So your like dirt?

There's more to motorcycles then the street cruiser. Who's in the dirt?

they'll be some young people checking out this thread so keep it clean folks

I have an almost 8 year old son . My nephew is riding at 10. What's a good age to start?. Are there safety courses? What about helmets and gear? What's a good starter bike?

i drove a dirtbike into my parents car one time......good times.....

i drove a dirtbike into my parents car one time......good times.....

I don't think my wife is going to be very assured about that one.

How'd that work out anyway? LMAO

well it was my first time ever riding a motorized two wheeled vehicle and i thought oh whats the big deal itll be easy...well i hit the throttle and drove out to the driveway and got caught in a circle of death...and finally decided i should straighten out the bars....well i was pointed in the wrong direction at that second and was going to fast to stop so...ya i hit the van lol. the important thing was they didnt realize what happened until months later when they were already under the impression something else hit the side.

I was riding on the back of a friends minibike once... no passenger pegs... not even really room for a passenger, just had my heels hooked on the frame. Foot slipped off the frame and slapped the asphalt. Threw the minibike out of control and we went down. That was the point in my life at which I learned how valuable skin is.

My buddy and I were both 5 years old.

Was riding a friends dirt bike through the trails behind his house when I was about 7. Clipped a tree with the handlebars and quickly learned the value of that little flap of flesh that holds your upper lip to your gum. I don't know what it's called, but I don't have one any more.

Mom banned me from ever riding a motorcycle again. It took a dad who wanted to tick my mom off at all cost while going through a divorce to get me back on a bike.

I got my first street bike at 14, and I've been on a bike ever since. I've had 2 major wrecks that almost killed me, the last one was in 1983 when I was 20 years old. Both of my major wrecks were due to immaturity, riding beyond my skill.

To answer the question of what's the age to put a kid on the bike.. it depends on what he has upstairs. I wasn't ready at 5, I wasn't ready at 8, I wasn't ready at 14, and only really learned my lessons by 20. At 42, I feel pretty comfortable with my abilities, but a lot of that is because I've matured enough to understand Cause and Effect.

It's the same reason you don't see many 42 year old men risking their lives by wildly running through a hail of bullets on the battlefield. You see 18 year old kids doing that. At 18 you haven't fully developed the cognitive skills to associate actions with risk. By 42 you have... either that or your already dead.

You know your kid better than anybody. If you think he's smart enough to understand the risks, and you think he's wise enough to make the right decisions while riding, then put him on a bike.

If I were my parents, I wouldn't have let my dumb butt ever get on a bike at all... ever... but that's just me.

I just ride dirt for fun now. I'd say start them off when they are emotionally responsable enough to understand and obey the word "Don't"
One sisters son is 5 and I'd trust him because he listens and obeys. Other sister has a son the same age... he might be able to be trusted on a dirt bike at 27 HA!

Now, my history, I tried riding competitively. I'm just speaking for myself but I couldn't handle riding competitively and riding streets at the same time. There's too many things you do differently. I ended up in a cast to my hip for 6 months because I hesitated too long to lay my bike down. I had been doing a lot of street riding and we know you don't go down on the pavement unless it's to prevent death. I rounded a corner at a fast pace and was facing a very large tree across the path. I was going too fast to pick up the front wheel and take it on my skid plate. I should have laid it down in the dirt immediatly but I was still mentally in street riding mode. I hesitated too long and paid the price of hesitation.

I'm just saying that to emphasize the thought that for young riders, I wouldn't let them mix street and dirt when they're first learning. At least for me there were too many things you do differently to trust your reflexes if you're riding full out. :stupid:

I still like to play in the brown stuff.

I have a 1978 YZ250E in the garage that occassionally comes out to play. But I'm almost too proud of it to push it hard. I'm also getting on a bit.

It's not just kids you see! Big kids still like to get dirty.

Funny enough, I liked playing in the brown stuff in a 4X4, but reading this now I'm thinking it might be fun to do it with two wheels.

Someting to do on the WE.

It's a good workout too. You will need to be in good shape.

Gave up riding 2 wheels in the dirt had 1 too many falls . All my fault keep forgeting to slow down. LOL Now I ride a quad 4x4 and enjoy it more. The wife has one also.

The neighbors have the four wheelers. They seem real popular.

Just took it out over the weekend. My 6 year old has a Suzuki 4 wheeler. It lets us spend more time together. We also take the Ram 4X4 out on an occassional mild trail. Don't like getting it too dirty. But the bikes are not fun unless they are getting dirty.