| The design of a bike, or motorbike to be more | | | | higher. The gas tank is placed at the centre of the |
| specific, depends on the landscape they are to be | | | | body to balance weight equally on both tires |
| used. Using a super bike for an off road ride can | | | | maintaining the centre of gravity between the |
| prove out to be a very bad idea. The Dirt bikes are | | | | wheels. With all these features calling a Dirt bike an |
| the ones you should look out for a cross country | | | | ATV among bikes is no exaggeration. |
| ride. They can be called the ATVs among bikes. | | | | The Dirt bikes come with two stroke and four |
| Designed to burn rubber on any type of terrain, | | | | stroke engine. Their power ranges between 50cc and |
| paved or unpaved, these bikes are very light and are | | | | 500cc. Quite less when compared to other street |
| also called Trails bikes. | | | | bikes but enough for a cross country cruise. Like any |
| The Dirt bikes come with two and four stroke | | | | other bike the Dirt bikes also demand good care and |
| engines. They are lighter compared to the Street | | | | maintenance. The engine requires special care. The |
| bikes. On an uneven terrain handling a bike is a very | | | | owner should also make timely replacement of the |
| difficult job. A biker faces sand, wet ground, boulders | | | | tires. Overused tires offer bad grip and poor handling |
| and all sorts of hindrances. A bike that has to face all | | | | both of which may result in fatal crash. The biker |
| these hurdles should also be equipped well enough to | | | | should also take care of the sprockets, chains, axle, |
| overcome them. Lightweight bikes are always easy | | | | throttle and other parts. Proper maintenance is the |
| to maneuver and so are the Dirt bikes. Their | | | | soul of biking. |
| lightweight body makes them the perfect bike for an | | | | One more fact that sets Dirt bikes apart from other |
| off road escapade. Next important feature is the | | | | bikes is the fact that they don’t have any |
| suspension. The suspension of a dirt bike needs to be | | | | license plates in America. The government registers |
| very good and should possess superior absorption | | | | them once a year as they are not driven on road. |
| capability compared to other bikes. You don’t run | | | | Many companies manufacture Dirt bikes; the leading |
| down a steep mountain on a street or cruiser bike. | | | | manufacturers are Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM, Honda, |
| With lightweight a good Dirt bike should also have | | | | Husaberg and also Husaqvarna. There are also mini |
| good suspension. | | | | Dirt bikes for the amateurs to begin with. They are |
| The tires for a Dirt bike should have deep threads, | | | | smaller in size, less heavier and low on power. They |
| also called Knobbies. This gives them a better traction | | | | are easy to handle and perfect for kids and novices |
| through bad terrain. Traversing through sand is very | | | | to start with. Yet they demand equal safety |
| difficult. The loose soil hardly offers any grip. These | | | | measures as any other bike does. There are many |
| tires with Knobbies give the biker a better grip than | | | | competitions and rallies organized around the world, |
| those without them. To stay clear of the high | | | | the most famous being the Motocross. This shows |
| boulders and rocks the engine is mounted a little | | | | how popular these bikes are. |