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Dylan


Should I buy it or not? I have the money, but I just don't know if I'm gonna get 400 dollars worth of use out of it. What do you think?

Ebay discription (I'm copy and pasting, I didn't make it all caps)
UP FOR BID IS A CUSTOM PAINTED POCKET BIKE. 40MPH STRAIGHT OUT THE CRATE BRAND NEW. IT IHAS A TWO STROKE MOTOR, AIR COOLED, DISC BRAKES, RACING SLICKS. IT ALSO COMES WITH STAND, 250 STICKERS, MIXER BOTTLE, AND CUSTOM TOOL KIT. I ALSO HAVE OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE. THEY WILL COME IN A CRATE READY TO GO. THEY ARE 41LBS BUT CAN HOLD UP TO 250 POUNDS. BUY IT NOW FOR $399 AND I WILL SHIP IT ANYWHERE IN US FOR FREE FREE FREE
inky159
I've seen videos of people dickin' around on those things... laugh.gif Don't expect to be taken seriously... you'd probably get more fun-time in a used atv or dirt-birk.... assuming you have some trails around.
Dylan
Nope, no trails. And how old do you think I have to be to ride it?
inky159
Dunno... anyways...
1, 2, 3... whistle.gif laugh.gif
Dylan
Now that's the way to drag your knees! And it the first pic you posted, I wanna be like them! tongue_orig.gif
Diesel
make sure it's the one with the CVT transmission as well as signal lights.. that way you won't get into too much trouble riding it on the streets.
Dmak
I say pass.. I had a polini was fun when I first got it, but gets old really quick.. so sold it..
Dylan
QUOTE(Diesel @ Aug 3 2004, 11:49 AM)
make sure it's the one with the CVT transmission as well as signal lights.. that way you won't get into too much trouble riding it on the streets.

Don't these only have one gear? Oh yeah, I'm only 13, can I still drive it?
PBB
Oh man, being 13 with no car, you'll have a blast on that!
I know I would have killed for some thing like that when I was younger.
Buy it! But it! biggrin.gif
AXIS.PVAG
QUOTE(Diesel @ Aug 3 2004, 07:49 AM)
make sure it's the one with the CVT transmission as well as signal lights.. that way you won't get into too much trouble riding it on the streets.

He wont be able to ride it on the street anyway. Police depts. are having a new law passed,(especially in Cali) to outlaw these bikes from off the street to strictly for track use only. $399 for a pocket rocket is okay, but since it includes free shipping, its even better since the cost $300 for a brand new one. rolleyes.gif
Dylan
If you say I won't be able to ride it on the street...can I still dirve it on side roads wink.gif? And I live in New York (not the city) so it might be different. Oh yeah, where's the $300 one at?
AXIS.PVAG
QUOTE(Dylan @ Aug 3 2004, 09:53 AM)
If you say I won't be able to ride it on the street...can I still dirve it on side roads wink.gif? And I live in New York (not the city) so it might be different. Oh yeah, where's the $300 one at?

Its not just in CA, I just know what laws get past there....side roads consist of public roads so no, I should had been more specific. The 300 ones are everywhere.....look around on the net.
Dylan
Argh yo. I just called the town and they told me I couldn't drive a pocket bike, but I could drive a motor scooter, woo woo!
Dylan
Here we go. I might get this scooter. I have to test drive my mom's boyfirend's first. It's 200 dollars. If you find a better one, tell me. If it's on ebay, make sure it's "buy it now". This one goes 33 m/h.




Front & Rear Suspension!
49 cc motor
10x3 inch street tires
Automatic clutch
Aluminum wheels
Aluminum deck
1 liter gas tank
Twist throttle
Front and rear disc brakes
All chrome <----(pimpin' tongue_orig.gif)
80 miles per gallon
Foldable bars
PBB
OH SHIT!
Those are fun too!
biggrin.gif
porschedream
It looks so much bigger in the first picture than how big it really is.
Zlover07
80mpg!!! Shit get me one for going to work and shit, I'd look so fly with a hardcore bike helmet on zipping through mall traffic.
høgh
I have also thought about buying a little 2-wheeler, because i'm not old enough neither to get a drivers license (i'm 15 but you have to be 18 in my country sad.gif ). Here's what i've been looking at:

A Suzuki StreetMagic



I've found a "cheap" that cost about $1200. Not expensive at all in my country, and when you think about it costs about $2500 from new, it ain't that bad.
2002, 4500km, not tuned (yet), goes 35-40mph.
RedLine
I have a friend with a 49cc bike. Cost 900 new. And everything is ploshised on it. First day he drove it, a cop pulled him over and he threw the bike in the back of the cop car and the cop drove him home. Cop said that he doesn't really care that he drives it, but the fact that its polishied/reflective.
Dylan
QUOTE(RedLine @ Aug 4 2004, 04:54 AM)
I have a friend with a 49cc bike. Cost 900 new. And everything is ploshised on it. First day he drove it, a cop pulled him over and he threw the bike in the back of the cop car and the cop drove him home. Cop said that he doesn't really care that he drives it, but the fact that its polishied/reflective.

Ha! I bet he doesn't out a persons vehicle in his car very often tongue_orig.gif.
clarkma5
No, everyone will hate you. My friend's neighbors ride 'em and they are the most obnoxious things on the face of the planet.
PAULIE_D
I can't resist the opportunity to say ....

This looks like fun / death. wink.gif

Seriously though .... don't waste your $ on this piece of crap.

Also, I doubt these things are street legal in most jurisdictions.
inky159
QUOTE(PAULIE_D @ Aug 5 2004, 02:05 PM)
This looks like fun / death. wink.gif

laugh.gif Someone said that here before! I :heart: it!
PBB
QUOTE(inky159 @ Aug 5 2004, 05:38 PM)
laugh.gif Someone said that here before! I :heart: it!

Diesel's most famous phrase. smile.gif
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