I HATED my Minibike… So I Bought THIS instead

[@56sketch]

I swear Doodle was more excited about this tiny bike than the tiger 🤣

[@Dave-sw2dm]

Because she is maturing and realizing that there can be too much bike for the intended purpose.

[@jeffloucks2120]

Because small bikes are ridiculously fun !!

[@jorelplay8738]

I recently rode a Honda cb500 hornet and it made me giggle inside my helmet. That bike is so fun to ride, because it’s so small and nimble. I’m seriously considering getting one.

[@Smitty_b_Ridin]

The true excitement you showed for this bike cracked me up. Glad you found one that fit your needs. Enjoy and be safe.

[@sganzerlag]

Doodle, this new mini dirtbike looks like a ton of fun! Had a blast watching this video; can't wait for more mini dirtbike content. Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.

[@DuncanJimmy]

Woman after my own heart. What we all want (or should want) is a trail bike we practice stunts and enduro with without fear of damaging an expensive motorcycle or devastating repair bills.

[@seaninness334]

@6:44 don't worry doodle, it's part of the adolescent dirtbike experience. I mean... why do garages even have windows? So laying down the bike, breaking either a window or some wall board in the garage... all part of the checklist. Next? Skinned knee or elbow. Maube a small branch to the ribs. Rites of passage. Very proud of you. Have fun. Ramps are ok. We used to do those on our bicycles. For the dirt bikes, we ended up using piles of dirt ( just make sure it is packed down hard and not loose soil) when my parents were land escaping when they were building our new house.

[@Short_Bus]

I love the energy you bring to this hobby! Keep up the amazing videos!

[@deanmartin1966]

I bought my grand daughter the one from amazon for about 1500. She's 14 and its her first dirt bike. She rides it after school everyday. She insists on using 93 octane gas. She loves it. I also had a Honda 50 when I was a kid. I'm 57 and now have a 2018 Indian Chief Vintage. Damn, been riding over 50 years.

[@56Spookdog]

My first bike was 1969 175 Yamaha Enduro in San Francisco, the big hills made for great jumps, so did the two giant reservoirs that were never used to hold water. The steep walls made for all kinds of fun riding. S.F.also had plenty of off road riding if you knew where it was, being young and fearless was fun.

[@771racing]

Kickstarting - First item is hold the front brake on while kicking, that'll keep you from rolling the throttle a ton while hopping up and down, and helps if the bad thing happens and it decides to drop into gear when you kick. Second, spend some time just slowly rolling the motor over with your foot and kickstart lever, you'll feel there are different spots the motor can be where it rolls over easy, or hard then easy, etc. When you're going to actually kick it through first roll it over till you hit that first bit of real resistance, bump it just past, let the lever all the way back up, THEN give it a solid kick. That gets you just past TDC on the compression stroke so you don't have to try and get things moving past it, instead you spin the motor up and the flywheel should do the rest. Also, boots, you'll put holes in your shoes real quick, and your foot will appreciate not having to fight the kicker against your arch all the time.

[@dannyjamison8337]

@771racing7. Dude, it's not a XR650... it's a mini bike.

[@771racing]

@@dannyjamison8337 So, I learned this on a built mini that put holes in MX boots, and nearly cracked my shin more than once, they can all kick back, some more violently than others. Good technique works on all of them even when they've got no compression or timing. Holding the front brake also has a side effect of making the bike more stable which helps with confidence for those not used to starting bikes the old fashioned way.

[@locostse7en]

Love how excited she got about a little $1000 dirt bike ......it's cute and endearing and shows what a lovely person she is .

[@barter321]

Best advice ever, "just go for a ride." Always worked for me.

[@brandonjakubowicz3347]

Glad to see Cody riding

[@2woofs784]

Hey Doodle, I had a 1975 Honda 50cc when I was young and all the neighborhood kids had some type of mini/dirt bike. We raced them up and down the street, built ramps, jumped over ditches (or tried to), rode up and down hills and plowed up gardens. I loved every bump, bruise and stitch. Enjoy that little bike and ride like crazy. Prayers Flying from Michigan for safe travels

[@Outdoors24]

Oh the memories!! Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm!! Good stuff.

