A Bike Can Change a Kid's Life

A bit of a rundown on where my love of pit bikes came from, and why they may very well be the perfect gift for your child. I remember when I was just a youngster, can't have been any older than 7 or 8, and I really wanted a Nintendo for Christmas (you know the old fashioned flip top lid insert the cartridge types, none of this Wii nonsense). Anyway, I raced out of bed Christmas morning and checked out the tree, but the only gift that was under it was nowhere near the right shape to be a Nintendo, it looked like a soccer ball.

I remember when I was just a youngster, can't have been any older than 7 or 8, and I really wanted a Nintendo for Christmas (you know the old fashioned flip top lid insert the cartridge types, none of this Wii nonsense). Anyway, I raced out of bed Christmas morning and checked out the tree, but the only gift that was under it was nowhere near the right shape to be a Nintendo, it looked like a soccer ball.

I waited until my parents woke up and rushed over to unwrap it, and it was a bike helmet. It took me a few minutes to figure out exactly what that meant, and I ran outside. Sure enough, out on the front lawn was my very first 110cc pit bike! I looked at my Mum and Dad beaming down at me, and rushed over and gave them one of the biggest hugs I could. Man, did I love that bike, and of course, I was the envy of all my friends (actually, the number of kids I could call friends tripled around this time.

Looking back on that experience now, I am so glad that I didn't get that Nintendo. The bike had a big impact on my childhood, and during the next few years I learned a lot about mechanics, competition and mateship, which I wouldn't have learned if I was sitting in front of the box all day.

If you have a kid that is looking for some direction in their life, a pit bike could very well be a fantastic choice for them. They're fairly inexpensive, and small enough to transport around easily.

Joshua has been mucking around with pit bike parts ever since his parents first bough him that first awesome pit bike for Christmas