24HourMerchMan
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Hi Guys,
I have been out of riding for 25 years. My era was the late 70s and early 80s. I raced motocross against Steven Gall, Anthony Gunter, Robert 'Beetle' Bailey and many more. My motocross riding days are some of my best memories.
I have an 8 year old son who is about to have his 9th birthday and I want to buy him a small dirt bike. The idea is to go on trail rides together and have some family fun. If he gets into racing, we could then look at a more serious bike.
In my day (god that sounds old!) the natural choice would be an XR or XL 75 or 80 Honda or similar. The quality of Hondas were excellent back then and I like the characteristics of a 4 stroke engine for a beginner.
My questions are:
I am not sure my son will take to bike riding like I did so for his first bike I want to keep the cost down.
Of the Chinese brands, which have the best handling characteristics and are the best to ride?
Which are the best quality?
The 70cc TDR PIT DIRT BIKE MOTOR TRAIL MINI THUMPSTAR eCX7 seems very cheap. What are they like? What is the right price to pay for one?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have been out of riding for 25 years. My era was the late 70s and early 80s. I raced motocross against Steven Gall, Anthony Gunter, Robert 'Beetle' Bailey and many more. My motocross riding days are some of my best memories.
I have an 8 year old son who is about to have his 9th birthday and I want to buy him a small dirt bike. The idea is to go on trail rides together and have some family fun. If he gets into racing, we could then look at a more serious bike.
In my day (god that sounds old!) the natural choice would be an XR or XL 75 or 80 Honda or similar. The quality of Hondas were excellent back then and I like the characteristics of a 4 stroke engine for a beginner.
My questions are:
I am not sure my son will take to bike riding like I did so for his first bike I want to keep the cost down.
Of the Chinese brands, which have the best handling characteristics and are the best to ride?
Which are the best quality?
The 70cc TDR PIT DIRT BIKE MOTOR TRAIL MINI THUMPSTAR eCX7 seems very cheap. What are they like? What is the right price to pay for one?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.