Dirt Bike FAQ

A good pre ride tip is to spray under your mud guards with wd40 or similar,this will help mud and dirt come off easier. you can buy an exhaust plug that fits in the end of your muffler to prevent water getting in. leave the chain on until you have finished washing the bike.high pressure are fine to use just avoid directly spraying around wheel bearings and swing arm pivots. i use cheep degreaser on the chain and back rim and any car wash for the rest of the bike.
when your done and the bike is clean and dry i use a spry on furniture polish on all the plastics, it will help to keep them looking new and make them easier to clean.then remove the chain wipe it clean and dry with a rag then hang it somewhere warm and spray it with chain wax,while you let it hang for a bit remove your air cleaner and wash it,dry it and re oil it.re fit the chain and adjust it. a quick spray around all the pivots like foot pegs with wd 40 or similar, and your good to go again.

" Whic ….. h dirt bike do I recommend? "

The one that your Mommy and Daddy will buy you.

Ask them for the cheque book first.

I'd try to get him down to 800. but I would look for a 125 instead. you'll grow out of a 80 faster

Way more trouble than it is worth.
requires:

Modification of the charging system and connection of a battery.
Wiring of lights, head+hi-lo, brake ,tail ,marker and turn lights and all the switches that go with them including a breaker panel or fuse box.
Street legal exhaust and appropriate engine de-tuning.
Street legal tires ( Knobs are no street legal)
A key ignition.
In most states ,fender height on MX bikes are too high and need to be lowered.

And there is no "Cheating" because the bike will have to pass a physical inspection before it is licensed .

I've done a couple, A Honda XR500 and a Yamaha IT425.

Even though it's not what you want to hear ,my advice is to get a dual purpose and "trick it out" rather than trying to make a MX bike street legal.

No.

Since 2002 the EPA has required street bikes to meet their emissions standards.

Off road bikes are exempt from these emissions standards.

If you want a street legal bike, sell your dirt bike and buy a street legal bike.

If you are so concerned about the environment, dump your SUV. Use the money from the sale to buy a Prius. Take the money you will save on fuel and use it to make payments on a street legal bike. But somehow I don't think you will do this.

You are wrong about the myth that your dirt bike is less polluting than a car. Your dirt bike, with absolutely no emissions controls, spews out more pollution than any car.

Well there are a few variations on "pit bikes" but here goes with the basics. At off road races down here in the Dist 38 area, pitbikes are/were just that, little bikes for getting around in the pits between races or when getting ready for a race and your main machine was getting worked on to get ready for the race. They were anything from old Honda Z50's to little XR50's, to Yamaha PW50's etc. These days they are selling so-called "pit bikes" at Kragens and places like that that are made in China, with up to 110cc engines and questionable reliability. More little mini-bikes than anything you could use on a regular basis, they are copies of Japanese bikes in all respect except the reliabilty, not really suitable for long term use in the desert, and not really meant for the street, they are just parking lot toys for semi-grownups. The shocks arent really suitable for offroad, they just have big springs to look like they are, so if you are thinking of buying one for something like that save your money and buy a real offroad bike that you can learn on for reasonably cheap like an older XR200 or CR125. At least they have the underpinnings of a real machine on them.

You could probably find something a bit more unique by shopping online but it is much more important to have a helmet that fits you properly otherwise it is not doing the job. Just look up your local directory and find what shops are in your area and go visit all of them.
That way you can try the helmet on and be sure it fits. Ask for someone with experience in fitting helmets to serve you. You only have one head!

125 or 250

Let me see. You want me to buy a motorcross bike, service it and let anyone who wants to, ride, crash and distroy my investment. NO WAY. I know of no Dealer who will do that.

Agree with him, buy a larger one, and maby he will pay for a little of it after he rides it a 125cc-250cc is good nothing more