For a long time in America and Europe, go-karts have been the most popular children’s motor sport, starting with the Kettler pedal car and other go-karts and progressing all the way to the gas-powered go-karts you see speeding around town. go-kart track But the latest trend is the introduction of a two-wheeled equivalent: the Pit Bike. With the internet helping the popularity of pit bikes skyrocket and ever-lower prices pushed down by large quantities purchased, will midget bikes overtake traditional 4-wheel go karts in popularity?
As soon as there were cars in production, there were kids who wanted to make their own version, little was as popular in America among young aspiring racing drivers as the box derby, famous for bringing fathers and sons together and producing great races. great karts and ultimately drive to the races of some fantastic racing drivers. But why choose a car to recreate? Why not a motorcycle? well, in these early days there was likely to be an increasing number of automobiles being produced, as well as being an entirely new invention that probably created quite a stir around it. Also, a 4-wheel go-kart seems much safer and easier to build than a two-wheel motorcycle or moped.
So go-karts had deep roots in American culture and Japanese engine companies like Honda and Suzuki were improving and mass-producing them more. Very little has ever competed with the karts of these companies until the production of the first micro bikes, the first generation of pit bikes. They really started out as “monkey bikes”, a title bestowed after they were often used for entertainment with specially trained monkeys riding them, but smaller humans quickly found them to be a lot of fun, even though their price was somewhat inhibiting.
From the very first monkey bikes created, an idea was slowly spawned, creating real-life replica bikes in miniature. This first was from the companies that produced scooters and mopeds creating lower cc bikes that looked like their full-on counterparts, scooters that looked like superbikes! This idea quickly caught on among youngsters who were eager to feel like they were riding a bike well beyond their age. Pit bikes were an extension of this: Trail bikes were miniturized to give a younger crowd a new kind of thrill. With hints of the monkey bike and the styling and design of a full-size trials bike, these pit bikes were a huge success and sales have grown ever since.
In fact, today some major retailers are still unsure which is more popular: the go kart or the pit bike, some London resellers are leaning towards the pit bike while another major US reseller continues to promote the go kart. , maybe by now they are on an even plane, but with pit bikes getting cheaper and cheaper, it could change at any time!