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vislaguy
04-21-2010, 05:41 PM
my 6 yr old has started to improve on his bike and now wants to race but I have issues with the bike that really didnt matter before when he putted around. I have a handling issues, its a eton viper 90 that has exstended single arms with 12" coil over fox shocks it has a 43" front width but!! it only has a 41" wheel base although it has a 3" ex swingarm ,so its shorter then it is wider!! the bike seems twitchie the rear end seems like it wants to come around to easy.I was told the wheelbase should be longer then the width. it also has i believe too big of a rear tire there 18x9.5x8 would the big tire hurt handling as well???

nastynotchback1
04-22-2010, 09:30 AM
you need to get away from the single a-arm as quick as you can.My .02 is there is no way to make a single arm bike handle well.also a plus 3 swinger would do wonder for the handling.we run the 18x6.5x8 rear tires.

LT80
04-23-2010, 07:49 AM
At 6, I don't know where he will be able to race a 90...