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What’s a Pocket Bike? Pocket Bikes or Mini Motos are scaled down versions of GP racing motorcycles. The term “pocket bike” originated in Japan where the first modern machine of its kind was created. They are now manufactured mainly in Europe and China. Chinese pocket bikes are often copies of higher quality European designed machines. These replica pocket bikes are significantly less expensive than the originals from Europe. This “borrowing” of European technology has made these race machines available to consumers at a small fraction of the cost of an original European bike. This fact has resulted in the explosive growth of pocket bike racing all over the world. Riding a Pocket Bike... Due to their small size, pocket bikes appear to be toys or novelty items. They are actually purpose built racing machines and as such, need to be treated with respect. All too often uninitiated riders will suddenly find themselves on the pavement. In respecting the nature of these racing machines, riders must wear proper protective gear and approach first-time riding as a learning experience. Many experienced motorcyclists find riding a pocket bike difficult at first, even though riding one is very similar to riding a full-size bike. This is likely due to the full scale rider’s mistakes in technique being amplified on the small scale motorcycle. This small scale, which challenges adults, seems to have the opposite effect when ridden by children. Kids seem completely at home on pocket bikes, and within hours of their first ride, begin to fully understand the machine’s potential. On the racetrack there is very little difference between an adult and a youth racer. Once comfortable, both will be sliding their knees around the corners at high speed in no time. At this point it would be difficult for a spectator to distinguish a pocket bike race from a full size MotoGP race... Ok, that might be a stretch. :) |
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British Columbia Pocket Bike Racing Association 8898 Greenock Place Surrey, BC Canada V3V 6R9 |
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Pocket Bike Racing featured on MOTORWEEK |
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Why Race a Pocket Bike? Well, honestly, it’s the most fun you can have on two wheels! This form of motorsport is so affordable, entire families can, and do, come out to race. Starting out in pocket bikes at a young age is also the best way to lay the ground work for higher levels of motorcycle road racing. What do the world’s top MotoGP racers Valentino Rossi, Loris Capirossi, Nobuatsu Aoki and Daijiro Kato have in common? They among many others, all started out racing pocket bikes! How Fast Can a Pocket Bike Go? Currently, the world record land speed on a pocket bike is 125.528 kph (78 mph), set by Alec Tague, an English motorcycle instructor. The previous record of 102.817 kph (63.888 mph) was held by American Dave Myers. Although capable, even a fully race-prepared pocket bike would never reach these speeds under racing conditions. How are Pocket Bike Races Organized? As in many other areas of the world, pocket bike racing is organized by local or regional clubs. In British Columbia, Canada, the main club is the British Columbia Pocket Bike Racing Association which is responsible for the promotion, administration and sanctioning of organized pocket bike races in the province. The BCPBRA’s Provincial Championship Series is comprised of several local races, where championship points are awarded to each competitor, in each class. Provincial Champions in each class are determined by the total points accumulated by the competitors throughout the series. OK! How Do I Get Started? It’s simple, really. To get started you need: 1. Pocket bike $150~$700 2. Safety gear $100~$300 (see FAQ for specific items) 3. BCPBRA Membership $25/year and up (see Membership for details) 4. Desire to have fun FREE To see details on current BCPBRA racing rules and classes, visit our Forum. Don’t forget to check out our Gallery for race photos submitted by our members. |
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General Inquiries: Info@BCPocketBikeRacing.ca |
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Membership: Membership@BCPocketBikeRacing.ca |
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Events: Events@BCPocketBikeRacing.ca |
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Newsletter: Editor@BCPocketBikeRacing.ca |
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Pocket Bike Racing featured on DAYTIME |