| If you're not a pocket bike enthusiast, or if you have | | | | Many super minibikes can go over 70cc, and even go |
| never bought a minibike, the term "super pocket | | | | as high up as 110 cc. Ordinary minibikes, even ones that |
| rocket" may confuse you. For starters, the term | | | | were made at home, could be fitted with 50 cc |
| "pocket rocket" doesn't apply to just any minibike - | | | | engines or smaller. |
| there are minibikes after all that aren't motorized, and | | | | 2. Seat height. Super pocket motorbikes may have |
| are just good old-fashioned pedal cycles. These | | | | seats that go as high up as 28 inches or higher, when |
| rockets generally refer to miniature motorized bikes - | | | | regular minibikes may have seats that go lower than |
| or mini motos, are they are sometimes known - which | | | | 25 inches. Note that some manufacturers measure |
| are built especially for racing and/or display. | | | | seat height by millimeters instead of inches. |
| And far from being redundant, a super pocket rocket | | | | 3. Bike size. In order to accommodate a larger engine |
| is more than an ordinary mini moto. If you still aren't | | | | and a higher seat, super pocket mini motos should also |
| sure how a big pocket rocket would differ from a | | | | be larger than their regular counterparts. Their |
| regular mini motorbike, here are some of the most | | | | dimensions may even approach those of full-sized |
| common and most noticeable differences: | | | | motorcycles, but it should still be easy to distinguish |
| 1. Engine size. This refers to more than just the | | | | them from larger bikes. |
| physical size of the engine, although of course that | | | | Size may be the main difference between a super |
| figures, as well. As any good motorist knows, engine | | | | pocket rocket and a regular minibike, but the make is |
| capacity determines engine size, and it is measured in | | | | also important. The former, for example, is made for |
| ccs or horsepower. | | | | racing, regardless of how it is used, and it should show |
| The larger number of the cc on a bike, the more | | | | in the design. A mini dirt bike may come larger than |
| powerful it is, and the faster it goes. Some super mini | | | | usual, but this should not be mistaken for a super |
| motos could go as fast as 70 km per hour. There's | | | | minibike. Take note of the wheels - large, thick wheels |
| really no way to mistake them for toy vehicles - these | | | | are made for the trail, not for the track. |
| babies are built for racing! | | | | |