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ovr4uz
10th January 2012, 13:00
hey my younger brother just brought a 125cc pit bike and its not road legal

anyone no where he could ride this.
we live in howick, auckland

would be much apprechiated for any advice.
TrentNz
10th January 2012, 17:08
Dome valley is a place he can ride it. thats the only place i know
make sure if it is a brand new pit bike he breaks it in before thrashing it.
barty5
10th January 2012, 20:35
sandpit woodhill
kimmies huntly
thunder park sth bout 20 mins fom bombays
or check sliver bullet for what rides are on,
cave weta
10th January 2012, 21:28
buy proper gear- even second hand boots is better than no boots
Gremlin
10th January 2012, 22:53
Have a chat to Botany Honda (http://www.botanyhonda.co.nz/) in Trugood Drive.

They organise rides and attend rides, I think there's something out at Ardmore? They can also supply some appropriate protection gear.
TrentNz
10th January 2012, 23:13
its actually harder then you think to hurt yourself on a pitbike.. you definatley dont need boots, you'd find it hard to change gears with them. i used to just ride with steel cap boots a helmet gloves jeans and a t shirt.
buffstar
11th January 2012, 11:54
its actually harder then you think to hurt yourself on a pitbike.. you definatley dont need boots, you'd find it hard to change gears with them. i used to just ride with steel cap boots a helmet gloves jeans and a t shirt.

:laugh: ummmm not quite..... but feel free to go on thinking that..... please post pics when you learn otherwise :facepalm:
TrentNz
11th January 2012, 12:06
:laugh: ummmm not quite..... but feel free to go on thinking that..... please post pics when you learn otherwise :facepalm:


ive had two pit bikes... motorcross boots are hard to ride pit bikes with because they go half way up your legs, and because pitbikes are small your knees are much further foward then your feet making it hard to switch up through the gears..
im not saying its impossible but it is harder especially if your a learner.
Teava
11th January 2012, 12:14
Harrisville has a mini track that he can ride, open every Sat except for race weekends, but they now have a pit bike class for racing, so he could race them too :)

I wouldn't recommend taking a pit bike to wood hill as the air filter is very exposed!

You also have Dome valley as posted above, Kimmy's would be a little to extreme for a pit bike.
ovr4uz
11th January 2012, 13:28
thanks for all the help so far people really apprechiated