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[QUOTE="1350CFM, post: 742820, member: 51786"] My son is small for his age, He started on a P'Dub 50 when he was 5. Moved up to a PW80 at 7. A PW80 is a REALLY HEAVY bike at about 150lbs wet. Also it's quite WIDE. My son had a hard time keeping his feet on the pegs because of the wide seat. This Winter I picked up a KTM Sr. Adventure 50. He rode it today for the first time and LOVES IT! It's easily as fast as his 80 except for mabey top end. The suspention is AWSOME compared to his PW80. He would constantly bottom out the Yammy. The KTM is also about 45lbs lighter than the P'Dub-Ya. All around we are very happy with the Orange bike. Sure he's going to outgrow it this Fall, But I also have a little girl who will be riding soon. My only problem is that he will lose some of his shifting skills with the auto clutch KTM. But he will GAIN so much more in riding skills with a bike that is the right size and light enough for him to handle. If your smart about how much you pay it'll only cost you a hundred or so every couple years. I paid $700 for a 2 year old PW50. My son rode it for 3 seasons and I sold it for $600 and didn't even have to wash it for the new owner. I then paid $700 for a PW80 and he rode that for 2 seasons...Have a buyer who's gonna give me $700 for it. So if ya look at it this way....He's been riding for going on 5 years for a whoppin' $100.00! So my advise would be to figure out which bike fits his riding style(trails? Jumps? MX? back yard cruiser?) and the most important thing would be find a bike that FITS HIM! Putting him on a bike thats TOOO BIG so you can save a few bucks is NOT COOL! Also be prepared to spend close to the same on gear as you do the bike. [/QUOTE]
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