A concern popped into my mind about this machine....steering effort. As I said, this is going to be for my 7 y.o.....The research I have done seems to indicate it is an earlier version of this:
http://www.*****************/suspen.htm
Which is made by Manco (now American Sport Works). The chassis looks real similar to the Helix y'all speak so highly of...how is the steering effort on the Helix?