Good onya boy!

[FROSTY:Me]

Our oldest lad isn't the greatest at school work. His report shows that pretty clearly.
He was pretty down in the dumps about it.
So I dug out all the leftover LT50 parts I had in the corner of the Gargre. it looked like there might be enough bits to build one good quad but no way I had time.
so I TOLD the lad to build me a quad.

He started with a crankcase with the crank n rod in it. from there he rebuilt the engine complete with a new set of rings and a decoke.
He straightened a bent front and rear subframe to create a straight frame.
New axle bearings.
Built a wiring loom
Replaced all the tyres.
stripped out the carb.
Fitted the best setof brake shoes.
painted all the frame black
Then got it going and fitted the tidiest set of cosmetics.
The best bit was the look on his face when after just 3 pulls on the starter rope it fired up into life.
he spent a very cool arvo today zipping up and down the grass next to work here on the quad he'd built.
So gooodonya boy (in best speights kiwi accent)

[EJK]

That's a true skill (which I don't have).

Well done that chap.

[Headbanger]

That boy deserves a speights.


Uh....Is the quad for sale?

[cave weta]

That is just awesome Frosty! how old is the boy?

[FROSTY:Me]

That boy deserves a speights.


Uh....Is the quad for sale?

THAT quad is sold already. -We sell em as fast as we can get em this time of year.
Ive got a DR80, 2 x JR50, 2 x chinese 150 2 wheelers and ONE LT50 left

[FROSTY:Me]

That is just awesome Frosty! how old is the boy?

13-- so at college.

[ManDownUnder]

A lack of schooling is no reason to panick...

Check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson ...especially the bit about the poor grades.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight...

[FROSTY:Me]

A lack of schooling is no reason to panick...

Check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson ...especially the bit about the poor grades.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight...

No mate I'm not stressed--Trouble is from HIS POV
I promised him he would getto do a track day if he came home with passes in his report.--he diddn't so he knew what that meant

[Conquiztador]

Good on ya Frosty (and Frosty Jnr!). As he did not build the quad for him self I assume there was a reward at the end? If not then some sharp eyed Labour Dep chap could have you done for child labour.

He go far! He will find his true calling and there is no stopping him.

[buffstar]

Good stuff Dad

'School work' is not the be all and end all, awsome that you helped your boy build himself back up.

Little dude: AWSOME WORK!!

[lb99]

Our oldest lad isn't the greatest at school work. His report shows that pretty clearly.
He was pretty down in the dumps about it.
So I dug out all the leftover LT50 parts I had in the corner of the Gargre. it looked like there might be enough bits to build one good quad but no way I had time.
so I TOLD the lad to build me a quad.

He started with a crankcase with the crank n rod in it. from there he rebuilt the engine complete with a new set of rings and a decoke.
He straightened a bent front and rear subframe to create a straight frame.
New axle bearings.
Built a wiring loom
Replaced all the tyres.
stripped out the carb.
Fitted the best setof brake shoes.
painted all the frame black
Then got it going and fitted the tidiest set of cosmetics.
The best bit was the look on his face when after just 3 pulls on the starter rope it fired up into life.
he spent a very cool arvo today zipping up and down the grass next to work here.
So gooodonya boy (in best speights kiwi accent)

awesome buzz eh.

I have a 7yo that is not physical at all, he even cries when they make him do PE, BUT he is the lego master, and can build anything out of meccanno. so i gave him a complete pw50 in bits along with all the exploded diagrams he needed and set him free. obviously he needed a bit of help with the tools but he got all the bits in the right places.

right untill it fired up, I dont really think he believed it would run, he was so stoked lol

[CookMySock]

I promised him he would getto do a track day if he came home with passes in his report.--he diddn't so he knew whatthat meant

Watch the grim look on his face next time though, as he knuckles down and gets those school reports up to scratch.

A little dissappointment is not a bad thing.. Strong negative feelings are almost the only lasting impetus to change, and if you want to see him grow and change then you will have to let him go through it without unduly rescuing him.

Just as long as he is persuaded Dad loves him, and I'm pretty sure he does.

Steve

[Bender]

Frosty - I did a lot of work with Competenz over the last 5 years or so (they are the standards-setting organisation for engineering apprenticeships).

I met a lot of young guys who, if you put a pen in their hands, didn't know what to do with it. Give them a lump of metal and a lathe and magic would ensue.

The feminisation of our education system, and the fact that the dpb has left many young men without fathers with bloke caves means these young guys just feel useless and that they have nothing to offer.

I'm no flag bearer for the Labour Govt but they did invest in the trades training system which provides career paths for these guys - not academic but talented in a practical way.

Good on you for providing your son with a "bloke cave."

[Danae]

Wow, that is awesome! I wish my dad wouldn't care so much about my grades and let me loose with a spanner and an old bike...

[Swoop]

I met a lot of young guys who, if you put a pen in their hands, didn't know what to do with it. Give them a lump of metal and a lathe and magic would ensue.

The feminisation of our education system, and the fact that the dpb has left many young men without fathers with bloke caves means these young guys just feel useless and that they have nothing to offer.

Quite true. The amount of focus that goes onto kids being forced down the "academic pathway" is horrifying. A lot of young kids (boys AND girls) really leap forward in a practical environment. There are serious dollars to be earned with their hands and the opportunities keep growing!

Onya, Frosty!