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What Bike for a 16 year old
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 935067" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>My vote is: None of the above</p><p></p><p>My advice for a 16 year old with no motorcycle experience would be to go out and buy 2 used dirt bikes (one for him and one for you) and a trailer. He can learn the skills on handling a motorcycle without worrying about obstacles that are trying to run him over. You two will make memories that you might never have otherwise. He can learn the rules of the road from within the safety of a cage. Get him ,or better yet have him buy his own, beater cage to get around in</p><p></p><p>Later on, when he has mastered both the driving on the roads thing and the motorcycle handling thing you can talk about a road bike and merging his skills. You'll probably want to hang onto those dirt bikes as they're a whole bunch of fun in their own right. That is what I did when I was young and it's what I did with my son when he was at that age. We actually started with the dirt bikes a little earlier than 16 It has worked out well for both of us.</p><p></p><p>This is one decision you don't want to F*** up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 935067, member: 3828"] My vote is: None of the above My advice for a 16 year old with no motorcycle experience would be to go out and buy 2 used dirt bikes (one for him and one for you) and a trailer. He can learn the skills on handling a motorcycle without worrying about obstacles that are trying to run him over. You two will make memories that you might never have otherwise. He can learn the rules of the road from within the safety of a cage. Get him ,or better yet have him buy his own, beater cage to get around in Later on, when he has mastered both the driving on the roads thing and the motorcycle handling thing you can talk about a road bike and merging his skills. You'll probably want to hang onto those dirt bikes as they're a whole bunch of fun in their own right. That is what I did when I was young and it's what I did with my son when he was at that age. We actually started with the dirt bikes a little earlier than 16 It has worked out well for both of us. This is one decision you don't want to F*** up. [/QUOTE]
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