I've always wanted to be a dirt biker?

Question

I'm 17 years old, how do I start?

What kind of bike should I get

and what do I need to know about dirt biking?

Answer 1

If you are actually intrested then you should get a 125cc yamaha or Suzuki. or look at the local library for more info.

Answer 2

Well if you are really interesting in this sport you shoud go to any store around were you live that sells The bikes..... You cab ask them all the quetoins about it 2! If you don't have a store around you then you caould buy online and look @ this infromation:

There are several different types of off-road motorcycles, also known as dirt bikes, designed and specialised for specific functions. For off road use they typically, when compared to road going motorcycles, have:

Light weight, small engines

Long suspension travel and high ground clearance

Simple, rugged construction with little bodywork and no fairing

Large wheels with knobby tires, often clamped to the rim with rim-locks

Off road motorcycles are often specialised for a variety of off road motorcycle sports, notably;

Motocross - A race over jumps - Thus these machines have small fuel capacities, extensive suspension travel, no road legal necessities (e.g. lights, indicators, instruments, etc), number plates for riding numbers, no passenger attachments, etc. Engines can be two or four stroke, typical capacities 125 cc to 500 cc (smaller for youth), as the weight and utility of the power of larger capacities is not needed). Big suspension enables big jumps and other stunts.

Enduro - A long distance competition, through forests, etc. Similar to motocross machines but with the bare minimum of equipment for road legality and additional fuel.

Rallies - long distance racing, typically through deserts for long distances. Road legal machine (like enduro) but with significantly more fuel. Capacities tend to be larger, around 450 cc to 660 cc (two or four stroke), an upper limit is often imposed for rider safety.

Trials - An extremely specialised form of competition focused on balancing skills and precision rather than speed. Thus low weight and quick power is the priority leading to small (125 cc to 300 cc) engines, often two strokes being used. Seats are unnecessary and affect the centre of gravity so they aren't installed (sometime they are jokingly referred to as banana bikes due to the lack of a seat). Fuel is kept to a minimum so range is very limited. These machines are also road legal.

Track racing - High speed oval racing, typically with no brakes, no suspension, at most two gears, fueled by methanol (not road legal machines).

Answer 3

start out with going to a dirtbike safety course, i know theyre in california and pretty sure around US. if u want to buy a new bike then go for the Suzuki rmz250 or the Kawasaki kxf250, theyre the 2 top bikes in the 250f field and are perfect for anything u want to do. then just go out there and ride, look for some local tracks in ur area or the desert depending on where u live. good luck and have fun!!

Answer 4

hey you should get a ktm they are realy nice dirtbikes but there is one thing they are really expenceve you have to learn how to ride with cluch