kids bikes

[mainline]

Thanks for the info guys. I like the sound of the jr80, 2 inches taller seat than the pw80

[Ted]

Hey Paul, I've got a pearler XR 100. These things are bombproof. My nephew who is 11 yrs of age is gonna ride it this year at Heaven juniors and then we will move it on. For a very good mate it would go pretty cheap....... Hang on a minute I'm not sure if you are in that category

[mainline]

Hey Paul, I've got a pearler XR 100. These things are bombproof. My nephew who is 11 yrs of age is gonna ride it this year at Heaven juniors and then we will move it on. For a very good mate it would go pretty cheap....... Hang on a minute I'm not sure if you are in that category

So it'll have a 20% premium added?

Thanks for the offer, I'll see how he goes height-wise over the course of the next 6 mths

[Paul552]

Hey Mainline
My son rides a KTM 65 with scalvini pipe and silencer.
You would be surprised it is not crazy loud.

Suspension is just great! You really see the difference between a race bike and a farm bike.

I have bush behind my place and never had a complaint. Ad a recluse clutch and you also have less noise.

Much quiter than the KTM 50sx.

[oldskool]

my 16yo learnt to use clutch on 88 xr 100 when she was about 13 it was geared like a trials bike so I just put 1 tooth bigger front sprocket on it made a shite load of difference.Now she's out jumping and sliding and having a ball on her 89 rm 80  .

[evo550]

The KLX 110's look like a good step up from the PW and they do a small/large wheel option, same gearbox set up as the PW as well (gears, no clutch)
You could always just increase the seat height on the PW with some bolt on accessories.

[Tex]

What about a Yamaha RT100?



Tex

[FireKwaka]

This has been great for my kids to learn on. Light weight, easy clutch, neutral at the bottom, quiet and the rear pegs allowed me to sit on behind while they learnt the control.

[FireKwaka]

YZ60 forks, YSS rear shocks.
12yr old boy changed the rings, engine was perfect condition.



Boy progressed to a KLX140 now but doesn't like the weight.

[FireKwaka]

[IT400C]

Hey Paul,

I'm going through the same questions for first bikes for my Son (5) and my Nephew (9)..  Left it too long to go the PW50 and PW80 route as I had originally planned - they're just too tall for them now..

My Son is the perfect size for TTR50-CRF50 etc., but I know that his favourite of all the bikes he sat on was the DR-Z70.  So I'll probably get him that.

For the 9 year old Nephew's first bike, I had wondered about the TTR110 (but I didn't want an auto clutch for him) or the TTR125 (I think too tall, but nice to have with electric start)..

Currently I'm leaning towards the JR80 also.. 

Another option is the Kawasaki KLX110 - 680mm seat height and auto clutch.  It also comes in a big wheel version (730mm seat height and manual clutch).  I have heard that you can buy a kit from Kawasaki to convert the KLX110 from auto clutch to manual clutch when they're ready to step up.  And it's a nice looking bike!

But I am still leaning towards the JR80 - it's got the right seat height, manual clutch that I want for my nephew, it's a two stroke (need I say more?), and it's also about $1000 cheaper than the KLX110 and and $2000 cheaper than the TTR125!!

 

[IT400C]

From my extensive research on the subject (last night!)   

                   seat height       auto/manual clutch        4T/2T        starting
PW80             635mm                auto                          2T              kick
TTR110E         670mm                auto                          4T              electric leg
KLX110           680mm                 auto                         4T               electric
JR80              685mm                 manual                     2T               kick
KLX110L        730mm                 manual                      4T              electric
TTR125E        775mm                  manual                     4T              electric
DRZ125         775mm                  manual                     4T              kick
KLX140          780mm                 manual                      4T              electric
KLX140L         800mm                 manual                      4T             electric
TTR125LWE    805mm                manual                       4T              electric
DRZ125L         805mm                manual                      4T              manual
 

[AdamN]

HI Tony,

The JR80 is a great little bike. My 11yr old daughter had one for her first ever bike and she picked up the clutch no worries. She was a touch too tall for it when we first got it, but not knowing how she would go we took the risk. Have since upgraded her to a CRF100 and she is much more comfortable on the bigger bike.

Take 'em around and sit on all the different models and compare. They are all good for learning the clutch/ easy to start off etc. Comes down to price and colour I guess. And big savings to be had buying second hand. I learned that the hard way with a CRF50 we basically gave away 12mths later .

Adam

[YZ250H]

What's the best next step for a youngster after a pw80?

Your advice on the JR50 for the young bloke as a first bike was bang on  
How would you rate the pw80 ?  Would you reccommend it as the next step ?

My daughter took great pride in showing she is big enough to ride the YZ50 now but ....

It's not technically a thread hijack is it  

[mainline]

I'm definitely sold on the jr80 idea, although the pw80 is such a good little bike i might look into those suspension raisers to get a bit more time out of it. I think it might be a bit too heavy for your boy Tony as a next step after a jr50. Unless he's taken after his old man since I saw him last.