pocket bike

Pocket bikes are small, two-wheeled recreational vehicles, roughly one-quarter the size of regular motorcycles, powered by 40 to 50cc two-stroke internal combustion engines.

They mimic the appearance of full-sized sport bikes and are known outside North America for racing on specialized tracks.

In California, pocket bikes are generally not street legal. They are classified as motorcycles or motor-driven cycles under the California Vehicle Code (CVC), but they typically don’t meet the safety requirements for road use.