Originally Posted by
slo_hatch93
2007 is the last yr of the 2 strokes.i was riding a yz 80 at 12 yrs old and by the time i was 15 maybe 16 i was riding a 250 with no problem..its not the bikes fault,its the rider.125 and a 250...theres a difference but not a whole lot,yes its faster,but it still hauls ass 80 125 250 they all get up and go
So you rode an 80 first? Exactly my point. The 250 wasn't your first bike.
Again, everybody wants to say "it wasn't the size of the bike." It could have been. Between his wild, carefree attitude, and possibly being in over his head on the bike and not being able to maneuver it to avoid the car...maybe with a smaller, slower bike, idiot kid wouldn't be out doing stupid shit. Like I said, cocky, wild kid with a high horsepower car vs. same kid with a Camry. You KNOW he's going to do stupid shit with the faster car. There's a CHANCE the thrill is not there with the slow one and he's not as interested in being stupid with it.
I'm just saying there were several things that went wrong, and I think the 250 was a bad choice to give the kid.