08-16-2020, 11:18 AM
Agree. Also, dirt tends to be more forgiving for inevitable rookie mistakes that would otherwise happen on the road.
In middle school, I started on a 49cc "mini chopper" toy bike. This was due to the fact that 2 kids in their teens had just been killed on a 110cc "pocket-bike" 2 weeks prior and made the news, unfortunately that was the style I wanted. The thought was the steering radius wider and therefore more favorable on the "chopper" and also a small 49cc 2-stroke was more tame. My father was very anti-motorbikes, so it was either that or nothing..
Later learned gears and clutch on a buddy's TRX ATV. 5 Years later, and after having owned multiple manual cars, I came across a TTR125 which I would sometimes ride on the streets, without a helmet(not very smart) But the bike solidified my desire to ride and own a street legal bike
Fast forward 10 years and a handful of bikes later, and I'm one of the few young guys on this predominantly "old-guy" board
I want my kids to ride one day, or at least know how to. I truly feel it's a basic human skill to have, much like changing a tire, shooting a gun. Except, gasoline motorcycles as we know them may actually face extinction in the next 50 years. Unfortunate
In middle school, I started on a 49cc "mini chopper" toy bike. This was due to the fact that 2 kids in their teens had just been killed on a 110cc "pocket-bike" 2 weeks prior and made the news, unfortunately that was the style I wanted. The thought was the steering radius wider and therefore more favorable on the "chopper" and also a small 49cc 2-stroke was more tame. My father was very anti-motorbikes, so it was either that or nothing..
Later learned gears and clutch on a buddy's TRX ATV. 5 Years later, and after having owned multiple manual cars, I came across a TTR125 which I would sometimes ride on the streets, without a helmet(not very smart) But the bike solidified my desire to ride and own a street legal bike
Fast forward 10 years and a handful of bikes later, and I'm one of the few young guys on this predominantly "old-guy" board
I want my kids to ride one day, or at least know how to. I truly feel it's a basic human skill to have, much like changing a tire, shooting a gun. Except, gasoline motorcycles as we know them may actually face extinction in the next 50 years. Unfortunate