My new smart accessory - a Pocketbike

[RichHelms]

OK. In a total moment of insanity today I bought a pocketbike. For those not familiar, these are real motorcycles, just very small. It fits in the back of my smart. I had to lower the smart passenger seat to let the handlebars clear.

I am hoping to carry it to events on the bike rack. As it only weighs 58 pounds, the rack should support it.

This unit has a liquid cooled 40cc engine.

[42Kruiser]

But you do realize it may be awhile before you are allowed to go to town by yourself again.

[smart142]

Do you have snow tires on that monster?

[IMSMRT]

Where is the rest of it?

You do realize that you will be bombarded with Bubbaesque questions more than ever before if you put that bike on the back of the bike rack don't you???

S

[RichHelms]

You bet! Won't it be fun?

[RichHelms]

Here is another pix of it from one dealer site.

[100MPGUS]

Do they make a diesel version? ;>) That looks like a real nice one, not one of the cheapo knock offs! What a sight that will be, driving somewhere in a TINY smart and opening the hatch to reveal a TINY motorcycle. Good luck!

[RichHelms]

It is made in China but it is not a low end unit.

I think the reaction at car shows will be so cool. I could see at the Woodward dreac cruise stopping, pulling it out of the back and driving around. What should draw a response.

[Evilution]

these are real motorcycles

In the loosest sense of the word, 2 wheels and an engine.

exactly the same except for dangerous, noisy, not road legal, polluting, bad for your posture and make you look silly (even more silly than a real motorbike).

Luckily the craze of these bloody things seems to be subsiding, you'd get a bunch of mad teenagers darting across busy roads, going to the shop on it, riding them around playgrounds and at events narrowly missing people and keeping them awake.

There is nothing good about them that I can think of.

[mattdaddy]

I wouldn't want to get hit on that thing...

Nice buy Rich! Going to take it to get the mail?

[Diesel Dave]

Looks like great fun. Guess it didn't come in stream green eh?

[RichHelms]

Evilution - they are not street legal in Canada. I live on a farm where I can ride it. My main goal is as a prop at car shows with my smart.

I have ridden motorcycles for over 40 years.

mattdaddy - Two points - no three. That is priceless

Diesel Dave - It will probably end up Stream Green. Let the modifications begin.

[ValgardForkbeard]

My brother-in-law won a pocket bike in a golf tourney; my sister thought it was the most ridiculous thing he ever won. My comment to her about it colour matching her car didn't help :-) The race track I volunteer at does not allow motorized pit bikes, so we don't see many of them there. However, at the Kiwanis (sp?) Safety City, they hold pocket bike races Wednesday evenings during the summer.

I have been riding bikes for 30 years now, and am not likely to stop anytime soon.

Keep the shiny side up

MG

[RichHelms]

The local go-cart tracks do pocketbike races

[Duck]

Congrads, Rich! Now we just have to build you a rack for it...! Maybe some time I could bring some extrusion and powerlocks over and we can whip up something out of Minitec (the stuff I built my board rack out of).-Iain

[RichHelms]

I would love to do it. I put the pocketbike on the bicycle rack. My key concern is to put the bike on, it has to be on the outer slot. I think it is putting too much stress on the bike rack support. I had to move the wheel supports to inside of the connection post. You can see the end caps are off.Here is a pix of the bike just sitting on the bike rack. I wanted to see how it sat. The size works really well. The air will flow over it and the license plate and brake lights are visible.

[spinner]

Digging up a clip...

Euro Meet 2005, Barrie, ON (QuickTime) (NOT WORKPLACE SAFE)

Around two-thirds of the way in, out come the pocket bikes. The riders aren't too sharp, first taking them out on the road, then nearly smacking a car while doing a standing burnout.

[RichHelms]

Unfortunately there are idiots in any sport. The lead yellow one is the same as mine

[bsmart]

Nice Rich. Great idea to take it to events. That's something people will remember and talk about for weeks.

I didn't buy one...but my little cousin has one and he let me put it in the back of my car while I was up in Edmonton watching the GP race.

[RichHelms]

Your picture posted here some time ago is what gave me the idea. I saved your shot and found that exact bike but in the end decided I wanted the liquid cooled unit.

The only challenge I found putting it in the back was the handlebars. If I put the bike in the same as your shot and turned the wheel to the side, it fits.

[mkt]

Rich... you should find a way to attend Bike Week somewhere with the pocket bike and the smart.. lol

[RichHelms]

I am going to do the local car show which also has a bike show the next night. Should be a blast

[bilgladstone]

Rich... you should find a way to attend Bike Week somewhere with the pocket bike and the smart.. lol

You might want to bypass Sturgis though...

[bsmart]

That will be priceless with the bike on the bike rack at the bike show! Wish I could see that!

[RichHelms]

Actually I found it fits in the back so nicely, I may just do that. The only advantage of the bike rack is I can lower the convertible top with it on. With the bike in the back I can't