[MATUCHI]

Thanks for all he advice. I called the MSF for their "Parents, Youngsters and Off-Highway Motorcycles" handbook. We are going out this weekend and hopefully we we will have a great time I can post up a few pictures.

[walkmnn]

I took my son to El Mirage dry lake bed and set up 4 cones. Firts was start and stop. Start at one cone and stop just before he hit the second cone. I did that for about 25 start and stops. Then I had my sone do figure eights to the right then to the left for about 25 times in each direction getting closer and closer each time so his turns will get tighter. Finally I had him do a complete circle around each of the four cones then stop. After that we rode the rest of the day going over the whipty do's slowly.

Walkmnn

[124]

Hahaha!!!

[Asmith]

I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the bike is orange...

[124]

:lol:

I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the bike is orange...

Lmao...didn't even notice that! That's funny though. I'm stepping my boy up to an orange bike next spring to make room... Gotta get the girl on the CRF.

[RideRed450X06]

I'm no dad but what stuck with me when my Dad taught me to ride was FINE BC
F- Fuel turned on?
I- Ignition turned on?
N- Is the bike in Neutral?
E- Engine cut off switch on?
B- Brake
C- Choke on? And Clutch pulled in.

And "A fist full of clutch saves the day"
Those are the two biggest thing I remember. And make sure he's comfortable turning left a right and going through the gears proper.

Justin

[bosshaug1]

One thing that helped me teach me 6 year old was taking it in steps. I started him engine off, in neutral, just pushing him and letting him get used to stopping the right way.

After that we did the same thing, except with the engine on, in neutral. That was very important because he could hear if he rolled on the throttle while braking.

Then on to first gear with the throttle-limiter. I didn't even tell him there was more gears until he got comfortable with first.

One last thing, let him crash while he is still going slow. That way he knows what it's like without getting hurt (all the protective gear will help him at that speed, right?).

Have fun and good luck!

[MATUCHI]

One thing that helped me teach me 6 year old was taking it in steps. I started him engine off, in neutral, just pushing him and letting him get used to stopping the right way.

After that we did the same thing, except with the engine on, in neutral. That was very important because he could hear if he rolled on the throttle while braking.

Then on to first gear with the throttle-limiter. I didn't even tell him there was more gears until he got comfortable with first.

One last thing, let him crash while he is still going slow. That way he knows what it's like without getting hurt (all the protective gear will help him at that speed, right?).

Have fun and good luck!

Thanks.

[MATUCHI]

I want to thank everybody for all the good advice. My son loves riding his CRF50 and told me yesterday that "today was the best day of my life" after four hours of riding out at the ranch. I could not have been happier after hearing that. He already outgrew his moto boots so I ordered him another pair today. Below are a few pictures of him having fun.

[VENBOI]

right on.

[MATUCHI]

Took my son out to the ranch today for the second time riding his CRF50 and he told me he was bored with the little track that was mostly flat and wanted to try the real track. I told him if he thought he was ready then go for it. He rode up and down the hilly track pretty well, with only two mishaps. I was impressed that he did as good as he did. He's excited and really wants to go and practice this Wednesday. Below are a few pictures.

[bosshaug1]

That's great! I love to see young kids learning how to ride and having a great time. Start saving money now because he will be asking for a bigger/faster bike anyday