Should mini motos be road legal for 12 year olds?

[Ariel Badger]

Of course not but why do parents buy their kids these death traps when they have no provision to ride them legaly? The cops are clamping down at last around here but I still see them weaving in and out of traffic with little kids with no crash hat in control ( I use a very loose definition of the word control here).
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[angryjonny]

Let them ride the mini-motos if they want to. It's Darwinism in action. As I once heard someone say "take the warning labels off everything and let society sort out its own stupidity problem."

[Finglonga]

Was on the news that one police force are taking the Mini Motos found being used on the roads by any age and crushing them...Pity they are not all doing it yet.
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F.Y.Y.F.F.

[binge]

I bloke lost his licence due to having a petrol powerd skateboard. Because he HAD a licence.

These kids have nothing done to them. Maybe just the bike confiscated. Ooh big deal, Just another nights Nicking will get them another one sharpish.

[McGee]

Most popular thing here in redneck land is buying kids the small dirt bikes etc.

But most places offer a deal of the bike all the gear and some lessons.

Also can ride a ped/50cc here at 14 with no insurance no lisence plate and no lisence
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[69.9mph]

[Ariel Badger]

That thing road legal? My arse! No brake light for a start and the seller (a bike shop owner) offers no tax or MOT.
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[Gazdaman]

Mini motos appeal to kids fair enough.

Parents should go the extra mile, make sure they go to proper go kart tracks, the actual racing side of it is much more fun anyway!

Police round here destroy them, which I think is fair enough!

Gaz

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[GearboxGeezer]

[RickHolt]

I think the bikes could be put to better use than just destroying them. I'm sure the cadets/scouts would have somewhere legal to use them and could spend hours learning about and rebuilding the engines etc. Seems a waste.

[GearboxGeezer]

Yea, Maybe even give them to schools and stuff so that can teach children to learn mechanical things. I think I only know one person my age who knows how to change a wheel on the car... thats kinda sad.

[Ariel Badger]

There is nowhere in inner city Brum to ride the things but plenty of places to buy one. They get used on the roads, in parks or down canal tow paths and are a menace. I get kids bringing them to my house to fix them but I always refuse, however I do tell them to wear a helmet. Commonly they tell me that Motos only do 30mph so it is not worth wearing a crash hat. I then role my sleeve up to show them a six inch thirty stitch scar I got at 10mph. The cops will not chase these kids as it will result in carnage but if they can trace MMs they get crushed.
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[Blau Zedong]

I agree it's a function of stupid parents buying kids minibikes with no intention of making damn sure they use them in a legal manner. What the solution is I'm not sure, although I'd suggest punishing the parents, perhaps even endorsing their driving licences as the kids don't have one. A conviction for no Insurance would soon get the message across. Of course this will never happen as it "wouldn't be fair" .
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[Whosthedaddy]

The wife bought me one for christmas, long story but it got returned before it even got delivered. I must admit I was glad it did, as its not the sort of thing that you can just jump on and tear up the street on, if I did, I'd just annoy the neighbours beyond belief.

I am however, just 20 mins from one of the longest gokarting tracks in England, and for £30-40 I could go nuts there.

An expensive toy that would nt get used, but would be cool for my little 3 year old son when he gets bigger
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[GearboxGeezer]

What tracks that? Wigan?

[Ariel Badger]

They do not seem to last very long do they? They seem to get broken more than working.
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[GearboxGeezer]

The reason why there so cheap is because they just have crappy chainsaw engines in most of them... The only ones ive ever been impressed with are the actuall racing ones that are used down kart tracks, seeing the young kids at around 8 years old flying about on them things is very exciting, they are pretty damn fast for such a small machine.

[Whosthedaddy]

[GearboxGeezer]

Dont think I have heard of a track there, Is there a proper name? like Essex raceway or somthing? Also how many meters is it if you know.... sorry Im just curious

[Whosthedaddy]

Its in a place called Arena Essex (near the Lakeside Shopping Centre, just off J30 of the M25), they do banger racing, speedway and now they have a karting track. I seem to have 1700m in my head for some reason.
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[Gazdaman]

The standard chinese ones do just have small chainsaw engines in them.

They're a world apart from the proper race machines. I've not got a bog standard one, but when I went to the track last week, I was amazed at the world of difference between them.

Gaz

[wilbur]

They are a fucking menace

Thst is all.

[krebsy]