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WHAT ARE POCKET BIKES?

The term pocket bike refers to the small size of these bikes. Don't let the size deter you though, these pocket bikes pack a punch. The bikes weigh between 20-35kg without the rider and can have either a air cooled or water cooled motor setup. The original Italian bikes are the ones to buy but at a price of between $3000 to $3500 us currency. The quality of build is something else, the workmanship put into these pocket rockets is amazing. The most popular bikes at the moment are chinese replicas of these bikes, they also come in both air cooled and water cooled variants. Luckily though the price on these models go from as cheap as $250 new to about $800 for a watercooled bike.

This is the cheapest form of motorsport and its definitely one of the most exciting, because of the size of these bikes the scale of speed is greatly increased, that and the fact that you are sitting only 18 inches from the ground. On this site and forum we discuss pocket bike mods, pocket bike info and pocket bike parts.

GUIDE TO RACING POCKET BIKES

Before starting to race you must consider what is feasible when it comes to long term racing.

If you start off with a slower bike you will have much more time to react. You will have more time to find the right lines through a corner and eventually you will be able to take these corners faster and will find the progression to a faster bike much easier.

The problem with starting off with a much faster bike is that you will go into corners too fast and you will have a higher chance of crashing. Take your time and learn what the bike can do, watch others riding and learn from them. You will get vital help which will benefit you long term.

Before starting to race you need to look into what category of racing you want to get into. You must also remember that each track will have different rules. The last thing you want to do is to spend all that money modifying your bike and realising that you wont be able to race. Once you have worked out which class you want to start out in, the next step is starting to pick which bike to buy.

There are tracks all around the world, to find a place to start racing its a good idea to ring up local Go kart tracks as these tracks are shared.

Each club will have different classes but most of the time they fall in 4 places:

Cag pocket bikes

Modified Cag pocket bikes

Watercooled pocket bikes

The easiest one to start off in is the cag class. These bikes are cheap to buy, cheap to run and great fun to ride. Being cheap to run they are quite forgiving to a new rider who may break things while they are learning to ride. Don't let it discourage you though because the more practice you get, the better you will be.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF RACING

Depending on where you are racing will have different rules applying to the required safety equipment. As a bare minimum you will need a decent full face helmet and some decent knee pads to protect yourself in the event of an accident.

THE BEST POCKET BIKE MODS AROUND!!!!!

A great run down of some of the most suitable modifications to do on a air cooled pocket bike. You could save yourself a lot of money by reading this.

ARE POCKET BIKES ILLEGAL?

A detailed look into why you should never ride your pocket bike in public roads.

WHAT IS SQUISH?

You've probably heard of this before, but once you know more about it you won't believe what a difference a correct squish measurement can do for performance.

BUYING A SECOND HAND POCKET BIKE - COMING SOON!

In this article i discuss the Do's and Don'ts of buying a second hand pocket bike. It could save you hundreds of dollars and a lot of headaches.

MELBOURNE SOUTH MORANG GO KART TRACK REVIEW

I review one of the most popular tracks in Melbourne for racing pocket bikes, its also a great place to practice your skills.

ARE POCKET BIKES ILLEGAL?

A detailed look into why you should never ride your pocket bike in public roads.

ARE POCKET BIKES SAFE?

This is a great run down of how safe these bikes really are.

MINI CHOPPER MODS

In this writeup there are a few quick mods to do on a mini chopper.

Latest Photo of WB RACING Promotional Video

This will eventually be featured on Youtube. Keep an eye out for its progress. The model will be used in the tutorials section in the upcoming months to help people work on their bikes.

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