Bought my daughter a 4-wheeler

[NathanY]

Here are some pics:<br />

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<br /><br />Its an old Yamaha 80cc. Its slow, but it works good for a six-year-old. She was so excited when she saw it. Not bad for $250.

 

[roscoe]

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Looks like great fun Nate.<br />I wish I had one myself.<br /><br />Do her a favor, get her a full face helmet.<br />Those handle bars can do a number on a face or teeth.<br />Even at 10 mph, it is like dropping her on the sidewalk, face first.<br /><br />Don't ask.

 

[LubeDude]

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Our grand daughter has been riding sense she was 4, she is seven now and just got a new one!<br /><br />

<br />This was taken last year before she got the new one.

 

[NathanY]

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Yeah, Roscoe, I agree about the helmet. But I didnt want to invest so much $$$ in one if she was not going to ride the thing. She had the bicycle helmet, and thought that would be good enough for her to try the four wheeler out.

 

[POINTER94]

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I could only wish I had one of those as a kid. Very cool. Heck I want one as an adult.

 

[ndemge]

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I agree on the face helmet, and a set of BOOTS<br /><br />if your about to crash, instinct tells you to put your feet down.... as the rear tire runs over it.<br /><br />Happened to me, had my tennis shoes on and was on crutches for 4 months.... had I spent the 2 minutes to lace up my boots, might have gotten by with a "sob that smarted" instead, spent 3 days at pismo beach limpin around (never said it ended the trip

 

[ndemge]

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oh, and not to just rant about safety... very cool my nephew had a little one like that he road until he was 14, he looked funny as can be at that age, but he was still having fun.

 

[JRJ]

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Good family fun since '87 for us. I was wearing a walking cast the first time I rode one and yep, I put my bad leg down. Managed to hide it for awhile Dr. said "keep it up I've got two kids in collage"

 

[kenimpzoom]

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Cool man, we gonna look at some 4 wheelers soon, the 3 yr old is begging to get one. <br /><br />I know everybody will probably rag on me for this, but you can get a BMX style full face bicyle helmet for cheap and it offers good protection. It has a hard plastic shell just like a motorcycle helmet. <br /><br />Ken

 

[monoshock]

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Sorry copy

 

[monoshock]

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[KaGee]

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Gee, I never had any cool toys like that when I was a kid.<br /><br />Heck, I don't have any now!

 

[mrloring]

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Local ATV shop has helmets for $50. My buddy paid over $120 for his boy's helmet at a different shop. I guess with helmets you pay for the name as much as anything else.

 

[Link]

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Wish they would have had them when I was a kid!<br />Some of my grandkids have them and man do they think they are flying at 10 mph! Great pics

 

[wilkin250r]

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Originally posted by KenImpZoom:<br />I know everybody will probably rag on me for this, but you can get a BMX style full face bicyle helmet for cheap and it offers good protection. It has a hard plastic shell just like a motorcycle helmet. <br />

I'll take first honors.<br /><br />A BMX helmet is probably good for a little kid on a small 50cc, not likely to see high speeds. However, I wouldn't even recommend a BMX helmet for somebody as old as 8 or 9 on an 80cc quad. They can easily reach speeds and possible impacts beyond what a BMX helmet is designed to handle. Lighter and less expensive equates to not as strong.<br /><br />I'm heavily into ATVs. The "250r" in my name refers to a legendary quad built by Honda back in 86-89, the full model number is TRX250R. I've built-up and raced many, I've even used nitrous oxide.<br /><br />We have a saying in the motorcycle and ATV community. If'n you got a $10 head, then buy a $10 helmet.