Over a year ago, when I started researching the best Pocket Bikes, POLINI seemed to be the stuff for speed, quality, reliability etc. I have no idea if anyone is besting them yet. Also, I wanted the chepest/BEST kind, again, Polini delivered. I think it goes if you are paying under a grand new, it is not a real race-ready bike but more like a minibike trying to LOOK like a real race bike. If you wnat to race for fun or legues, spend the money. If you jsut want to toot around your neighborhood for kicks, get a much cheaper one. REMEMBER: none of these are street legal anyway. FSTBUSA may have some input having owned a couple brands now too.
I do not carry any kind of insurance on my Pocket Bikes. I suppose you could if you wanted - or put them on homeowers maybe? The track has some liability insurance when I race.
I bought mine from
http://www.midsouthminimoto.com/
cuz they had free shipping or some perk. Turnaround was quick, prices were decent.... there are many places to buy them from, just do some Froogle.com or Googles
Riding them IS a blast I can't really explain.
They are NOT the most comfortable things to ride though. Mine have NO suspension except the tires them selves, they vibrate the crap out of you, and the riding position may require some limberness and sacrifices to the God's of Pain. But after you get around your own whimpiness, you forgot the pains and have a freaking blast!! I don't think I 'passed' fstbusa once on the track but just chasing him and HOPING to was so much fun and felt as real as ANY track racing! His line was perfect, corner exits great, I JUST COULDN'T GET AROUND HIM!!! $&%@#&@*%^@& Coulda run INTO him a few times... that's another thing: dumping these will likely cost you nothing more than a bruised ego. 30-40mph is gonna hurt, but the bike will bounce around and be ready to go at it again. MUCH cheaper than full size racing.
For you speed freaks, my bike almost hits 40mph. Which to ME is scary fast 2 inches off the ground considering the wheel base. The current land speed PB record is 72mph
here's some great info:
http://pocketbikeplanet.com/
PS there are tons of MODS in this market too
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