TIGHT ARSE TIPS FOR BUDGET DIRT RIDERS Cross Training Enduro shorty

Dirt riding can be expensive. Really expensive. Just stick with the manufacturer's recommendations for oil changes. Chain and sprockets. Steel sprockets are usually cheaper and last longer than alloy sprockets. If you can feel the weight difference when riding then you are probably just fooling yourself. We need cheap ass budget dirt riding tips for cheap dirt riding! Your bike. Buy a secondhand one. Two strokes will usually be cheaper to run and maintain. Lube all those pivot points. If you need to commute as well, a dual sport bike like the DRZ is a possibility. Here are some extra budget dirt riding tips. The main key is to get a motorbike-specific oil so it doesn't have the additives in car oils that can make your clutch slip. I've been using Castrol Activ 4T for years now because it's cheap and does the job. I don't care if my manufacturer recommends a particular brand - usually they just run with whoever will give them the best deal on engine oil for their new bikes. This vid has barely touched the surface of tight arse tips for tightwads, please add your suggestions in the comments and be sure to read what others have written too! Use a destroyed old air filter to filter your kero/turps you just cleaned your air filters with so you can re-use the kero/turps several times. See worn tyres are a good opportunity to work on your traction skills. Replace them when they are seriously hampering your riding or beginning to get dangerous. Consider getting a knobby knife and cut a new edge on that worn rear knobby.Engine oil. I suspect the advertising gurus really have fun with us everyday riders here, convincing us we must mortgage our homes to buy fully synthetic engine oil sprinkled with fairy dust or we will destroy our engines. So if you aren't racing don't sweat it. More cheap ass budget dirt riding advice, some guys replace their oil way too often, sometimes after every ride. If you aren't racing I think this is just wasteful and seriously unlikely to prolong your engine life signficantly. Don't throw stuff away if someone can use it. Advertise it for free. Buy velcro strips and fix worn velcro on riding gear. Teflon or electrical tape under your lever mounts so they'll rotate instead of breaking. Keep those nuts loose on your valve stems so you can see if your tyre is moving on the rim. Oh and check the price of spare parts first. Your front sprocket usually wears twice as fast. Replacing this early will help you get more wear from the chain and rear sprockets. For example the horrific cost of some KTM parts has dropped significantly in recent years but they can still really burn a hole in your wallet. There are usually aftermarket options that will be much cheaper than genuine parts, such as hand levers, bearings and plastics. Especially with bearings... go to a specialist shop and you'll get the best Japanese bearings for a fraction of the cost. Tyres. It's hilarious when we gumby-level riders think tyres are so important. Or how worn the knobs are. Don't throw your tyres out just because the knobs have slightly rounded off, a good budget dirt riding tip. See our vid about choosing the best boots. Think laterally. I know a few guys who now buy their gloves at the hardware store, saying these last much longer than dirt bike gloves and are half the price. Buy goggles which have replaceable lenses. And if the weather is cool, what's wrong with a flanalette shirt and jeans? Google around before you buy stuff. See what people are saying on the forums. Some reviews are actually paid for by the manufacturers, certainly most of them don't take the long term view of wear and tear. Regular viewers will know I was very dissappointed recently to see that some of the brackets on Suomy and Airoh helmets are rusting and letting the strap fall off. Google everything before you buy it! Your riding ability is far more important than the rubber you are using (except in the bedroom of course). An interesting point here, consider not lubricating your chain. See our video comparing lubed chains compared to running chains dry. I've found no difference in wear. Keen to hear your thoughts though. More cheap ass budget dirt riding tips? I have been researching this, and typically oil experts say the main advantage of a synthetic oil is it's less likely to break down under extreme heat.

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