yeah good point BUT!!
petrol bikes are sweet for kids , but motorsprot is dangerous, and as unfortuante as this accident sounds ,
it may have been better to start in an open space and reduce the throttle opening.
Josh can control the throttle on a crf70 with me on the back and he slows down when you say ease off..
but if he panics then the throttle goes wide open !! we've all seen it (esspecially girls at parties etc see youtube to get my point.. LOL) full speed feet down no concept of braking or lettin off the throttle, just headlong into what ever they aim at, and as a biker you will notice you go towards what your looking at; so on a sports bike at 130mph you look at something for too long and find yourself heading towards it.
many people start of on quads so the kids get throttle and brake control which is a good idea, and we ride trikes with thumb throttle but not the same as twist grip, so we are straight on the bikes to learn bike control, I only hope i am sensible enough to guide JJ as he learns the finer art of control.
I hope the young lass in question heals up nice, makes a full recovery and is back on the horse in due course.
(obviosly with a full face lid and plenty of open space!!)
I would also make the point, that full face lids are the way for small kids learning bikes . Recently got JJ a full face mx lid by lazer , quality lid reasonable price, its not too heavy n he likes to wear it , wont last him long (as they grow so quick ) but can't put a price on safty.
I know all the trials riders wear OPEN face an i hav 1, but kinda prefer my mx lid for doing big stuff. I dont fancy face planting after a set of doubles in an open lid it nearly knocks you out with an mx lid!!
Again thanks for the replies , but lets not dissrespect honda crf50s or z50s as they RULE!!!
but as DOCmike points out there are many benefits to osets
but there are also down sides
ie need mains power to charge (no mains in the woods)
only lasts for the charge and a long wait for recharge
(can only have so many sets of spare bat's)
and finnally as jj an i love riding in water (so do the hondas not so much the beta's )
i wonder how the oset will react to a foot deep stream crossing!!
I guess i will find out (any comments from experience welcome).
RANT OVER