magley64 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 http://www.minipocketrockets.com/super-pocket-bikes-x19/was thinking about grabbing one of these for backpack...anyone seen one in person, ridden one, etc?looks like it passes federal regulations, so I could get it titled and street it.otherwise i'd like to find her a YSR or NSR that is streetable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 that thing looks pretty cool. check out youtube, there are a bunch of videos of them, so you can kinda get an idea of size, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 They are WAAAY smaller than a YSR or NSR. And, they are total shit. Had a dealer buy a bunch and they were all shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 My neighbor has one, he gets wasted and rides around the alotment. The AFJ had one at Putnum one year too. THey are total sh*t but could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Total shit, how? Frame breaks after 10 mins? Engine blows up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Doesn't look any smaller than a ysr 80 or NSF 100http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXt_vRx4H8&feature=youtube_gdata_player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idodishez Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I always thought they were similar in build quality to the likes of the Korean quads and dirt bikes like Kazuma, Redcat, etc. I.e. not good. NoBama 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I've got a pocket bike. Blast to ride....when it works. Have broke 3 starters, chain keeps popping off. Was gonna try to get a group of them to run at circleville(got permission from the guys that are on here, Ohio minimotorcycle league I think) and then mine broke so never did it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 rep for some first hand experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Total shit, how? Frame breaks after 10 mins? Engine blows up?from my experience with chinese cheapo bikes, the VERY FIRST THING you need to do is change the oil. the oil in my chinese pitbike looked like crisco. i wouldnt want to ride it very long with that stuff in there.then go through the entire thing and torque/locktite every single bolt that you can find. the chains are usually crap too, so if you buy a decent new one (did, rk etc) you will prob. have better luck.i think a lot of ppl make the mistake of thinking its just like a jap bike or something, and they just get the bike and hop on without doing anything, then it just falls apart. its not a jap bike. its a chinese bike, probably assembled by 12 year olds. not designed by a team of engineers and assembled by the latest in automation.if you take the 20 minutes and do a little preventative maintenance, you will have better results than if you dont. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 from my experience with chinese cheapo bikes, the VERY FIRST THING you need to do is change the oil. the oil in my chinese pitbike looked like crisco. i wouldnt want to ride it very long with that stuff in there.then go through the entire thing and torque/locktite every single bolt that you can find. the chains are usually crap too, so if you buy a decent new one (did, rk etc) you will prob. have better luck.i think a lot of ppl make the mistake of thinking its just like a jap bike or something, and they just get the bike and hop on without doing anything, then it just falls apart. its not a jap bike. its a chinese bike, probably assembled by 12 year olds. not designed by a team of engineers and assembled by the latest in automation.if you take the 20 minutes and do a little preventative maintenance, you will have better results than if you dont.^^^This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Just like the mentioned, chain pops off alot, burns oil/uses cheap stuff, etc. I mean if I could get one for like 50 or free Id totally rock it out for SandG, but no way I'd 700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 The ones we rode were the same as shown and they are not the same as an NSR or YSR. They are total shit, dude. The 4 stroke motor has zero balls vs the 2 strokers and wouldn't hold a candle to one head to head.You can find good used YSRs cheap and there is at least a cult group of guys that own them and easily can source parts. These Chinese bikes are typically containing tolerances similar to the Grand Canyon. Some will last while other will take a shit 2 hours in.I know the one we rode around on and that a shop owned stopped running after 3 days. Something popped in the motor I guess...The fact is that for $700, you'll have almost that much in a few years just in replacement parts and things most likely. I had a Chinese CRF50 replica after building a true CRF50 and it blew a tranny in a week. The engine cost $200 which was cheap, but in this case, that's almost a 1/3 of the cost and you'll probably need another in similar time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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