| Being a father myself I can understand the pressure | | | | on a remote to kill the engine and they role to |
| your under as a parent obviously when your kid | | | | safety. The one thing you have to be careful of here |
| comes to you saying: Dad I want a quad bike! You | | | | is that sometimes these remotes have a range so if |
| want to do all you can to make sure they are happy | | | | they get to far away they wont work, it would be |
| but you also have their safety to consider. Ultimately | | | | like trying to change the channel on your TV at the |
| the best person to decide which quad bike is right for | | | | bottom of your road! The safest way is to have one |
| your child is you! You are the one that knows their | | | | that is operated via a cord so that you can hold it |
| capabilities best, hand eye co-ordination, balance and | | | | and give them more line as they gain in experience. |
| fitness. In order to decide which quad bike is best | | | | This way they have to circle you and stay near. |
| you need to look at the following things: | | | | These helps teach them throttle control, braking and |
| The first and most important thing to avoid any | | | | importantly to be observant! Another great safety |
| accidents is to make sure you buy a good quality | | | | feature on children's quads is a throttle screw. This is |
| quad bike. A lot of accidents are caused due to | | | | a screw that can be wound in or out to regulate the |
| faulty parts and breakages. By buying a good quality | | | | amount of throttle they have available to use |
| well built quad in the first place you are at least | | | | therefore you can restrict them to 2 mph until you |
| minimalising this risk. This does not mean they need | | | | are confident they have the hang of riding a quad. |
| to be expensive just ask lots of questions to assess | | | | Fourthly, ride it somewhere sensible. Do not use |
| the quality such as warranty, guarantee, parts | | | | footpaths,roads or bridleways. Visit a quad centre or |
| stocked, manufacturer etc. | | | | speak to a local farmer or land owner and use it in |
| Secondly you need to make sure you are buying a | | | | the middle of the biggest field you can that way if |
| quad bike of appropriate size, I know you want to | | | | you child has any issues on a quad bike they have |
| look at something they can grow into but this is not | | | | much longer to think for themselves and bring the |
| always the safest option. You would be better off | | | | quad under control. |
| buying one they can ride safely now and looking | | | | Finally probably the most important point make sure |
| after it well and then part exchanging it for a bigger | | | | that when you buy the quad you buy well fitting |
| quad bike when they are ready. Ask yourself the | | | | good quality quad accessories and safety equipment. |
| following questions: Can they get on and off it easily? | | | | The things you really must have are a helmet with |
| Can they reach the handle bars? Can they turn the | | | | goggles or vizor, gloves and ideally good quality |
| steering? Can they reach the brake, clutch or | | | | boots. You are also able to purchase body armour |
| accelerator? | | | | which protects from stones and minor impacts. Again |
| Thirdly you need to look at the safety feature on | | | | make sure these items are good quality and fit your |
| the quad. Does it have a kill switch? Some kids quad | | | | child well. |
| bikes have remote control kill switches so if your child | | | | Happy quad biking! |
| gets into trouble on the quad you can push a button | | | | |