What would be a good starting dirt bike for a girl?

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Julz C

Im 15 years old, about 5'5" and im learning how to dirt bike. My dad offered a Kawasaki klx 110. Would that be a good bike to start on?

Answer
Julz,
Ignore the idiots. Kids start riding as young as 4 with PW's and the like. Girls should ride as much as guys. My little sister rides and has fun. Riding is not a "man" only thing. if you want, some of the plastics manufacturers, like ACERBIS, make pink and purple replacement plastics for the KLX.

at 5'5" The KLX would be good. Make sure he gets the regular wheeled version. If there is a "tall" wheeled version, the bike may be a bit tall. Thus it wouldn't do much for your confidence since you can't touch the ground.

The other option is the TTR110E from Yamaha. Same type of four stroke 110CC motor in a small wheeled package. The TTR110L is the big wheeled bike.

See if your dad will take you to the bike shop to go sit on them. Realistically, you only need to have 1 foot on the ground to ride a motorcycle, just like a bicycle. However, having both feet touch, even if it's the balls of your feet will help your confidence when you're a beginner.

HTH,
D

How much does it cost for a motorcycle wheel alignment?

David

My friend crashed his motorcycle, therefore, needs some fender replacements on the front and side. His handlebar angle to the front wheel is way off now. How much would it cost to align it back to normal?

It looks like I can adjust it myself too with a large wench.. what should I do?

Thanks
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Let me tell you that this is no joke. The alignment of the forks and triple-trees is no simple matter after a crash. If the parts don't fit together EXACTLY, any tweaking you have to do will throw the bike out of alignment. If the axle doesn't slide through perfectly to the other side, same thing.

You can try it yourself and see how you do. But if you bring it to someone because it doesn't ride straight, the shop will have to take everything apart and check each part for straightness. Each part that he finds is not straight will have to be replaced.

I know this from personal experience with a friend's bike too. After we fixed it for him (we were all on a trip together and we chipped in) it didn't ride perfectly straight (it wasn't bad, really).

My mechanic found that one fork leg wasn't straight, the fender was tweaked. and the axle wasn't straight. He checked everything on a special table. He showed us and we couldn't believe that such small things could really have that affect. Well we went ahead and no kidding it rode perfectly straight after he gave it back to us.

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