would you start of your 14 yr old GIRL on a 350x?

[vartiak15]

ok my moms firend kid got a 350x for free. it is in very ruff shape. there was no air box lid on it it was sittin for 6 or so years out side and there was a moust nest in the air box. lol. so they ask me to try and get it going for her. anyways..... waht i was wondering is should a 14 year old gilr start of on a 350x, she has never ownded a trike or quad, she road a trail boss once and thats about it. so let me no what u think so i can give this form to my moms friend and let her no what people think, should she get it to start off on or its way to much power.

[rob0781]

i think if she's respopnsible and knows not to run it wide open sh'll be fine.

[84250r]

I think it would be way to much power for her at first. I would start her off on your 200X,then work her way up.

[vartiak15]

i mean these things got a lot of power i dono, i just dont want the kid to flip it or nothing.

[Xowner]

heck yah if she can start it she can ride it! just limit her to like 1-3

[MO350X]

I wouldn't hesitate to put my wife on mine...and if you knew her, you'd understand! :D

Truth be told....I can't get over how easy mine is to ride and althought it's supposed to be a "hot rod", it is SO smooth and controllable.

14 is a youngster but I've seen some REAL young girls on some mondo Polarises at our local riding spot....they can't even touch the foot pads on those big bikes! :eek:

[83185s]

i agree with 84250r...start her on trailprotrailpro 200x then see how she does on the 350x...at the same time i agree with Xowner...if she can start it let her ride it

[OldSchoolin86]

i agree with 84250r...start her on trailprotrailpro 200x then see how she does on the 350x...at the same time i agree with Xowner...if she can start it let her ride it

A 200X is still a lot for a first machine girl or boy. This is the reason why they were banned, people were riding machines out of their skill sets. There's nothing wrong with starting out on a smaller machine and being 14 doesn't mean they are ready for anything. Being experienced means you are ready.

[MO350X]

If you have a good-running, safe 200X available....put her on there first.
Most definitely.

[hondawilly]

i started on a 83 honda200 when i was like 2or3 just on our driveway

[hotroddal]

i started off on a honda atc 200 and then i upgraded to other machines then when i got experienced on trikes i upgraded to a 350x and i am only 14 years old.

[200xBoy]

lol i would get rid of the moust nest first. and then give me her number. im joking. I would say to start here out on a big red or something. but i dont think she could start it if she killed it or whatever. but a 200x has probly too much power. Even thou i ride with a couple of girls who started out on tecates. but if you start here out on it put some sort of govener.

[84honda 200X]

Id start her out on a 200X or somethin smaller in my opinion she is just gonna get hurt on that thing. Even a 200X might be to big depending on her size. I know my 200X throughs me around sometimes on fast straight aways.

[mymint87]

"HEY COME BACK"..."ITS TIME FOR YOUR NAP"....hehe

[Enigma]

I fully agree with OldSchoolin86. I would start her on a 110 so she gets the feel of rideing and how a trike steers. Then I would introduce her to the clutch. My first bike was a 70 (I was but a small lad) and worked my way up to my T3. Thats just my two pennys

[TimSr]

She has no riding experience at all. Nobody has asked my second question. 14 years old doesnt tell me much. At 14 she could be 85 lbs or she could be 285lbs, and that would certainly affect my recommendation. Im not a big fan of 110's and 125's as starter trikes because they are the most difficult to ride and easiest to roll. If she is of average adult size, the 200X would be ideal, for a trike. The 350x would probably be fine too. While they have a lot of power, they have a very manageable powerband, but their heavier weight wouldnt make them my first choice unless you are dealing with a very large beginner. Id avoid the 250 two strokes for beginners. Learning should be done on open flat ground and a persons first ride should not be trail riding. If I were training a 14 year old with no riding experience on her very first ride, Id be looking at a size appropriate quad on which to learn the basics, and then make the introduction to trikes once she was confident.

[atctim]

Like someone already said - if she can start it on her own - let her ride it on her own - otherwise - I think it's way too big of a machine with too much power for a beginner with no experience. Hate to see her get hurt - or worse. Besides, whats the chances she'll be able to start it????

[vartiak15]

well she is 15 my bad freshamn in high school. and the other thing is the 350x has some huge 25 in tires. i got it running. it is tippy as hell. but the people dont want to put any money into tey just want her to ride it. so i dono if it is to safe. o and it has no rear brakes. and the clutch slips alot too.

[smokinp]

I agree with TimSR,how much does she weigh and how tall is she,personally I would start her out on a smaller trike like a 200S or 200X...

[350Xccelerator]

my little cousin can ride anything you give him as long as he can reach the pegs, raptors, 250rs, 350xs, he even has his own 2004 banshee

[trikerider2oo7]

i think that a 350x is toomuch bike for a beginner no matter what. they have a lot of power and they will wheelie like nothing else

[Xowner]

what vartiak is not telling you is that he wants you guys to say that it is too much bike for here so her folks will give it to him thats why he is posting this and such maybe he doesnt wanna see her hurt but i dunno i know he did im me a say post so he can show her folks how dangours it is for her so i can get it!

hehehe sry man cats outta the bag

[200xBoy]

lol 25 inch tires and no brakes dam man. why dont you just cut the brake cables, and put a throttle cable that sticks. AND SHES NEVER RODE!!! Thats the worst thing. i think you should just get the trike put smaller tires on it and fix the brakes. And then let her ride it. And it would also help if you tell us how much she ways and how tall she is.

