Kids

[byost]

I told this little guy (who is 4 now) that papaw was going to by a PW-50 for him to learn to ride on. The deal we made was that he had to learn to ride his bicycle with no training wheels first. 10 minutes later I caught him with a pair of pliers trying to take the training wheels off his bike!

 

[jhendr3702]

my son... who is now 25.. I thought I was gonna kill him teaching him to ride a bike.. he turned out to be a pretty good rider

my daughter, who is 17, taught herself to ride one day without training wheels instead of waiting for me to finish fork seals on my old rmx to put the training wheels on... she wants no part of a dirt bike

go figure..

 

[memphis2857]

My kids have no interest in anything outdoors. It breaks my heart. I bought them a Kawasaki kfx50 quad last year and cut them a couple miles of trail behind the house but it just sat until recently my wife that is a tiny 115lbs. decided she was gonna ride it and man o man she has ride the wheels off of it. She even asked me the other day if she could move up to a 90 lol. Back to the kids, all they care about is their iPads or playststion. They are not allowed to have electronics during the day while on summer break and they still just sit around the house and whine about being bored. It's sad but what can you do?


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[liamthom]

My dad taught me how to ride in the neighbors backyard and after falling off once i thought i was going to die, lucky i survived the minor cut i got on my forehead and now beg my dad almost every other weekend to ride

 

[95jersey]

My kids have no interest in anything outdoors. It breaks my heart. I bought them a Kawasaki kfx50 quad last year and cut them a couple miles of trail behind the house but it just sat until recently my wife that is a tiny 115lbs. decided she was gonna ride it and man o man she has ride the wheels off of it. She even asked me the other day if she could move up to a 90 lol. Back to the kids, all they care about is their iPads or playststion. They are not allowed to have electronics during the day while on summer break and they still just sit around the house and whine about being bored. It's sad but what can you do?


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I hear you on this. Even if I can get mine to try something new, after a couple times he gets bored and wants to play X-Box.

 

[paulos]

My kids have no interest in anything outdoors. It breaks my heart. I bought them a Kawasaki kfx50 quad last year and cut them a couple miles of trail behind the house but it just sat until recently my wife that is a tiny 115lbs. decided she was gonna ride it and man o man she has ride the wheels off of it. She even asked me the other day if she could move up to a 90 lol. Back to the kids, all they care about is their iPads or playststion. They are not allowed to have electronics during the day while on summer break and they still just sit around the house and whine about being bored. It's sad but what can you do?


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Take all the electronic crap and either put it away in a box where they can't get it, or sell it. Than take them camping/fishing/mountain bike riding, bushwalking(hiking) etc. Keep at it.

They'll get the hang of it eventually, you just have to re-train their brains to different stimulus. All those electronic games etc, are specifically designed to be addictive, its no accident they're hooked.

 

[memphis2857]

We spend a lot of time at the State parks with them and the do seem to enjoy hiking. And we limit their time on anything battery powered but it's tough to take it from them all together. Especially when the schools are sending home iPads for them to do their homework on.


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[pscook]

My kids have no interest in anything outdoors. It breaks my heart. I bought them a Kawasaki kfx50 quad last year and cut them a couple miles of trail behind the house but it just sat until recently my wife that is a tiny 115lbs. decided she was gonna ride it and man o man she has ride the wheels off of it. She even asked me the other day if she could move up to a 90 lol. Back to the kids, all they care about is their iPads or playststion. They are not allowed to have electronics during the day while on summer break and they still just sit around the house and whine about being bored. It's sad but what can you do?


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We spend a lot of time at the State parks with them and the do seem to enjoy hiking. And we limit their time on anything battery powered but it's tough to take it from them all together. Especially when the schools are sending home iPads for them to do their homework on.


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It looks like you already have a mutual activity, so how do you harness it?

 

[paulos]

i know, my 10 yr old is doing homework on his school laptop. It seems like getting them computer literate is the most important thing out there?

I took my sons wii game away for a few months back as he was spending to much time on it. It was chosen as it had the interactive sports games on it, but they're still as bad. He gets an hour or so on it on the weekend and none during the week.

I've got a minibike track cut into a couple of acres at the back of my place. I would have been on it till dark and beyond when i was a kid, but i have to add/change things or he gets bored. Being a only child doesn't help.

 

[memphis2857]

It looks like you already have a mutual activity, so how do you harness it?

Well you kind of caught me. I am at work sitting in my car watching a bulldozer go back and forth. So yeah I am using my work issued iPad to pass time while I am at work in the middle of a giant field where it's 100* F and there is nothing for me to do but sit and wait.


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[GasGasDreamer]

fwiw
I added some training wheels to a small Yamaha ttr for my grandson.
it is really hard to ride with those things.
it doesn't really teach them much.
I think you just need front and rear crash guards so the bike cant land on top of them when they fall.

 

[Rod Overstreet]

Well...I personally am doing everything possible to keep my grandson away from motorcycles....

YEAH RIGHT!!!

