by JohnSBA » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:36 pm
My 13yr old daughter has a CRF 100 and absolutely loves it. She learned to ride on this bike and its had enough for her to improve and continue to enjoy riding. I've seen too many cases of kids starting out on race bikes and either getting disillusioned or frustrated, or even worse - hurt. At some point the CRF100 starts to show its limitations as your skills improve - in particular its a trail bike and doesn't have the suspension to support jumping and getting air. But, when you get to that point, you can consider moving to a next step up and your CRF100 will have great resale value. The only changes we've made to the bike are better levers and gear shifter, rejet and an FMF pipe. Keep the air filter clean, fresh oil, and ride all day long. She was on the bike from morning to night last friday and the bike never missed a beat.
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2017 Ducati Multistrada 1200s
2006 Honda CRF 250x (stolen)