| Pocket bikes may, at first, look like skillfully crafted toy | | | | become one of the most popular sports of the world. |
| motorbikes with not much serious usage. But a little | | | | After its advent in Japan and Europe, it gradually went |
| delving onto a biker's world proves this notion to be | | | | on to be the darling of the racing circuit in no time. One |
| grossly wrong! This bike sensation reached its peak in | | | | of its advantages is that, due to its small size, licenses |
| the late 1960s and the early 1970s. At that time only, a | | | | are not required for driving these. However, this |
| new sport named the Pocket bike racing or the | | | | makes, riding these bikes on street, illegal in most |
| Minimoto racing or the Mini GP racing where pocket | | | | countries. Therefore, they have to be ridden in private |
| bikes were raced in kart racing tracks, was born. | | | | parks or gardens and kart tracks. |
| These type of bikes are ridden both by children as | | | | The bikes are almost one-fourth the original bikes in |
| well as adults. Children who want to take part in bike | | | | matter of size. However, they too are available in two |
| racing from a very young age can practice their hands | | | | types of engines i.e. 39 to 50 cc of two-stroke engines |
| in these bikes. Also, adults who don't want to be | | | | and 110 to 125 cc of four-stroke engines. The |
| involved with the high costs and heavy risks | | | | maximum achievable speed in case of the former is |
| associated with the normal bike racing, make pocket | | | | 25 to 35 mph and that in case of the latter is 60 to 80 |
| bike racing their forte. Minimoto racing or Mini GP racing | | | | mph. Not too bad, considering this was for children. |
| as it is now called, has come by a long way to | | | | |