Chinese minimoto MK 2 49cc

chinese **** i am 20 stone it goes f****** 2mph better traveling by bike

The Chinese minimoto MK 2 49cc is a brilliant starter bike not as fast as blata's though

Bought the Mk2 3 days ago, as a non-runner in a tow a few miles away. Having bought a Mk1 around a month ago we had a pretty good idea what might be wrong with it. Went to take a look, and it was practically new. Little rust on the chain and some light scratches but pretty perfect in green and white. Lots of compression on the pull-start so we snapped it up for just under £30. Got it home, and pulled the engine apart - LOTS of oil deposits, and evidence of a very oil-heavy mixture in the tank. Cleaned it all out and hey-presto, one Mk2 for £30 + fuel line.On first riding the Mk2 isn't a particularly fast accelerator. The Mk1 will wheelie 12 stone off the back if you punish it, but the mk2 just hasn't got that "umph"... Having said that, once you spend 5m or so getting upto 5mph, it just goes, and goes and goes. On the grass strip where we were testing, 200m was enough to hit 38-40mph... And the revs were still climbing!So for the the Mk2 is a healthy dose of fun. Bought for peanuts, mended with a piece of string and a toothpick, and if you do seriously smash it up, you can almost totally rebuild it for £60 from parts on Ebay.A nice little bike if you have plenty of room to throw it around, and will challenge most 50CC pit bikes at top speed.

there cool if you have the money to repair them when you break them

I got mine about 18 months ago and have had no problems at all with it, where as a friend of mine got a different make not long after me and the engine mounting bracket snapped first time out. I am 11 stone and mine wheelies with me on it and when you are that low to the ground they seem quick.

I ride 600cc race bikes and this was bought for fun, and fun it definitely is.

The bike has a godd design but the bulid quality is not very good and it is not that fast. If you star racing i will go for the blata 3.4. As a racer I would buy the bike for a starter person not for a proper racer because the bike is not that fast and it could easily brake or make a problem on the race track

good design and shape not very fast

In my opinion, its not brilliant but it's a good starting point. Overall build quality seems a little poor to me, and i feel the need to have to keep checking it all the time. The bike is not that quick but as i said its a good starter bike. If you want to keep one don't tune it , and keep checking the bike each time you go on it.

If your going in to mini moto racing best thing to do is search for a blata 3.2.

Very cheap, I bought my Chinese Minimoto MK 2 for £85 (£120 including postage)

Mine sounds great, is extremely quick even on half throttle and easily maxs out at 40mph. I weigh 5 1/2 stone and am about 1 metre 3 tall so I fit it quite well even though seat is only 18 inches from the floor. You might not think that 40mph is very fast but being so close to the floor it feels about twice that.

The Chinese Minomoto look like a racing bike, however there are a lot of engine problems with it, especially with fuel running out of the pipes. Not recommended

I don't know who makes this minimoto, I've checked all over the manual, and I can't find any manufacturer's name. It's a 49cc air cooled chinese mk.2, the green Kawasaki. Minimotos are usually chinese or Japanese/European. The main difference, is the build quality - Japanese and European minimotos are constructed of a higher quality plastic. Chinese ones are a little flimsy.

On taking it out of the box, I was very surprised at the size and weight. I knew it was meant to be small, but this is less than 1/2 the size of a proper motorbike! After seeing people riding them, and the cramped position they ride in, I thought it would be very uncomfortable, but when I sat on it, I found that it was actually quite comfortable. To maximise comfort, I have even devised my own style of riding it. Instead of using the footpegs for their intended use, I rest my knees or shins on them. that way you don't end up with your knees around your ears.

Unfortunately, I lack mechanical skills, and the bike arrived with the brakes and steering COMPLETELY unadjusted, so I didn't drive it that day. I dropped it off at a garage to get it serviced the next day. When I picked it up, naturally the first thing I did, was to gas it up and take it for a test drive.

After taking it for a quick drive around a residential area, I had a big smile on my face. It's a really smooth ride, and the acceleration is excellent. On flat ground, it can get to 40mph in 5 seconds easily. They pack loads of power too; if you're light enough it will wheelie if you accelerate too quickly. Cruising at top speed is great fun, quite scary actually, because you're so close to the ground. The sound is really nice and not too unlike that of a real racing motorbike.

These things are basically engines on wheels, and loads of fun. Try riding one around a residential area, and see how quickly you become the centre of attention.

I think the main disadvantage of minimotos is their lack of road legality. I made the mistake of riding one on the road a few weeks ago, without knowledge of legal aspects, and ended up in the back of a police car. Luckily they didn't do anything to me - they just drove me home and told me not to take it on the road again. They aren't designed for road use though, as the tyres have no treads, and there are no mirrors, reflectors, lights, etc...

I think the £100 brand new price tag is more than reasonable. They are easily worth more. I would recommend one over an electric scooter any day. They kill almost every electric scooter you could find. Most electric scooters can't even get up hills, whereas this thing can cart me up any tarmac hill.

The only advantages electric scooters have over minimotos really, is that electricity means no emissions or fuel costs, no fuel tank for people to sugar/steal the fuel from, and no worries about the engine not being able to start in winter. But battery power gives a poor range, and you don't get the roaring or the feel of the engine. and fuel cost isn't much of an issue with this bike.

Another great thing about this bike is its upgradeability. there are plenty of aftermaket parts available - exhausts, pinions, sprockets, etc... to jack up the power and speed.