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09-07-2012, 01:49 PM
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| Superbiker   Joined: Oct 2010 From: Marysville, WA I Ride: 08 675, 72 XL250, 93 PW80 | How young is too young? I didn't start riding until much later in life (24yo?) and my slow progress has left me wishing I'd have started younger......so I decided I was going to give my lad every opportunity he wishes (and within our finances) to ride but at 2.5 he is probably too young. In the meantime dad gets a cool pit bike for the yard   How old were you when you started riding? |
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09-07-2012, 01:51 PM
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| Novice Racer  Joined: Feb 2006 From: Beaverton, OR I Ride: 2008 R6 Race Bike - #52 - And whatever's in the shop! | 18 for me. And yeah, we have a little one on the way, and we're already talking about when/how he'll start (if he wants to). |
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09-07-2012, 01:57 PM
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| Licensed Joined: Feb 2012 From: Lacey, WA I Ride: 1989 CBR 600, 1982 GPz 550 | I will have my son on a PW50 by 2 years old, training wheels, leash and all. Gotta start 'em young! That Kiddimoto pushbike is sick...time to break out the wallet. |
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09-07-2012, 02:03 PM
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| Novice Racer Joined: Feb 2006 From: Beaverton, OR I Ride: 2008 R6 Race Bike - #52 - And whatever's in the shop! | I've heard not to put training wheels on anything, as it throws off their ability to manuever once off the bike. Those pedal-less bikes are where it's at for teaching! |
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09-07-2012, 02:10 PM
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| Peg Dragger  Joined: Mar 2012 From: Gig Harbor, WA I Ride: 2002 Honda VFR800 | Started with an 80cc 3 wheeler. age 7 i think. Then we got a 125cc three wheeler and a 50cc mini honda bike! Then my neighbor at age 10-12ish got an 80cc two stroke so i got an xr200 to ride with him. been riding ever since. only street for 3 years. |
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09-07-2012, 02:51 PM
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| Novice Racer  | Wait till he ask for one, then he is ready. As for me, I haven't started riding yet, maybe in a year or two I'll be ready....  |
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09-07-2012, 03:04 PM
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| Peg Dragger   Joined: Mar 2006 From: Spokane,WA I Ride: 1985 R80, and others | I was 4, on a honda 50 , graduated to yamaha 60 mini enduro a few years later. First thing i did in my last marriage was buy the step kids some dirt bikes. Just good family fun, and possible future motorcyclists for life  The oldest, now 20, has his endorsement after taking the Idaho STAR program. |
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09-07-2012, 03:08 PM
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| Peg Dragger  Joined: Aug 2005 From: Vanquivering with Kevin in WA. I Ride: Kawasaki Z1000; Yamaha RZ350 (2); Yamaha RD400 (2); Yamaha RD350 (2); Yamaha RD125; Yamaha RD60; Kawasaki '72 G5-100; '66 Suzuki X-6 Hustler FINALLY!! | Bikes weren't even on my radar screen 'til my Mom's rich friend's son gave me a ride on the back when I was 7. INSTANTLY hooked--and all I could think of was how badly I wanted my own, and not to be on the back again, as it somewhat terrified me, but the overall thrill of the ride was much stronger than the scary feeling of being on the back. Back then (1965) what passed for minibikes were the rigid tube-framed, lawn mower engined affairs in the Sears catalog...I didn't care, I even drooled over them. I was blown away when the first real minibikes (Honda SL70, Yamaha Mini-trail, etc.) came out about 1969... I wanted one so badly I could almost taste it. Even if my parents could've afforded one, no way would they ever buy me such an extravagant gift....it took saving up from doing hundreds of hours of babysitting and yardwork between the ages of 11 & 15 before I was able to buy my own. I begged, borrowed, but didn't steal other bikes such as Suzuki or Honda step-through POS's to ride as "trail" bikes until I got my own, so I started about age 9 or 10. As to the OP's thread title, I think whatever age a child shows interest should determine when you allow them to start riding, as long as the bike in question fits them well both in size and power. Too much too soon could scare them unnecessarily. |
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09-07-2012, 03:13 PM
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| Permit Joined: Jan 2011 From: Seattle, WA | My girl just turned six and she has been riding for a year and a half - has an Oset electric bike and it works great. Hand brake levers/twist throttle/suspension/adjustable throttle the Oset gets her ready for the next bike which she is asking for already. I have an Oset 16 for sale if anyone is interested. Check them out here: http://osetbikes.com/ |
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09-07-2012, 03:20 PM
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| Race Qualifier  Joined: May 2008 From: Clarkinsas, WA I Ride: Whatever's next | Took a ride on the back of some kind of dirt bike when I was 5 or 6. Been hooked ever since. Started riding at 12 in the dirt, 17 on the street. Stopped riding for about a decade and picked it back up. Those skills you learn on the dirt crashing all the time never really leave you. |
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09-07-2012, 03:50 PM
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| Peg Dragger  Joined: Dec 2007 From: Bellingham I Ride: 04RC51-05600RR-05DRZ400sm | I got a spanking new Honda xr80 for Christmas at 10 years old, and I wish I had started as soon as I could ride a bicycle! Your boy will be a superstar in 20 years |
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09-07-2012, 04:02 PM
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| Knee Dragger  Joined: Sep 2007 From: 2nd star to the right and straight on 'til morning I Ride: on ice at 15F below zero. GO ICEHOLES!!! | I don't think there is a lower limit. (or an upper limit for that matter) If the kid is having fun, and wants to continue riding then GO FOR IT! Just don't be a "little league" parent with delusions of granduer. There is a infinitesmal chance your offspring is the next Giacomo, but odds are they are just another average chode. I had the pasion to ride all my life. My first ride was at age 10 on my best buddies new XR75. I was jealous as you can imagine. My parents hated bikes, no support there. We used to bicycle up to Burien Honda and sit on the little bikes and just be annoying little kids. The staff always allowed it and even encouraged us. How cool is that? I had to save up my paper route money to get my first machine. I had $425. A brand new to me, used up old X enduro racer, nearly worn out. GREEN,,, Honda 1975 MR175. $350 out of my pocket. I was 12. The rest is history... Last edited by NoQuarter#121; 09-07-2012 at 04:10 PM.. |
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