I can see your enthusiasm to suprise him, but honestly, I think he will be much happier to ride with you! I met my husband riding dirtbikes and it is one of our favorite things to do together. He loves riding and helping me and I love it when he does that too! If you really have your heart set on suprising him – firstly – I would be careful who you get to teach you ie: some other guy helping you behind his back might really backfire the suprise! Do you know any other girls who ride? I see that someone suggested that borrowing a bike at the track is easy – but I have to tell you, if some strange girl who has never riden before and I had never met before wanted to borrow my bike, I wouldn't let her and I would be a little miffed at the nerve of someone I didn;t even know asking me to borrow my expensive and breakable toy – that they could hurt themselves on and sue me for!
I am sure your boyfriend has friends who have girlfriends who ride so I would use that avenue. Hopefully one of them is the same size as you and has extra gear because you will need a helmet, boots, a chest protector, goggles, gloves knee guards and probably elbow gauds. You should have pants at least too as they really help prevent bad abrasions.
Maybe thats how you could suprise him is go and get yourself set up with gear and show him you are serious!

Try these companies they all sell atv insurance in Canada….Primmum , Monnex , TD Insurance in Nova Scotia, Statefarm , Portage la Prairie and Allstate.

All of the big 5 manufacturers make a great bike these days. My only suggestion would be going with a 4 stroke over a 2, but that's your call. If I were buying a new 250F right now it would be the KX-F, but I'd be happy with any of them. If I were buying a new 250 2 stroke for motocross it would be the YZ250, wouldn't even consider any other models. If I were buying a 250 2 stroke for the woods, definitely a KTM250XC-W.

Any Motorcycle shop (Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha)

Maybe….it would weigh less…but sound terrible.

There's no replacement for displacement. Power costs money. Bore it out and mike it bigger. Good Luck and happy trails.

Yes, your bike needs to be registered and stickered to ride on public lands.

If you are taking the bike to Mexico, you will need registration, proof of insurance, your Cali Off-Road sticker, and if you'll be riding down there, I strongly recommend purchasing Mexican insurance – since your US vehicle insurance is no good there.

Best thing to do would be go to the dealerships and sit on both the 250 AND the 450…maybe some others aswell

whatever one feels most comfortable to you is best. dont get one you arent sure you cant handle because beginners luck means a lot of crashes on a dirtbike.

obviously 450 is going to have 200 more cc's then a 250 so its going to have quite a bit more power. its is also going to be alot heavier. it might sit a little to high for someone your height though?? im not sure…the last time i got on a 450 i was like 6 (riding on the back of my uncles…im now 15 but a mere 5'3…so as you can imagine something that big is of no use to me! lol). but anyways…my uncle is a big guy…like 6'2 sooo…ya.

the 250 will sit lower and be easier to handle…it will probably be a good first bike. it will have plenty of power. and dont worry about your weight being a factor…both bikes will zip around like crazy with a 200lbs dude on the back no problem.

Go to: www.dirtbikeparts.com

Tape the #s on with scotch tape.
Move them around until you like the way they are positioned.
If they're self sticking – gently peel off the backing at the top and slowly work your way down.
If they're decals – outline the #s with a pencil (or just put a few dots around the #'s to line them up).

Is there enough fuel in tank? yeah, i know but it happens.
is fuel petcock turned on? pull fuel line and see if fuel flows. if not blow air up through fuel line into tank with fuel cap off. do you hear fuel gurgling? if not check your in tank fuel filter by removing the petcock, it is located on the other end.