Dirt Bike FAQ

You can find the speed governor nut holding on to the handle bars,learn to ride faster.

I would go with a quad. You are less likely to bail on a quad then on a dirt bike. Depending on your experience.But it will hurt alot more when you do bail on a quad. I just think there funner and better looking. Im going to be purchasing a 2007 Yamaha Wolverine. Have fun with your choice!!

Perhaps add a few more details about your height as that makes a difference as at 13 there is a great difference in how tall people are.

Just go along to a dealership and have a sit on a few different bikes to judge how big a bike you can manage. The crf150r is a really great bike and you would be able to race that for a couple more years. If you are really tall you could look at a 4 stroke 250cc.

He will love the PW50 but in a month he will be ready for a bigger bike. I would get the PW80 and watch his eyes light up. He should be okay on that size bike for many years and by then his experience level will be such that a 250 size bike would be good. I learned on a Yamaha 55 at age nine and soon outgrew it and went to a 175. thirty years later I'm on a 1200 and happy as can be. Tell him to be careful and let him enjoy his youth.
p.s. I wish I had a Mother like you!!!

Nothing special. You need to stick with whatever's already in there, or do a good flush. You can get some nasty results if you mix the wrong types. Dexcool is good for high temp engines like a bikes.

4 stroke bikes these days have jsut as much power if not more than a 2 stroke, I suggest to get a 4 just because it'll be less matenance and great for a beginner. All the bike manufactures make good beginner bikes I like to lean more towards honda, and yamaha in the 4 stroke technology they are good. Anthing from 100-250cc 4 stroke will be a great beginner to intermediate bike or a 80-125 2 stroke. A 250 4 stroke can have to much power for a beginner especially if it's brand new, I have a new yamaha 250 and it's sick fast so I'd lean more towards a honda 150 4 stroke or something simular. I'm 6'3 and 185 so we're not much different in size and a 150 pulls me around pretty good.

You can find a nice used Honda CRF250R from about 2,000-6,000 depending on the year. I'm the same height and weight as you and the 250 would be a great bike to grow into. And there is no such thing as a CRF125, but there is a CR125.

Alot also depends on what type of riding you plan on doing…

and also your weight…

if you are tall and skinny, something like an XR250, WR250, KLX300

if you are tall and heavier (200+), something like an XR400, or older 500/600, WR400/450, KLX400…

or even a 2 stroke KDX200/220…

these are alot of fun and very reliable … somewhat toned down not peeky

You can try here, or in the paper itself or sometimes MCN, but for that budget you're more likely to find one in a local paper, get down to the library and check out some of the small ads. Whether they'll be good depends on luck.

http://www.tmxnews.co.uk/website_content/buy__sell/buy_used1/index.html

What do u mean by spw? oh by the way get a 450