Now if you are thinking of to try your hand in dirt biking then a full-fledged preparation will be required. As a beginner, it is recommended to start with an older used bike. It is for sure that while riding your bike for the first time on rugged terrain you would crash repeatedly. It would be less traumatic if you crash an older bike in place of a new bike. Moreover, an older bike is a bit unreliable on the journey that will even make the rider more familiar to dirt biking. Mechanical error which may occur when jumping through the bumps will teach you everything about spareparts of the bike. Initially begin riding simply on dirt; it will pose you a challenge to control the spinning wheel of the bike at a particular direction. Your bike should be small and light as compared to rest of professional dirt bikes. Slowly when you feel that you are being able to control the movement of bike steadily then try for some bumping terrain with steep slopes and treacherous land.