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Dirt Bikes Essay

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DIRT BIKES

There are two basic types of motorcycles. One type is made for riding on smooth

surfaces like roads or paved race tracks. These motorcycles are called road bikes. They

are heavier, faster, and more powerful than off-road bikes. Off-road motorcycles, or dirt

bikes, are lighter than road bikes. Dirt bikes are built to handle rough terrain like dirt,

mud, and rocks.

Not all people use dirt bikes for sport. Some people need their dirt bikes for work.

“Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ride Honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki dirt

bikes instead of horses.';(Motocross, 128) Forest rangers take dirt bikes out on …show more content…

The coarse is an obstacle coarse with things like boulders,

logs, and streams that you will have to cross or maneuver on top of. The final kind of race

is enduro. They are very long races which test your skills in map reading and if need be

fixing your bike in the middle of nowhere with what you got. One famous race is the

Paris-Dakar Which is an astonishing 6,371 miles (10,250 kilometers).

“All dirt bikes share some basic features-knobby tires, light weight frames,

long-travel suspension, and two- or four stroke engines placed high and out of the way.';

(Kawasaki owners manual, Intro)

“Knobbies';, or knobby tires give the dirt bike good traction through mud, loose gavel, and

sand. Without knobby tires, you would not have much control on rough trails. In deep sand it would be very difficult to move forward with just regular tires. Although on a paved

road they will give you an rather bumpy ride. Another important part of all dirt bikes is

long-travel suspension. This includes the fork legs in the front and one or two shock

absorbers in the rear. Long-travel suspension softens the ride over the big jumps. “All dirt

bikes have engines that are placed high in the chassis so they can clear obstacles suck as

large bumps, stumps, and rocks. The exhaust pipe also rides high so it will not catch on

boulders or fallen trees.';(Jesse Young,16)

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