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Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?

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I'd tell you to sell the Kaw out of self-interest :) My daughter is likely going to have outgrown her TTR110 by the summer and it'll be time to teach her to use a clutch. Unfortunately for me, having just put a Beta in the garage, I don't think I could sneak another bike in there. Those green bikes stick out as an obvious new thing in the stable :)
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Twist wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:31 am I'd tell you to sell the Kaw out of self-interest :) My daughter is likely going to have outgrown her TTR110 by the summer and it'll be time to teach her to use a clutch. Unfortunately for me, having just put a Beta in the garage, I don't think I could sneak another bike in there. Those green bikes stick out as an obvious new thing in the stable :)
She can ride your Beta and you can watch.... :shrug:
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Just tell your wife you bought new green plastics for the old blue bike (and sell that one to me;))
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Skinny-J wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:57 am If it doesn't work out with Ken's Grand daughter, I might be interested in the Oset. Mrs. SJ bought a KLX140 for our daughter back in the fall but she refuses to ride it. She says the gas engine scares her. I would love to call her bluff!
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smdub wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:17 am Just tell your wife you bought new green plastics for the old blue bike (and sell that one to me;))
Like you need another bike....that place you keep them was looking pretty full when I saw it!

I have to say though that my WR250R impresses me every time I get out on the trails with it.
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Twist wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:31 am I'd tell you to sell the Kaw out of self-interest :) My daughter is likely going to have outgrown her TTR110 by the summer and it'll be time to teach her to use a clutch. Unfortunately for me, having just put a Beta in the garage, I don't think I could sneak another bike in there. Those green bikes stick out as an obvious new thing in the stable :)
I've got a ttr125e that I need to pull out of the shed and clean up. You could swap a 110 for a 125 and no one would be the wiser. ;)
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Marylander wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 4:48 pm
Twist wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:31 am I'd tell you to sell the Kaw out of self-interest :) My daughter is likely going to have outgrown her TTR110 by the summer and it'll be time to teach her to use a clutch. Unfortunately for me, having just put a Beta in the garage, I don't think I could sneak another bike in there. Those green bikes stick out as an obvious new thing in the stable :)
I've got a ttr125e that I need to pull out of the shed and clean up. You could swap a 110 for a 125 and no one would be the wiser. ;)
Thanks, I might try that when she's feeling frisky on the 110. I have a sure fire way of teaching the friction zone to first timers. We sponsored a midshipman a few years ago and taught him how to drive our 6-speed Jeep. Once his friends found out and I ended up teaching about half of 5th Company at the Naval Academy how to drive a clutch. No worries though. I put them all to work to pay for the lessons.
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Twist wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:04 pm
Thanks, I might try that when she's feeling frisky on the 110. I have a sure fire way of teaching the friction zone to first timers. We sponsored a midshipman a few years ago and taught him how to drive our 6-speed Jeep. Once his friends found out and I ended up teaching about half of 5th Company at the Naval Academy how to drive a clutch. No worries though. I put them all to work to pay for the lessons.
Using a clutch these days is a forgotten skill.
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Bucho wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:54 pm Using a clutch these days is a forgotten skill.
I had a manual car stolen by a crack head. The guy had just enough of a notion of how to operate a clutch to get the car going. When it was recovered the transmission and clutch setup were destroyed. The car was pretty much brand new too and was the first car I ever bought myself. :(
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Marylander wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:07 pm

I had a manual car stolen by a crack head. The guy had just enough of a notion of how to operate a clutch to get the car going. When it was recovered the transmission and clutch setup were destroyed. The car was pretty much brand new too and was the first car I ever bought myself. :(
I chased a guy on a stolen sport bike years ago. He didn't really know how to ride. He was trying to shift but I think he was just kicking it down. But in first gear he was still doing 70 mph. He eventually crashed and I took him to the hospital before jail.
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