Gas Powered 4 Wheelers for kids

[VaderTT]

Get coupe Mike to sell you his banshee.

[GrayStangGT]

Dirt bikes are far safer and result in less accidents than atvs, they force the kid to learn fundamentals.

My parents did me an injustice by not putting me on a dirt bike as a kid.

[Buick355]

Roger that, but kids today < kids then.

Or more specifically the parents. They buy a Polaris 50 as a baby sitter and it ends up biting the kid.

My son races a motorcycle and I feel confident that he can be trusted, because he's shown me he can be. He knows his comfort level, and he knows when the bike can bite him in the ass - and it has. He is at the point where he needs to step up to a bigger/faster bike and he understands the reality of it all.

As far as 3 wheelers go- I had to have my tongue stitched back together/partially reattached, because death traps and fuck helmets.

Dibs on being your son's factory mechanic in 8-10 years.

[Sean88gt]

Dibs on being your son's factory mechanic in 8-10 years.

For sure. I'm trying to talk him into a pro senior, but he would have to start on blocks.

[Buick355]

For sure. I'm trying to talk him into a pro senior, but he would have to start on blocks.

You need to talk yourself into a 250 or 300XC stat.

[Sean88gt]

You need to talk yourself into a 250 or 300XC stat.

Ha! I agree with that. Those fucking pesky funds though...

[sdun]

I bought my son a Yamaha Badger when he was 6 and after watching him ride the damn thing for 2 months I traded it for one with suspension. The Yamaha had 1.8 inches and was stiff enough for me to ride it with no sag. I found a 3spd 50cc built in Tennessee with Fox shocks, Big gun exhaust, Megura grips and kid size controls. He rode it about 3 hrs till a plumb tree wiped him off of it and never rode it again. It's sat in my shop for 8 years. I cleaned the carb and put a new battery on it a couple years ago and it rode fine, might need it again. 2500 new i'd sell it now for 1k.

[Sean88gt]

Why didn't you get him back on it?

[snacksnack]

My 4yr old girl on her Suzuki quadsport 50. Has the throttle screw and auto transmission. First thing first I removed the intake restriction, slight jetting mod and exhaust restriction. Now it pulls just fine with me and her on it and quite a bit of power for just her.

[bcoop]

I bought my son a Yamaha Badger when he was 6 and after watching him ride the damn thing for 2 months I traded it for one with suspension. The Yamaha had 1.8 inches and was stiff enough for me to ride it with no sag. I found a 3spd 50cc built in Tennessee with Fox shocks, Big gun exhaust, Megura grips and kid size controls. He rode it about 3 hrs till a plumb tree wiped him off of it and never rode it again. It's sat in my shop for 8 years. I cleaned the carb and put a new battery on it a couple years ago and it rode fine, might need it again. 2500 new i'd sell it now for 1k.

Lol, good luck with that.

[Baba Ganoush]

I learned on a Honda Big Red threewheeler. My pops put me on it at 7 and said "son, never lose your fear of it". I crashed a few times but never seriously hurt. I learned to never ride parallel on hillsides! I also rode most of the time while sitting on my loaded .410. Different times for sure.

Now my nephews can't ride a rascal scooter without crashing the damn thing and breaking shit.