I know that you're a proper parent and you won't let him drive his dirt bike on neighborhood streets or property that isn't yours…. that's my beef with dirt bikes. We have folks around here w/.25-.45 acre lots and so they let their kids ride in the streets and in the lots the builder is getting ready for development. It makes me nervous because it puts my kids in danger to have unlicensed drivers on the road with no supervision. I have no problem with dirt bikes on one's own private property. Congrats to your son for saving for a goal
DIRT BIKE – HONDA
- By : Cynthia
- Category : Kids - Josh
Kids - Josh
7
After earning enough money this summer to purchase a few things, Josh asked Tim to help him watch the newspaper and scour the internet for the first purchase – a HONDA XR100R dirt bike.
Did I post a picture of this dirt pile in our side yard which will eventually be a waterfall? I’m starting to think they had ulterior motives and perhaps it was really meant to be a place for Josh to climb hills with his dirt bike right outside the window so I would HAVE to see him! But that’s another story. Tim climbed the dirt pile first just to make sure it was going to be safe for Josh to climb….
and then he passed the bike back to Josh to give it a try.
Tim stayed alongside him a few times to coax him along with appropriate instructions!
And then they decided Josh should try it on his own.
That’s when I should have taken the camera and gone back in the house!
After a few weeks passed Josh asked if I would bring the camera out to take some pictures of him. Well. I couldn’t pass up that opportunity because regular blog readers know he does NOT like to have his picture taken and he usually puts something in front of his face (LOL)!. So I headed outside not sure what I was going to be taking pictures of and on the way out back he tells me he built a little jump for his bike. I was thinking he meant his PEDAL bike not his dirt bike.
It’s a small jump, but STILL he’s getting air and I’d rather have him safely on the ground.
The only reason I’m ok with this whole dirt bike jumping dirt piles thing is because Josh always wears a helmet and he always watches to make sure Nathan is a safe distance away.
I haven’t been out back lately, but I’m guessing the jump is probably going to grow over time.
Can’t you just see the smile in Josh’s eyes?
Josh, We are SO PROUD of you! You’ve worked *very hard* this year to purchase your dirt bike. Patience and delayed gratification are hard lessons to learn, but we’ve seen you work through them this summer as you waited and waited to find a good buy on a used dirt bike even though you had the money to purchase a new one. Patience paid off when you were able to buy a few others things you wanted to get this summer and still leave a sizeable amount in savings as well. We can assure you those lessons will serve you well your entire life. Daddy says the above all sound like things I would say. I’m guessing he would have used words like this if he were writing this blog entry: **SWEET JUMP – try xyz to catch more air (but not when mom is watching)! **Let’s tweak the carburetor – try this and that on it the next time. **Thanks for your help this summer! **Let’s take the bike and go for a ride out in the hills. No matter the style of words we each use, you know we both love you and we’re very proud of you! Love, Mom & Dad
