Between my two sons, we transistioned between the following bikes between the ages of 3.5 and 15.
two XR / CRF50
CRF70
TTR90
XR80
CRF100
YZ85
two KX100
EC125
EC200 (now with MC250 engine)
EC300
TXT pro 280
They seemed to physically out grow the bikes quickly. They are 14 and 15.5 now and are keeping up with me really well and I think they may surpass my ability in then next couple years. I highly reccomend full riding gear including neck braces. I also reccomend bark busters and FWW for the two stroke bikes. Since they outgrow the bikes so quickly I bought used and or broken bikes cheap in the off season, fix them up then sell the outgrown bikes in the spring for a reasonable profit and the hobby cost becomes somewhat reasonable. Presently we have eight GG bikes in our riding group so we enjoy the GG parts interchangeability. Offroad riding is an awesome sport that we have shared as a family sport for almost 10 years now and is something we can share for years to come.
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