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What Bike for a 16 year old
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<blockquote data-quote="oldryder" data-source="post: 957339" data-attributes="member: 13916"><p>Read all this with great interest as I went thru a similar exercise 4 years ago.</p><p></p><p>One important thing I think is missing from all the discussion is the value of track instruction for street riding.</p><p></p><p>Most riders can't ride their bike any where near the limits of the bikes potential which sacrifices a lot of potential safety.</p><p></p><p>Based on advice I got on this forum I scheduled my daughter and I for 2 "advanced riding instruction" classes conducted on a small road course at a local tech college. The classes were so much fun (and we learned so much) we did 5 more that summer plus 2 track days at a big track (Brainerd International Raceway.</p><p></p><p>At the end of that summer my daughter was a more technically proficient rider than I was for 35 years and I am a far far better rider.</p><p></p><p>I hope neither one of us ever has to use track derived skills on the street to avoid a crash but if we do I'll be damn glad we took the time to learn those skills.</p><p></p><p>One final note: Once you've had the fun of railing around racetrack corners with unobstructed sight lines and no worries about sand, gravel, grass cuttings, cows, stalled cars, or any other obstacle the attraction of agressive street riding fades considerably.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldryder, post: 957339, member: 13916"] Read all this with great interest as I went thru a similar exercise 4 years ago. One important thing I think is missing from all the discussion is the value of track instruction for street riding. Most riders can't ride their bike any where near the limits of the bikes potential which sacrifices a lot of potential safety. Based on advice I got on this forum I scheduled my daughter and I for 2 "advanced riding instruction" classes conducted on a small road course at a local tech college. The classes were so much fun (and we learned so much) we did 5 more that summer plus 2 track days at a big track (Brainerd International Raceway. At the end of that summer my daughter was a more technically proficient rider than I was for 35 years and I am a far far better rider. I hope neither one of us ever has to use track derived skills on the street to avoid a crash but if we do I'll be damn glad we took the time to learn those skills. One final note: Once you've had the fun of railing around racetrack corners with unobstructed sight lines and no worries about sand, gravel, grass cuttings, cows, stalled cars, or any other obstacle the attraction of agressive street riding fades considerably. [/QUOTE]
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