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Mini Pocket Bikes

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Originally posted by: acemcmac
Originally posted by: The_good_guy
these bikes ARE NOT STREET LEGAL.

To be street legal it needs to have

1. working headlights
2. working tail lights
3. 4 stroke engine (atleast in CA) these are 2 strokes and are limited off road use by DOT specification
4. minimum road height.

Even if it was road legal, a helmet will be required to ride it then on the streets.. and if your goign to do so you will need to have gear, i wouldnt want road rash sitting in that position.

If you want to buy them, the cheap 300 range ones are chinese made.. if you search ebay and craigslist you will see them selling all the time.. however the more powerful race versions costs about 1500+.. check http://.tricktape.com for those high end models.
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my bicycle is no more street legal when its on the sidewalk so I dont get hit downtown in rush hour traffic... :roll: The legality is of absolutley zero concern to me. I'd just like to see if it would be practical assuming a zero traffic environment, which some of my signifigantly longer alternate routes do feature.

thanks for all of the other advice though... its pretty consistent with what ive been finding...
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I'm seeing these things more and more here in LA and they irritate<sp?> the hell outta me. There are vaild reasons why these things aren't street legal. Nothing like being stuck behind going 20mph because there is not room to pass. They are a freaking annoying hazzard and anyone taller than a jockey looks like a total moron riding them.

I'd much rather navigate around a person on a bicycle because 1. you're knees/legs aren't all sprawled out when you are ridding a bike (i.e. you take up less room on the road) and 2. I can actually SEE a person on a bicycle when I'm passing them.

/rant


Lethal
 
Originally posted by: Munchies
checker/shucks/kragen/partsamerica.com brand all have them ins tore. I bought a new water pump from carltech adn saw them there. Im so drunk.
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How could you be drunk? Don't you have 15 engines to rebuild this week?
 
I've been considering one so I have something more entertaining than driving my car the 1 mile to go get lunch. When I'm not using it, I can just put it in the bed and lock it to a tie down.
 
Originally posted by: Quixfire
Originally posted by: Munchies
checker/shucks/kragen/partsamerica.com brand all have them ins tore. I bought a new water pump from carltech adn saw them there. Im so drunk.
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How could you be drunk? Don't you have 15 engines to rebuild this week?
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lol
 
Originally posted by: Quixfire
Originally posted by: Munchies
checker/shucks/kragen/partsamerica.com brand all have them ins tore. I bought a new water pump from carltech adn saw them there. Im so drunk.
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How could you be drunk? Don't you have 15 engines to rebuild this week?
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LOL....

Pocket bikes are cool. I prefer scooters though. It looks too uncomfortable to ride one of those things. My knees dislike bending like that for long periods of time.
 
I saw one outside of a bike shop, I assumed they were for children. I couldn't help but think that's a very dangerous toy for a kid.

Adults ride those things?

For that kind of money you could practically get a full size bike, right?

Viper GTS
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I saw one outside of a bike shop, I assumed they were for children. I couldn't help but think that's a very dangerous toy for a kid.

Adults ride those things?

For that kind of money you could practically get a full size bike, right?

Viper GTS
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I guess youd have to go through the trouble of applying and getting the motorcycle license... 😕 Plus my friend who is about to get one of those failed his MSF test... :laugh: ...i told him to take it again and he says no because he wants to live. 😕
 
Originally posted by: Quixfire
Originally posted by: Munchies
checker/shucks/kragen/partsamerica.com brand all have them ins tore. I bought a new water pump from carltech adn saw them there. Im so drunk.
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How could you be drunk? Don't you have 15 engines to rebuild this week?
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Only 6 in shop this week 🙂 Carl got to leave early today 🙂 Smartass
 
Autozone carries 2 models, or so the rep told me

a "small one" for 400 and a "not as small one" for 450

I might go take a look today if I ever get a satisfactory amount of calc work done. The cheap chineese ones look like they can be had on ebay for closer to 300 shipped.

