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a chainsaw with handlebars that turns boredom into airtime and shins into stories.
means A lightweight motorcycle built with knobby tires, a rugged frame, and long-travel suspension for riding on rough, unpaved terrain like trails, dirt tracks, and jumps.
from A plainly descriptive American compound: 'dirt' (Middle English 'drit,' from Old Norse 'drit,' meaning filth or excrement — once the same word for dung) bolted onto 'bike,' itself a clipping of 'bicycle.' The phrase rose with off-road motorcycle culture in the mid-20th century, when riders took machines built for streets and aimed them at the muck — naming the sport, sensibly, after the surface that swallowed the wheels.
- two-stroke fury
- some weigh under 100 pounds with 50+ horsepower
- oxygen optional
- riders airborne longer than they think
- origin
- born from 1900s motorcycle scrambles across British fields
- the smell
- premix exhaust is a fragrance with a fanbase
- no electronics
- competition bikes often ditch keys entirely
dakar rally — annual off-road motorcycle race across africa, south america, or asia since 1979
ama motocross championship — us professional dirt bike racing series, premier class races at 24 tracks annually
supercross — indoor stadium dirt bike racing in us, monster energy series with 17 rounds