just taught my 13 year old son, how to ride my 400ex ! he's kinda the reason why i got the 400 in the first place. a few days ago, i showed him how to start riding in first gear. it took him some practice, with the clutch, gas,brake combination. it was just today , i took off the training wheels [so to speak] and went into 2nd and 3rd gear on his own. he was very proud and smiled from ear to ear. a proud moment for both of us .:icon_ goofy: