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After the release of the new CR 50 and SM 50, presented last week, a branch of the company BMW, announced intention to fully update their 250 cc Mini Dirt Bikes and range of models Enduro. The three updated models will already be available in late July, in which there will be a new chassis, engines and bodywork.
  These three models will be TC250, TE250 and TE310 Mini Dirt Bikes which instead of 250 cc there will be 300 cc engines.
Also TC250 now have an electronic fuel injection system, and 45-mm choke, carter also has been strengthened, the silencer is a titanium now, and the entire fuel system is protected by special steel heat shield.
  Chassis TE250 completely replaced by the more powerful, which can perfectly handle dynamic loads, at these same purposes suspension is also been optimized. Electric gasoline pump also been substituted, the whole protection is made of new high-strength steel.
  TE310 also became the owner of a new exhaust system with protection against overheating,the Bike put on 6.0 kg.  compared with the previous version. The main features of TE310 can be compared with TE250.
  All three models received a new body, new graphics and design, including the use of materials that have not previously been applied.

Right after a madness success with the Raptor 250, Yamaha has decided to made something for young ATV riders, with the new Mini atv Raptor 125. This is the 1st 125-class mini atv from a major ATV manufacturer and it was designed to be a complete mini bike.
The Raptor 125 Mini Quad have a  124cc engine, 2 valve, single overhead cam engine with a 5-speed manual transmission and electric start. It features the same suspension components (five-way preload adjustable front shocks) as the Raptor 250 and was designed to offer the same really impressive handling characteristics. With 7.5 inches of travel up front and 7.9 inches out back, the Raptor 125 should soak up most trail chatter with ease.
Other features include dual hydraulic disc brakes up front and a single disc in the rear, eccentric chain adjuster, and new Maxxis sport tires – 19-inches in front and 18-inches in back.
There is a big market out there of people who are buying off-brand, low-displacement, low-price models. With many off-brand mini ATVs, quality is not always the best, so Yamaha has decided to erase that segment and provide a high-quality mini atv at an affordable price.
Like the Grizzly 450 EPS mini atv, Yamaha has come prepared with a family of accessories for the Raptor 125 mini atv. Woods riders will appreciate the swing arm skid, frame skid, A-arm skid, and swing-arm skid. Also available are nerf bars (brushed aluminum and black), and a variety of front bumpers, footwells, rear grab bars, and shock covers.
Yamaha’s complete utility ATV line for 2011 now includes the Grizzly 700 EPS, Grizzly 700 (non-EPS), Grizzly 550 EPS, Grizzly 550 (non-EPS), new Grizzly 450 with EPS, new Grizzly 450 (non-EPS), Grizzly 350 IRS 4x4, Grizzly 350 4x4, Grizzly 350 2WD, Grizzly 125 2WD and Big Bear 400 4x4. Yamaha’s 2011 sport ATV models include the Raptor 700R (also in a Special Edition model), Raptor 350, Raptor 250, Raptor 250R (with piggyback shocks), the all-new Raptor 125 and Raptor 90. The 2011 Rhino 700 FI, including a Sport Edition, was announced in February.
The 2011 models will be in dealerships across the USA this summer.

  Comparing kids ATV with other electric cars, we with certainty can call them very serious machines, equipped with the attributes of the real cars - shock absorbers, brakes, rear-view mirror etc. Mini atv is a miniature copy of ATV for adults. The only difference is the amount of the engine, and, of course, the weight and dimensions. Fortunately, manufacturers of children’s bikes are not too carried away in imitation of adult models, so the mini atv meet the most stringent safety requirements. Seating is arranged in such a way, that it’s very difficult to fall from ATV without additional effort, and the stability of the vehicle is not endangered due to low center of gravity. But even under conditions of minimal risk kids quad bikes are equipped with reliable safety belts. In addition, some models have special badges for adults, who can easily keep the situation under control, even at a distance of 30-40 meters. Rudder in many models equipped with protective barriers, so that even if accidentally graze any object kids hands can’t be injured.
   All ATVs in our bikehost.com store have such protection on the steering wheel. These ATVs are loved by all children without exception!  Our mini ATV’s can help develop your child the proper coordination, concentration, attentiveness and self-confidence.
All bikehost.com ATV’s have high-quality technical performance and a high degree of security, which makes this machines favorite among children and parents.
Of course, not all families can afford to buy ATV from the most reputable manufacturers. In this case, you can choose ATV’s from Malaysia, those are much cheaper. By deciding to purchase ATV, you will not only make your child the happiest kid in the world - you still can help him form his ability to concentrate, develop independence and raise self-esteem. This is worth a lot!

