pocket bikes

i bought one more then a week ago and it still hasnt come :angry: anybody else ever tried one or own one? :thinking:

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I canā€™t fit on one without looking like a tard.

Itā€™s an impractical waste of money if you ask me. The fad will die off in a few years, and only carnies will ride them.

They are very fun, iv riden them a couple times.

My bro had one, and it gave him some legal probsā€¦ stopped for driving an unregistered vehicle, but he couldnā€™t register it legallyā€¦ Won in court at least. Kinda funny, we were both known on our respective campuses as ā€œThat Guy who rides the Xā€ā€¦ Him the small fast motor bike, me the taller, slower muni :smiley:

thats a really fun thing for your friend to haveā€¦

Chase

Iā€™m sorry, I donā€™t understand. Why do you want one of these? Why donā€™t you just get a real motorb*ke? I rode one for about 5 mins once and thatā€™s all the fun there was in it. No horsepower, not as stable as a full-size, very little suspension, and super dangerous (low visibility, low ground clearance)!

Look in the back your local used auto magazine and youā€™ll find pages of cheap dirtbkes, street bkes, and suchā€¦ at least those b*kes have some practicality and resale value. Not to mention you can actually get a good thrill out of 'emā€¦ leaning into turns at speed without dragging your kneesā€¦ getting a good start off the line without having to go full throttleā€¦ having enough seat to give a cute girl a ride :slight_smile:

But, whatever, itā€™s your purchase, just make sure you treat it like a real bike. Wear full body protection: kevlar/leather gloves, jacket & pants, boots, full face helmetā€¦ jeans and a sweatshirt wonā€™t save your skin when you hit the road at 20+ mph! (does it even go that fast?) Have fun, send us some action pics when you get it running.

Iā€™ve not ridden one of the ones in your pic, but I can say that little bikes are great fun, Iā€™ve had this one since I was nine:

Iā€™ve even got a little bolt-on sidecar to go with it, although it did spend a couple of years with full size wheels:

Well you can always get a quad, if you dont want to go on the b*ke

Yeah, bearing in mind that in Britain atleast you cannot ride those on the road, pavement or any public area, i should imagie that itā€™s the same pretty much everywhere because itā€™s an unlicensed vehicle and not considered road-worthy. I think thereā€™s going to be a spate of serious accidents involving these things, as the riders usually have had no training, no safety gear and ride in unsuitable areas. i know thereā€™s already been one death in Britain, a kid who was about 10 ran one at 35mph in to a steel pole. Iā€™m afraid i agree with maestro8, they look cool but iā€™d really go for a normal size bike that you can ride on the road if you want.

dont player hate on the pocket bikes. i wanted one so i could get to work faster(its like 7 miles away) but my parents wouldnt let me. dang laggers

I wouldnā€™t think ā€œlaggersā€ would mean ā€œdonā€™t want you to die on a toy motorbike that isnā€™t legal on the roads that lead to your work.ā€ Is that what it means? :slight_smile:

AMEN, like I saidā€¦ theyā€™re lame and im-practical. The only time i see them is at car shows, most of us hate them, because they weave dangerously close to people, and even worseā€¦ our cars.

Donā€™t waste your time or money on the peices of crap. Buy a real bike, or even better, a car.

already own a car and it opnly cost me 150$ :roll_eyes:

Ifyoualready own a car, then why waste the money on a poor peice of transporation. Shoulda bought something coolā€¦ like a brain transplant.

While I have never ridden one, I think they look kinda cool. They seam pretty stupid when compared to full size motorcycles and cars, but if you consider them more as a two wheeled go kart, it seems better. Some of the cheap ones may not have much power, but the really nice ones supposedly can go 70+ mph.

My uncle got one and its falling apart after like 5 months. I wouldent get one. I have a go-ped there fun, not as fast but way more muniverable and good for jumps. lets so you jump that thing.

Yeah, like a two-wheeled go-kart, who owns a go-kart to drive to work or mess about in the street in ? Oh and thereā€™s one major difference, you can sustain even a fairly high speed accident in a kart without suffering major injury. Spend the money on a coker.

150$ where can i get a coker that cheap?

They look cool, but theyā€™re hella noisy and definitely inpractical. There already outlawed in 90% of all roads in American and Iā€™m positive itā€™ll be 100% pretty soon. Get a moped or a Vespa-type scooter. Some go faster than 70 mph and theyā€™re actually legal and practical. They may cost more, but think of all the bonuses like not getting arrested, being able to not kill yourself on itā€¦the list goes onā€¦