Teaching Emily ( 10 year old Daughter ) to ride this weekend...any suggestions ?

Wellllll......my 10 year old daughter is finally going to learn to ride this weekend. She rode 10 minutes the other night in the drive way, and NOW she says she can't sleep until Saturday ! Cute !

I have her on a 4 speed auto KLX110. We're going to The Club on Saturday. Any suggestions ? I have the fear of her just GASSIN' it into the fence, and then as she says...." don't worry Dad, I have Moto in my blood and DNA from you....I'll be OK "

She does OK in 2nd gear....what next ?

[TomMason1968]

One word Rob..............................Patience. And lots of it.

[nickt916]

so she only got 10 mins in the driveway and now you are taking her out to the track? why not to a big field where she can learn to turn the bike around and stop and stuff? not that she wont get run over at club, but like you said gassing it into a fence, its possible with pressure around her and track not being super wide, and doing 180 degree turns.

your kid not mine, i dont know how much she learned in those 10 mins.

Originally Posted by nickt916

so she only got 10 mins in the driveway and now you are taking her out to the track? why not to a big field where she can learn to turn the bike around and stop and stuff? not that she wont get run over at club, but like you said gassing it into a fence, its possible with pressure around her and track not being super wide, and doing 180 degree turns.

your kid not mine, i dont know how much she learned in those 10 mins.

Not the TRACK but......" PEE WEE LAND ". The little track for kids, then as she gets better, over to the kids beginner track.

Originally Posted by TomMason1968

One word Rob..............................Patience. And lots of it.

I've got that down...she rode her PW50 5 years ago, and I was VERY relaxed...it's just that we're going BIGGER now !

[WileE1]

Well, my son is 4.. Before I put him on a bike we went through hand drills. I'd tell him to show me throttle, he would turn his throttle hand. I'd tell him to show me the brake and he would squeeze his brake hand. We did this for quite a few days. Then I would put him on the bike and have him do the same thing with the bike off. Next I geared him up and took him to a park by the house with a basketball court that was surrounded by grass. I figured if he got it going too fast the lawn would slow him down. He rode good the first few days. I would walk next to him and tell him throttle and he would turn the throttle, and the same deal with the brake. He was very cautious with the throttle for the first few days.

Then it happened, too much throttle and the bike got away from him and scared the hell out of me, but he hit the grass and slowed down enough for me to catch him. He panicked and didnt hit the brake. it didnt phase though. he rode good the next 2 times he went out and by then he was getting very confident. Each time he would hit the corners faster before stopping untill he was riding all the way around a corner without stopping. Then he got me again, the kid pinned it into a corner couldnt steer it and hit a curb and did an a_s over teakettle and landed on his back. I think I lost 10 years off my life that day witnessing that. Best part is 3 hours later he's telling me he ready to ride again. He was shaken, but not nearly as bad as I was.

Oh yeah if you can afford it get a 2 way radio setup she can wear and you can communicate with her much better that yelling from 50 feet away.

[JSPrints]

man, your going to have fun, its fun teaching them and seeing how well they do, the only bad side is you know you have to keep them at a low gear but they rev the top end off.

Originally Posted by WileE1

Well, my son is 4.. Before I put him on a bike we went through hand drills. I'd tell him to show me throttle, he would turn his throttle hand. I'd tell him to show me the brake and he would squeeze his brake hand. We did this for quite a few days. Then I would put him on the bike and have him do the same thing with the bike off. Next I geared him up and took him to a park by the house with a basketball court that was surrounded by grass. I figured if he got it going too fast the lawn would slow him down. He rode good the first few days. I would walk next to him and tell him throttle and he would turn the throttle, and the same deal with the brake. He was very cautious with the throttle for the first few days.

Then it happened, too much throttle and the bike got away from him and scared the hell out of me, but he hit the grass and slowed down enough for me to catch him. He panicked and didnt hit the brake. it didnt phase though. he rode good the next 2 times he went out and by then he was getting very confident. Each time he would hit the corners faster before stopping untill he was riding all the way around a corner without stopping. Then he got me again, the kid pinned it into a corner couldnt steer it and hit a curb and did an a_s over teakettle and landed on his back. I think I lost 10 years off my life that day witnessing that. Best part is 3 hours later he's telling me he ready to ride again. He was shaken, but not nearly as bad as I was.

Oh yeah if you can afford it get a 2 way radio setup she can wear and you can communicate with her much better that yelling from 50 feet away.

Thanks.......I may be ahead of the learning curve, because we've gone through controls and effect, already. I may not want to overthink this, and just be there for her. You can only " cover them " so much. My daughter broke her arm playing ON a beach ball, and we all know how dangerous beach balls can be !

[MX4EVER]

Well what we did is I learned how to use the clutch, then we went to a field where we rode. I fell a week later in my street, and that taught dont squeeze the front brake. I started when I was 11 and she's 10, so she'll be fine. She'll either learn by crashing or listening to you. I know Pee Wee land is a circle with some dirt, but what I did was is I went to Carnegie on a weekday, and explored the trails. Get her used to ruts and turns and crankin the bike. Or Prarie City. Either way, you'll soon be behind her!

[WileE1]

Originally Posted by mxdad100

Thanks.......I may be ahead of the learning curve, because we've gone through controls and effect, already. I may not want to overthink this, and just be there for her. You can only " cover them " so much. My daughter broke her arm playing ON a beach ball, and we all know how dangerous beach balls can be !

Yeap, no doubt kids are tough. Its hard not to be over protective.

Every time little evil kneivel throws a leg over his 50 im on the edge of heart failure.