What Is A Pw50

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Oday Forster

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Aug 3, 2024, 4:50:24 PM8/3/24

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Training wheels teach many bad habits, and may tempt you into placing your child in a situation they are not ready for. Like drop a training wheel in a hole and crash, run over their foot with the bar for the training wheel, hold the throttle wide open and freeze, stare at an obstacle and run into it, etc.

He understands throttle and brake as he rode his 120cc snowmobile this past winter and did fine. He hasn't ridden a bicycle yet. We took him to Toys R Us and none of the bikes there his feet reached the pedals, but his feet were fine on the PW50 which is why this is a consideration. I only have intentions of him riding on flat surfaces, but haven't found many reviews on training wheels so looking for some people to chime in on what they like.

Good lord. This forum is full of nancies. My youngest started at 2.5 years on just some cheapo straight bar & clamp training wheels on a PW50. PW's have a throttle limiter so you can adjust how fast they go. If your kid got scared by a tipover its' probably the kid not the bikes fault. Both my boys started on training wheels and at 8 & 12 are pretty damn fast with no bad riding habits related to training wheels. I would buy whatever kind you can find for cheap. I would look at the mounting system to make sure it doesn't hang way down.....................

Well I'm 15 and my dad had training wheels in our xr50 for me when I was little, it for sure gave me bad habits!!! I'm pretty used to it now though and when the training wheels broke it sat in the garage for 4 years because I was to scared to try it once the training wheels broke

You will find parents for and against EVERYTHING in this world. Fact is it's your Son and you know what he is capable of. As far as training wheels for a PW find the straight bar type that mount right under the pegs/frame. Those will work out great for what you are saying you want. When he grows and can support the bike on his own then take them off. Do keep him away from trees and poles though as if they catch on something they won't give and he is going for a ride. As far as tipping over nah not so much on a PW that is idled down a bit. I am a big proponent of the strider bikes as well to learn on. Can't find one on the cheap then honestly the next best thing for him to work with is a razor scooter. The balance point is the same. My son was riding at two years old on one of those foam tire bikes from Toys R Us. You have to keep an eye out for them but they are there. Check their online store. Good luck to you and the Boy.

I just don't like trusting training wheels to teach what should be taught on a strider bike, or bicycle, or electric scooter. I have picked up too many kids who pinned it and forgot to let off. Reflecting on it, EVERY niece and nephew and visitor I trusted, crashed on the gas powered stuff because they held it open. With TWS, with throttle restricted, or a mini quad, they all froze. I am a perfect 8 for 8. I am lucky that nobody got hurt.

Might want to reflect back on that there family tree if your 8 for 8??? hahahaha just kidding. I don't let anyone else but my Son touch his bikes period. I don't care if his Dad comes over and gives me the thumbs up guarantee it aint happening. Well unless that Dad is Colin Edwards or Kenny Roberts, well then maybe the kid rides. But don't see that happening...

the straight bar type training wheels are about the most dangerous thing I have ever seen on a kids bike. Gives me shivers just thinking about it. My son was 4 yrs old when he started and was a great t bike rider ( for his age) before trying the motorcycle. We tried the training wheels because he could not reach the ground and did not have the leg strength to hold it up unless he stopped perfect. The training wheels lasted about 5 minutes. I just took them off and had him ride up near me to stop and I would hold the bars so he didn't fall over.

The problem with a pw 50 and the throttle limiter ect.. is that if you adjust it for a low top speed, it cant get moving under its own power. If it can start under its own power, it will have a pretty hi top speed. I don't know the mph, but a 34 yr old dad who just completed a 1/2" marathon couldn't close the gap before he hit the sticker bush.

I made a set for my boy when he started! They don't touch the ground so he still had to balance....but he was so short(4yr) he was tearing up his ankles when he would stop due to bike falling on him without them to support it! I made them and it made a lightyears difference in his confidence. He was no longer getting hurt every ride and now I can't get him off the bike.

Pay no mind to the absolute statements in this forum. There are a lot of individuals with great advice and a few that simply find pleasure in making others feel insecure about their choices. The Safely Ride adjustable training wheels are great . . . if you use them for the right reasons. My son started on his PW 50 at 25 months but before anyone starts flaming this post take time to read it in its entirety. My goal at 25 months was very simple. I wanted to accomplish little more from age 25 months to 3 years than get my son comfortable around the noise, smell, vibration and general MX scene.

For a child under 3 MX should be 90% about having a great opportunity to teach patience, responsibility and safety while bonding and 10% about having fun learning to ride. Most of what my son needed to learn about riding he learned from riding his Strider. He started riding his Strider bike when he was 18 months. He loves that thing and we take it almost anywhere we would typically take a stroller. He even rides it in the shopping malls, no security run ins yet.

We purchased his first PW used and in need of repair. We had a lot of fun working on it together. We replaced the top-end, carb, oil injector and exhaust, all together. The funny thing is I am in no way mechanically inclined but the internet, readily available parts and an easy to work on bike made it possible. I guess my real point is this, make sure your doing this for the right reasons, taking full advantage of the opportunities it provides you to build lasting memories while teaching your child valuable lessons. Certainly don't rush your child into anything he isn't ready for, it will only work against him.

It's a trip seeing some of the parents (we all know who I'm talking about), that think their kids are the next RC, JS, whatever and go out there and push their kids and do nothing but critique them and tell them how they have to go faster. I have seen some scream at their kids. Man that just aint right, but it's their business. Now don't get me wrong I do critique my Son when I see that his riding position is off or he is doing something wrong, but I have had days at the track where we get three laps in and then he comes in and wants to nothing more than go climb a tree with his buds. Other days, I can't get him off the damn thing. As long as you are having fun with your child training wheels or not, who really cares? I have an equal amount of fun on non-riding days sitting in the garage working on his bike and he takes a small amount of interest. He also is responsible for washing his bike after race days. Sometimes he flakes out on it, but it's all good. Stay thirsty my friends...

Another vote for the best training wheels are the ones you never purchased or otherwise acquired, for all the reasons stated earlier. If he wants to ride the motorcycle, he'll learn the pedal bike w/o training wheels faster than you'd ever expect. And if he doesn't? He needs more time, don't push him.

Yep that is what I did big help. Once he masters that you don't need trainers. my youngest was riding the PW at 30 months no prob. He was on a strider as soon as he could walk. Never ever had trainers.

Def. Stryder bike then transition to bicycle. They learn to lean into the turns and makes the learning curve quicker. I used training wheels with a 30 ft tow strap attached until he learned the whole gas, brake thing. I used the eBay, wide ones that mount to the frame under the pegs.

i am considering going to all new ignition systems on all 3 bikes, because i am fucking sick of these little fuckers. i got a rewound ignition coil, which burnt out yet again after about 1000 miles. these bikes have always had ignition issues. i just want to replace and be fucking done with them right now.

Ok, thought I'd follow up here even though there was a more relevant post that I can't find now. I put the pw50 charge coil in my qt50. For awhile, it was fantastic. It would start up first kick- no choke every time and with authority. It was a short stay in paradise. On a ride, my qt50 died. Kicked it several times and it sounded like it had no interest in starting I suspected no spark and confirmed that after the walk home. I'm betting it's something to do with this charge coil. I initially had to turn it over (ground on bottom) to get it to work. Now, I'm wondering if Yamaha didn't do its funky ground thing for a reason (it had the ground to the charge and pulse coil connected which I cut given the ground on the pw50 charge coil).