You can pretty much convert any dirtbike into a street legal 'enduro' (now called 'dual-sports', probably for marketing reasons) simply by fitting it with a headlight, tail-light, turn signals, a mirror, and something to hold a license plate in place.
A 400cc might be a little too much bike for a first-time 13 year old. Would be easy to kill yourself on a 400cc - no sweat. Might want to start him with an 80cc or a 125cc - which you can still easily kill yourself on. If he's the precautious, responsible type - maybe a 250cc. The dirt bikes are geared for dirt - high, windy - waaa waaaa - rip through dirt acceleration. Hit a tree without a helmet and you're toast. I've gone over 75Mph on a 80cc dirtbike without even knowing it. Buddy in high school crashed the same bike doing a wheely in front of some girls and his knee is still jacked - "hey mike - wanna go jet skiing? nah - my knee has been acting up this weekend" it really sucks for him. Not trying to scare - just letting you know what dirtbikes are all about. They're definitely just as dangerous as street bikes. That said - the best place to learn how to ride a motorcycle is the dirt. At least you don't get road rash when you crash and burn, and you're usually not going as fast - so you're less likely to experience the serious neck/spinal inuries that the street riders experience when crashing into a car at 65Mph. >I have someone offering to swap me a dirt bike for my non-working truck. A >Suzuki tm400cc dirt bike to be precise. Somewhere in the back of mu mind I >am thinking these are not street legal and this bike would primarily be >useful as a present to my son. Can someone help me out here? > >Dana > >-- >Mr Jones and me >We're stumbling through the barrio.... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
