Posted by justwaitafrekinminute on March 23, 2008, 7:12 pm
My kids have a kids dirtbike, 110 cc version of this:
http://www.bajamotorsports.net/DirtBikes/dr90.htm
Note, this is a 17 in wheel smaller motorcycle. It is pretty powerful
and quick even with me riding riding, but it is for the kids. Now I
realize, I need something to ride along with them and I was looking at
one of these for me:
http://www.bajamotorsports.net/Mini/wr65.htm
With 196 cc's I would think it would be faster than the reported
30mph, but I don't know, I can deal with that if it is the case. I sat
on one the other day and it seemed I could ride it behind them, and
for less than 500 bucks new, I am taking a real good look at it. It
seems also that it would be more versatile at camp or with friends
kids without any shifting required. So what do you think? Could I use
it to chase my kids through the woods, even if they are faster than
me? Like I said, I am small, 5'7" tall and 160 lbs. Another question
for later would be, could I possibly get a slightly larger front
sprocket for a little more speed, as long as I did not go hill
climbing?
Any comments or experience with one of these two wheel ATV's anyone,
thanks in advance.
Scotty
Posted by FiftyPlus on March 23, 2008, 7:28 pm
That brand name is not familiar to me. Have you had the kids version
long enough to know if it's been designed and built by a reliable
manufacturer ? Have you checked out the supply network for spare
parts ? I need spares all the time, things break and things wear out,
even on new machines. Have you done a web search on that brand to
check out customer satisfaction ?
Posted by Marvel on March 23, 2008, 10:05 pm
> That brand name is not familiar to me. Have you had the kids version
> long enough to know if it's been designed and built by a reliable
> manufacturer ? Have you checked out the supply network for spare
> parts ? I need spares all the time, things break and things wear out,
> even on new machines. Have you done a web search on that brand to
> check out customer satisfaction ?
I never heard of it either.
Amazon.com two reviews:
(Amazon.com product link shortened)
Pissed consumer or Disgruntledemployee review:
http://www.pissedconsumer.com/latest-articles/latest-consumer-reviews/baja-motorsports-%22bad-business%22-20071218109022.html
Posted by justwaitafrekinminute on March 23, 2008, 10:35 pm
Even if you dismiss the destruntled employee, the comments that are
attached to his post are not so good. About 50/50 and the bad ones
seem to be from those who ride them;(.
Posted by scrape on March 24, 2008, 8:11 am
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:12:02 -0700 (PDT),
justwaitafrekinminute@gmail.com wrote:
>My kids have a kids dirtbike, 110 cc version of this:
>http://www.bajamotorsports.net/DirtBikes/dr90.htm
>Note, this is a 17 in wheel smaller motorcycle. It is pretty powerful
>and quick even with me riding riding, but it is for the kids. Now I
>realize, I need something to ride along with them and I was looking at
>one of these for me:
>http://www.bajamotorsports.net/Mini/wr65.htm
>With 196 cc's I would think it would be faster than the reported
>30mph, but I don't know, I can deal with that if it is the case. I sat
>on one the other day and it seemed I could ride it behind them, and
>for less than 500 bucks new, I am taking a real good look at it. It
>seems also that it would be more versatile at camp or with friends
>kids without any shifting required. So what do you think? Could I use
>it to chase my kids through the woods, even if they are faster than
>me? Like I said, I am small, 5'7" tall and 160 lbs. Another question
>for later would be, could I possibly get a slightly larger front
>sprocket for a little more speed, as long as I did not go hill
>climbing?
>Any comments or experience with one of these two wheel ATV's anyone,
>thanks in advance.
Quick question: you've mentioned this brand in almost every post.
Having been burned by this in the past, I need to ask if you've
got some ulterior motive regarding this brand.
If not, I'd consider ANY other brand from a major manufacturer.
At your size, you can fit any full size bike. Look for an XR250,
KDX200 or something along those lines. You'll be getting
something with an infinitely larger dealer network, aftermarket
support to a large degree, user knowledge from lots of folks here,
etc.
If so, just go ahead and save us both the frustration and killfile
me now. Thanks.
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> long enough to know if it's been designed and built by a reliable
> manufacturer ? Have you checked out the supply network for spare
> parts ? I need spares all the time, things break and things wear out,
> even on new machines. Have you done a web search on that brand to
> check out customer satisfaction ?