chillywillyt
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- Jun 16, 2002
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I had to ramble on here and give some advice to parents. I get tired of the focus on the forums being on performance, and nobody talks about the RIDER. If you are starting JR off ridding/racing and you want him/her to be TALENTED and LONG TERM and not just LOCAL fast than here are some suggestions. Step one........don't ever look over at the other guys bike and wonder if his kid beat you because it has the snazzy new pipe. 99 percent of all riders cant use 100 percent of the bike. Beat into JR's head that it's the BIKE and not the rider that's important. Teach JR the basics, body position, cornering skills, etc.....when he/she comes in last place but does all the little things correctly then he/she won. I saw so many kids when my son was on 50's wiz by him at the races sitting down, feet all over the place....and now they race 6 months out of the year and heal the other 6 months and arent even in the same class as him. The point is stick with the basics and have fun and you'll catch up and pass the FACTORY 50's in due time....ok bring on the hate mail