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Corse1
9th August 2010, 20:28
It its my daughters 10 th birthday and I unveiled the little 90cc dirtbike present this morning. consequently she didn't learn anything at school today :shifty:
She was waiting for me when I arrived home. Never ridden a bike before. After 10 minutes and a small fall (lucky I was holding the handle bars when she panicked and reacted by opening the throttle :shit:) she was putting around the yard on her own with the biggest smile on her face.
She has already booked me in for tomorrow to go to a bigger paddock where i can teach her to go through the gears....she likes speed.
It was my wifes idea to get the bike so she can learn early as she is always eyeing up my bikes so dont want her hitting the road at 16 with no experience. And my wife does not like bikes at all.....
Yes I am a proud Dad:yes: Hopefully she will get into dirt bikes so I will have to bu y one to go riding with her. :yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:
crazyhorse
9th August 2010, 20:38
Absolutely wonderful :yes: What a great present to give. Another girl rider born today :woohoo:
Techno
9th August 2010, 20:55
That's awesome! :D
one fast tl1ooo
9th August 2010, 21:13
cool,, hope she likes it :):):)
Corse1
10th August 2010, 07:57
cool,, hope she likes it :):):)
Oh she likes it alright...she has always been a daredevil on her pushbike so will have to watch her closely.
Absolutely wonderful What a great present to give. Another girl rider born today
Yep, had 3 female riders join us on a group ride on Sunday riding speed and street triples. I think its great. Secretly I hope she likes it enough to try a bit of bucket racing or ths like later on. She won't let me sell the duc, she says thats going to be hers.
Rogue Rider
10th August 2010, 09:13
I had the same thought for my daughter, however my wife is a bit reserved. Might try sneak one in from santa...... then it's his fault lol, and ignorance is bliss moooohhhoooaaaah....
Without a doubt, getting into riding on dirt and in mud is a great way to learn. Learning how bikes go in extreme situations safely with a soft landing is great. Also alot cheaper than learning on the road as if one comes of, lots of cosmetic bits to break that cost heaps.
I remember my brother welding bits back on my dirt bike after offs testing the boundaries.... footpegs, frames, pipes, handle bars and even a pilon once..... No comment...
DMNTD
10th August 2010, 09:42
Feels wicked eh! 4 out of 5 of my kids went through the same thing. I still reckon I got more of a buzz than them to be honest :sunny:
Best bit of kit (apart from the obvious)...chest/back protector. Those handles bars end up in strange positions when they are learning! :shutup:
Corse1
10th August 2010, 09:46
Feels wicked eh! 4 out of 5 of my kids went through the same thing. I still reckon I got more of a buzz than them to be honest :sunny:
Best bit of kit (apart from the obvious)...chest/back protector. Those handles bars end up in strange positions when they are learning! :shutup:
Yes haven't bought that yet. Better get onto it. Thanks Captain Crunch. Yes I think I was smiling more than the daughter but now she can't stop talking about it.
Insanity_rules
18th August 2010, 22:29
Good work,very well done.
I got my first at 8, My Son and Daughter the same. Recently I have forked over 2 and a half Gs to match my sons savings so he could get his first road bike. Daughter prefers 4 wheels on the road so I matched her for a car.
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