Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they grow fast!
:-)
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
From: Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.com mailto:mariobaroz@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
Date: January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
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That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike. Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250 motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?" hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons. I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
On this note….
I bought an Ohvale GP2 mini bike for myself.
I am having so much fun on it i want my kids (age range 7,9,& 11) to give a try.
So I’ve been looking at the smaller GP0 110 automatic. They’re hard to come by used and you’ve got lots of parents with the same mindset trying to get their kids into it also.
I tried the dirt bike thing with them. But since I have zero dirt back ground it’s hard for me to teach them anything.
Cool topic! 😄
Ryan
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 19, 2022, at 8:34 AM, TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com wrote:
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they grow fast!
:-)
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
From: Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
Date: January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike. Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250 motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?" hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons. I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
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I actually bought my son an XR50 when he was 4 yrs old. He just could never manage riding his bicycle so I never put him on the XR. Someone pointed out to me that riding a motorcycle is easier because you don't have to pedal and balance. I should have put him on the XR right away! hahahaha
From: TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 7:34 AM
To: ducati@list.ducati.net ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they grow fast!
:-)
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On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.netmailto:ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
From: Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.commailto:mariobaroz@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
Date: January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
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That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike. Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250 motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?" hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons. I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
At 4, and again 21 years later? Are you telling us that, after riding for
21 years, he can't graduate himself past the Z50? Or, is the Z50 such an
incredible machine that you can never give it up?
Now that I think of it, the old beat up Honda 125 was my first motorcycle,
but the first bike I ever rode was Ned Weaver's Yamaha dirt bike (50cc?).
Gotta love his parents, cause we created a tiny oval dirt track in their
backyard.
For many of the things I do, I tell myself to enjoy, "I won't be able to do
this much longer." It might be muscling a superbike around a turn on the
racetrack (giving myself a lot of credit with that description), or it
might just be leaping up a flight of stairs two at a time.
On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 at 05:35, TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com wrote:
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of
a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but
their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they
grow fast!
:-)
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
*From: *Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
*Subject: *[Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a
while?
*Date: *January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
*To: *Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
*Reply-To: *Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I
started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been
riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross
track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most
naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good
learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a
track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike.
Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal
enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that
he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride
at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but
he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250
motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having
fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among
the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one
day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I
asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which
he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?"
hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So
I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and
surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of
my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons.
I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I
could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
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no, no...I bought my 16 yr old son an XR50 when he was 4 yrs old. He's a twin and they were preemies and so very, very, small during their first 10 or so years. He just couldn't manage riding his bicycle during those years.
My other son is 29 yrs old now. I taught him to ride the same time I taught my 16 yr old. But it was funny because at the time I had a CR85 two-stroke motocross race bike and the XR50. The CR was a little beast and much too fast for what we were trying to do. And then it broke beyond what my meager mechanical skills could fix. So I sold it and all we had was the XR50. So my 6'3" and 5'3" (at the time) were both learning on the XR50. That was only for a couple of weekends and then I bought the CRF125 followed by the TT-230.
Mario
From: Kevin Kachadourian kkachadourian@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 10:23 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
At 4, and again 21 years later? Are you telling us that, after riding for 21 years, he can't graduate himself past the Z50? Or, is the Z50 such an incredible machine that you can never give it up?
Now that I think of it, the old beat up Honda 125 was my first motorcycle, but the first bike I ever rode was Ned Weaver's Yamaha dirt bike (50cc?). Gotta love his parents, cause we created a tiny oval dirt track in their backyard.
For many of the things I do, I tell myself to enjoy, "I won't be able to do this much longer." It might be muscling a superbike around a turn on the racetrack (giving myself a lot of credit with that description), or it might just be leaping up a flight of stairs two at a time.
On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 at 05:35, TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.commailto:tbrduc@gmail.com> wrote:
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they grow fast!
:-)
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[cid:17e731e967a5b206ef62]
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.netmailto:ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
From: Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.commailto:mariobaroz@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
Date: January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.netmailto:ducati@list.ducati.net>
Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.netmailto:ducati@list.ducati.net>
That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike. Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250 motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?" hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons. I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
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My younger daughter was 5 weeks preemie, and has always been taller than
her elder sister (1.74 vs 1.67)
Tom
On 19.01.22 19:37, Mario Baroz wrote:
no, no...I bought my 16 yr old son an XR50 when he was 4 yrs old.
He's a twin and they were preemies
I didn't have any dirt bike experience when I started teaching my sons. I've watched lots of motocross racing and some off-roading riding videos so I knew (in my head) the basics. After the boys could shift, brake, turn, and keep their eyes up for the majority of the time, and after they learned what little I could teach them about dirt riding, there was nothing else I could do. At this point, we're all learning it together. They have both been ready for some more advanced instruction for some time now. We just haven't found time to do it.
Mario
From: Ryan Santoso rsantoso.forums@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 7:39 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
On this note….
I bought an Ohvale GP2 mini bike for myself.
I am having so much fun on it i want my kids (age range 7,9,& 11) to give a try.
So I’ve been looking at the smaller GP0 110 automatic. They’re hard to come by used and you’ve got lots of parents with the same mindset trying to get their kids into it also.
I tried the dirt bike thing with them. But since I have zero dirt back ground it’s hard for me to teach them anything.
Cool topic! 😄
Ryan
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 19, 2022, at 8:34 AM, TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com wrote:
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they grow fast!
:-)
[cid:3610BDCD-2A16-49DA-B073-45E5EAE43581]
[cid:5B1F5E02-93FE-40AE-823D-B06D3FFC2E2E]
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.netmailto:ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
From: Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.commailto:mariobaroz@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
Date: January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.netmailto:ducati@list.ducati.net>
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That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike. Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250 motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?" hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons. I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
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I didn't have any training, and did not watch any dirt bikes. Me on my bike
was the only one around. It was the school of hard knocks:
To get to the top of the dirt hill made by land clearing bulldozers, stay
on the gas, just enough,all the way up. Blew this one time to time.
