I just started dirt bike riding, what should i do if i hope to pursue this as my future career?

Question

ok im 14 and just got my first bike cause i was begging for it. its a 125 4 stroke trail bike. Ive only gotten on it twice, due to where I live, but I realy LOVE it and seems like a life long thing for me. Id like to get into racing. Any advice: practicing, gear, bike, racing, training, camps, etc. Oh im also 5'5-5'6 and around 115 ibs.

Answer 1

enter as many competitions as you can.

Answer 2

Their has been many guys who started their career late and gone pro some have even been champions the real question is if you have any talent not when you start its not cheap I know because i'm 13 and just got a kx 100 to race with last week and still are trying to get all the gear good luck and tell me about how your doing

Answer 3

Love all you want, your to old to start it full time.

At 14 you need to have at least 2 may be 3 cups under your belt. Sorry kid, but your already to old.

Hey, prove me wrong and become the next J.M.B.

Answer 4

the chances you will ever be pro are slim to none but it is possible a rider called gatier paulin who is a top 10 gp rider has only been riding 4 years and joel smets was 17 when he started but that is extremely rare. basically you need to be riding all the time training all the time and have massive natural talent if your ever going to be any good. i would get a proper motocross bike if you are serious and get one to one lessons with a trainer but tobe honest ive got more chance of winning the lottory 3 times in a row than you have of turning pro but good luck any way

Answer 5

practice, get the right gear, maybe get some training from aprofessional, enter competitions then get sponsored

Answer 6

As the others have said, you are most likely too old to have a career in racing as there is an enormous gap to bridge to catch up to the talent that the kids who have been racing since they could walk have.  But the best place to start is the beginning. You would need a better bike as what you have is not suitable to race with.  At 5ft 6 you could ride a crf150r but would not be on that too long before having to upgrade due to growth and age, but it may be a good place to start as anything bigger would be hard for a first timer. You could also look at the 2 stroke 85cc's.

Join a local club and do practice days before racing as many as you can and then have a go at racing and see where it takes you.

Racing for fun as a hobbie can be rewarding without having to view the idea of becoming a pro as it really is not for everyone.  Until you have been knocked down, run over, T-boned, knocked unconcious and broken at least one bone you really don't know if it is something that you will want to keep doing.  You also don't at this stage know if you have any ability.

See if you can get some lessons from a good coach and see where it takes you.

Answer 7

try searching online for places near you where they hoist dirt bike riding, then join one of them. Most likely you gotta pay to join. GOOD LUCK.

Answer 8

You are not really in a position to know that yet. You have only ridden on a 4 stroke trails bike (my guess is a ttr125 or drz125) two times. That means that sure you may love riding but you don't have any idea what you are getting into untill you actually have enough experience to judge it.

I love riding dirt bikes just as much as you, but when I actually got my first bike that was capable of racing (not a ttr125), I realized exactly how good everyone else was and that I just loved riding, not competition level. That I was nowhere near good enough.

The only way you will realize if you truly want to race, is if you loose the 4 stroke trails bike, get a genuine racing bike, and go to an MX park where you will be in the actual racing element. Also keep in mind that they are just practicing there too, not racing, which is much more hardcore.

As for the bike, being that you are 5'6 and 115lbs I would suggest either a yz85 or a a CRF150R if you can afford it [not crf150F]    Two strokes are much different and more powerfull than a ttr125 so do't even try movin up to a 2 stroke 125 at your size and experience.

Check out the guide I wrote in the link below. It should help.