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Date: 12:18am Monday the 21 of May 2012
Last updated: 2012-05-20
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Pit Bikes in various forms have been around for
years. A pit bike started out to be any small bike used by
car/motorcycle racer to navigate the “Pits” (the area designated for
parking and setting up prior to an event). Today, pit bikes have
evolved to look like mini versions of factory MX motorcycles, and have
a full race series.
The first pit bikes were simply bicycles. Schwinn
StingRays (first produced in 1963) were quite popular because they
were small wheeled, but stretched to fit even a full-sized adult
(sound familiar?). StingRays are credited with starting the BMX craze.
(Note: this slick StingRay has the classic ‘banana’ seat, ‘ape-hanger’
handle bars, ‘Racer’ chainguard, and rare aluminum ‘MotoMag®’ wheels.)
The original Pit Bikes were simply small motorcycles
with a 4-stroke, 50cc motor used by adult-sized motocross riders to
navigate the pits (an off-track area designated for setting up prior
to an event). Pit bikes evolved to look more and more like mini
versions of the factory MX motorcycles. Because racers like to race
just about anything with a motor, it got to where
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the “big boys” started racing each other on these pint-sized pit
bikes on small impromptu tracks.
The PIT BIKES of today retain the 10" or 12" wheels and basic
4-stroke motor of a minimoto; but in order to perform with a
full-sized adult aboard, pit bikes are engineered to have a longer
wheelbase, taller/wider handlebars, way more suspension, a punched out
bore to 110cc, and many other tweaks. There is something about a pit
bike’s toss-able size that make them hard to take too seriously...and
a big reason why pit bikes are such a frickin’ blast to ride.
Pit bikes now have a full race series with numerous classes (even one
for young ladies), five AMA National #1 plates up for grabs, and an
exciting ArenaCross Pro & Amateur Series. There’s as many as 500 pit
bikes showing up for events like the MiniMotoSX in Las Vegas. Whether
blasting around your backyard or on a racetrack, it’s the latest
craze...as the fans like to say: “Pit bikes are sick!”
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