Anyone know what this is? Is it for real? Scam?

FastDoc · 06-30-2009, 11:58 AM

http://kpr.craigslist.org/mcy/1246691533.html

I'm not interested in getting it but I've never seen such a thing. I'm assuming it's Chinese.

AZ200cc · 06-30-2009, 12:09 PM

I think it is a Little pocket bike,

FastDoc · 06-30-2009, 12:11 PM

But street legal? License plate?

dsrt4 · 06-30-2009, 12:49 PM

It is a X-18 Pocket bike. It really is called a Mid-Bike though.

It is Similiar in Size to My Honda trail 70 Clone. You can get a MSO for them through several Dealers and most of the time that is all it needs to get it Street legal. They Come with Everything but Highbeams I think as far as lights go..

They are mostly 110cc bike but I have seen people shoe horn the lifan 200cc engine into the x-18 frame.

Their are several of them running around St Louis in the Summer.
they are about the size of a 50cc moped.

FastDoc · 06-30-2009, 01:14 PM

How fast are they? Manual tranny?

Cal25 · 06-30-2009, 01:16 PM

Brake or tail light required?

dsrt4 · 06-30-2009, 01:30 PM

You can get them in either a manual....Semi auto or full auto.

They come with a brake light. At least the ones my local dealer sells does.

They are ok to ride but they hurt your back after a whileif your a big guy.

Its very easy to hit top speeds over 55mph with these especially with a regear.

Theres a Forum for them. midbikenation.com I think it is.

phil · 06-30-2009, 06:27 PM

i have rode one most states including mine refuse tags because its a pocket bike and its really too small to ride but i will say im 240# and it will go faster than i would ride. i hear 60 mph on the auto and 70 on the semi , i rode a full auto and i belive it but i cant say how fast i ran it but it had more than me 8O

dsrt4 · 06-30-2009, 08:32 PM

You can get a Idea on how big they are in the vid of a street legal bike on Youtube.

katoranger · 06-30-2009, 09:25 PM

Really no different than riding a CT70 on the street. You can tag them.

Allen

dsrt4 · 06-30-2009, 09:53 PM

It is about the same size but the seating position is what makes the ct70 such a much better ride than the x-18 and x-19 bikes.

phil · 06-30-2009, 11:03 PM

i ride a gy110 lifan ,i cant tell you how, but the little pocket bike is much MUCH faster and much MUCH smaller my lifan runs out of steam at 40 mph. i dont have a tach but i cant be sure if its going to explode or implode its turns so hard. these pocket bikes are scarey , i wouldnt think of riding one on the road unless it was a track. i would suggest if you get a chance to ride one but i dont think anybody should tag it you might as well sit with crossed legs in the middle of the road and hope everybody sees you its a safety thing they dont see motorcycles anyhow and i dont want to see anyone hurt especially my friends here

06-30-2009, 11:58 AM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Anyone know what this is? Is it for real? Scam? http://kpr.craigslist.org/mcy/1246691533.html I'm not interested in getting it but I've never seen such a thing. I'm assuming it's Chinese. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-30-2009, 12:09 PM	#2
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	I think it is a Little pocket bike, __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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06-30-2009, 12:11 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	But street legal? License plate? __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-30-2009, 01:14 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	How fast are they? Manual tranny? __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-30-2009, 06:27 PM	#8
phil Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wise va Posts: 636	i have rode one most states including mine refuse tags because its a pocket bike and its really too small to ride but i will say im 240# and it will go faster than i would ride. i hear 60 mph on the auto and 70 on the semi , i rode a full auto and i belive it but i cant say how fast i ran it but it had more than me 8O __________________ halls auto l coolster, modcycles, yanmar & zongshen, dealer fired roketa,lifan and jet moto and apollo quit me who's next
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06-30-2009, 12:49 PM	#4
dsrt4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 267	It is a X-18 Pocket bike. It really is called a Mid-Bike though. It is Similiar in Size to My Honda trail 70 Clone. You can get a MSO for them through several Dealers and most of the time that is all it needs to get it Street legal. They Come with Everything but Highbeams I think as far as lights go.. They are mostly 110cc bike but I have seen people shoe horn the lifan 200cc engine into the x-18 frame. Their are several of them running around St Louis in the Summer. they are about the size of a 50cc moped.
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06-30-2009, 01:16 PM	#6
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	Brake or tail light required?
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06-30-2009, 01:30 PM	#7
dsrt4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 267	You can get them in either a manual....Semi auto or full auto. They come with a brake light. At least the ones my local dealer sells does. They are ok to ride but they hurt your back after a whileif your a big guy. Its very easy to hit top speeds over 55mph with these especially with a regear. Theres a Forum for them. midbikenation.com I think it is.
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06-30-2009, 08:32 PM	#9
dsrt4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 267	You can get a Idea on how big they are in the vid of a street legal bike on Youtube.
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06-30-2009, 09:25 PM	#10
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Really no different than riding a CT70 on the street. You can tag them. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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06-30-2009, 09:53 PM	#11
dsrt4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 267	It is about the same size but the seating position is what makes the ct70 such a much better ride than the x-18 and x-19 bikes.
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06-30-2009, 11:03 PM	#12
phil Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wise va Posts: 636	i ride a gy110 lifan ,i cant tell you how, but the little pocket bike is much MUCH faster and much MUCH smaller my lifan runs out of steam at 40 mph. i dont have a tach but i cant be sure if its going to explode or implode its turns so hard. these pocket bikes are scarey , i wouldnt think of riding one on the road unless it was a track. i would suggest if you get a chance to ride one but i dont think anybody should tag it you might as well sit with crossed legs in the middle of the road and hope everybody sees you its a safety thing they dont see motorcycles anyhow and i dont want to see anyone hurt especially my friends here __________________ halls auto l coolster, modcycles, yanmar & zongshen, dealer fired roketa,lifan and jet moto and apollo quit me who's next
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