[@johnepperson8867]

I had the same Honda Mini Trail 50 (only blue), back in the 70's. It was a kick start, three gears with an automatic clutch. LOVED IT !!!!!!!!!!!

[@rickywestbrook5644]

I never had a mini-bike and you made this look like a lot of fun!! Maybe, I'll give one a test ride.

[@AndrewChristopherEnriquez]

Definitely learned to wheelie in my backyard on my 1978 Yamaha gt80 in the early 90’s. Kickstarter didn’t work. Had to bump start it every time.

[@greenbow7888]

To kick start. Push down on the kickstarter lever to the point where it resists. Rest for a second to sort of gather yourself and make sure your balance is good. (It's kind of tricky to kick from a mid height foot position, so a moments concentration is good.) Then either push down hard on the kick-start lever. Ot just push your leg down, as if you were pushing your leg down straight, but put some muscle into it. Some people put some body weight lowering, into the push on the kick-starter also. However once you got it - then it's easy, and you never forget. Gonna be fun getting your future vids on this bike.

[@josiereyes6618]

That awesome, love your excitement on your mini dirt bike 👍😊

[@michaelaguilar9751]

Coach is all kinds of awesome.

[@damianwright3690]

For your current ramp before you start going bigger - see if you can land both wheels at the same time, or rear wheel slightly ahead of (landing/contacting the ground before the) front wheel. It will take weight shift to the rear (including a small leg press at some point, I think it is about or just after leaving the ramp), and holding the throttle on (not necessarily accelerating, but definitely not slowing - slowing will lead to front wheel drop until you learn how to weight shift to counter, and even then it can still be a problem). Landing front wheel first can be a hazard if you're landing on uneven ground (sloping to left or right, or rutted, or random stones that can roll on a hard sub surface). It also tends to jerk your weight forward on the bike, which could end up with you going tail over tea kettle. Your riding instructors will definitely have better suggestions than me, check with them.

[@mikeparsons3690]

Your back yard is perfect to learn all that. The grass is softer to land on .😂😂😂 nice bike , enjoy your childhood.👍

[@bigbobfromto5752]

Liked the Bikes and Beards t-shirt. Way to show some support to other motorcycle content creators Doodle.😊

[@Thepeanutgallery666]

Saw your cameo on the bearded mechanic. ❤️ And you're a member of the Sherf dept!! I love when my favorite KZbinrs Easter egg each other.

[@leswatson8563]

Great vid Doodles and I loved your excitement, great stuff. Back in the 70's my late wife and I, along with a few riding mates went to a car and bike show. Children from around 7 to 11 stole the show doing bike stunts. For such small tots could they handle their rides. Truly amazing to watch and they got a standing ovation at the end. We even once saw a 10-year old ride the wall of death. He looked like he was doing that in his past life's too. He was well tipped I kid you not and his beaming little face said it all. Honestly some if not all them riders could embarrasse me who was just a road rider. Years later we often wondered if they were still riding and at what level? Looking forward to seeing you and your new dirt bike covered in mud along with your smiling face. Safe safe girl and of course safe riding...

[@murraysteele2240]

That look on your face when you kick started that bike was priceless

[@jakebigelow554]

I have been watching your videos for a while and I just finished the MSF Basic rider course today and the instructor recommended your videos at the end of the course!

[@ratherbewargaming3753]

I remember back in the 1980’s, ripping around the back alleys in my hometown with our Honda 50 mini dirt bike! We ended up getting a Honda 3 wheeler and a Honda quad too. My two brothers and I would rip around all day everyday. It was some of the most fun I can remember on 2…3…&…4 wheels! Now after watching this vid, I’m inspired to go get myself another mini bike! Thank you!

[@Nurlouie]

Great advice at the end of the video. Keeping riding doodle

[@clifffawcett]

🎉🎉 DOODLE 🎉🎉 I’m so excited for you! This is awesome!!! Great to see Coach again! Love this whole freaking story!

