AshleyB Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 as it says i am now into mini bikes also any of you guys got one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny B Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 a pic of Ashes bike he can not post pics yet !!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 ahhh pit bikes, i was wondering what you were meaning, there good fun but you'll be bored of it soon enough and want something biggerjust out of interest why did you get a thumpstar when '80 big wheels are a fair bit faster and some are cheaper too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJtrials Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Hi, I used to have a cheap chinese one, then I got a Thumpstar the same as the one above. To be honest it was s**t, they are no good whatsoever off road because of the size of the wheels. I sold it and got a Yamaha YZ 85 and to be honest it is awesome!! My advice to you if you're wanting an off road bike would be a proper motocross bike... you will regret getting a pit bike, mine broke down every time I rode it!!! CJ.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I've had mine since summer, I got one because they are easier to throw in a car or a normal trailor than a full size MX bike, and I got mine for £280 in new condition.They do break if you rag the shit out of them, and the cheaper chinese one's need looking after, but the japanese one's tend to be better made. My main problem has been chain tension issues, you really need to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't get too slack..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I had a mini-bike (120 thumpstar pro) an it was wikid!I am over 15stone an almost 6ft an it was pulling my arms out! they are ballistic.I have riden full size MX an enduro bikes an the thumpstar was much more fun.Soon as I can i will be gettin another thumpstar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 chain issues are the most annoying things ever my mate snapped his chain riding through a river with me riding close behind he got wet feet and i nearly lost my head when the chain flew right over me.I had a mini-bike (120 thumpstar pro) an it was wikid!I am over 15stone an almost 6ft an it was pulling my arms out! they are ballistic.I have riden full size MX an enduro bikes an the thumpstar was much more fun.Soon as I can i will be gettin another thumpstar!you've got to try a 80 the power band is nuts i nearly lost my grip on the bars the first time i had a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJtrials Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 you've got to try a 80 the power band is nuts i nearly lost my grip on the bars the first time i had a goListen to this guy he knows what he's talkind about lol, my yz 85s fast as foooooook, the main thing that went wrong when I had my thumpstar was the chain slider!!!! I bought it second hand and when I took off the chain slider, the chain had cut right through it into my swinging arm!! I was gutted!My chinese pit bike 110 was better than my thumpstar, I had it about 5 months before I got my thumpstar and it never broke down once!!CJ.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyB Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 they are wicked me and me bro and me dad have them also rob poyer and ben slinger have them baz deeks had one and is getting a new one rick eyre also next week we are all entred in the mini bike enduro at matchams cant wait me bro has spent £3500 + on his and mine is coming on got a 12" front wheel and pro circuit pipe they are loads more fun than the bike bikes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 the main thing that went wrong when I had my thumpstar was the chain slider!!!! I bought it second hand and when I took off the chain slider, the chain had cut right through it into my swinging arm!! I was gutted!You should've contacted Olly at MXCUTZ.co.uk, as he races thumpstars. He makes his own swing arm protectors an they are the bollox! DannyB used to go through a standard one everytime he rode, then got one of Olly's an that was it, never changed it again. (till he got a Five0 swing arm that is!!)Your YZ 85 a 2stroke yeah? I have riden some mental bikes (my bro had a YZ450F that would out pull an R1). An I would still have a pit bike over a "proper" MX bike for fun any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*BOOTHY* Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 they are wicked me and me bro and me dad have them also rob poyer and ben slinger have them baz deeks had one and is getting a new one rick eyre also next week we are all entred in the mini bike enduro at matchams cant wait me bro has spent £3500 + on his and mine is coming on got a 12" front wheel and pro circuit pipe they are loads more fun than the bike bikes lolIt doesnt make any sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJtrials Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Yeah mine is a two-stroke..that was the main reason I got rid of my thumpstar, it really really did my head in lol, we tried every design on ebay and it chewed straight through it!!! . My dad has an R1 and I just told him about your bro's 450f, he said it might beat one off the line but it wouldn't be in front for long lol...CJ.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 (edited) I've got a Cag 47cc Mini Dirt bike, put a 'performance' 49cc engine in it and it's ok, also got a bigger pinion (3 teeth bigger but haven't used it with that set up yet)It may only be a cheap chinese one but I reckon it gets 30, even more so 'cos i've got a bigger pinion...Haven't riden it for about 6 months though, need to get to a track one day soon! (Does anyone go to Traq in Mitcham?)Sorry about the bollocksed pic, i was messing about in PS and accidently saved over it :hmph:I it!I'd love to ride a ThumpStar, look bloomin' fast!Forgot to mention the fairing got a bit buggerer so i took the main bit off and cut it down so it's a smooth curve and i painted it pink with 'sensaul pink' house paint, also sprayed it a bit ofrange that was left over from my bike! Edited January 20, 2007 by Fat Pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 blahsorry dude, but they are something totally differant, alright for a bit of fun when lit at 3am riding round the street's if it's a mates, but I wouldn't buy one myself, My mate went up a lowered kerb, and snapped his shock, not that it mattered, they are like £10 to replace....but yeh, they are made for kid's and can't hand;e even light off road....very tempremental too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 NOO! Mines beasty, i used to take it over 'the field' at the bottom of my cul de sac, it was fine, and i went down a massive pot hole, half the wheel went in and came back out unscathed, also pretty fast, it's my first and only minimoto so i didn't wanna spend too much on my first.NEED TO GET TO A TRACK SOON!Pisses me off to be honest, i wanna use my minimoto and RC nitro car but the minimoto track charges 30 quid for 9-11 am sat and sun, and my RC car is broken, which i can't afford to fix.BEING POOR PISSES ME OFF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BAD Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 fast as f*** init young blud... nah, they are fun. when your bored, just ashame when you do a bigish jump the chain comes off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowman12 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 ive had about 5 mini bikes and a mini quad. but nothing compares to the power of my KX125 or my dads KXF450!! sold all the mini bikes as they were boring after we go the beasts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyB Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 great tread this will try and post up some pics from us all ridin tomoz at mallory park track lolonza bob is ridin will be well funny lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridelife Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 my mates got a CRF50 if u can call it a minibike lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyB Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 ye man crf50 there ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 fast as f*** init young blud... nah, they are fun. when your bored, just ashame when you do a bigish jump the chain comes off You wanna get a rohloff on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blommah Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I got a Kawasaki Ninja minimoto with a polini engine, gonna do some comps next summer perhaps, anyway, goes like hell, a little to much throttle and youre flying to mars.Not a MX, it`s a roadracing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-liteboy Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 hi mate dont a 400 pound job they fall to bits lol mine did and it hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flas12345 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 i have got a xplorer and they are mint for messing around on but you do get bored. i also had a honda xr 400 and that was a meen machine but unfortunatly it got stolen off me around 3 weeks ago, i wasnt that bothered when i got stolen but now i realise what i am missing because that bike was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris mac Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hello, im proud to say i own a yzf 450f there s**t off a stick. and if any ones says that mx bikes arnt fun there rong (personal opinion) i did also own a honda crf50 that also was a little flying machine did like 45-50 no problem. and never had a problem with it until i fitted a ti exaust which doulbled the horse power and ripped the valved off the tube. great thred!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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