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Razor Scooters

The Razor scooter was originally developed by the JD Corporation. Its design took over 5 years to perfect by a then 44-year-old mechanical engineer named Gino Tsai, the owner of JD Corporation. His inspiration came from the ease of mobility of old- fashioned scooters, but he needed something smaller to ride around his sprawling bicycle factory so he wouldn't have to walk so much. This led to the eventual design of a collapsible aluminum kick scooter.

In the late 1990's, the Razor Motor Scooters became a hit in Japan, so JD corporation decided to launch it in the US. Carlton Calvin, who at the time was manufacturing and selling miniature skateboards throughout the US, saw it, and decided to distribute the JD Razor. Demand was so high, that in June, 2000, RazorUSA was incorporated and bought the copyrights. They are the current distributors.

The scooter design consists of a steel or aluminum construction, polyurethane wheels, and a lever near the rear wheel which acts as a brake. The neck uses a 1 1/8" bicycle headset, and is collapsible by a cam and lever system, so as to provide easy carrying.

Thursday, 05 April 2007

Pit Bikes

Pit Bikes

A pitbike, also known as a mini moto or pocketbike, is a miniaturized version of a motorcycle. Traditional minibikes usually use four stroke motors that power a chain to turn the rear wheel. These four stroke motors are similar to a lawnmower, but not identical. The main difference is the shaft direction. A minibike requires a horizontal shaft while a lawnmower uses a vertical shaft. Contrary to popular belief, old lawnmower engines cannot be used to make a minibike since the crankshaft is oriented in a vertical position instead of a horizontal position like a minibike would need. Some models may use two stroke motors although electric-powered models are also available. The 2-stroke motor produces a loud, whining buzz and a more polluting cloud of smoke as exhaust if not properly tuned. These features, along with the minibike's tiny size, mean that minibikes are almost never street-legal.

Quad Bikes

Quad Bikes

The quad bike or tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally, a tricycle) designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement (fore to aft, not side-by-side) instead of the number of riders.

Motor Bikes

Motor Bikes

A motorcycle or motor bike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. Styles of motorcycles (i.e Street Bikes) vary depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions. Motorcycles are among the least expensive and most widespread forms of motorised transport in many parts of the world.

Chopper Bikes

Chopper Bikes

A Chopper is a radically customized motorcycle, archetypal examples of which are the customized Harley-Davidsons seen in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Many of today's custom built motorcycles are mistakenly called choppers. These custom built motorcycles have additional (usually chrome) accessories and billet parts added on to the bike for aesthetic pleasure while originally modifications were only functional in nature.