[@devinerdmann5948]

from riding incredibly safely to "I want to wheelie and stunt" lol!

[@patrickmeylemans9627]

Your enthousiasme is addictive, glad you are so stoked 👍👍🏍️

[@Martin-gc9jy]

Riding dirt makes you a better rider. Skills I learned on dirt saved me on the street. My fist bike was DT100 . Moved on to YZ250 and trx250r fun stuff

[@franko8572]

7:37 I thought that was a kid at first. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@SkreetJeebus]

Mini bike adventures is my favorite kind of riding to do! Congrats on the bike!

[@stevewesley3841]

I bought a Puch Maxi moped off my friends mother in 1976 when I was 12 years old. It had failed it's MOT and cost me £15. My Dad owned a farm in the UK so I had plenty of space to play. It took me 2 years to break it, then I put the engine in another bike. Thanks for bringing back some happy memories...

[@bobbyfowler7319]

Had a 175 Yamaha Enduro that a bunch of us kids and adults with their bikes, we played "tag" with tennis ball. You had to hit the rider, not the bike! It was the most fun! Also had a 125 wombat combat that I raced with a neighbor. He had a 450 Mako. Have fun, be safe, and remember it still hurts to fall

[@MusicRider1973]

I think this was my favorite Doodle video ever.

[@krismerchant4982]

I giggled through this whole video. I NOW want a dirt bike and I just barely bought an Indian Chieftain bagger! Look forward to seeing some wheelies!

[@DiveTrainerDan]

Awesome video. I also just started riding and am feeling left out.

[@SouthwestStet]

I have an Apollo 125 (and a himalayan and KLR, beside the point) and I LOVE it. I replaced the carb with a Mikuni carb imitation off Amazon. After replacing that it has worked flawlessly for a few years now.

[@Maplicito]

I learned on a Honda 100XL - not exactly a mini-bike, but still not a full sized bike. We also got a Suzuki DS50 - that one would fit the mini-bike mold. I didn't learn any of the things you're wanting to learn, my family mostly spent time riding off road on camping trips, but it was still a lot of fun, and got me ready for riding an old Yamaha IT175 - my first enduro bike!

[@CMDZamora]

Doodle you are the best!!!!. Your vids give me life!!!! I want my nieces to live life with joy and motorcycles like you do!!!

[@MattyDemello]

Good point in the beginning. When I was a kid I rid bmx bike's and did ramps and crazy stunts. I remember trying to ride in tight circles on a bmx bike and I would have to move my butt over to one side to get a tight turn. I just got into riding motorcycles and all that stuff helped me.

[@Mariely1]

Im totally jealous! Those little bikes look like so much fun!

[@rosiemckinzie8608]

My love affair with motorcycles started with a 1972 Yamaha mini enduro model JT2 60cc when I was 10 years old. I’m 60 now. It’s been an awesome 50 years in the wind on 2 wheels.

[@ladyjrider666]

I'm totally in your camp having learned road bikes only. From my 20's to 50s now. You enjoy! So much fun to watch. Get some pads though 😊we don't wanna see you too beat up.

[@travismoore7849]

To fix your window you need to get a new pane of glass the same size. Then you chip out the old glaze and remove the triangle shims that old the glass in place. Then you take out the old glass. Pop in the new glass. And you put the shims back into place and put in some new window glaze. And paint to match your window. And you should be good to go on your window. I worked in Georgia near Atlanta and worked on some windows.

[@destinijewell]

Going for a ride is the best thing. Playtime

[@Frogs77]

Freakin love this channel! Best video ever! Always bringing that energy and inspiration!

[@stevef8065]

A great suggestion is the Kawasaki KLX140 L….low seat height, linear power, electric start, good power super fun bike. Excellent trail bike….My wife rides one and 4 of her friends as well. They love them and go anywhere that the 250’s go! You will love it…..and used they sell for 1800 to 2500. They have a great resale value.

