Dirt bikes?

[scdmarx]

My 16 year old kid has been buying cars, fixing them to sell. His latest project was this 04 Volvo he bought for $1,000 which had a rod sticking through the block. He found a motor on ebay for $1,100 shipped to our front door. Some misc. seals, new starter, oil w/filter and coolant, he ended up with right around $2,500 into it.

Yesterday he sold it for $6,500.
So this afternoon some guy in a red pickup shows up to drop off this. And a helmet.

The guy leaves hear with $1,800 cash money. Now mama is throwing a fit, slobbering into her pillow, etc. telling me that I'm giving the kid a loaded gun and telling him to go play with it. She doesn't care that I was 11 years old when I got a Hodaka, or that a boy needs a decent dirt bike, or any of that stuff.

Our son has been riding his friends dirt bike on weekends out at their ranch, and he's been coming home in one piece. A boy can't sit in the house and play with dolls forever, y'know!

The bike seems to run ok and everything, my question is does anyone know of a web site like this one for these bikes? I haven't messed with anything like this since the Hodaka days.

 

[joedrum]

nice bike ...well thats a big big deal for a youg man i think its great ....i just hope he knows that ...id make sure he understands the cost involve and the care something like this takes ...and the sense not to let idiots talk him into riding it ...ive been burnt on my sons stupidity with a golf cart seemed his intension was just to tear it up ....but ron i think its great what you have done

 

[dan filipi]

I think its great he's bought one of his own.
Getting out with his friends doing something he enjoys sure beats sitting in front of a screen playing video games!

 

[scdmarx]

He does this with his own money. Outside of technical advice and demonstrating a few specialty tools, he does this himself. Personally, I'd much rather he go to college and pay somebody else to put his cars together.

Not to worry, as soon as this bike starts costing him money, he'll get rid of it. He's that way when it comes to reaching into his own pockets. I just think it would be great to find a website that comes anywhere near what this one is.

 

[joedrum]

gee this shows you how good im doing ...i wish my son had bought the golf cart ...my hats off to ya ron :hi:

 

[scdmarx]

gee this shows you how good im doing ...i wish my son had bought the golf cart ...my hats off to ya ron :hi:

You're not alone, Joe. My daughter fully expects somebody to hand her everything she needs. But the flip side is, she's pretty good at accepting when she doesn't have something, and just going without. But in all fairness, she's got some good stuff in her too. She's the oldest.

Our youngest acts like he don't even know what money is. It's really easy for his big sister to con him out of his birthday money or something. To him, money is just an object. He needs to get involved in stuff for the pleasure of doing it. His thing currently is the Okinawa Karate Club, or whatever it's called. He's really going for it. What I like about it is that they teach him he has to earn his way. His teacher gave him the white pajama suit, but he has to earn it by getting there early and have the floor swept and the stuff set up before anyone else arrives. Maybe someday he'll be in the UFC making his dear old dad lotsa money? :whistling:

 

[89-300ce]

I think the only thing that thing has in common with a Hodaka is that they both have two wheels. :smilie_happy:
I hope your son has gear. Elbow pads, knee pads, and proper boots are a must (helmet of course).

I used to ride sport bikes on the street and thought that was pretty exciting. Then I picked up an open class motocross bike because everything fun I did on the street was illegal. I learned more about bike control in one mile of dirt riding than I did in a comparable 100 miles of road riding.

Your son is going to learn to _RIDE_ a bike, that's for sure.

 

[scdmarx]

I think the only thing that thing has in common with a Hodaka is that they both have two wheels. :smilie_happy:
I hope your son has gear. Elbow pads, knee pads, and proper boots are a must (helmet of course).

It's been discussed. Turns out he's already shopped online and picked out everything he needs (full gear - not cheap, BTW) and we need to visit the store locally to get fitted and make the purchase. When the guy dropped off the bike he threw in a $300 Bell helmet.

 

[dan filipi]

Ron,
In response to your original question, I know a few guys like this forum https://advrider.com/forums/ though I think it's more geared to dual sport bikes.

 

[skiri251]

How big is it? 450cc or something?
Doesn't look like beginner's bike like XR100, TTR125.
Hopefully he already learned basics on friend's bike.

I recommend ThumperTalk.

https://www.thumpertalk.com/index

 

[scdmarx]

How big is it? 450cc or something?
Doesn't look like beginner's bike like XR100, TTR125.
Hopefully he already learned basics on friend's bike.

I recommend ThumperTalk.

https://www.thumpertalk.com/index

It's a Yamaha 250. Lot of aftermarket upgrades.
We'll check out the links today. Thanks.

 

[scdmarx]

I recommend ThumperTalk.

https://www.thumpertalk.com/index

Pretty much what we're looking for. Not quite as good as CGW, but very good. :good:
He spent $400 on basic gear today. :roll:

 

[skiri251]

He spent $400 on basic gear today. :roll:

Yeah, I had to spend $300+ for my 7-year old son's gear.
At least his mother didn't object so that was good.
If it was for my motorcycles.. forget it. :rant:

 

[Anonymous]

He does this with his own money. Outside of technical advice and demonstrating a few specialty tools, he does this himself. Personally, I'd much rather he go to college and pay somebody else to put his cars together.

Not to worry, as soon as this bike starts costing him money, he'll get rid of it. He's that way when it comes to reaching into his own pockets. I just think it would be great to find a website that comes anywhere near what this one is.

He sounds like quite a lad - you must be very proud!!