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[swazi_matt]

fwiw
I added some training wheels to a small Yamaha ttr for my grandson.
it is really hard to ride with those things.
it doesn't really teach them much.
I think you just need front and rear crash guards so the bike cant land on top of them when they fall.

I agree re training wheels.

My son started out on a y-bike (plastic balance push bike) and when he was 3 or 4 I got him a pedal bicycle that came with training wheels and a I figured that I would keep them on until he had a grasp of how to pedal.
He went from being a pro on the balance bike to riding directly into walls. So I took the training wheels off and within a minute he was pedaling all over the place.
Basically after analyzing it I have realized the training wheels require you to steer the bike with the handlebars (like a tricycle) and not by leaning the bike to the side. Basically they are not helpful imo

My son has also had an Oset since he was 4 and in terms of balance he is very impressive (possibly better than me)

 

[mcnut]

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I told this little guy (who is 4 now) that papaw was going to by a PW-50 for him to learn to ride on. The deal we made was that he had to learn to ride his bicycle with no training wheels first. 10 minutes later I caught him with a pair of pliers trying to take the training wheels off his bike!

You're doing it right Bryan. It just plain irks me when I see people put training wheels on a dirt bike. How frickin' stupid! Even more dumb is people putting their toddlers on 4-wheelers. Kids that still poop their drawers cannot properly process how a throttle or brakes work!

I had a similar deal with my son as a toddler. As you know he turned out to be fairly skilled dirt biker. He expressed interest in getting a dirt bike from the time he was able to vocalize it. Our deal was: 1) Learn to ride a bicycle without training wheels. 2) Learn to skid to a stop on your bicycle. 3) Learn to pop a wheelie on your bicycle. When all 3 were accomplished, he got a brand new PW50.

He dropped the training wheels on Memorial day weekend. By Labor Day he had a PW50. He was 4 years old at the time.

The 2012 & 2013 Jack Pine Enduro Grand Champion with his first motorcycle.

 

[kaos]

My sons 15 now , started at 6 on a 50 cc trials, then a klx110- crf100 -beta 125 - crf 150r-ktm105 and now a Ktm xcw200 and gasgas. Raga 250 . Interestingly I have never pushed him into riding , only given him opportunities. Competition defiantly makes him more focused , but I try to keep it more about the fun of trail riding and the social benefits of a group having fun.
Also of note is other than losing money on gear , the bikes have usually retained the majority of their value, so while he looks spoiled , we likely have less expenses than most kids involved in team sports

 

[gasgasxc]

Ive been part of a large extended motorcycle riding family for many years.Friends and family.Watched lots of youngsters from 3 on up to adults progress.

The one common thread that we have seen over the years is starting them too young is a mistake.Weve found that 7 and 8 is a better age to start them then 3-5.
The kids we started later ended up being better riders in the long run, stuck with it and didnt have any childhood crash trauma fears.

We also found that by starting them a little later they were able to progress faster and were going on adult rides by 11 or so.

All the skills they build playing at a young age especially bicycle riding really pays off.
Youd think the earlier you start them the better, weve found that not to be true.
Also no difference between the boys and girls.All the kids ride in our group.
And the girls shread it just as good as the boys depending on individuals.
Girls just seem to lose interest by 12 or so.

Weve seen youngsters at 4 and 5 have bad crashes and never want to really ride again.Not so much by 8 or so.

Its important that our egos do not influence that decision.

 

[roostafish]

I pushed my kids to ride early, expecting they would love it like I did. They had a casual interest that ebbed and flowed. This year it clicked though and they want to ride, more often than I can get them out. My younger son raced a vintage MX series with me this year and loved it. He can't wait to rebuild the bike now. Pretty cool.

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[mcnut]

The one common thread that we have seen over the years is starting them too young is a mistake.Weve found that 7 and 8 is a better age to start them then 3-5.
The kids we started later ended up being better riders in the long run, stuck with it and didnt have any childhood crash trauma fears.

I can appreciate what you're saying but I don't think you can through a blanket over every kid and say you got it covered. Every kid is different.

It would've been impossible to keep my boy off a bike that long.

 

[byost]

You're doing it right Bryan. It just plain irks me when I see people put training wheels on a dirt bike. How frickin' stupid! Even more dumb is people putting their toddlers on 4-wheelers. Kids that still poop their drawers cannot properly process how a throttle or brakes work!

I had a similar deal with my son as a toddler. As you know he turned out to be fairly skilled dirt biker. He expressed interest in getting a dirt bike from the time he was able to vocalize it. Our deal was: 1) Learn to ride a bicycle without training wheels. 2) Learn to skid to a stop on your bicycle. 3) Learn to pop a wheelie on your bicycle. When all 3 were accomplished, he got a brand new PW50.

He dropped the training wheels on Memorial day weekend. By Labor Day he had a PW50. He was 4 years old at the time.

The 2012 & 2013 Jack Pine Enduro Grand Champion with his first motorcycle.

mcnut, That picture is priceless you are a good papa!

 

[Elvis74]

This how We start with bikes

She is 2 years now and the Oset electric bike is already waiting for her.


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