August 10, 2007 in Shtadskanaal (Netherlands), been started first mini bike training race, of the third UEFA European Mini bike Championship final. 
Two top teams from Russia also have arrived - the leader of the Russian Championship "Affect Motion" supporting by "Motoakademy" and "St. Petersburg Pocket Bike club.
From North capital of Russia, another crew with Ivan Kurenbin and Nikita Bobikin – who’s  last year, took the 2nd and 1st place in Russian Pocket bike Championship, has paved the way through Finland – then sailed on the ferry to Germany, and then 700 km. to track.
For Moscow pilots Dmitry Mishchenko and  Sergei Surnakina the trip was more stressful, in transit via Belarus, Poland, Germany - only 2400 km. On Thursday evening, Moscow's members were already on the track – take a walk around the track, talking with the organizers. Ivan and Nikita arrived in Stadskanaal at night, and settled in a hotel in the heart of the city.
On Friday at 10:15am has started the first training race. The leaders, of course, were Italians and Dutch. Is the first few minutes Russian pilots were looking for a new path for themselves in new track. In the middle of the day, all the riders was riding on a European level - some slower, some faster. It is worth to notice that in the first second, as dozens of pilots from various countries, Russian guys still rides with a margin of 3 seconds on the circle of leadership, but improving their results with each circle.
Such sharp turns with decreasing radius, consuming much energy, so that day to take more than 6 exercises is really not easy, but that was the end of training day anyway, so organizers let on the track those who did not participate in the European Championship. In the 18-00 local time, the participants were registered, in the 19-00 inspection, all that was done, so riders were focus on track, and not on paperwork, when the race will start. By late afternoon all riders sat in boxes of the opposing team to share invaluable experience of participating in pocket bikes competitions.
Saturday - the first official day of the final stage of European Championship. Organization is peefect, all goes exactly in accordance with the schedule.

Also in mid-80’s was born concept of Pocket Bike, which is now used by all European manufacturers. Today, dozens of companies engaged in production of Pocket Bikes. Most of them are located in Europe: SG (Italy), Blata (Czech), Bianchi (France), GEM (Great Britain), GRC, Pasini, Polini, DM, Stamas, ZPF, Vittorazi, ATM, I-Esse. Difference between these companies is not only in brand, the difference may be the same as that of big motorcycles of different brands - the engine, the concept of frame and cladding.
Because of economic reasons, in mini-bikes usually uses  two-stroke engine. It is very simple - the crankcase, crankshaft, cylinder with a piston, carburetor, ignition is the simplest and the centrifugal clutch (like in scooter). Only in water-cooled pocket bikes manufactures add another pump, radiator and expansion tank. It even starts as a chain saw -by cord.
Capacity of engine in pocket bikes from 30 to 50 cm3. In Europe, these kind of engines produce  by Polini, BZM, Pasini, ZPF

and Blata. Their power varies from 1.5 to 16 HP.
Pocket bike brake system is- disc brakes. In brake system only supports have unusual look. They are held in not by hydraulics, but by a rope (like a bicycle). This is not only just to reduce the cost, but also to facilitate the entire brake system.
Because of these same reasons in pocket bikes there are no suspension, front wheel is rigidly fixed to the fork, as well as rear - firmly attached to the frame.
Rigid frame – is bail of motorcycle controllability, so in mini bikes  it’s performed as in "big" bikes: it’s diagonal  aluminum alloys, or chrome-molybdenum tubes.
Pocket bike wheels are various sizes (from 4 "to 6.5") and tires of different composition. Tires is very important for competition, so manufactures are treated that part with great care. Pocket bikes tires mostly made by PMT, Sawa, and Uhtan companies.
But let’s return to racing competition. Mini bikes racing have a considerable list of names and recognized masters of motorcycle sport. Many of them are receiving excellent racing training, and then succeed in other forms of motorcycle sport. Valentino Rossi, Marco Melandri, Shinya Nakano, Manuel Podzhiali and many others, passed through mini bikes and still are pocket bikes fans.
Low price and low operating prices - making the mini-moto race  one of the most attractive sports these days. After all, mini bike race track can be placed on any impervious surface area. Participation in such competitions, cheaper than in a kart - about 4 times.
 Participation of young people in such competitions,  is quite possible.

