Mini Bikes For Kids Are A Growing Sport

By Chris Frost

Mini bikes for kids today includes a wide variety of different styles and types. In the "old" days we would think of a small frame wide sort of bike with go cart tires and a lawn mower engine. The mini bikes of old used predominantly a 3. 5 hp motor and a centrifugal clutch for transmission. Those days are gone, modern technology has taken over in the mini bike field.

When we speak of mini bikes today, we conjure up a whole new picture. The mini bikes of today come in many styles and varieties and are powered either with a gas or an electric motor. In this article, we are going to examine the many different types of mini bikes that are available today.

We will start with the Super street bikes. These are a scaled down imitation of what we call the Japanese "crotch rockets" we see breaking the speed limit every day, if not wheeling by us in traffic. These can also be turned into "Super Pocket Rockets" that we will talk about later.

There are Chopper mini bikes that are (you guessed it) just scaled down models of the custom street cruiser bikes we see on the road every day. These are the fastest growing facet of the mini bike industry today. You can customize these bikes in many different ways, just like the full size bikes.

A distant cousin of the old fashioned mini bike is the mini dirt bike. They are just what they say. These mini bikes are designed to be ridden on the dirt in areas that are meant for this such as off road parks and tracks. The difference from the old dirt mini bike is that a lot of these look like mini motocross bikes. There are some that come with a retro feel and look like the mini bikes of old, but they have more modern features like good breaks.

If you want or have competitive blood in the family, then the Super pocket rocket is the style of mini bike you want. These are again, scaled down versions of the Japanese crotch rocket type bikes and are built to go fast and they do! The suspensions and frames are built to do nothing but go fast.

There are also the electric versions of all these mini bikes for kids; however these are not nearly as fast or as sturdy as the others.

You should always think safety first when you put your child on one of these. Your child should always wear a helmet and any other safety gear that will keep your kid safe. - 29952

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