Re: OT: Mini Bike

Posted by rustyj14@yahoo.com on December 30, 2004 at 10:45:18 from (209.195.139.156):

In Reply to: OT: Mini Bike posted by Dave in GA on December 28, 2004 at 08:38:46:

When my youngest son was about 6-7 years old, i bought a used mini-bike like yours, for around $35. Took it home, and immediately my 6 yr old wanted to ride it. "Well, son, i don't think its right for you just yet" I told him. I also said these things are dangerous for kids! So, i set off on a trip around the yard, at which point, at speed, in gear, the chain locked up, the back wheel stopped, and--yep--i went over the handle bars!! Well, my wife, after she could stop laughing, told me i was nuts for buying that thing! (I must tell you, this happened in the days before helmets, etc.!)
I had to go buy a new clutch and chain, so it ran good after that. Then the girl across the road wanted to try it out, so i let her do it. And she ran into the side of my pickup, because she froze at the handlebars!
We had a load of dirt dumped in the front yard next to the front of the house, to be piled around the foundation for water drainage.
One day, my wife was sitting on the couch, and saw something flash past the window! Then it happened again, so she went out to look! There, riding merrily around the front yard, was the young son, on his (read my) minibike, going over the pile of dirt, and jumping far out into the grass, over the front walk!
Well, that started along period of trail bikes, VW dune buggies, pickups, cars, anything with wheels!
The kid built a VW dune buggy, and would ride it down in the back woods. This didn't worry the wife, until she saw him coming up the hill on the back wheels, at speed! And then, he did the same thing on his trail bike!
Somehow, he survived all of that, and is still working on cars and bikes!
by: Rustyj

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