HajiWasAPunk said:
He's been looking at the KTM 50?
There ya go ^. Either that or a Cobra, otherwise it's off to the 65's.
My 6yr old is in the same boat so I've been checking around. My 8yr old already has an RM65 so I know where we stand there. My 6yr old is fairly tall and can't hold the 65 up. It's setup however, at full height and can be lowered quite easily using longer link arms. The disadvantage of lowering is that the bike handles poorly all jacked down "California style" in the back.
I, on the otherhand, have the disadvantage of throwing the trail mix. A guy really needs to be able to hold his bike up and start it on his own when riding trails. Enter the TTR 90, perfect for woods riding, invaluable electric start, but crippled on the MX track. I haven't found anything for young riders that does both considering the young'uns have specialized needs in either case.
So, don't consider the trail bikes (CRFs & TTRs and such) for MX'ing and vise versa. Also keep in mind that six months from now he'll double in size (seems like). If I had lotsa money, I'd go with the short term (KTM50), but on my budget the 65 would get more mileage.
Oh, BTW, when my 8yr old made the transisition from the CRF50 to the RM65, it was like night and day the difference in the way he rode. Like the CRF50 had been holding him back. He started clearing jumps and such that he hadn't even considered trying before. There's a lot of difference between 6 & 8 though.
