So my friend and other LeMons co-driver is into bikes. And he has always told me that the guys he ride with are an interesting crowd. I just kind of took his word for it. Until I visited mnsportbikeriders.com, these guys are pretty intense.
Seems to be a pretty solid community with group tuning sessions, rides, etc. But the fun stuff is that they all seem to have fetishes for fiddys–50cc bikes. During the off season (this is Minnesota) they rent out a local in-door karting center, come in full gear and drop knee (or whatever serious bikers call it).
Apparently they spent all their money on bikes and gear because the images look like they were taken with a 1997 Kodak digital. I also found some videos of them stuntin (I am so baller), got to love the obligatory fat guy who shows up on a scooter and wheelies for about two feet (post jump video), but he still has more talent then I do.
If you see anything cool on your local forums, feel free to send them in, with a link and a title of “forum fun.”
Fat guy on scooter at 2:48
March 10th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I used to ride fifties when I lived in Southern California. Had some friends with thousands of dollars put in to them, and they would race on BMX tracks around the area. With a built motor they can get mad torque, but they top out pretty fast.
I owned a street legal two stroke 50cc supermoto about a year ago, but it was closer to full size with real 17″ wheels. It ran out of steam at 55mph so it didn’t make for good real-world driving.