Electric vs. Gas? Seeking Recommendations

coastal631 · 09-25-2019, 08:09 AM

I'm looking to get a small (about 50cc) dirt bike for my 7 y/o for his birthday. At first I was thinking of getting something like a SSR SX50. However, many of the reviews online are pretty mixed. Some people report that it breaks really easy and then they spend more time trying to fix it than riding it.

Then I came across electric dirt bikes. Tao Tao makes one. I found one from this company called MotoTec. And, Razor even makes a few too.

Does anyone have any experience with the electric kid's dirt bikes?

Any recommendations of gas bikes that are reliable?

duck9191 · 09-25-2019, 12:03 PM

They aren't bad. Not as fast as a 50, no gears so he won't learn about shifting though. They are normally less maintenance, just charge and go. You can hop them up too, throw some lithium batteries and a 1500w motor/controller and it will rip lol. You can normally find the razor ones dirt cheap on fb marketplace or craigslist with bad batteries or a missing charger, but cheap fixes. The batteries are just 7-9ah SLA's.

09-25-2019, 08:09 AM	#1
coastal631 Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 2	Electric vs. Gas? Seeking Recommendations I'm looking to get a small (about 50cc) dirt bike for my 7 y/o for his birthday. At first I was thinking of getting something like a SSR SX50. However, many of the reviews online are pretty mixed. Some people report that it breaks really easy and then they spend more time trying to fix it than riding it. Then I came across electric dirt bikes. Tao Tao makes one. I found one from this company called MotoTec. And, Razor even makes a few too. Does anyone have any experience with the electric kid's dirt bikes? Any recommendations of gas bikes that are reliable?
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09-25-2019, 12:03 PM	#2
duck9191 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 637	They aren't bad. Not as fast as a 50, no gears so he won't learn about shifting though. They are normally less maintenance, just charge and go. You can hop them up too, throw some lithium batteries and a 1500w motor/controller and it will rip lol. You can normally find the razor ones dirt cheap on fb marketplace or craigslist with bad batteries or a missing charger, but cheap fixes. The batteries are just 7-9ah SLA's. __________________ 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 rally. 2018 Bashan Storm 250. pz30b, digital cluster + gear indicator, unifilter and car customs full exhaust. 2019 Taotao 110b boulder atv. The "arm breaker" lol 2007 Honda VTX 1300R. 1974 Suzuki tm125, work in progress 2001 Suzuki Drz 400s.
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