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Old 11-18-2009, 01:48 AM   #11
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A 12 year old on a busa. Thats insanely irresponsible. I dont care how great the kid is. Nothing like having your child die at the age of 12.
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:15 AM   #12
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A 12 year old on a busa. Thats insanely irresponsible. I dont care how great the kid is. Nothing like having your child die at the age of 12.
not a streetbike a dragbike at that i talking insane speed
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Old 11-18-2009, 08:05 AM   #13
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Support? We plan to ENCOURAGE it ( and we don't even have kids yet )
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Old 11-18-2009, 08:24 AM   #14
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I would be open to it, so long as I believe they were capable of doing so safely (considering coordniation, etc).
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Old 11-18-2009, 08:28 AM   #15
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Support? We plan to ENCOURAGE it ( and we don't even have kids yet )
We encouraged one of my nephews. Placed him on Lisa's bike when he was ~1.5 years or so for a picture. Fast-forward 4-5 years later and he's at our house and we're wondering where he went off to. We go look in the garage and he had climbed up on my bike and was laying on the tank with both hands on the grips and making "BRRRRRRFFFFHHHHHHH....WAAAAHHHHHHHHH" noises.
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Old 11-18-2009, 08:49 AM   #16
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not a streetbike a dragbike at that i talking insane speed
A stock busa can reach 145mph in 1/4 mile. Way too fast for a kid.
Get him a YSR50, and he will have just as much fun.
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Old 11-18-2009, 08:56 AM   #17
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Without question, yes.

I'm not sure about a 12 year old on a Busa but a 150 MX bike or 125 GP bike?

I plan on it.

Edit: I'm undecided about the street. The above is for dirt and/or race tracks.
This hurts... but I agree.

That being said, it won't be my kids... don't plan on having any. So support my neighbor kids or niece/nephew. Sure.
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Old 11-18-2009, 09:01 AM   #18
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my son started riding with me at 1 1/2, on his own dirt at 4, racing at 5, and got him on the road at 16. best riding partner I could have. We have had so many good times riding together.

yeah he's crashed a few times pretty hard (dirt and road) and you question your judgement for letting him ride but in the end it was well worth it.
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Old 11-18-2009, 11:58 AM   #19
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It is easy to say yes now because I don't actually have any kids.
Same here and I know what you mean.
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Old 11-18-2009, 12:02 PM   #20
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