Got my 15yo son the Wired predator. Did i make a mistake?

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Xphobe

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I had gotten my son a small 50cc dirt bike years ago, but I had no time to take him to any off-road trails, so I sold it. He (now 15) was itching to get another (bigger) dirt bike lately, but i knew I would run into the same problem. So I decided to get him something fun and fast he can ride around anywhere and not get in trouble, as Wired still has a bicycle look.

After seeing the first review of the Predator, I am wondering if its too much for him. The bike even weighs more he does.

 
It is for private lands only, Utah ranch all off road. He will die or kill and that unlawful motorcycle will be confected as evidence. Have him first take the CHP class and pass it at 100% or no way Jose. Darwin Awards 67,32.0. Bicycles work pedals.

CHP ‘ROLLS’ OUT STATEWIDE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES

www.chp.ca.gov www.chp.ca.gov

There's an formaldehyde neck-drip, that drains, suck the guts out the kid's dead ass with a suction pump, and put on facial concretive wax in the grave box; what's address to send funeral home the youthful Newest Darwin Awards Winner flowers. All because his dad was an... and... and ... who didn't know and let the kid be lazy sick and fat assed to the very fast grave.
 
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PedalUma said:
It is for private lands only, Utah ranch all off road. He will die or kill and that unlawful motorcycle will be confected as evidence. Have him first take the CHP class and pass it at 100% or no way Jose. Darwin Awards 67,32.0. Bicycles work pedals.

CHP ‘ROLLS’ OUT STATEWIDE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLES

www.chp.ca.gov www.chp.ca.gov

There's an formaldehyde neck-drip, that drains, suck the guts out the kid's dead ass with a suction pump, and put on facial concretive wax in the grave box; what's address to send funeral home the youthful Newest Darwin Awards Winner flowers. All because his dad was an... and... and ... who didn't know and let the kid be lazy sick and fat assed to the very fast grave.
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And yet, kids his age are riding Surrons.
 
The bike's illegal to operate on public roadways, bikeways, and trails in most if not all states. Lots of bikes like that have been sold as "ebikes" — purportedly with no registration, license, or insurance requirements — when in fact they're legally motor vehicles subject to all of those things. Same applies to Surrons and Super73s.

Besides, what do you think a 15 year-old male's gonna do with all that power, torque, and speed when you're not looking?

Here in California, bikes like that with riders too young for driver's licenses are being confiscated now. Long overdue, because they certainly don't belong in bike lanes or on MUPs or trails closed to motorcycles.
 
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"Tell me, mother, what is that
That looks like strawberry jam?
Hush, hush, my dear; 'tis only Pa
Run over by a tram—"

Trotter, Act II, Scene 2, p. 62
 
Jeremy McCreary said:
The bike's illegal to operate on public roadways, bikeways, and trails in most if not all states. Lots of bikes like that have been sold as "ebikes" with no registration, license, or insurance requirements when in fact they're legally motor vehicles subject to all of those things. Same applies to Surrons and Super73s.

Besides, what do you think a 15 year-old male's gonna do with all that power, torque, and speed when you're not looking?

Here in California, bikes like that with riders too young for driver's licenses are being confiscated now. Long overdue, because they certainly don't belong in bike lanes or on MUPs or trails closed to motorcycles.
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Wired bikes actually arrives as a class 2 ebike. It conforms to all laws and regulations. There is even a class 2 sticker on it.
 
Xphobe said:
Wired bikes actually arrives as a class 2 ebike. It conforms to all laws and regulations. There is even a class 2 sticker on it.
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And your son will not go into the settings and turn that off, am I right?
Not tryin' to bust on you mate, but we all know what's going to happen.
Everyone here wants your son to NOT win a Darwin award.
 
Xphobe said:
Wired bikes actually arrives as a class 2 ebike. It conforms to all laws and regulations. There is even a class 2 sticker on it.
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At 22:03 in the video you provided, the motor's still on at 53 mph. The Class 2 assisted speed cutoff is 20 mph. In states using the class system, the user's ability to program a higher cutoff puts the bike out of the class system, with all the legal ramifications that entails. I'm afraid your Class 2 sticker is a sham.

Moreover, the power limit for any legal ebike under the class system is 750W. You can argue about whether that's nominal, continuous, or peak power, but 9,000W is ~12 times that. Your son's bike isn't a true ebike under any legal definition.
 
Jeremy McCreary said:
At 22:03 in the video you provided, the motor's still on at 53 mph. The Class 2 assisted speed cutoff is 20 mph. In states using the class system, the user's ability to program a higher cutoff puts the bike out of the class system, with all the legal ramifications that entails. I'm afraid your Class 2 sticker is a sham.

Moreover, the power limit for any legal ebike under the class system is 750W. You can argue about whether that's nominal, continuous, or peak power, but 9,000W is ~12 times that. Your son's bike isn't a true ebike under any legal definition.
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You came here as a new member, looking for advice. Everyone has commented that they don’t think it’s a good idea for a 15 year old and that he might get hurt on it.

From your responses, it doesn’t seem like you ever wanted advice.

Im out.
 
I was 15 many, many years ago but I still remember those times. And if I had that bike back then I would have been running that thing balls to the wall wide open everywhere I went. It most likely wouldn't have lasted long as it would have either got confiscated by the POPO or I ended up crashing that thing hard. I learned things the hard way many times over, surprised I'm still here today to even admit that stuff. My advise don't do it!
 
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