Mini bikes

[Motrukdriver]

I think that Coleman is cheap enough to take a chance on when it is back in stock and the 200cc engine should be stout enough to haul my butt around. Every place that carries it is showing out of stock right now but not a problem since we're not ready to roll out. Been watching a YT channel about electric bikes and they are wayyyyy too pricey for my wallet.

[Wabbit]

I saw a review that stated the owner was 6'3", 230lbs and the bike got him around and up hills.

[mudbunny]

Only real problem in the reviews was to do with the drive chain. Probably has a bit of initial stretch. Stick a crescent wrench in your back pocket for the first couple rides. Paint chips was another complaint but you'll just add to that number. Same model is $563 on Amazon and up to $4000? on eBay. Looks like cheap fun to me.

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[Riverman]

Simple to work on... that's what I like about them.

[Queen]

Sounds like a blast! My motorized two wheel days are behind me, but man oh man the smiles, I do miss it.

[Blacktank]

i've been tempted by the chinese dual sports https://www.ebay.com/itm/2017-Other-Make...0M&vxp=mtr

$1400 for a brand new bike but ya know...

[Blanch]

I took a test drive on one of the Coleman’s at the RTR. I think it was Wagoneer’s. Cammalu will know who’s it was.

Anyhow, I weigh about 240 and it scooted me around just fine. I want to buy one but I have other problems I need to spend money on first.




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[Trebor English]

Does anyone have any experience with mini bikes in the desert?  Mostly, how to the tires hold up?  I'm thinking that 200cc Coleman  

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Coleman-200c.../302874890

I have one.  I haven't put enough miles on it to comment on tire wear.  The tires are big and soft so it doesn't sink in loose sand.  It works great on a graded dirt road.  On a two ruts "road" it works fine.  Off road where it is flat but rough it isn't so great.  It has no suspension, just soft tires.  You have to go slower.  

Like a traditional mini bike there is no transmission, no shifting.  As the engine RPM increases the centrifugal clutch starts to engage.  Once the RPM is high enough the clutch is no longer slipping and is fully engaged.  That corresponds to a speed that is too fast for the above mentioned flat rough dirt.  

When I went to RTR in Quartzsite I didn't have it.  My recollection of the desert surface there is that it is smooth enough to go at a good fully engaged clutch speed.  Near Sanders, North East part of Arizona, the soil is loose "blow sand" that the wind easily moves.  It gets deposited unevenly.  

At 220 pounds I am 10% over the 200 pound rating.  That contributes to the unpleasant ride on a rough surface.  It seems to me that if the ground is good to walk on comfortably the Coleman will do fine and get you there in 1/4 the time with very little effort.  If the ground is flat but a bit difficult to walk on it will be less pleasant on the Coleman.  Trying to hurry makes it hard to hang on.

[Everyroadleadshome]

My cousin bought two of these a few years ago for his two sons. I don't think he ever got a weekend straight out of them with out an issue popping up. Frame split at the weld on one of them the first day, he's an union ironworker so no trouble fixing it. Then the throttle cable snapped, brakes needed constant messing with, one of the rims warped and it rode funny after that. I know they had other issues and mostly not that difficult to fix but he got sick of working on them every weekend, as he wanted his kids to be able to ride them and not bother him haha. He sold them and got them a decent dirtbike to share, which created a whole new host of problems, but no mechanical fixes needed.

His were green, so not sure if they were identical or not. But they were Colemans.

[tx2sturgis]

No front brake, no suspension...no lights, probably no VIN number or MCO (MSO) so keep that in mind...

I rode Wagoneers, not really suitable or legal on paved roads with traffic...but, for mostly flat trails, yeah, lot's of fun.