guys that are charging at the track; what size generator are you using? I'm looking to get one that is as small and light as possible. I see that the charger pack is rated for 900 watts so I'm considering a 1250 watt (1K running watts) inverter generator. But perhaps a 2000W unit may be better so it's not always running full tilt?Thoughts/suggestions?
More than half the tracks have electrical hook ups though you can just plug it into
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