Pit Bikes Vs Go Karts – Which Will Be Tomorrow’s Kids’ Favorite?
Go-karting has long been the most popular kids’ motorsport in America and Europe, starting with the Kettler pedal go-kart and other go-karts and progressing to the gas-powered go-karts you see driving fast 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-lowering prices pushed down by large numbers purchased, will midget bikes ever surpass the traditional 4-wheeled go kart 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 driving 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 cars being produced, as well as being a completely new invention that probably created quite a buzz around it. Also, a 4-wheeled kart seems much safer and easier to build than a two-wheeled motorcycle or moped.
Thus, go-karts had deep roots in American culture and Japanese engine companies like Honda and Suzuki were improving them and producing them more in mass. Very little has competed with the karts of these companies until the production of the first micro bikes, the first generation of pit bikes. They started out really 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 great fun, despite their somewhat inhibitory price tag.
From the first monkey bikes created, a slow idea was spawned, creating miniature real life motorcycle replicas. This first one was from companies producing scooters and mopeds creating lower cc bikes that looked like their full featured counterparts, scooters that looked like superbikes! This idea caught on quickly with young people who were eager to feel like they were riding a bike well beyond their years. 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 not sure 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 for now they are on an even plane, but with pit bikes getting cheaper, it could change at any time!