How to Transport a Mini Dirt Bike

If you are a professional mini dirt bike racer then you need at least three to four mini dirt bikes for a tournament or a competition. You must be able to take with you your bikes or perhaps ship them to the location of your next race. But your best option would be to take your bikes with you and go cross country to your next race. Other racers on the other hand prefer to have their mini bikes and gear shipped to their location. They might find it easy to just fly to their next race area rather than drive cross country for several days. Here are several ways on how to transport your mini dirt bikes to your next race location.

Via trailer truck cargo is one way of transporting your mini dirt bikes to your next race location. All you have to do if find a trucking company that transport these bikes cross country for you so you can just kick back and relax on your journey to the next area and not have the hassle of hauling your dirt bikes in your trailer or RV. This is also convenient for those professional racers when they choose to fly in to the race location instead of driving there. Saves them a heap of time and they are surely well rested for the coming race.

Via U-haul cargo trucks or carry containers is another way of transporting your bikes. The upside of using a U-haul carry containers or cargo van is that you are able to take your bike with you on the road. Your mechanics can easily access your bikes and can immediately tend to them if ever they need to repair something, upgrade your bikes or replace parts on the road. This is a huge advantage so that at anytime you know that your bike is handled well and safe from bad cargo handling. It’s even more an advantage if you purchase a carry container that you can attach to your vehicle where you can safely tuck away you mini dirt bikes in. This is mostly what some professional dirt bike racers do so that they can easily haul their bikes with them and save money on shipping.

You can also ship your bikes to other countries, if the location of a major mini dirt bike tournament is in another country then there are cargo planes that ship them. Although they may tend to be a bit expensive, but on the other hand how can you compete without a dirt bike. These cargo planes are hired by the racers or maybe by their sponsors to ship their vehicles to other countries. It’s a major advantage if the racers sponsors pay for the shipping and handling of the bikes but if you are an independent racer with small company sponsors then prepare to shell out a fairly large amount of money for the transport cost. Just be sure that the cargo company handles your vehicles well, but just to be on the safe side have a member of your crew fly in with your vehicles to ensure that your bikes are well handled during transport. 

Several Uses of a 125cc Pit Bike

If you think that a 125cc pit bikes is just used for racing then think again. These pit bikes are also used to pull off stunts and do tricks with. Others use it as their means of transport from home to their work. They are also used for motorbike challenge where a motorbike is used to climb up a steep hill or a steep rocky path. These pit bikes are also being used to do stunts in movies. They are used to jump off cliffs and on motorbike chases. There are truly a lot of uses for this pit bikes. So here are some of its uses.

For Stunts and Tricks

The 125cc pit bikes that are used to pull off stunts with have already been customized. The riders have already harnessed the full performance of the bikes and added a few more for an increase in speed and power. They must tweak their bike so that they will acquire the appropriate speed and power to pull off some of their dangerous stunts. Their bike must also be lighter than when they first bought it, they must lose some of the unnecessary weight in their bike to make it lighter to pull off their stunts easily.

For Everyday Use

Motorbike enthusiasts prefer to use these 125cc pit bikes as their mode of transportation. They prefer this over a car because they prefer the freedom of an open space. They can easily maneuver through heavy traffic and they can save up on their gas bill. These enthusiasts use this as their everyday mode of transportation, from their home to their workplace and back. Always remember that in order for a person to ride legally in one of these vehicles they must abide by the proper safety protocols of riding a motor vehicle. In some countries these pit bikes are used as a tricycle for public transportation. There are some countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and India that use these pit bikes as a tricycle that has a cab at the side that carries either people for public transport or goods for cargo transport. These bikes are very useful and they are fuel efficient so people can easily use them to build their carry tricycle.

Motorbike Challenge

This is a growing sport that involves using pit bike or motorbikes to climb up a steep hill that may be muddy or rocky. The rider that can successfully climb up these obstacles in the shortest time possible is declared as the winner. This is a very challenging sport; this is where accidents occur due to pushing a motorbike to its limits. Riders would have to harness the full power of their pit bike in order to compete in these challenges. There are several categories on the challenge and the steeper and more difficult the challenge the more higher the points and the prize are. So riders have to modify their bike to the fullest so that they can compete with their opponents on the different challenges.

New Laws Passed Against the Selling of Mini Dirt Bikes

A new law has been passed banning the sales of these mini dirt bikes. It has greatly affected motorcycle retailers for quite some time. The reason for the ban of selling these mini dirt bikes to kids is due to the lead content found in the metal parts of the bike. Retailers are ridiculed by this new law saying that it is relatively safe for children to use. The lead content can only be harmful if ingested or punctures the skin. But due to the strict implementation of these laws passed, motorbike dealers caught selling these mini dirt bikes to kids would be fined or jailed.

There are some mini dirt bike enthusiasts who do not believe that these minis are harmful to children. They eve bought some banned mini dirt bikes from motorbike dealers and let their children use it. They say that a law like this would greatly affect the sport of professional mini dirt bike racing, and it already has. 

This new federal law has taken effect due to studies that some major and minor parts of these mini dirt bikes contain lead or lead traces that can be deemed harmful for children to use. Lead and lead traces were found in their paint, handle bars, their bike frame and some traces on their grip. These minis were categorized as toys that are used by children and that they might ingest or have cuts or skin punctures from the parts of these bikes that contain lead and it would be very harmful to their health. These bikes were mostly sold for $1000 to 3000 and some of these motorcycle dealers hit it big with huge sales of these dirt bikes. Now some 200+ dealers’ mini dirt bikes are in storage and are collecting dust because they don’t know what to do with the stocks that they have. They cannot even sell them due to the federal law that strictly prohibits the selling and purchase of these bikes.

If you already own these mini dirt bikes for your kids or for your own use its better to use them in private tracks and private properties. If ever you require a part for your mini bike whenever you purchase a certain part you must first sign a waiver saying that you intend to use the part for your own vehicle and not sell them to other people.

Some enthusiasts and professionals are protesting against this law saying that they have never before heard of a child being harmed by the lead content or lead poisoning from a mini dirt bike. Some even claim that the passing of this law is for keeping children safe from using these mini dirt bikes. Professional races however are very frustrated by this saying that this is a huge downfall of a relatively safe sport due to a poorly written law. Luckily there are some senators and state congressmen who are fighting to abolish the law.