[@fibrojester2998]

I bought my kids a couple of 125cc chinese bikes brand new at the start of summer. They are a blast. One has a smaller frame and the other a littler larger. I'm 6' 2" and just under 200lbs and I love cruising around on them. Good choice Doodle!

[@thomasbroadwater2214]

That first kick start was DYNO-MITE ! Very cool.

[@AnYaDang]

When I was 12 or 13 all my friends had dirt bikes but that definitely wasn’t in the budget for my mom. But one of my friends dads said I could have all the parts from one of his old bikes, a 1980 RM 125. Well, it was a major project but an incredible learning experience and si got that thing going. And then broke it and repaired it countless times. I just recently got a DR650 and my motorcycle endorsement (last Monday on endorsement)- really enjoy your videos. TY

[@Michael_Shay]

Love this. I've always wished I started riding as a kid, I love the idea of recreating that as an adult

[@_BlueCollarGamer]

I love this is so many ways. You rock!

[@ralphbergman4101]

Pure joy! Great video!!!

[@johnepperson8867]

I prefer kick starts, their so cool! Have fun young lady !!!

[@mani545]

So the pull start scenes with the Minibike were great... :-) More pull start please.... ;-)

[@lgwappo]

Small bikes can teach us a lot. What we learn about weight transfer, controlled slides, jumping, braking leaned over, limits of traction etc carries over to bigger, faster bikes on the street. We get a feel for a bike's limits & our own limits. Hard to learn that on an 800-900 pound bike with forward pegs.

[@baconberries8097]

My dad's property in northern Michigan has this huge solar farm being put in right behind it. Right now, it's just acres of loose dirt and big hills. Alas, I can only dream of ripping up and down those hills on a bike like this. Although, there's a Tractor Supply right down the road...

[@dasautogt]

Full of life and enthusiasm. Good on you Doodle, you make people 😁

[@DrJonGroves]

Our driveway was raised a foot higher than the lawn. We made a ramp to jump the width of the driveway. As kids it was huge

[@Xt1000]

That's how I learned to ride back in the early 70's. Bicycles came first. Briggs and Stratton hard frame mini bikes through corn and bean fields and down rail road tracks, along cow and horse trails, little bikes are a lot of fun.

[@Tinytraveler]

Never seen your content till I found this video in my feed. Your excitement was fantastic to watch

[@doylehenderson319]

You're like a kid in a candy shop Doodle...... LOL You have such a passion for riding, keep it up!!!! The only thing you need to do is find out from the shop you got the bike from IF they carry any spare parts.... ie.... levers, cables, covers (in case you put a hole in one from a broke foot peg/shifter/rear brake pedal and leaking oil). Be safe and there are several OVH trails in N GA.

[@bdsurfer13]

Soo cool Doodle, it's cool you have a bike to ride with Coach. I took the long way home from work, which I've never ridden before. Was a fun 1hr 30 min, better than sitting in traffic for over an hour.

[@slayerarrow]

Stanhope sand pits when i was 9 wow ! enjoy yourself its great you can just have fun!

[@Valkry0362]

i love watching people having fun to this extent, brings a smile to my face.

[@pmdinaz]

Good times!!

[@noangel3652]

❤love your enthusiasm 😊

[@girlinpanic8790]

this is something i HAVE to do too, i've wanted a honda grom for this since forever. awesome video doodle :D your great good vibes radiate through the screen that's for sure

[@donflores5227]

when I was young I rode a Honda s65. I'm here to say it hurts just as bad coming off a small motorcycle(mini bike) as it does off a bigger one. I also rode a Bultaco 250 Perang. If you don't have proper gear you can easily wind up pretty bad banged up

[@Laurynas_LTU]

Caroline, ATGATT, PLEASE! I want you to continue to have arms and legs and to keep making videos like this one! :)

[@NoahOn2Wheelsx]

This bike is sick!! Congrats 🤘

[@rickybobby1055]

How awesome. I was thinking of getting a 250 this winter to thrash on next year. Great video

[@life_behind_bars]

I had one of those old home made mini bikes with a briggs and stratton lawn mower motor on it. We lived on a farm in Iowa, so I would cruise the gravel roads and ditches. I would ride for hours, and every ride ended the same way, broke down, miles from home, with a long walk to get my brother to help me go pick up the bike amd bring it home. Good times.

