WTB: Project for teenage girl

[pixc]

OK..I got two teenage girls who are 'busting at the bit' to get their own bike. I want them to start with something they need to work on a bit. Both mechanically retarded, but what better why to learn. Something not too far gone...but something to get the girls thinking. There is a mechanically minded assistance available. Something 250cc or under. PM me if you know of something cheap and mechanically sound, cosmetically ugly ok.

[Hitcher]

Wow, that is like such a totally rad idea, like. Now all you have to do, like, is find a like bike that can be fixed with a like totally awesome cellphone. Man that would be like so hot, like. Then they could TXT for a like service manual. Like wow! Eeeeeee!

[SlashWylde]

That's a great idea Pixc. Sorry I don't know of anyone who has what you're looking for.

All the best with your project.

[pixc]

pfft, perhapes its just a wellington thing Hitcher but these girls are well brought-up and not the 'air-heads' you portray them as.

[Nasty]

Do you guys have bucket racing up there ... they are great project bikes.

[Patch]

Wow, that is like such a totally rad idea, like. Now all you have to do, like, is find a like bike that can be fixed with a like totally awesome cellphone. Man that would be like so hot, like. Then they could TXT for a like service manual. Like wow! Eeeeeee!

and some people wonder why KB has turned to shit with a response like that - idiot.


Hey Pixc,

have u thought of lawnmower racing (the rideon type) its just starting to get noticed, cheap as chips to do (parts everywhere, especially your part of country) bucket load of fun too.

[davereid]

Why not look for a "chook-chaser ?"

A Road-Legal trail bike.

I think they are great bikes for learning on.

Generally they have simple single cylinder engines with a basic carb, so they lend themselves very well to learn-to-fix at home.

But they also make good and economical commuters, and you learn a lot skidding a bike around of-road.

They are sometimes a little tall for the vertically challenged, but the Kawasaki sherpa is quite low, and if you are looking for an old, well used bike, lots of old farm bikes are nice and low ie ER185 etc etc.

Good Luck !

[Crisis management]

Why not look for a "chook-chaser ?"

A Road-Legal trail bike.




+1 for this idea.

Cheap, lots of them, you can paint them any colour you like (for $10), they've got more style than a road bike and you learn the best riding skills off road anyway.

More importantly, you can crash them and laugh rather than crying......

Downside is that they probably won't be road legal but the girls can get involved with a sport at any level, from trail rides to racing.

Good luck.

[crashe]

OK..I got two teenage girls who are 'busting at the bit' to get their own bike. I want them to start with something they need to work on a bit. Both mechanically retarded, but what better why to learn. Something not too far gone...but something to get the girls thinking. There is a mechanically minded assistance available. Something 250cc or under. PM me if you know of something cheap and mechanically sound, cosmetically ugly ok.

What sort of price range are you looking at?

Why not get a couple of older GN250 or GN125 for them to play around on...
Great to learn on and to work on..... parts would be easy to find.
Plus it doesn't matter what they do to the bikes....

Or get a couple of older on/offroad/farm bikes to thrash about on.

Good on your daughters for wanting to get out there and ride.

[deanohit]

+1 on the chook chaser, heaps of fun and easy to learn on, and it doesn't matter if they drop it.

[FROSTY]

how much of a hurry are you in?
jorja and I "found' a yb125 on tard me cheap as -or as others suggested get a trail bike. Easy to strip down and if the cosmetics are stuffed just get replacements -easy as