5 years old on a PW50
Susie Wolff got her first proper dirt bike — a Yamaha PW50 — at around age 5, having already ridden a three-wheeler Yamaha before that.
Snapshot · Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Susie Wolff (Managing Director of F1 Academy)
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Jun 24, 2026
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Parents, the Motorcycle Shop and the Mother Who Set the Foundation
At 14:13 · chapter starts 12:35
Susie's uncle took after his father and nearly won the Scottish Six Days Trials. But when the grandfather's accident shattered the family dynamic, Susie's mother lost several teenage years to the upheaval. At 16, her grandfather told her to go get a bike — and she met Susie's father John at the shop where he worked, in a classic small-town love story (she was technically dating one of his friends at the time). Susie is emphatic: her mother raced bikes, ran her own business, and modelled an equal partnership. 'I wouldn't be who I am today without my mum,' she says. 'She had as much get up and go as my dad. It absolutely shaped who I am.'
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