5 Benefits of Teaching Children How to Ride Dirt Bikes

We recently published a post about getting your kids interested in dirt bikes, but we really didn’t get much into the actual benefits of teaching them how to ride.

If you’re thinking about getting your kid(s) into dirt bikes, know that your investment will go beyond buying machines, accessories and gear. Riding dirt bikes provides many benefits to aid the growth, development and happiness of a child, so your investment will pay off and then some in non-monetary values. Here are 5 benefits of teaching your children to ride dirt bikes.

1. Learning Responsibility

Owning a junior dirt bike gives a kid experience in taking care of something that’s important to them, much in the same way as taking care of a pet would. Making sure your kids wash and maintain their bikes is a great way to not just teach them responsibility, but also to appreciate and care for things of value. 

Dirt bike riding requires money not only for purchasing and maintaining bikes, but also for buying new riding gear and accessories. Therefore, owning and caring for a dirt bike can help kids learn about investing money. Your kids will outgrow their bikes and their gear eventually, so shopping together for new equipment can teach them about spending and managing money wisely.

2. Bonding with Family

Dirt bike riding is not only a lifestyle, but also a cool family bonding activity. If you’re teaching your kids how to ride dirt bikes, it’s safe to assume you’re a rider yourself and want to connect with your kids on that level. 

So what better way to bond with your child than to teach them how to ride first, and then ride together once they master it? And it’s not just on the track or trail. Bonding over dirt bike riding can happen as you and your children work on your machines together, and also as you share pictures and videos of your riding experiences. 

3. Developing Social Skills

Social skills are important to a child’s development, and dirt bike racing is a great opportunity for them to meet and interact with other kids who share their same interests. 

Bringing your kids out to the track to ride and race with other kids is not only a fantastic way for them to make new friends and socialize, but it can also teach them positive competitiveness, good sportsmanship and even teamwork. 

Children tend to get distracted and bored very easily. And too many kids these days prefer to have their faces buried in their electronic devices watching videos and playing games than going outside to play and get dirty. 

Taking your kids riding/racing on their dirt bikes gives them some outdoor excitement too look forward to. Seeing as dirt bike riding requires a high level of alertness, it also helps them improve their motor skills and attention spans. 

4. Keeps Them Active

Not only is dirt bike riding a great way to get kids to enjoy and appreciate some outdoor fun, but it also gives them a good excuse to get their butts off their seats away from the TV or mobile device and go exercise. 

Offroad riding and racing requires plenty of physical exertion in a thrilling way. Dirt bike riding also provides a great cardio workout, as it increases heart rate, and provides strong upper and lower body workouts due to how much turning, lifting and body shifting it requires. 

5. Learning Personal Safety

Dirt bike racing is dangerous, and requires a lot of riding gear to protect the entire body and head. As such, your kids will learn the importance of personal safety through riding. 

Like everything else listed in this article, safety is an important life skill that can be applied to any situation beyond offroad riding. From helmets to full body armor, offroad riding gear helps teach your kids to protect themselves from head to toe. This goes hand-in-hand with teaching personal responsibility, as they’ll not only learn how to be safe, but how to care for their gear too. And it’s not just about their own personal safety either. Beyond the gear, they’ll learn how to look out for the safety of others as they master handling a dirt bike to avoid collisions with fellow riders. 

These are just a handful of the benefits of teaching your kids to ride dirt bikes. Learning new skills is another one, but if you’re a dirt bike rider yourself, you get the point. If dirt bike riding is something you love, pass it on to your kids so they can enjoy everything about it that has benefitted you.