Watch out!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kevin]

My 12 year old son just finished the snomo saftey class last night:) So he is ready to hit the trails!! Now what should I do, put him on the small Indy for a while :thumbup: or just put him on the 600 and make him try to keep up with the OL MAN and his uncle

[townsend chris]

If he is 12, his dad should get him at least a 700!!!!!!
Only girls ride little sleds!!!!!!!!!
Train them young to ride with the big boys!!!!!!!!:lol:

Congrats. Matt on passing your safety course.
Please drive CAREFULL!!!!!!!

Uncle Chris
T.C.

[toolman]

So my 12 year old daughter finished the same class as well, she will be on a 700! Well, it's the only older sled I have that I don't care if something happens to it!

[snoway]

My 15 YO daughter inherited my "old' 700 THIS YEAR.
As far as being safe,...she is very responsible . This sled handles alot better than the 440 she rode the past few years and as far as speed goes, anything over 30mph in a crash is gonna be a bad thing.
Good luck to all the new young riders out there, BE SAFE, pick and choose where to "open 'er up" and most important of all, look out for the "OTHER GUY".

ps....fwiw, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE RIDER IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT TO...THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE NEXT STOP.:thumbup:

[I Doo]

[QUOTE=snoway;6854]My 15 YO daughter inherited my "old' 700 THIS YEAR.
As far as being safe,...she is very responsible . This sled handles alot better than the 440 she rode the past few years and as far as speed goes, anything over 30mph in a crash is gonna be a bad thing.
Good luck to all the new young riders out there, BE SAFE, pick and choose where to "open 'er up" and most important of all, look out for the "OTHER GUY".

ps....fwiw, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE RIDER IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT TO...THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE NEXT STOP.:thumbup:[/QUOTE]


I was a teacher at our snowmobile safety class. We had 31 students. Just because they have that slip of paper doesn't mean they can drive a snowmobile safely. It scares me to think that these kids can drive a 150hp sled on trails I will be using. It is the parents responsibility to make sure the child can handle what ever sled they will be driving. A slip of paper means very little when a quick decision must be made on the trail. DRIVE SAFE!!

[snohawk]

When we had our safety class this fall the DNR warden paid us a visit and talked to the kids and the first topic that he had brought up was the size of the sled the kids were going to ride. When one kid said a 700 the warden asked why would any parent put a young kid on a machine that willl go over 100 mph? I myself started both of my daugthers on 340's and then moved up to a 440's. I don't think that anyone should put pressure on a child to drive faster then what the child feels comfortable. It would like putting a young kid on a 450 motocross bike and have them race in the pro class right off the bat.
I see alot of parents telling ther kid to do the big double and when they can't make it some kind of injury happens.

To all the new and young riders, ride safe, and stay on the right side of the trial. Enjoy riding a learning how to handle the sled in all different condtions

[wheelerlake]

I'm a nurse in a neurological/neurosurgical ICU and an avid snowmobiler for many years. I wish the DNR would post all the accidents, injuries and the outcomes, not only dollars spent for medical care but the devastation of the permanent injuries suffered in the crashes, i.e. permanent head injuries, spinal cord injuries, etc. All they post is the deaths that have occurred. Believe me, there are far worse things that happen during accidents that the public never hear about (past the little blurb in the paper), or think about, or realize can happen to them with just a little lapse in judgement. I would encourage all course instructors to find someone who has been through an accident to speak to their classes. We have an excellent program in Green Bay through "Think First" regarding wearing helmets while biking and general safety during all play. There are those out in the community who are very willing to provide this service and enhance your safety aspects of your classes. I applaud the service you are providing to the community in the snowmobile courses. Keep up the good work and RIDE SAFE!! See you on the trails.

[townsend chris]

[QUOTE=townsend chris;6849]If he is 12, his dad should get him at least a 700!!!!!!
Only girls ride little sleds!!!!!!!!!
Train them young to ride with the big boys!!!!!!!!:lol:

Congrats. Matt on passing your safety course.
Please drive CAREFULL!!!!!!!

Uncle Chris
T.C.[/QUOTE]


It was just a little humor

[snoway]

Not sure if a 700 is right for a 12 YO,
My daughter will be 16 soon and old enough to drive a car.
That scares me alot more than her being on my old 700 on a snowmobile trail.
Some of the comments on here are quite condicending.
You guys take care of your own and i'll take care of mine and we'll all have some fun in the snow.
By the way I have instructed my daughter to keep her BAC under 2.16% because thats the avg. level of the sled fatalities in the past few years.

[Kevin]

I let my son drive a little last year at the end of the season on the Indy Lite 340 and I think his top speed was 30 mph!! If he rode a 700 he would be fouling plugs all day:) Ill just ride with a slow moving vehicle sign on my back when riding with him this year:D Ill be more worried about the ADULT flying at him on the wrong side of the trail on a 700:( This was the 3rd safety class we took this year.What these classes teach is OK but they miss alot in my opinion,you need the hands on experience