[OldSchoolin86]

A new rider on a 350X.... thinking like that will end our sport for sure. It has nothing to do with what you or your buddy could handle at a young age it's about safety and doing the right thing. I wouldn't care if she was 20, you should still let her learn on something smaller than one of the best sport trikes ever made!

[vartiak15]

i was thinking it is way to much power for her. it would be nice if i got it for free. i would like to see her ride it tho. i think im going to let her get on it soon. i just was thinking it is too much power for her. and i didnt want to see her get hurt. but we will see how she does i will try teach her the clutch and everything. o and it doesnt wheelie there is a hole in the pipe and the clutch slips. so after all i think it will be pretty good for her. its still got the speed but o well. ill work on the barks tonight mabye. and mabye ill tell them they should get some 20 in tires or something like that. we will see ill let you guys no how she does. mabye ill let her ride on my 22in tires till i get my 200x going. this weekend is when ill teach her . and xowner the cats not out there never was one. i was just telling u if it was to dangerous that i would get it and ya i was kinda hoping i got it i guess i was just thinking of me not her. and i wouldnt want anyone to do that to me so... well wish her luck

[OldSchoolin86]

I'm sorry, I got on the soapbox a little hard there. I do belive in what I said though.

I'll give you an example of what can go wrong but it's not the reason behind my beliefs. One night my sister was at work with her Honda CX650 and at brake time she let a friend take it around the parking lot. This friend was a first time rider so she took the time to make sure her friend knew where everythign was; brakes, clutch, gears, lights, and kill swith. As her friend went around the parking lot a van came in fast and spoked them. The van didn't come close but the friend panicked, grabbed on tight, froze up and rolled back the throttle in the process. He hit a brick wall and died on impact. He was not a kid he was 25. He also wasn't going that fast but because he panicked on a bigger bike it had the power to wip him into the wall. I know this is a rare case but it proves it can happen. I belive in small machines because that's how I started out and I just think that's the right thing to do because you get to learn how to handle those panick situations on something less likely to harm you as quickly.

Opps, got on that box again.

[ATC crazy]

A new rider on a 350X.... thinking like that will end our sport for sure.

DITTO! I agree that a 350X is WAAAAY too much bike for a 15 year old beginner. It wouldnt be so bad if it was a quad though...but a trike is completely different!

If I were you...I wouldnt have fixed it for her knowing what you knew about her and her skills :rolleyes:

[newbie 350x]

The first time she tries to kick that bike over and expieriences that kickstart "snapback" she will not want to ride it. However if she can start it and learn the clutch and shifting techniques than no problem. Just make sure it still has thump throttle and not twist for a beginner. Just my .02.

[Mr. Sandman]

i was thinking it is way to much power for her. it would be nice if i got it for free. i would like to see her ride it tho. i think im going to let her get on it soon. i just was thinking it is too much power for her. and i didnt want to see her get hurt. but we will see how she does i will try teach her the clutch and everything. o and it doesnt wheelie there is a hole in the pipe and the clutch slips. so after all i think it will be pretty good for her. its still got the speed but o well. ill work on the barks tonight mabye. and mabye ill tell them they should get some 20 in tires or something like that. we will see ill let you guys no how she does. mabye ill let her ride on my 22in tires till i get my 200x going. this weekend is when ill teach her . and xowner the cats not out there never was one. i was just telling u if it was to dangerous that i would get it and ya i was kinda hoping i got it i guess i was just thinking of me not her. and i wouldnt want anyone to do that to me so... well wish her luck

Read your own post and you'll answer your own question or you could just break her legs and arms now and save her the trouble of crashing the POS into something or someone else.

[asc180]

I say go for it I was riding a 110 at5,a 200m by 7, a 200x by 10, a warrior by 10, and countless dirt bikes by 12. I still don't like the whole dirtbike age limit thing but what are you going to do?? I think let her ride it. By 14 they should know the abilities and if she is to wild take it away. I do agree the reason 3 wheelers were banned is because of stupid a$$hole$ that allowed little Jonnie on a 250R at 6. Just my opion.

Adam

[200xBoy]

poor jonnie :D I was riding with these idiots at the florence dunes once they let a 9 yr old ride a pos 250r he almost rolled it and they just laughed. i thought those are the type of people who would rune it for all of us. :rolleyes:
or should i say runed it for all of us.

[threewheelin-feelin]

when i was about 8 and my uncle was teaching us how to ride he said we couldnt go past 3rd gear till we got the hang of it

[83185s]

i agree...there is age limits...and those retards that let ppl ride bigger stuff than they should and then laugh when they roll it..thats not right..and yes i remember wat i said earlier if she can start it let her ride it...if i was u id tell her to start up trailprotrailpro 200 and ride it first to get the hang of it and switch her back and forth between them in like 5 minute intervals or somthing so shes gettin them learned and so she feels the power differences

[Fox250R]

I don't think 14 is too young, boy or girl..I was 15 when i got my 250R...You could always add a rev limiter right?

[350XXX]

a 350X is WAY too much trike for any beginner. period. dont let her ride it till you get your 200 fixed and let her learn on that. find a flat spot preferably with soft ground and let her enjoy and learn it. my wife has rode trikes off and on for years, but never owned one before, and my 350X scares the hell outta her. she will ride it, just dont get outta third and stays WAY off the throttle. most beginners dont understand that on any sport atv/dirtbike that you have to sit really close to the gas tank or the front end WILL be light.

[TrikerR]

i think you should let her ride it, but just make sure she knows every little thing that can go worng and how to get out of it. my cousin, whose 12 and girl rides a 250r and she can out ride most older guys, but she was taught everything there is to know about it before she even touched it.
well thats just my .02 cents worth