Speaking of age,- there is no age limit for those who wish to ride pocket bikes!
All that makes it very easy to learn this sport. So  get your butt up, choose the pocket bike in our www.bikehost.com store  you like, and go get them!

  Motorcycle racing is impossible to observe, you can only attend on them: many kilometer race track and high speed motorcycle - do not give to viewers complete enjoy of the pilots straggle . Fans of bike racing, usually gathered at the start line or at one of the turns and patiently waiting for the leader.  
But if you want to see a race from start to finish, you can watch classic motorcycle race in the television broadcast, or visit the mini bike (pocket bike) competition.
In this form of motorcycle sport, - speed, of course, is not like in “big races” but not because the pocket bikes are slow.
Ratio of mini-bike engine to the weight, the same as in the best  full size  racing motorcycles.   
But in the construction of pocket bikes there’s  no springs and shock absorbers. So at the high speed mini-bikes may lose contact with the road, and rider can lose control. Therefore, areas where competitions are held (in order to speed limits) do not have too long straight sections.
But even on such tracks, pocket bikes reach speed up to 120 km/h! On motorcycles with such a low-slung, rider feel speed very sharp, on a tough turns, pilot must have skills as much as full size racing pilot have.
When and how was born first mini-bike, - now it’s hard to say.
 But people desire to reduce motorcycle approximately coincided with the appearance of the carting. Some enthusiasts to made mini-bikes, supplied them with engines from washing machines and various power equipment. In t 60s, some manufacturers have developed low-volume production of mini-bikes, and in 1965 was start of the first amateur min-bike race. Unfortunately that type of racing was not that popular as kart racing was at the time. Probably that was due to lack of special asphalt surfaces and rules for these races.
The real history of pocket bikes began 10 years later. “Moto-giant” Japan realized the necessity of mini motorcycles, and in April 1975, the Fuki Planning Company (specializing in the production of mopeds), has developed mass production of pocket bikes called “Bullet”
One year later, in the vicinity of Tokyo launched the first mini-motorcycle championship. Following the "Bullet"  Japan began  to create other pocket bike brands such as - "Jaxson", "Dandy", "Shinwa". Soon the “mini-bike-mania” has reached the Europe, more specifically - to Italy.
In the mid-80's, Italian Motorcycle Federation, established the Italian Cup  on Japanese (!!!) pocket bikes. Soon, however, Pauline brothers, considering the power of the Japanese mini-bikes are not high enough, begin to release a whole range of mini-bikes “Dream Bike”. Unlike the Japanese, who are still using engines from lawn mowers, Italians release specially designed engine for pocket bikes.

  Minibikes(pocket bikes) was born in the 60-ies in Japan manufacturers of kart, in the form of a smaller copies  of a real motorcycle with an engine installed on from the lawn. The official year of minibikes  birth  assumed in 1975, when the Japanese firm Fuki Planning (Yokohama) has established a mass production of Mini Motorcycle (Mini bikes).First Championship of minibike racing was  In 1976, in the vicinity of Tokyo.
 Time passed, and fun little bikes "stepped" outside of Japan and began to conquer the hearts of Europeans and U.S. residents. In the mid-80's in Italy began the official minimoto racing championship , and Italy itself has become one of the world's leading manufacturers of minimotos. Now to made a minibike - manufacturers use specially–minibike-made mini engines, calculate the stiffness of the frame, install water-cooling, etc. In the end, "Minibike" turns into a full mini motorcycle, and ceases to be a "frame with wheels and engine." 
Despite on a  small size, Mini Bike -  is not just a toy for kids! Because there is a different types of minibikes, from the weakest  couple "horses"  model with air cooling and designed either for children, or for those who are just taking first steps in minimoto, to serious water cooled  bikes with  14-20 HP and speed  up to 120 km / h! Ratio weight/power on the top models is the same as in real sports bikes! This Minibike requires rider’s  ability to control, attention, concentration and qualifications.
Riding pocket bike is unforgettable!, – rider  sitting at a distance of 20-30 cm from the ground, when you cornering, your knee draws on the asphalt, the rate even at 50-60 km / h is seen as prohibitive, lack of suspension adds thrill!
In recent years, Mini Dirt Bikes  and Mini Choppers, become very popular , which are mostly for kids, but adults also  joy to ride those.
The most affordable and suitable pocket bikes is from China. They are relatively inexpensive, have low and medium power, inexpensive to maintain. Almost any parts for them, including tuning and accessories are available these days. Perfect choice to learn - how to ride a Pocket Bike and see whether you need it or not at all.

