hmm... interestng point... but then I would need a motorcycle thingie on my license right? just wondering if I could use it... I am feeling a little city-bound right now.
He's pretty cautious but given what you say I think I will veto him riding it for now at least. Dana On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:14:40 -0400, cantrl. a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
