mini moto's

[rizo9]

one question are they road legal?

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[Roo]

NO. Two people have recently beem killed riding them on the streets so expect a crack down.
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[JonB]

What are Mini-Motos?
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[Roo]

Look at avatar to left.
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[JonB]

Ohhhhh Cheers.
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[M1ke]

If you get them mot'ed and registered with dvla you can ride them on the road.

[Roo]

Nope. Tyres aren't legal and they're too noisy. They've made it virtually impossible to get them on the road legally....with good reason.
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[JonB]

I've seen people on these things in the Focus Car Park. They are usually Chavs thinking they are cool, lets face it my Moped goes double the speed.
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[Roo]

Errr probably doesn't. Not unless you've tuned the nuts off your ped. Even the nasty cheap ones put out about the same power as a ped and weigh bugger all.
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[JonB]

[Roo]

Must've been a sissy or a bloater.
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[Slavo]

I'm seriously considering buying one of these

The question I have before I do so is:

Is it allowed to ride them in a car park, obviously not at busy times, but say tesco's on a Sunday afternoon when there is no trade?

Or any other suggestions where to ride them (apart from an organised track).

[Roo]

Go to www.minimotoclub.com you'll find everything tou need to know. Some carparks allow minimotos on after hours, others turn a blind eye but the majority phone the police.
Whats wrong with organised tracks £20 for all the track time your butt will allow?
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[Slavo]

Cheers for that Roo, they are the more serious mini-moto's.

I was looking at spending as little as possible, just a little fun bike.

Do you rate the £200 - £300 minimoto's sold on ebay?

Are parts for these cheap mini-moto's easily available?

Cheers!

[Roo]

No, parts are very difficult to get hold of. Their copies from China and it appears the Chinese like copying the Chinese as much as anyone else, so their are like 7-8 models going around at the mo each slighly different. At the very least to get any kind of long term fun you need a Blata. These can be had for £600 new or you could wait for a used one. Parts and tuning bits are readily available. If you go with a cheapy Ebay job (known as Cags) then you'll have great fun untill it breaks then you'll have a big headache finding bits. Plus the Blatas are more saleable should you lose interest.
Don't be conned by people on Ebay selling stuff as Blata either a lot of it isn't.
Sorry to go on a bit, hope I've helped
Roo.
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[Roo]

https://www.slduk.com/pages/blata.html

these are what you want.
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