Shee-Male Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 My son will be turning 3 in April and I was thinkin of lookin for a "kiddy" quad for him. I know 3 may seem a little young but he has ridden his little power wheels quad and the neighbours elec quad (wich is easly twice as fast) with great control and awareness. He even likes to do tricks like his "green goblin" which consists of holding on to the bars and standing on the seat with his butt in the air So my question to you HQ dads is this: How old do you useually start them? What should I look for in a machine? Any experiance/ advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis's Banshee Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 My youngest wil be 4 in July. I just picked up a Predator 50 for him. Hes doing great on it, I ride with him all the time. I keep myself between him and the fence at all times. Start'em young. Let them progress at thier rate. my$.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanU90 Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 (edited) pw50 all the way i remeber when i was about 5 yrs old i walked into a moto shop and they had a 50 with training wheels and i didnt get off the thing the whole time i was there never got one tho wish my parents did something like that for me deff. will for my kid good luck and enjoy their youth post what u decide to get Later p s Congrats on the 420th post Edited January 21, 2006 by FasterThanU90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNBRAD Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 E-ton 40 with the remote kill switch. Pad him up real good and keep your finger on the button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 my son had a very small indoor quad at like 1 and a half or maybe close to 2. around 2 and a half, got the green Power wheels KFX dealio. Had it for a year and kicked ass on it. This past xmas, he was 3 and a half and got a little chinese 50cc. He's going really really good on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shee-Male Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 pw50 all the way i remeber when i was about 5 yrs old i walked into a moto shop and they had a 50 with training wheels and i didnt get off the thing the whole time i was there never got one tho wish my parents did something like that for me deff. will for my kid good luck and enjoy their youth post what u decide to get Later p s Congrats on the 420th post 462442[/snapback] hahaha...I didn't notice...I'll smoke to that!! & ya thanks faster, I was lookin into some of the wee bikes, dunno yet, stability of the quad I think will help first off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shee-Male Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 my son had a very small indoor quad at like 1 and a half or maybe close to 2. around 2 and a half, got the green Power wheels KFX dealio. Had it for a year and kicked ass on it. This past xmas, he was 3 and a half and got a little chinese 50cc. He's going really really good on it. 462476[/snapback] Ya I think I'm thinkin of the same kinda off shore thing over here, can you post a pic?, or dose it have a brand name? Thanx for the info RNBRAD I'll look into that E-ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanU90 Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 i try to stay away from the no name brands becuase they dont make any replacement parts and are made shitty just from what ive seen id stick to yamaha or honda something sturdy and reliable and say u get a pw50 u can always mod it for urself or son later you can get sum power outta those suckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shee-Male Posted January 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 i try to stay away from the no name brands becuase they dont make any replacement parts and are made shitty just from what ive seen id stick to yamaha or honda something sturdy and reliable and say u get a pw50 u can always mod it for urself or son later you can get sum power outta those suckers 462490[/snapback] Acctually a buddy of mine runs a bike shop and has outsorced all kinds of parts for those offshore brands, he's even workin on a big bore kit and other mods. Some of them are so cheap its hard to go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellison445 Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Word Eton is your best bet, My son is 6 and he has both now Eton 50 and 90 and those little bikes haul ass with a little guy on it E-ton 40 with the remote kill switch. Pad him up real good and keep your finger on the button. 462468[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRST BANSHEE Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 E-ton 40 with the remote kill switch. Pad him up real good and keep your finger on the button. 462468[/snapback] another vote for the e-ton 40, the remote kill switch is the best. I geared mine down with a 12 in front and a 48 in back. awesome machine. My second son is riding it now. Cody started riding it at 2 1/2, and zac started at 1 1/2 with help. now he rides by himself. They can start racing at 4, start them early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboy Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 eton is shit compared to the predator lineup ,they are the best minis money can buy and have excelelnt quality and can be fixed damn near anywhere if there ever is a problem ,they have free whips ,helmets videos and safety stuff they give yo u upon purchase ,my daughter has a predator 90 (shes 6 ) and shes had many other ones and they dont compare to her predator . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRST BANSHEE Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 eton is shit compared to the predator lineup ,they are the best minis money can buy and have excelelnt quality and can be fixed damn near anywhere if there ever is a problem ,they have free whips ,helmets videos and safety stuff they give yo u upon purchase ,my daughter has a predator 90 (shes 6 ) and shes had many other ones and they dont compare to her predator . 462571[/snapback] I have to disagree, there not shit .the viper jr is very small and a excellant 1st quad. It's the only one with a remote kill switch. parts are readilly avaible by me, though I haven't had any problems. the predator is big heavy and slow, even the 50 is over 200 lbs. the viper jr is 120 lbs. much easier for a small child to move around. cost is about $500 less than the predator 50 and the e-ton 40 is faster. for the money and quality I have been very happy with the e-ton. and a couple easy mods make it even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nightmare Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 i PICKED MY DAUGHTER UP A 1987 LT50 LAST November. It runs great and she loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNBRAD Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 eton is shit compared to the predator lineup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.