PROS: - Relatively inexpensive
- Cheap to maintain and repair
- Can use on varied of terrain
- Race or recreation
- Stiff suspension
- Instant throttle and brake response
- Lots of MX tracks available nationwide
- Lots of riding areas available everywhere
CONS: - Can't ride on streets
- Most challenging Off-Road bike to ride
- Need a way to transport it
- Requires a lot of PPE
- More Maintenance
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If you are new to the sport of motorcycling, a dirt bike is a great place to start. Keith Code, the president of the popular California Superbike School, reminds us that‚ all professional riders started on dirt bikes. Riding off-road gives you the ability to learn the basics of riding without all of the hazards associated with riding on the street. Motocross bikes, specifically, are designed to be competitive in the motocross environment.
They are ruggedly built with lightweight aluminum construction, high ground clearance, beefed-up knobby tires, and monoshock rear suspension. They are the lightest of all production motorcycles weighing in at about 250 pounds. This allows them to be powered by smaller, water-cooled high performance engines; typically two or four stroke.
This simple, yet highly evolved design makes them almost bulletproof in short course racing environment they were designed for. Even though their primary use is closed course, they are definitely versatile enough to be used for desert and enduro riding. Since the rules of the road don't apply, motocross bikes don't have headlights, brake lights, and blinkers. This makes for budget-friendly maintenance and repair.
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