Kids First Motorbike

[Jeffrey]

What sort of daily/weekly maintenance is needed on the likes of the pw80? I appreciate a lot will come down to condition/amount of use, but in general what do people find necessary to keep them well maintained and running properly?

 

[whiddy]

Honda XR80 if you can find one.

 

[7740 man]

Don’t get a Moto x 65/85 model they are light & fragile and designed to be washed & stripped down after every ride. They are also bloody quick & might frighten your lad. Start him off on a more steady 4 stroke type , till he gets his confidence up. Don’t buy a Chinese pit bike, they are made of balsa wood

 

[Campbell]

Best £50 ever spent on fun here was an old Honda 125 As it will spend a lot of time on its side or in a hedge, no need for anything tidy, and they had many years fun out of it.

 

[Boydvalley]

Honda crf100. Bombproof

 

[Jeffrey]

Don’t get a Moto x 65/85 model they are light & fragile and designed to be washed & stripped down after every ride. They are also bloody quick & might frighten your lad. Start him off on a more steady 4 stroke type , till he gets his confidence up. Don’t buy a Chinese pit bike, they are made of balsa wood

Yes, don't really want anything too fast. Appreciate it's down to the driver and he's a sensible sort (more than his little bro anyway) but would rather he didn't scare himself 5hitless as I'd probably struggle to get him back on!

 

[d williams]

Honda crf100. Bombproof

To big

 

[8100]

To big

You can get a smaller wheel version's of most main stream bikes these days and put the bigger wheels on when they have grown a bit

 

[Still Farming]

Italjet 50 use to be good semi automatic

 

[John]

Don’t get a Moto x 65/85 model they are light & fragile and designed to be washed & stripped down after every ride. They are also bloody quick & might frighten your lad. Start him off on a more steady 4 stroke type , till he gets his confidence up. Don’t buy a Chinese pit bike, they are made of balsa wood

I was going to say a Chinese pit bike. I brought a cheap second hand one for my 10yr old at Christmas. It’s been brilliant, cost £300 hrs been to mx tracks and round the farm. I’ve just got him a Ktm 85 small wheel as he’s right into it now. The 110cc 4 stroke was perfect for learning on as he could rev it flat out till he got used to the gears. Not like you could with a 2stroke. And you not shovelling our loads of money on something he may not like.

 

[simon-0116]

What sort of daily/weekly maintenance is needed on the likes of the pw80? I appreciate a lot will come down to condition/amount of use, but in general what do people find necessary to keep them well maintained and running properly?

Pw80 generally bomb proof.
Oil, tyre pressure, fuel, chain and away you go.
New piston and rings were £30 + rebore at £15.
Can jack rear suspension up by re drilling shock hole under seat.
Suited 7 to 10. Still pull me ok.

Now progressed to yamaha rt100 twin shock, with clutch, suit 9 to 13 yrs old. Or me.

 

[Jeffrey]

Looks like we're gonna go with a Honda CRF110. I'm hoping it'll be big enough for his old man to round up the occasionally!?

 

[Hilly]

Mine is 13 and has an xr 400 lol what a bike great bikes

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Mine is 13 and has an xr 400 lol what a bike great bikes

Mine at the seaside, earlier in the year

Great Trail bike

 

[Grassman]

Trials bikes are the way to go. You can get a seat to fit them if you want.

 

[Still Farming]

Looks like we're gonna go with a Honda CRF110. I'm hoping it'll be big enough for his old man to round up the occasionally!?

Ours got a crf125 good kit.

 

[8100]

I am just building this one for the nephew . It was a auto malaguti 50 but now a geared 60 .Having to fit a rear brake pedal now as the clutch leaver is where the rear brake leaver once lived .

 

[v8willy]

Honda 50 here if you can get one ......

That's what I had, first one was a fiver, ran on the smell of petrol, neighbours complained a bit when the exhaust fell off.
Second one was £15, wasn't as reliable but ended up on the roads with it at 15.

 

[f0ster]

one of the trials bikes is a good starter bike, they are very low geared and it teaches you balance and handling at low speeds, a gas gas or a sherco.

 

[8100]

one of the trials bikes is a good starter bike, they are very low geared and it teaches you balance and handling at low speeds, a gas gas or a sherco.

The Yamaha TY 80 is a awesome starter bike but the classic bike collectors have jumped on them now and one in bits is fetching strong money .Strangely enough i found that kiddies program Kickstart yesterday while on youtube i bet the HSE would have kittens if they tried that now .....