[@Aircraft_Fabricator]

Ahhh I remember those days! Now I have supermotos! When you are learning to wheelie the #1 rule is to hover your foot over the rear brake AT ALL TIMES!!! Drill that into your head it will save you if you go too far back! The rear brake will set the bike down if you go past balance point. #2 rule is Do NOT hit the rear brake hard with the clutch lever pulled while in a wheelie. This will cause the front end to VOILENTLY smash back down and "mousetrap". Since its just a cheap Apollo ( I still have my apollo 140 ^_^ ) then it would be ok to experiment with these two things just to learn what can happen but please dont mousetrap from like 12 o'clock or you can hurt your wrists pretty good..... What you really want to do is start learning from a slow roll every bike has a sweet spot of where it will come up with ease but not too fast. On that bike being a 125 I would suspect a slow roll in first gear just fast enough that you have balance. Then keep gently revving the bike and popping the clutch until you figure out how much throttle input will loft the front wheel. Once you have found this point you need to keep increasing the revs little at a time until the wheel picks up to about 1ft off the ground and nothing more.... This will keep you safe while you learn to set it down. Now that you can pick the wheel up you need to practice doing this and hitting the rear brake to set it down..... clutch up... rear brake set it down.... repeat that several times.... you need to drill that rear brake muscle memory into your head because its not going to come naturally if you end up past balance point and you panic... The main thing people without that muscle memory do is duck waddle.... feet come off the pegs and you try and walk behind the bike.... its a natural instinct and your brain trying to save you but it wont work.... Keep your feet on the pegs and keep hitting the rear brake to set it down for a while. When you are comfortable with that try picking the wheel up higher and higher. Eventually with enough practice you will be able to ride them out! The first few times you reach balance point you need to rear brake and set it down to learn that feeling. Balance point is always a little scary at first especially on a full size dirt bike because you are UP there. You have to overcome your brain telling you this shouldn't be happening and causing a panic situation. So the first few times you reach that point you WILL know and need to be able to hit the rear brake and save it rather than panic. When you can reach balance point comfortably congrats! Now you just need to work on throttle input and brake input together and you can keep them going. You can shift up by lightly rolling off the throttle clicking up a gear and keep the wheelie going longer, but DO NOT clutch while shifting up UNLESS you are at balance point otherwise the bike will fall out of the wheelie when you pull the clutch as there is no longer torque to hold you up. You got this! Just takes seat time and the will to learn.

[@adrianm.floresphotography8098]

Should nickname your mini bike "the noodle" & name this series "Doodle on the Noodle"...😂 Love your vids. If you're ever passing through Tucson, AZ again, hit me up! I'd glady take some riding/action photos for you.

[@JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures]

That looks like a blast! I don't think you could've been any more excited 🤣

[@hexhead5732]

Good choice we have a 125 SSR pit bike they are fun to ride and good for beginners 👍

[@Smrtsk8tr1]

Great Sherf Shirt!

[@brentkelsay3439]

The mini bikes. The mini hands. The many vibes. 👀 🙌

[@TheBlueDogMan]

My first minibike with gears was a Honda trail 70. I lived in a rural area and we had plenty of places to ride back in the old days. We liked to do donuts until we were nearly dizzy. And of course, jumping. We had a small mound of dirt with a flat ramp and it table top landing area so it was perfect.

[@DoodleOnAMotorcycle]

that sounds glorious...

