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Message: [QUOTE="robwbright, post: 1301951, member: 60515"] I disagree - they'd just be selling the trail bike within 6 months. My first bike was a JR50 at age 5. I rode it around for a year or two, but you can hardly call a 6 year old an expert. When I was 11 or 12, dad bought me a brand new 1995 xr100. Within 6 months I was beating the bike to death on the jumps and we traded it and cash for a 1986 CR80. If the boy wants to start racing MX, he needs an MX bike. There's a beginner class for beginners. The suspension is better on the MX bikes. They're lighter. They tend to handle better. The only difficulty he'll have on MX vs. trail - if at all - is that the motors are a little less "user friendly" - especially the 2 strokes. [/QUOTE]