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View Poll Results: How old are you?
Under 30 109 16.34%
30-40 173 25.94%
40-50 213 31.93%
50-60 141 21.14%
60+ 31 4.65%
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Old 05-20-2014, 03:57 PM
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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
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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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'86 Honda TRL200 Reflex
'04 KTM 525EXC (soon to be dual sported)
Several others, including project bikes, Deb's bike, and a fleet of grandkids' bikes

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Old 05-20-2014, 05:38 PM
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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.[/url]
Yep...just plain cool.

You should copyright "Grandkid Fleet" - everyone should be as lucky to have such a good set of GPs. That's what I envision as our boys grow.

Good on you Jim
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Old 06-29-2014, 06:14 PM
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70 in nov just finish 3rd ride on new 14 300 best gg yet!
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Old 06-29-2014, 06:24 PM
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70 in nov just finish 3rd ride on new 14 300 best gg yet!
Fantastic!
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Old 06-29-2014, 06:27 PM
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Yep...just plain cool.

You should copyright "Grandkid Fleet" - everyone should be as lucky to have such a good set of GPs. That's what I envision as our boys grow.

Good on you Jim
Thank you.
The time is well spent.

Jim
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'11 Gas Gas EC250 (primary ride)
'06 Gas Gas DE300
2004 Gas Gas TXT300 Pro
'94 Husaberg FE350
'86 Yamaha IT200
'86 Honda TRL200 Reflex
'04 KTM 525EXC (soon to be dual sported)
Several others, including project bikes, Deb's bike, and a fleet of grandkids' bikes

Let's go riding!
http://www.jebruns.com/Wudi19/wudi19.html
http://www.ahrma.org/schedules-results/cross-country/
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Bought my gas gas EC300 2007 to celebrate my 50th birthday. Fifty six now first and only dirt bike was my 1974 Can-an tn't 175.
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Old 01-27-2015, 10:46 PM
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Will be 35 in May. Got my first bike at age 8. It was a 1971 SL70 rode the wheels off that thing. Then I had a ATC 200 with no suspension that I rode for a long time. Then when I was 13 I saved up and bought a 1978 IT 400! That's right a 400 2 stroke at 13. It's a wonder I am still alive. Lol


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53 , I like the smoothness of my 300.
Kind of like I like my liquor, as long as I don't over do it ,all is well!!
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55 and thank goodness for the awesome EC300 to make riding easier at this age.
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I went to a hare scrambles this sunday and won something I was the oldest rider !
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