Hello everyone, I know this is a common question but I have been looking through all the old post and still not sure what to do.
My 9 year old has been riding a little over a year now on a Tomos MC 50 Senior which is a great bike to learn on. He's been wanting more power for a while but I have been putting off getting him something better until I knew he had maxxed out the Tomos. Well the other day we were riding and he came up to me saying there was something wrong with his bike. Both fork tubes were bent out at the triple tree. I asked him how he wrecked the bike and he said he hadn't wrecked at all just came off a big jump :ohmy: . The front tubes are made by EB Racing nothing fancy but not junk either. So I think he definintly maxxed it out.
Anyway I am debating between a KLX 110, KX 65 or maybe a KTM 50 Adventure Senior. We do some trail riding but mostly it is open fields or a small home track that used to be a gravel pit. Several good jumps and dips. He may want to do some Motorcross racing but I don't really want that to be the deciding factor because that would not happen very often.
He's a pretty good rider and getting better all the time. I'm scared he'll get tired of the KLX even though it would be the most dependable. I'm leaning toward the KX 65 but am worried that it may be too much to soon. Don't know much about the KTM but we do have a local dealer. Can't afford the price of the SX though I'm sure it's a great bike. Just looking for Ideas.
My 9 year old has been riding a little over a year now on a Tomos MC 50 Senior which is a great bike to learn on. He's been wanting more power for a while but I have been putting off getting him something better until I knew he had maxxed out the Tomos. Well the other day we were riding and he came up to me saying there was something wrong with his bike. Both fork tubes were bent out at the triple tree. I asked him how he wrecked the bike and he said he hadn't wrecked at all just came off a big jump :ohmy: . The front tubes are made by EB Racing nothing fancy but not junk either. So I think he definintly maxxed it out.
Anyway I am debating between a KLX 110, KX 65 or maybe a KTM 50 Adventure Senior. We do some trail riding but mostly it is open fields or a small home track that used to be a gravel pit. Several good jumps and dips. He may want to do some Motorcross racing but I don't really want that to be the deciding factor because that would not happen very often.
He's a pretty good rider and getting better all the time. I'm scared he'll get tired of the KLX even though it would be the most dependable. I'm leaning toward the KX 65 but am worried that it may be too much to soon. Don't know much about the KTM but we do have a local dealer. Can't afford the price of the SX though I'm sure it's a great bike. Just looking for Ideas.
