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- Nov 22, 2002
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Being the spoiled brat that he is, my nephew Brandon received a KTM Mini Adventure Jr. for his 2nd birthday. That was a year and three months ago. He was obviously too little to ride the bike, but my brother was anxious to get him started.
Fastforward to today and he is big enough to touch the footpegs and work the throttle. So his Dad and I took him up to Gorman for a little ride. After a preliminary safety meeting we discussed the functions of the grips and levers, but I think Brandon only heard "twist the throttle." And since this little KTM has no throttle limiter, it's easy for a munchkin to get over his disproportionately large head. Uncle Jake was in charge of throttle limitation.
Limiter In Action
Thanks to the excellent training wheels, we didn't have to worry about Brandon falling over. So we mostly concentrated on turning, stopping (his hands are still a tad too small to comfortably reach the brake levers) and not going WFO!
Going Away
In between drinking banana-flavored milk and peeing on the truck tires, he'd alternately beg to ride more or help him load his bike on the truck. He thought it was cool to see his bike roll up the loading ramp. I had to force him to sit on his chair to take this picture.
The Cutest Chair
All in all we had a great day and Brandon can't wait to go back. Man, I wish I had a little monster of my own.:) Just wanted to share.
My Nephew
p.s. Does anyone know who makes the smallest boots? I've only seen down to a size 9 kids. Thanks.
Fastforward to today and he is big enough to touch the footpegs and work the throttle. So his Dad and I took him up to Gorman for a little ride. After a preliminary safety meeting we discussed the functions of the grips and levers, but I think Brandon only heard "twist the throttle." And since this little KTM has no throttle limiter, it's easy for a munchkin to get over his disproportionately large head. Uncle Jake was in charge of throttle limitation.
Limiter In Action
Thanks to the excellent training wheels, we didn't have to worry about Brandon falling over. So we mostly concentrated on turning, stopping (his hands are still a tad too small to comfortably reach the brake levers) and not going WFO!
Going Away
In between drinking banana-flavored milk and peeing on the truck tires, he'd alternately beg to ride more or help him load his bike on the truck. He thought it was cool to see his bike roll up the loading ramp. I had to force him to sit on his chair to take this picture.
The Cutest Chair
All in all we had a great day and Brandon can't wait to go back. Man, I wish I had a little monster of my own.:) Just wanted to share.
My Nephew
p.s. Does anyone know who makes the smallest boots? I've only seen down to a size 9 kids. Thanks.