  To learn how to read, it is necessary to take in the hands primer, and start learninig alphabet, i.e., letter. Then, do not hesitate to begin to read by syllables, and only then, gradually, comes certain skill cursory reading. Just like everywhere! From simple to complex.
So why a lot of people ,without   knowing "motorcycle alphabet" trying to sit directly on the one  liter bikes, and raced off in search of adventure on your own ass and not only the ass?
Why, without having any experience of riding even on simple road bike, people pull to the most powerful sports bikes, where the number of horsepower is equal to the mass of motorcycle in the kilograms?
Such haste to skip several steps of motorcycle evolution - will lead to a tragedy, or to the fact that you simply cannot be implemented and 10% of the potential of the motorcycle. Maybe the first thing  you- should  learn – is  how to sit properly on bike, properly use  brakes, properly balance the body in turns, on a small copy of the bikes, which is called "minibike"or “pocket bike”?
Minibike (pocket bike) not only resembles a race bike, although it has considerably smaller dimensions. All control rules of the motorcycle as like as two drops of water. But riding a minibike, - it’s easier to understand some things! First, because everything happens at a much slower speed, and secondly because the cost of errors is not so high, and you  can afford to take risks. For example In the case of a fall, the likelihood of injury is much lower, and the damages to minibike  almost unnoticeable
Now let’s  talk about the main elements of driving, after mastering these elements riding a  minibike, you can, moving  on the big bike, go much faster, more confident - and therefore safer!
Pocket bikes are so powerful, that in the case of incorrect posture and nerve gas treatment, can throw out a rider. Therefore minibike rider  instantly learn the rule - during intensive crackdown is necessary to lean more forward, bending the elbows to the maximum "load" the front part of a bike.
This one is important - Be sure to use the front and rear brakes simultaneously. It is very greatly increases the efficiency of inhibition, and reduces the braking distance. And during the race drive, using the both brakes you can brake much later. 
To ensure the correct trajectory when cornering the rider should pull all body inside, and using pulling the foot on the outer footrest of the bike. This technique helps when you riding at high speed to pass turns with a smaller radius.
There is a one oldest rule in this sport-don’t ever look anywhere but road! Minibike riding very well coached this aspect. Since the tracks are designed for those little bikes are composed mainly of turns, very quickly develop a habit to watch as it turn on, that is not on the entry and exit from it.
The first steps to learn how to ride a minibike is hard, even simple things such as to sit down, fold in half, strongly bent legs, and without losing balance start riding  is take a pretty long time for a rookie . At first you might even hate it!
You may be feeling that you already have grown out of this toy, and trying to swing the tiny baby swing, where you just can’t fit. But this is the first impression, which is very deceptive. Just try harder and be patient, and soon you will start getting  pleasure from riding. As soon as you stop thinking about how to stop falling, and start go faster and faster, the greatest fun is begin.
The fact that you afraid to ride on a big motorcycle, will easily be obtained.
Answer yourself honestly to one question: do you use front brake before the turn so late and hard that your bike started to slide? Or at the exit of the turn, you start to pull the gas so hard that bike started to slip a bit?
On minibike You can do this all day, with each turn, more and more use of the potential adhesion with asphalt.
In order to confidently ride on minibike requires 5-8 sessions, depending on the initial level of rider skills level. Go practice, especially in the early stages is at least once a week, or you not going to able to consolidate already established, and after a break, maybe a month, you will have to start all over again.
So buy pocket bike, mini bike or mini atv  on bikehost.com, do some  practice than have fun!