Dirt Bike for 10 year old

[Sport Rider]

need some input guys. what's a good bike and size for a 10 year old with only a little experience on two wheels. had a 70cc he got a little use from but he's outgrown it. I was thinking perhaps a 125. 12/14 wheels? 15/17 wheels?

thoughts?

this is the one he was previously riding....

[BlackBike]

Are you going to buy a jap or a chi ?

[timcosby]

i would run by the local honda or yamaha place and try one on for size. get it where its a little big for him and it will last him longer. those suckers grow so dang fast. my daughter outgrew shoes befor she could wear them!

[culcune]

Depending on how tall he is, either this one

http://taotao.us/index.cfm/dirt-bikes/db14/

or maybe, possibly this one

http://taotao.us/index.cfm/dirt-bikes/db17/

I do think the 17 is built for adults

I am sure there are Coolster equivalents, as it seems that both Taotao and Coolster have upped the quality game

[Sport Rider]

thanks for the links. doing some searches and looking at videos, it looks like the 12/14 wheel size would be better. found a vid at killer motorsports which shows an 11 year old on one. the larger ones appear to be more the size of teenagers.

[Krasi_BG]

Any pit bike with 12/14 inch wheels will do. My oldest, who's almost 12 now, went the same route as what you show on the picture above.

Only first, I got him a "beat up" second-hand pit bike, and when he proved he can use clutch and gears I got him a brand new one, because there's always a chance that he didn't like the "big" bike. Now, I can hardly keep him off of it :D