[@fuelyourlegacy]

I loved this video! My husband and I ride Harleys - BUT we also have 5 kids (ages 20 to 3) and every one of the older ones have had mini bikes or at least a couple of them already and when I tell you we've had MORE fun on them together with the kids I am not exaggerating. Unfortunately, where we live in the city they are "illegal" and get confiscated frequently so we've had to sell them and calm down our antics. We got them all mini bikes & gear in the middle of COVID when they were all sent home from school and then after school work was done by 11am - they would just ride for hours.(other kids were bored, but not ours!) 2 wheels for life in our household and having kids just gives us more of an excuse to buy them and enjoy them ourselves. Looking forward to your next video!

[@chrisb6791]

LOL, LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM! As a 12 year old, I had a Yamaha 80, bored out to 100. It was a second-hand former motocross bike. It really was fast and I had a lot of fun with it. Fast-forward 45 years later and I just bought a 2023 KTM Duke 390. Whole 'nuther world....I'm so outta practice! Keep up the fun vid's. 🤪

[@lamardurden8460]

Invest in all of the padding you can get your hands on. Part of learning, especially stunting, involves crashing. Dress for the crash. When learning wheelies the rear brake is your best friend. If you find that your front wheel is too high, tapping the rear brake will always bring it back to earth. Most Stunters add a finger lever to engage the rear brake. The finger lever gives you more control than a stiff boot on a pedal. There are 2 parts of your body that will be contacting the ground if you wheelie over. Your knees and the palms of your hand. Be sure to pad them up. Remember it took the rest of us decades to learn, don't rush yourself and always practice in the dirt. It is more forgiving than pavement.

[@ScramblerStories]

I want a mini bike, looks like.a ton of fun!

[@jetdr]

stand up when kick starting, that will give a little more oomph! to get more comfortable, hit the trails. throttle time and all the rest will come with time.

[@davidswenson1723]

Ol Sears an Roebuck catalog mini bike with a Briggs an Stratton motor, early 70’s 🤟😎

[@rudetuque]

looking like wicked fun... but my heart skipped watching that first start, thought. you were going to get a real quick lesson in kickback! Coach Is looking like a future hooligan with that all black Suzuki, good on him!

[@marccoleman1315]

Doodle there use to be and maybe still is and type of riding called Trials riding, and let me tell you its a blast. I thiink this would help you immensely with all the types of riding you love to do.

[@dangunn6961]

I've been riding for 50 years and have all kinds of bikes but 6 months ago I bought a Yamaha 125 Zuma Scooter. I ride it all over town. It's nice to have big bikes and little bikes. Little bikes are a blast to ride.

[@mica7499]

I was a bit crazy and would occasionally ride on the golf course ( which is great place to ride) however the golfers were a bit upset with me and I may have been chased by the cops a few times. Lol Love your enthusiasm, be safe!

[@zinzanman]

Coach is the man.!! no brakes and croc's for riding shoes.

[@chrisbaranyk5380]

Love the Sherf t-shirt!

[@franiannarone8196]

Like a child at Christmas getting her 1st bike 🤣 your husband needs one now - have fun ❤️

[@CensoredFreedom615]

Nice to see you adding your hubby to your videos.

[@Hazmatti]

coach's dirtbike reminds me alot of the little 50cc bike I shared with my cousins as a kid, it was beat up and a little rough around the edges but it never failed to start and was great fun to just throw around a field or two

[@jeffbradshaw4942]

Somewhat similar story. I had only ridden street until a few years ago. Even when I bought my KTM 1190 Adventure, it wasn't my intent to ride off the pavement. I got it because the long suspension travel make it better for my wife 2-up. But friends were getting into adv riding, so I joined. Decided I needed a smaller bike to "learn" on. Got a Yamaha XT250 and did some trail riding. I biffed it so many times because I tried to make the bike respond like it was on pavement. I saw riders do things I could not imagine. They had been riding dirt/sand/babyheads/etc their whole lives. I would have kept after it, and, like you, learned to do things with less risk. However, I am in my 60's and a good bit overweight. I don't mind the falls or even the associated pain. What I mind is how long it takes to recover. So when you were saying how old you are for learning some of this stuff, while there is a grain of truth to that, I had to laugh.