24-07-15, 01:08 PM
When we were looking for a 50cc for my son 4 years ago I found that not many of them were still restricted and so 40mph+ was more the norm rather than the stock and legal 29mph. Not saying it's right or wrong, just what we found.
Having said that I was much happier him riding around on something that was more than capable of keeping up with town type traffic.
Personally, I thought the auto was the best bet to start on. More time spent concentrating on the road rather than the gears. Anyway, why would you want to go through 5 gears to get to 40mph! He then progressed onto a geared 125 with no problems with the transition from auto to geared.
If you've got somewhere reasonably quiet to practice clutch and gear changes when she first starts it shouldn't take much getting used to. Everyone if different though and some pick these things up quicker than others.
Also, don't underestimate the desirability factor based on the look of a machine to a 16 year old (or in my experience 17,18,19,20 year old) kid!
Having said that I was much happier him riding around on something that was more than capable of keeping up with town type traffic.
Personally, I thought the auto was the best bet to start on. More time spent concentrating on the road rather than the gears. Anyway, why would you want to go through 5 gears to get to 40mph! He then progressed onto a geared 125 with no problems with the transition from auto to geared.
If you've got somewhere reasonably quiet to practice clutch and gear changes when she first starts it shouldn't take much getting used to. Everyone if different though and some pick these things up quicker than others.
Also, don't underestimate the desirability factor based on the look of a machine to a 16 year old (or in my experience 17,18,19,20 year old) kid!