Dirt Bike FAQ

How on earth do you do a wheelie going down hill.?

The seat height is 31 inches i have one of these little bikes

You should but you dont absolutly have to. Lets just put it this way, if you don't eventually it will wear down and you will have to replace it.

A pro told me that if you let off the gas just the slightest bit just for a fraction of a sec so that you aren't putting a load on it, you can shift without clutching. It doesn't have to be for a long time just enough time for you to shift to ease up the load on the changing gears so that you dont end up grinding down the gears.

I just did an oil change on my 4-wheeler and was looking at all the choices for oil. My quad is 21 years newer than your bike, but I would have to say that you could still run the same oil that I bought. Look for anything that says that it is for motorcycles and will work well for a wet clutch. As far as the amount, my quad took a little over 2 quarts, so yours would probably be right around there. Another thing that I would recommend is adding some Lucas Oil Stabilizer when you do your oil change. If your bike will hold 2 quarts of oil, put all but about 12 ounces of oil in, and substitute the 12 ounces with 12 ounces of the stabilizer. They sell a synthetic and non-synthetic formula.

It'll be easy to you b/c you know about friction point with clutches…it'll only take you less than a couple of hours to adjust to a car/jeep/suv/truck…practice going up on a hill from a stop with no traffic, once you get comfortable, you can drive in any condition!

I believe you want to know how to shift a dirt MOTORcycle. When to shift is mostly by feel and engine load. How to shift is a tricky thing, The clutch really only needs to be used to stop the transfer of power to the rear wheel. Once the motorcycle is moving you can shift by just going up or down on the shift lever, being that the gears in the transmission are strait-cut they can be up-shifted or down at any time. The use of the clutch is mostly for starting, stopping and any time you need to stop power to the rear wheel. If you've never done this before just be cautious. After you've dumped the mc a few times you'll want to buy a mtn bike, you can ride it almost anywhere and it won't annoy the neighbors.

Rebel it's like for folks who can multitask. chew gum & do other things at the same time. if you can't the bike will cut out on you & the guy in the back will run you over

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The clutch will be on the left side of the handle bars. Like the front brakes it will be in the form of a pull-lever.

Find a place with loose dirt,sand or mud. Put your left or right foot down on the ground for which ever way your going to spin. Pu the bike in first gear. lean to whatever side your foot is on. putting your foot down stabilizes you and the bike. Now Give slightly to musch gas for just normal take off. this will break the back end loose. then give it more gas and hold your foot down. the bike will be at a angle underneath you. Once your there, just keep the front turned in the same direction and keep on this gas and you won't have a problem. Burning out is easy. find a loose spot of mud or sand. Keep the bike straight. Lean towards the front of the bike. Get in first gear and let off the clutch with and a spurt of gas, your back end will break loose. just keep the bike straight and keep on teh gas with your feet on the ground and there you have it.