Time the turn on the downhill trail in the woods, or else you're in the
creek. I always got this one right.
Make sure to give the front a little flick to get through the dogleg in the
trail, or else you
On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 at 07:47, Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com wrote:
I didn't have any dirt bike experience when I started teaching my sons.
I've watched lots of motocross racing and some off-roading riding videos so
I knew (in my head) the basics. After the boys could shift, brake, turn,
and keep their eyes up for the majority of the time, and after they learned
what little I could teach them about dirt riding, there was nothing else I
could do. At this point, we're all learning it together. They have both
been ready for some more advanced instruction for some time now. We just
haven't found time to do it.
Mario
From: Ryan Santoso rsantoso.forums@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 7:39 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
On this note….
I bought an Ohvale GP2 mini bike for myself.
I am having so much fun on it i want my kids (age range 7,9,& 11) to give
a try.
So I’ve been looking at the smaller GP0 110 automatic. They’re hard to
come by used and you’ve got lots of parents with the same mindset trying to
get their kids into it also.
I tried the dirt bike thing with them. But since I have zero dirt back
ground it’s hard for me to teach them anything.
Cool topic! 😄
Ryan
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 19, 2022, at 8:34 AM, TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com wrote:
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out
of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but
their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they
grow fast!
:-)
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
*From: *Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
*Subject: *[Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a
while?
*Date: *January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
*To: *Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
*Reply-To: *Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I
started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been
riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross
track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most
naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good
learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a
track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike.
Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal
enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that
he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride
at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but
he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250
motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having
fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among
the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one
day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I
asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which
he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?"
hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So
I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and
surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of
my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons.
I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I
could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
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It’s too late now. I sold both kids dirt bike and my own dirt bike. The dirt park is 45 mins away and life was just too busy. I don’t live in an area where we can just ride without much planning.
I think I used my bike 3 times in the four years I owned it. Good news is that I sold all three for more than I paid for it given how silly the market is right now.
My thinking is that I plan to do lots of MiniGP this year and if the kids got into it with me that’s a major bonus. One or two of the four kids usually go with me on my track days anyways.
Ryan
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On Jan 20, 2022, at 10:47 AM, Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com wrote:
I didn't have any dirt bike experience when I started teaching my sons. I've watched lots of motocross racing and some off-roading riding videos so I knew (in my head) the basics. After the boys could shift, brake, turn, and keep their eyes up for the majority of the time, and after they learned what little I could teach them about dirt riding, there was nothing else I could do. At this point, we're all learning it together. They have both been ready for some more advanced instruction for some time now. We just haven't found time to do it.
Mario
From: Ryan Santoso rsantoso.forums@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 7:39 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
On this note….
I bought an Ohvale GP2 mini bike for myself.
I am having so much fun on it i want my kids (age range 7,9,& 11) to give a try.
So I’ve been looking at the smaller GP0 110 automatic. They’re hard to come by used and you’ve got lots of parents with the same mindset trying to get their kids into it also.
I tried the dirt bike thing with them. But since I have zero dirt back ground it’s hard for me to teach them anything.
Cool topic! 😄
Ryan
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On Jan 19, 2022, at 8:34 AM, TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com wrote:
And now, lots of postings!! All you had to duo was ask and we crack out of a Winter freeze!
Similar here, Mario…except…a bit younger.
Age 4..then 21 years later…same Z50.
:-)
I keep several bikes ready, inc aside her wants to go for a ride, but their lives catch up.
Encourage that ride sooner, while YOU are able!!
My other one now has 3 children..barely has time to say hello. Damn they grow fast!
:-)
On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:43 AM, ducati-request@list.ducati.net wrote:
From: Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com
Subject: [Ducati] Re: How come I have not seen any postings for a while?
Date: January 19, 2022 at 7:43:14 AM EST
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
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That's cool! I only started him on bikes in June 2020 when he was 15. I started him out on a 2020 Honda CRF125FB Big Wheel but this year he's been riding my Yamaha TT-230 more than me. We mostly go to our local motocross track but have tried some trails here and there. He's not the most naturally talented rider, (ha!) but he's very coachable and a good learner. I thought about getting a Kawasaki ZXR400 and using that for a track bike until he's ready and then it would be his first bike. Or...going the other way, maybe a Yamaha TTR-250...that small street legal enduro. I don't know. The biggest battle will be convincing his Mom that he should ride on the street.
His brother (my stepson but really, my son) is 29 and I taught him to ride at the same time as my 16 yr old. He and I were sharing the TT-230 but he's 6'3 and I'm 5'3" so...it didn't really fit him. He bought a CRF250 motocross bike and is starting to get familiar with that.
When Andy (16yr old) was riding it didn't really look like he was having fun. It looked like this was just another fun activity that he has among the many other he has (band, karate, guitar, video games, etc.). So one day I asked him "Are you really having fun?" He said "oh yeah!" So then I asked him "Well...do you ever see yourself riding on the street?" To which he answered "Yeah! that's what this is all about isn't it?" hahahaha....good boy.
Cory was the same. He's a pretty laid back guy, very laconic in manner. So I asked him too "Are you really having fun?" And much to my shock and surprise (and delight!) he said "Yeah, I can see doing this for the rest of my life." hahahaha...good boy.
One of my biggest dreams is to go on a motorcycle road trip with my sons. I always wanted to do that with my Dad but we never got the chance. If I could just go on one long trip with my sons...omg..I would be soooo happy.
Mario
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