{"id":12705,"date":"2017-04-05T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T03:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/mag\/?p=12705"},"modified":"2017-04-07T17:10:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T07:10:25","slug":"worlds-youngest-bikie-loves-speed-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/mag\/worlds-youngest-bikie-loves-speed-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Youngest Bikie Loves Speed and Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">At two years old, Tima Kuleshov ditched his trike, unable to resist the allure of fast machines. He became the world&#8217;s youngest professional motorbike rider and now, having doubled his age in just two years (as only a kid can do), his skill levels have gotten out of control.<\/p>\n<p>Tima&#8217;s dad, Alexander, says his kid &#8220;loves speed and attention&#8221; and\u00a0hasn&#8217;t seen a training wheel since he was one year old. The closest thing he has is an attachment on the back of his bike to help him find the right balance point when he does wheelies. Cos this kid is doing tricks now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12732\" style=\"width: 1145px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12732 size-full\" src=\"\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tima-wheelie-e1491352420954.jpg\" alt=\"tima wheelie\" width=\"1145\" height=\"763\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Tima&#8217;s training wheelies. Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10207347700425954&amp;set=t.100009353169638&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vlad Kornev, Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12734\" style=\"width: 1145px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12734 size-full\" src=\"\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tima-bike-trick-e1491352454232.jpg\" alt=\"tima bike trick\" width=\"1145\" height=\"763\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">The mad\u00a0skills. Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10207347699465930&amp;set=t.100009353169638&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vlad Kuleshov, Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re feeling a little outclassed by this amazing toddler, you&#8217;re not alone. As a commenter on one of his YouTube videos succinctly put it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was playing with my shit when I was 2.&#8221;<cite>Jet Clark, YouTube<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Apart from his thriving youtube channel, Tima has his own website, Instagram and Facebook page. And, along with his riding skills, the tiny daredevil\u00a0has mastered the art of skiing and selfies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 34.72222222222222% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BPVCi7ggggk\/\" target=\"_blank\">???? \u26f7 #TimaKuleshov #Ski<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Tima Kuleshov (@timakuleshov) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-01-16T14:33:27+00:00\">Jan 16, 2017 at 6:33am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tima&#8217;s Facebook page is brimming with his latest feats, falls and achievements. But, unless you&#8217;re fluent in\u00a0Ukranian and Russian, you&#8217;ll need to\u00a0rely on Facebook&#8217;s slightly dodgy translation tool to read most of the posts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12716\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12716 size-full\" src=\"\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tima-Facebook-post.png\" alt=\"Tima Facebook post\" width=\"509\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05100834\/Tima-Facebook-post.png 509w, https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05100834\/Tima-Facebook-post-176x300.png 176w, https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05100834\/Tima-Facebook-post-500x851.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">No sir, I most certainly do not have your babies.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While most people are still impressed that a kid his age can operate a motorbike successfully, Tima is always focussed on learning new skills and hitting up competitions. He was the youngest entrant\u00a0in the Ukrainian Drift Federation&#8217;s Drift Challenge and knows how to handle the media like a boss.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12747\" style=\"width: 1145px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12747 size-full\" src=\"\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tima-drift-comp-e1491354269339.jpg\" alt=\"tima drift comp\" width=\"1145\" height=\"763\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ukrainianDRIFT\/photos\/t.100009353169638\/1185263144846957\/?type=3&amp;theater\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ukranian Drift Federation<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a little one you reckon might have race-worthy skills, Tima&#8217;s dad recommends starting out on a balance bike until they&#8217;re big enough to reach the pedals of a motorbike. Tima was using a balance bike from the age of one, progressed to a bicycle just before he turned two\u00a0and, as soon as he was big enough, it was onto bikes with engines.<\/p>\n<h2>Could your kids compete with Tima?<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got a tiny biker like Tima, or if your kid is already an expert with any other machinery, <a href=\"\/mag\/submit\/\">drop us a line on our submission\u00a0page<\/a>. We&#8217;re all for encouraging kids to be awesome and would love to share your story with our readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At two years old, Tima Kuleshov ditched his trike, unable to resist the allure of fast machines. He became the world&#8217;s youngest professional motorbike rider and now, having doubled his age in just two years (as only a kid can do), his skill levels have gotten out of control. 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