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Originally Posted by liv2day
That's simply awesome Jim - gives me hope that I'll still be ripping around in the dirt when I hit that mark (be 43 this summer). One of the buddies I ride with is 60 and he leaves me in the dust every time we hit a trail...kind of irritating actually...LOL.
And good on you for bringing your grand kids into it  An option you might want to think about for their bike - the Oset 12.5" (electric trials bike). We picked up one of these for our oldest (when he was 3 - he'll be 5 in June) and he's been doing great on it ever since. No worry about burns from exhaust, it's easy to pick up, and he can literally ride it anywhere - parks, etc. Here's a short clip of him riding around the area we camped a few weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QN2zS3i94
Reading your post is just plain cool. |
That's a nice little bike, and it's a cool video. The seat height is so short that it's got to be great for the little ones.
My system has been going on for over 11 years, so I'm invested in the equipment already. This is the third child that the oldest XR50 has carried.
Here's a short video of of the second rider who has now graduated to be the second rider of a CRF70, and her little sister on one of the other XR50s. (Her 3 year old sister is on the original family XR50 (her cousin's, who is now 14 and rides a 2000 XC200 in the mountains with me).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoCKeZj5Ok
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GDtgTM8b-M
In the "grandkid fleet", we have a 2001 XC250, a 2000 XC200 (lowered 2"), two XR/CRF100, an XR80, XR70, and four XR/CRF50. (My wife's TTR125LE also gets riden quite a bit by the older grandaughters who don'thave their own bikes. I move them up as they grow.
My daughter has a XR100 and the three sons who still ride have a '99 EC250, a '00 XC250, and a '99 EC200. (the EC200 Dick Burleson rode for the Feb '99 test in "Dirt Rider" magazine. The reason Dick kept talking about how loud it was, was because it had a MC silencer on it for the test. A friend down here has the XC250 that was riden in that test article. )
I've only got one grandkid left who is not yet on a bike, but he's ready. I think he may not have to wait until his 3rd birthday. This was taken a year ago. The boy's got it, bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txzmPuBDZpA
Good Riding to You!
Jim
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