06-30-2009, 11:58 AM | #1 |
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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.
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06-30-2009, 12:09 PM | #2 |
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I think it is a Little pocket bike,
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06-30-2009, 12:11 PM | #3 |
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But street legal? License plate?
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06-30-2009, 12:49 PM | #4 |
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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, 01:14 PM | #5 |
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How fast are they? Manual tranny?
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06-30-2009, 01:16 PM | #6 |
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Brake or tail light required?
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06-30-2009, 01:30 PM | #7 |
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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, 06:27 PM | #8 |
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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
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06-30-2009, 08:32 PM | #9 |
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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 |
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Really no different than riding a CT70 on the street. You can tag them.
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06-30-2009, 09:53 PM | #11 |
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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 |
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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
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