The Kona is much more versatile. I have a kona right now actually an 08 model and its working out for me great, its really good on dirt jumps yet it has street tires and handles some trails and urban stuff too. I actually just came off a manik, i also liked it but it was horrible for dirt jumps and it was alot heavier, cant go wrong with the kona.
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Depends on the track mainly but cutting proper grooves in your tires is a good start
for funThey make dirt bikes to ride in rugged terrain. To this end they more than likely have knobby tires, which aren't street-legal in most places, no turn signals that might get caught on trees or damaged in a fall, less restrictive exhausts that don't meet clean air statutes and no passenger accomodations.Any bike can be ridden as a dirt bike, often with horrible consequences, but a dirt bike is designed to be good at being off the road and a street bike isn't.
Yes sandy loam will work well for a bmx jump just remember if your making small or ever larger dirt jumps you need a good foundation and supports throughout the jump. I've found very helpful that if your jump is under 4 feet tall that stacking even cut logs like a pyramid will work. after that pour a lot of dirt over it, and ALWAYS pack in the dirt very well.
I think it is 16 that is what i think GOOD LUCK MY BROTHERS PEACE YAMAHA WARRIORS ROCK MY SOCKS As I know it, You can be any age to ride a dirt bike * not street legal* ( and only in the "dirt" or pre-approved areas) You don't have to have a licence to ride a dirt bike. Hope this helps.
There are several businesses which buy and sell used tires. Mr P's used tires (2003 Day Street, Montgomery, AL) is merely one of these.
Spare tires need spare tire covers so they stay in good condition. A spare tire won't be good if it's covered in dust or dirt or if its cracked from too much heat or cold.
Radial tires are better for freeway/street driving. They grip the pavement better and have better gas mileage. Cross ply tires are good for off-roading and any other kind of rough travelling.
A good trails, well you could look at the fit series.. they have some decent ones, and well fit have a good range of street capable bmx.. or we the people.. i rode one of them for ages!
The differences are the size and the purpose. Regular tires are made to grip the asphalt, and also fitted with grooves to push water away, keeping it from hydroplaning. The off road tires are thicker, and the grooves are much deeper, giving it the ability to have good traction in the dirt and rocks.
if your riding off-road let some air out of your tires i run about 8 or 10 if that dosent work get a softer tire