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What size 4-wheeler for an 8 year old? Advice Needed.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 10/1/15 at 2:39 pm
Just to cruise around woods and fields, etc. Nothing fast. Dependable and sturdy.
What make and size would you Outdoor guys suggest?
What make and size would you Outdoor guys suggest?
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Posted on 10/1/15 at 2:41 pm to Nativebullet
My boy, 9 now, is fine with our 400. Just grata regular full sized bike.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 2:47 pm to Nativebullet
We bought our son one of the chinese throwaways when he was 7. He rode it till it fell apart.He was learning the entire time. We upgraded him to a Honda Recon 250 last year when he turned 10. Thats a darn good bike.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 2:49 pm to pdubya76
a 220 or a 250 would be good for that age. I dont think there is really anything available between that and a 110, and the 110 would be small for him. A 250 he could ride basically forever.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 2:53 pm to Nativebullet
Depends on the size and maturity of the kid.
I went from a Badger 80 to a 400ex. The 400ex was safer. That badger caught hell.
I went from a Badger 80 to a 400ex. The 400ex was safer. That badger caught hell.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:04 pm to pdubya76
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We upgraded him to a Honda Recon 250 last year when he turned 10.
new or used. where buy from?
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:06 pm to Nativebullet
Come get mine and have him try it out for a week.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:18 pm to Broke
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Come get mine and have him try it out for a week.
I appreciate that, Broke. He's been riding the crap out of mine and my pops...so decided to get him one of his own. Basically so he won't keep tearing mine up. I was getting an idea of what size u guys thought. I'm gonna stick with Honda.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 3:20 pm to Nativebullet
250 hands down. He can use it til he's old as you.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 4:25 pm to Nativebullet
We bought it new at Brookhaven Honda.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 4:51 pm to Nativebullet
get him a Honda recon and teach him the importance of driving slow and safe.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:04 pm to Nativebullet
None. He rides with you.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:11 pm to OTIS2
Please don't do this. So freaking dangerous if you do do on level surfaces. Graveyards of full of kids under 12 and these damn things
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 10/1/15 at 6:13 pm to Nativebullet
I just bought a honda recon 250 and i like it. Brand new with electric shift for 3700 at honda of lafayette. Its smaller than the bulky ranchers and has plenty of power. It can go anywhere he will need it to go. Also, if taken care of, itll last for years.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 7:10 pm to TutHillTiger
I got my first 4 wheeler when I was 29 and bought it myself.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 8:25 pm to TutHillTiger
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Please don't do this. So freaking dangerous if you do do on level surfaces. Graveyards of full of kids under 12 and these damn things
You seem passionate about this. I understand what you are saying but I feel if it's done in a responsible manner, it can become very productive for him. The same way I feel about him having his own 410 shotgun. Expose it to him and learn the right way.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 9:28 pm to TutHillTiger
I gotta agree with Tut on this. There is absolutely no reason to rush a child onto an adult bike.
I'm working my 8 year old into a 70 cc three speed dirt bike and I won't let him take it out of first. LOL
The truth is, these machines hold their value like diamonds. Buy the right size bike, and if you have to sell it in a year, you lose pretty much nothing. If you have a little man coming up behind him like I do, you get even more use out of it. These bikes are serious machines. Be smart and take it slow with your son.
I'm working my 8 year old into a 70 cc three speed dirt bike and I won't let him take it out of first. LOL
The truth is, these machines hold their value like diamonds. Buy the right size bike, and if you have to sell it in a year, you lose pretty much nothing. If you have a little man coming up behind him like I do, you get even more use out of it. These bikes are serious machines. Be smart and take it slow with your son.
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 10/1/15 at 10:06 pm to Nativebullet
I have seen/heard of too many injuries on big heavy 4 wheelers and young kids. I don't know that I will ever hand the keys of one over to my boys till they are strong enough to manage it
Posted on 10/1/15 at 10:06 pm to Nativebullet
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Please don't do this. So freaking dangerous if you do do on level surfaces. Graveyards of full of kids under 12 and these damn things
I'll chime in on this issue, and i have to say that the statement is sad enough so true. i work in an operating room at a trauma one med center and if you spent 2 weeks with me during the summer you would never think of buying an ATV for a loved one.
Man i rode the shite out of 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers when i was a young'n but damn its hard to see kids lose their life or limbs over these things.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 10:15 pm to Vacherie Saint
My dad got me a used 70cc Honda dirt bike when I was about 8. My mom was pissed 
She said first time we have to go to the hospital it was gone. I have several scars that wouldn't be as bad if I had told my parents to take me to get stitches but couldn't risk losing my bike.
She said first time we have to go to the hospital it was gone. I have several scars that wouldn't be as bad if I had told my parents to take me to get stitches but couldn't risk losing my bike. 
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