| If you're not a pocket bike enthusiast, or if | | | | |
| you have never bought a minibike, the term | | | | Many super minibikes can go over 70cc, and |
| "super pocket rocket" may confuse you. For | | | | even go as high up as 110 cc. Ordinary |
| starters, the term "pocket rocket" doesn't | | | | minibikes, even ones that were made at home, |
| apply to just any minibike - there are | | | | could be fitted with 50 cc engines or |
| minibikes after all that aren't motorized, | | | | smaller. |
| and are just good old-fashioned pedal cycles. | | | | |
| These rockets generally refer to miniature | | | | 2. Seat height. Super pocket motorbikes may |
| motorized bikes - or mini motos, are they are | | | | have seats that go as high up as 28 inches or |
| sometimes known - which are built especially | | | | higher, when regular minibikes may have seats |
| for racing and/or display. | | | | that go lower than 25 inches. Note that some |
| | | | manufacturers measure seat height by |
| And far from being redundant, a super pocket | | | | millimeters instead of inches. |
| rocket is more than an ordinary mini moto. If | | | | |
| you still aren't sure how a big pocket rocket | | | | 3. Bike size. In order to accommodate a |
| would differ from a regular mini motorbike, | | | | larger engine and a higher seat, super pocket |
| here are some of the most common and most | | | | mini motos should also be larger than their |
| noticeable differences: | | | | regular counterparts. Their dimensions may |
| | | | even approach those of full-sized |
| 1. Engine size. This refers to more than just | | | | motorcycles, but it should still be easy to |
| the physical size of the engine, although of | | | | distinguish them from larger bikes. |
| course that figures, as well. As any good | | | | |
| motorist knows, engine capacity determines | | | | Size may be the main difference between a |
| engine size, and it is measured in ccs or | | | | super pocket rocket and a regular minibike, |
| horsepower. | | | | but the make is also important. The former, |
| | | | for example, is made for racing, regardless |
| The larger number of the cc on a bike, the | | | | of how it is used, and it should show in the |
| more powerful it is, and the faster it goes. | | | | design. A mini dirt bike may come larger than |
| Some super mini motos could go as fast as 70 | | | | usual, but this should not be mistaken for a |
| km per hour. There's really no way to mistake | | | | super minibike. Take note of the wheels - |
| them for toy vehicles - these babies are | | | | large, thick wheels are made for the trail, |
| built for racing! | | | | not for the track. |