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Posted by on July 3, 2020

 

Pocket bikes are miniature motorcycles – they are mostly powered by oil and gas-burning engines similar to those used in chain saws, herbal launchers or other Marine decals tools – and they look exactly like the real thing.

The most elegant models cost thousands and are made in Italy, but the ones that are sold by container load range from $ 200 to $ 500. They come from China, among other places, and are kidnapped by anxious teenagers, and in some cases, not teenagers.

At Broadtek LLC, a company in southern San Francisco that imports it, the cartoon containing minibars is stacked to a tall warehouse ceiling and quickly goes out to the eager customers.

In Walnut Creek, Eric Rahin, owner of Sonic Scooterz, says he sells it in large numbers – “from college students to people in their late fifties. It’s basically a game that you enjoy.”

Manufacturers say that bicycles are supposed to be used only on closed race tracks, private roads or any other place where there are no general traffic laws, and most importantly, no cars or big trucks collide with you. Many buyers follow this advice.

But now you see some of these new pocket bikes leaking to and from parking lots, in the upper and lower streets, sometimes on the side of the car. Here lies the rub.

“It is very difficult for a (car) driver to see one of these bikes because of their low altitude,” said Lt. Kate Crenshaw of San Francisco police. “We have had many accidents in the past few weeks, and people have gone to the hospital.”

Pocket bike speeds are around 35 mph, but they can be formed more quickly. It has evolved from small but very sophisticated racing bikes that campaign on European racing tracks and are sometimes used as training vehicles for major motorcycle riders.

Bicycles are a faithful imitation of regular-sized street motorcycles, which, for marketing reasons, are a faithful imitation of pure racing bikes, up to disc brakes, handlebars, chain drives, grip throttle and electronic ignition.

Scooters weigh about 50 pounds, stand one and a half feet high and can easily be placed in the trunk. They have small engines – 47cc or 49cc displacement, less than 1/20 the size of a large motorcycle. They are tempting.

“It’s very fun to ride a bike,” said Matt Damon, a 21-year-old seller at a pet store in Martinez. “It’s much cheaper than a big bike worth $ 6,000 or $ 7,000. For years now I’ve been riding various types of motorbikes, but it’s like bicycles fun, rather than just transporting. It’s easier to maintain and burn less gas.”

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