smudger
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Only reason I ask is that I have a very active 3.5 year old who loves motorcycles & loves being at the track (road not dirt) with daddy etc etc
He can ride a bicycle without training wheels but struggles to pedal, he cant quite get the pedal over top dead center yet if you know what I mean .
He also has a bicycle with no pedals that they scoot along on & his balance is awesome on this, a coupe of scoots & he's away, he corners very confidently without using his feet for balance on this bike, understands & uses the brake just as he should do & tears around all over making motorcycle noises.
Soooo, I'm thinking of buying him a PW50, CRF50, JR50 or similar to start him out on - I'll probably use training wheels on it at first but as I said his balance is actually pretty good.
What's everyone thoughts i.e. anyone else had their kids on bikes at this age, is he too young, what are best ways to teach a toddler to correctly use motorcycle controls like the throttle, safety gear recommendations (I do have concerns about the weight of kids crash helmets) or am I being a dad who's pushing his own hobby onto his kids too soon & I should I just leave it be for another few years?
Smudger
He can ride a bicycle without training wheels but struggles to pedal, he cant quite get the pedal over top dead center yet if you know what I mean .
He also has a bicycle with no pedals that they scoot along on & his balance is awesome on this, a coupe of scoots & he's away, he corners very confidently without using his feet for balance on this bike, understands & uses the brake just as he should do & tears around all over making motorcycle noises.
Soooo, I'm thinking of buying him a PW50, CRF50, JR50 or similar to start him out on - I'll probably use training wheels on it at first but as I said his balance is actually pretty good.
What's everyone thoughts i.e. anyone else had their kids on bikes at this age, is he too young, what are best ways to teach a toddler to correctly use motorcycle controls like the throttle, safety gear recommendations (I do have concerns about the weight of kids crash helmets) or am I being a dad who's pushing his own hobby onto his kids too soon & I should I just leave it be for another few years?
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