jimmy Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 When my auldest boy turned 16 we got him a reiju 50 (minarelli engine same as Yam use, so on topic) and at 22 he is still riding. Unfortunately he cannot put a nut in a monkeys mouth because I have done all the maintenance / repairs on the 3 bikes he has owned. My youngest will turn 14 in the summer and I'm thinking of picking up an auld DT 50 (or similar). That way he can help me restore it in time for his 16th and in doing so, pick up a bit of tinkering knowledge. I assume parts are easy to come by, and there would be no rush. Thoughts anyone??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnerz89 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Sounds like a great idea to me! Every young lads dream Sent from my E6553 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted January 28, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 28, 2016 I did that for my boy and he wasn't interested. Still made a great bike before I got knocked off it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Drewps He has been asking about a bike when he turns 16, so I'm hoping this will 'do' it for him....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Think it sounds like a fantastic idea Jimmy. Even if he gets bored (hopefully not), it'll give you something fun to do. And if he does get bored, I'll head up and you can teach me, ha ha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirriePete Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 That's pretty much what I did for my lad when he was 15 - TS50X field bike brought back to life as a road machine. Little bugger's 26 this year and I still do all the spanner twirling! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Good for you Jimmy We had two lasses, and I got to go and support them at the dancing/netball/gymnastics etc, all the girlie stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Variomatic Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I think that'd be a great idea, I wasn't given any help, but like most I've managed to hobble my way around problems and am now capable of keeping it running (after asking the knowledge of some experts). I think if you actually have your kid restore the bike with you he'd be more than capable to do most maintenance jobs, and he'd have more confidence to tackmle jobs than most, I found that to be my problem at first, getting the confidence in my ability to take tools to my bike. And being a 2-stroke it'd be even better, they're about as simple as it gets. However I've heard from some that old DT parts can be hard to find, not sure what it's like for a DT50 though, all I know about that bike, is that for a 16 year old it's a ball of fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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