Who taught you?

[ericr]

I bought my own Honda 50 when I was about 9 or 10 from a neighborhood kid for $30 when he couldn't get it to crank. I pushed it home, put a new plug in it and took off. I knew what the controls were, don't remember how, and pretty much taught myself. After that my dad got a Suzuki dualsport 400, don't remember the model, and I could ride it when I could barely touch the pegs. I'd kickstart it on the side stand and ride it off, to stop I had to come to a stop and slide off the seat to touch the ground on one side. Then I started riding on the street in 98 or 99. I was way rusty, it was easier when I was 10 It didn't take me long to get the basics back but it was a good 2-3 years before I'd say I was "good" again.

[julie j]

Originally Posted by ericr

After that my dad got a Suzuki dualsport 400, don't remember the model, and I could ride it when I could barely touch the pegs. I'd kickstart it on the side stand and ride it off, to stop I had to come to a stop and slide off the seat to touch the ground on one side.

This reminded me of my cousin. When he was about 10 he would ride my husband’s dirt bike around our property. He was just tall enough to reach the pegs. He had a milk crate to get on it with and he would have to yell for someone to “catch” him when he was ready to get off.

My husband taught me how to ride dirt. When I went to street riding I took the MSF class.

[t-homo]

Originally Posted by julie j

This reminded me of my cousin. When he was about 10 he would ride my husband’s dirt bike around our property. He was just tall enough to reach the pegs. He had a milk crate to get on it with and he would have to yell for someone to “catch” him when he was ready to get off.

My husband taught me how to ride dirt. When I went to street riding I took the MSF class.

Shit I still need that for dirtbikes.