chloe16v
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at the rear of my nans house there is a field that is used alot by off road bikers, my son is 5 in a couple of weeks and my daughter will be 6 august, now i have thought about buying them a quad bike to use in the field but dont know if they would be too young yet, obv i wouldnt lket them use it on there own there would always be some one on the back of them, but what are your thoughts? would you say they are too young?
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Cosmo
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Save it for a deposit on a house.
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*JonnyG*
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Benefits for that cosmo. Silly.
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willay
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too young.
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chloe16v
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serious answers only please
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Cosmo
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It was a serious answer. You asked for our thoughts, my thoughts are a house will be a better investment for your kids than a quad bike.
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
It was a serious answer. You asked for our thoughts, my thoughts are a house will be a better investment for your kids than a quad bike.
But she gave you a choice of two answers you idiot, are they too young for a quad bike y/n?
you gimps need to stop throwing this stuff off topic.
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chloe16v
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i didnt say anything about it being an investment
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chloe16v
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thank you willy
see my brother had motor bikes from being 4 yrs old but back in them days no body gave a crap about health and safty
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
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Originally posted by Cosmo
It was a serious answer. You asked for our thoughts, my thoughts are a house will be a better investment for your kids than a quad bike.
But she gave you a choice of two answers you idiot, are they too young for a quad bike y/n?
you gimps need to stop throwing this stuff off topic.
Two options? I didnt realise it was a multiple choice sort of thread, my thoughts (which she asked for) didnt fall in with either answer a or b in this case.
Should of done a poll.
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Jay
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I think thats a bit young like depending on what the kids are like, I know of 6 year olds who are still very young but I also know of ones that seem older and would be able to take to something like this, all depends on the child itself.
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Brett
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Personally I wouldn't get my daughter a quad bike at that age. A power wheels maybe.
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DannyB
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Too young I think.
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Cosmo
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Oh, and to be on topic.
Answer a, too young.
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by willay
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Originally posted by Cosmo
It was a serious answer. You asked for our thoughts, my thoughts are a house will be a better investment for your kids than a quad bike.
But she gave you a choice of two answers you idiot, are they too young for a quad bike y/n?
you gimps need to stop throwing this stuff off topic.
Two options? I didnt realise it was a multiple choice sort of thread, my thoughts (which she asked for) didnt fall in with either answer a or b in this case.
Should of done a poll.
Clearly eh, I thought the last bit that said would you say they are too young? gave it away but it seems a man of your intelligence needs two buttons to answer the question.
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BluKoo
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I had my first 80cc Honda trike when i was about 8 i think. I came off it quite a few times, but thankfully i never hurt myself badly. I think a quad would be a little safer and more stable, but 5 is still far too young.
You'd hate yourself if he had an accident and hurt himself really badly.
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Cosmo
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Clearly eh, I thought the last bit that said would you say they are too young? gave it away but it seems a man of your intelligence needs two buttons to answer the question.
Ah, so I should of skipped the 'thoughts' question and just answered the latter. Didnt realise thats how threads work, will give that a go in the future.
Toughts = select option a or b, dont give a actual thought/opinion 
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you are learning!
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sand-eel
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Not too young IMO, I started riding an 100cc motorbike when I was 10 years old, I would say a small 50cc quad would be fine, you can get ones with restrictors In the throttle so max speed can be running pace.
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Kevxx
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i'd say it's fine, where i grew up most of the kids were on bikes/quads before 10!
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chloe16v
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Not too young IMO, I started riding an 100cc motorbike when I was 10 years old, I would say a small 50cc quad would be fine, you can get ones with restrictors In the throttle so max speed can be running pace.
yep, i know about that and the dead mans handle, my nephew had a lt50 but cant remember how old he was at the time but he never used it and nobody else was allowed to touch it 
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sand-eel
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http://www.uk-mini-motos.co.uk/mini_quad_bike_black.php
prob better to go for a small light one like this, the bigger ones might be more dangerous as they are heavier.
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Hammer
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So you wouldn't be buying it for them then you'd be buying it for the adult and they'd get a shot riding with them?
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chloe16v
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untill they got the hang or riding alone (under supervision) yes
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Phi
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you can buy child ones, , and they need to wear helmet and protective clothes to, so budget for that aswell...
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