He'res the real question.... do I want this or a digital camera? 😉

I wont let myself have both...
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
I knew a kid that had one of those...

He died.
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Darwin lives... did he do something stupid with it to "deserve" it (nobody deserves to die from a stupid mistake) or are you just trolling?
 
Originally posted by: acemcmac
Originally posted by: Modeps
I knew a kid that had one of those...

He died.
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Darwin lives... did he do something stupid with it to "deserve" it (nobody deserves to die from a stupid mistake) or are you just trolling?
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From Urbandictionary.com:
trolling: Saying something specifically to provoke a negative response from someone.
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I was not intending to get a negative response. I was intending to get a chuckle. However everything that is said on ATOT can always draw a negative response, so I guess I was trolling. 😕

I still maintain that these bikes are retarded and extremely dangerous when used for "travel"

And this picture tells all you need to know about these cool bikes.
 
I would love one of these. Im rather short so finding bikes are a pain in the rear. yeah i have a F4 but its still a little big.

One of these would be great for around town rideing. where the speed limit is 35. I had a 50cc and a 125cc scooter but they are old and need work so i sold them. heh
 
Originally posted by: waggy
I would love one of these. Im rather short so finding bikes are a pain in the rear. yeah i have a F4 but its still a little big.

One of these would be great for around town rideing. where the speed limit is 35. I had a 50cc and a 125cc scooter but they are old and need work so i sold them. heh
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Harleys are actually made for shorter people, have you looked into them?
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: waggy
I would love one of these. Im rather short so finding bikes are a pain in the rear. yeah i have a F4 but its still a little big.

One of these would be great for around town rideing. where the speed limit is 35. I had a 50cc and a 125cc scooter but they are old and need work so i sold them. heh
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Harleys are actually made for shorter people, have you looked into them?
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sure. But i would like a sport bike.

anyway you ever try a rideing a harley around town? something like this would be great for in town rideing (as i posted above).

granted anyone that rides one of these on 50mph+ streets are nuts. they just do not have the power needed. same with scooters (though there are some that are pretty fast).
 
Originally posted by: The_good_guy
these bikes ARE NOT STREET LEGAL.

To be street legal it needs to have

1. working headlights
2. working tail lights
3. 4 stroke engine (atleast in CA) these are 2 strokes and are limited off road use by DOT specification
4. minimum road height.

Even if it was road legal, a helmet will be required to ride it then on the streets.. and if your goign to do so you will need to have gear, i wouldnt want road rash sitting in that position.
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That all depends on the state your in, Texas, for ex. has no helmet law anymore. Not sure on the others, but I would bet you could take off the lights for daytime use only (like bicycles).
 
Street legal means being able to ride it on the street right? What about riding it on the side of streets (just around the neighborhood) like a bicycle?
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I saw one outside of a bike shop, I assumed they were for children. I couldn't help but think that's a very dangerous toy for a kid.

Adults ride those things?

For that kind of money you could practically get a full size bike, right?

Viper GTS
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I saw some corner-salesman sell a dozen of them in a couple hour period, over on 82nd and Foster. :Q

I wish I could afford a pallet or two of them, lol..

and uh, there's no way in hell you'd want to ride one of these things in the street with other cars. It would be suicide. They're TINY.

As for the laws, it totally depends on your state. As far as I know, no states have laws specifically regarding them, thus making them against the law.

But if you're in a neighborhood, unless it's the ghetto and patrolled all the time, you're not going to have any trouble really..
 
they are all the rage here... very exspensive toy that if it breaks, you can't get parts for it... all it is is a weed wacker motor
 
These were recently banned for use on the street in San Francisco because there were two pretty serious accidents involving pocket bikes. Apparently some dubasses decided it would be OK to drive them in traffic and they got slammed. One of them was slammed into by a MUNI bus....
 
Originally posted by: MikePanic
they are all the rage here... very exspensive toy that if it breaks, you can't get parts for it... all it is is a weed wacker motor
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Umm.. exactly. So why would that make it hard to get parts for again?
 
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