| Mini bikes are small motorised vehicles, because these | | | | standard (which no mini bike is). |
| are propelled by an engine they are classed as motor | | | | The bike must also be restricted to a certain speed if |
| vehicles. It is because of this they must comply with | | | | you are 16, and noise regulations etc. must also be |
| regulations if they are to be ridden on the road. | | | | taken into account. As you can see this is a lot of |
| If you are to ride a 49cc mini bike on the road, firstly | | | | hassle, hence why people rarely bother to do it. |
| you must have the appropriate license, in the UK you | | | | If you do not follow this route to get your bike on the |
| will need to be 16 years old and hold a provisional | | | | road, then it is not allowed to be ridden in any public |
| license. This allows you to ride registered vehicles on | | | | place, this includes public parks, pavements, or roads. |
| the road as a learner. | | | | The only place which these are allowed to be ridden is |
| You will also need to undergo a compulsory bike test | | | | therefore private land. |
| (CBT) which then allows you to ride legally on the road. | | | | If these bikes are ridden illegally on the road then police |
| If you have all this you need to ensure the mini bike is | | | | have the power to seize and crush your mini bike, and |
| road legal. 99% of mini bikes are not road legal and are | | | | if you were caught riding it you could face having |
| nowhere near high enough standard to be classed as | | | | points on your license or could face a prison sentence. |
| road legal. Therefore it is quite a task in order to get a | | | | Not really worth riding the bike illegally is it? These days |
| mini bike road registered and legal, and thus most | | | | however people are still not getting the message and |
| people do not attempt to do it. | | | | still ride bikes illegally which gives other mini bike riders, |
| The mini bike will need to pass an SVA test, this is | | | | such as myself a bad name. There are a growing |
| probably going to cost more than what you paid for | | | | number of incidents of bikes being seized and crushed |
| the mini bike itself. But if you still want to get it legal, | | | | in the UK every year. |
| then your mini bike will need to be fitted with front and | | | | So the next time you think about riding your mini bike |
| rear lights, indicators, speedo and also must undergo | | | | illegally, make sure you know what the dangers of |
| tests to ensure the mini bike is built to a high enough | | | | doing this is, or you could be in with a huge shock! |