Riding dirt

[Squamch]

My 5 year old got his first taste of motocross track a couple weeks back, finally got around to clipping up some of the go pro footage.

 

[Squamch]

Back to the track last night for kids practice night. Good times, but he got to do a lap on a new mini 50, and is talking about it an awful lot...better suspension, better parts....but no shifting...

 

[Steve300xcw]

I put about a gazillion miles on the old version of those back in the day. Good bikes

but he got to do a lap on a new mini 50, and is talking about it an awful lot...better suspension, better parts....but no shifting...

Yea you fucked up

We found a group on some trails last summer, an this kid had a new husky 50 or maybe 65...It was fawking legit They did say that at the slower speeds, the clutch would over heat after about 30 mins.

 

[Squamch]

I put about a gazillion miles on the old version of those back in the day. Good bikes




Yea you fucked up

We found a group on some trails last summer, an this kid had a new husky 50 or maybe 65...It was fawking legit They did say that at the slower speeds, the clutch would over heat after about 30 mins.

65, only ktm does the 50. 50 is a centrifugal clutch, and you can dial the hit in so it's either slipping or locked up right off the hop. They have the mini 50, which is I think 4" lower seat height, and the sx50, which is a jet powered greased football that looks scary. And as evidenced by the kids riding yesterday, they both actually run a throttle switch, not a slide, so it only has "on" and "off". And on hurts my ears.

 

[Steve300xcw]

All I know is my parents didnt love me enough to buy me one of those

 

[willis_racing]

and the sx50, which is a jet powered greased football that looks scary.

All I know is my parents didnt love me enough to buy me one of those

 

[Steve300xcw]

hey everybody, look at the rich kid

 

[willis_racing]

hey everybody, look at the rich kid

not my fault your dad didn't have connections to sell him used shit for $400

 

[Steve300xcw]

 

[Squamch]

hey everybody, look at the rich kid

I'm not rich, my wife is just good at money and I can make ends meet

 

[Squamch]

Well, uh....
Fuck.
Bike's got a name. It's the Rooster. Cause he's roosty as fuck on this thing.

Didn't get any trail riding video or pics but he stomped some climbs that gave him a lot of trouble on the ttr, and was rocking it up a creek bed trail on babyheads. I stopped expecting to hear a complaint and he rolls up "why are we stopping dad? This trail is fun!"

Only had one whisky throttle situation, where he launched the bike into the forest 3' off the ground, with him following at the same elevation, leading with hands and belly button, looking like he'd been kicked in the small of the back. Got up laughing his face off telling us he "got on the woopow a little too much."

 

[Mike Honcho]

🤘🤘🤘

 

[Steve300xcw]

That is awesome

 

[willis_racing]

Sick man. The gap between a ttr50 and a 50sx is bigger than the gap between a 250f and a 450f IMO. Same thing happened to me when I jumped from an xr50 to a 50 pro senior as a kid.

Great choice man, he's good and hooked now

 

[Squamch]

The boy is doing OK on the ktm in the woods! Really wish I could find a soft tire for him to run.

 

[Steve300xcw]

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[Squamch]

So fucked up thing, soft terrain tires, are the hardest compounds. Already made that mistake. Full marks for effort though Steve300xcw

 

[Steve300xcw]

soft terrain in the hardest compound? what?

 

[Steve300xcw]

Looks like Kenda makes a sticky tire for the lil bikes

Kenda Washougal II K786 Rear Tire

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[Gots_a_sol]

Soft terrain = harder compound and more aggressive/taller tread that'll dig in

Hard terrain = softer rubber (aka gummies) and tend towards a tighter tread pattern

 

[Squamch]

Looks like Kenda makes a sticky tire for the lil bikes

Kenda Washougal II K786 Rear Tire

The ultimate intermediate terrain tire is here at Kenda. The Washougal II off-road tires offer dual-compound technology at its finest. The standard compound in the center offers maximum durability while the soft race compound in the shoulder provides cornering stability and optimal traction...

www.motosport.com

That's the rear he currently has. It's the softest I could find, and it's a brick.

 

[Steve300xcw]

well arent you a picky bastard

 

[Squamch]

I was hoping I could get an OSET mini trials bike tire, but they use proprietary 12.5" wheels.

 

[Squamch]

well arent you a picky bastard

Listen, I'm old, slow, and crippled. I'm trying to live my dreams through my kids dammit!

When he's 16, we're buying adv bikes and running away from home, we've got co-conspirators lined up and everything.

 

[Steve300xcw]

can you lace some 12.5" rims onto his hubs?

 

[Steve300xcw]

its like a miniature M5b. How can you go wrong with that?

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[Squamch]

can you lace some 12.5" rims onto his hubs?

I probably could, but then we end up with 2 sets of wheels for trail and track...I mean sure, some of the kids he's racing have 2,3, or even 4 bikes...but we ain't gonna play like that.

 

[TrikeKid]

I probably could, but then we end up with 2 sets of wheels for trail and track...I mean sure, some of the kids he's racing have 2,3, or even 4 bikes...but we ain't gonna play like that.

I don't know how you expect him to be competitive without at least two bikes, (replaced with the latest model every year) I bet you don't even have a semi and stacker trailer haul the one!

 

[Steve300xcw]

Probly makes the poor kid wear handmedown gear too

 

[Squamch]

Probly makes the poor kid wear handmedown gear too

Nah, mom believes that looking good is very important when covered in dirt. Everyone gets fresh pants and jerseys for Christmas.