A story of pit bikes and three generations of eejits

[Mr Tibbs]

A couple of years ago I decided it was time for my grandsons (aged 7 and 9) to become unruly bikers, and helped purchase them a Stomp 110 semi automatic. Son was sent off to purchase said bike, and a few days later we went to collect the shiny new machine. ‘The man’ wheeled out the 110, then promptly wheeled out a 140. WTF was muttered through grinning teeth; He’d only gone and bought himself one as well. They’re great wee bikes and lot of fun on the cheap if you have somewhere to ride. I’m (almost) an OAP now, so obviously this kind of behaviour is to be condemned -

[Skub]

Keep it up.

[Wossname]

Yep - keep ‘er lit.

[Bustaspoke]

Growing old doesn't have to mean growing up!

[Rockburner]

Makes me miss my Puch.

I'm still on the Puch Magnum X FB group and see people post up for sale posts every now and then, very definitely starting to think I might buy one just to have one again (even though it's totally illogical, I have far better uses for the money (which I currently don't have anyway)).

Never stop enjoying things like this!

[KungFooBob]

I looked at pit bike road racing, thinking it would be a cheaper hobby than proper road racing.

It's not. It's mega competitive, full of victory hungry kids with no fear and the entries are massively over subscribed. Looked like jolly good fun tho'

The other thing that put me off a bit is that I'm 6'3".

[Rockburner]

I looked at pit bike road racing, thinking it would be a cheaper hobby than proper road racing.

It's not. It's mega competitive, full of victory hungry kids with no fear and the entries are massively over subscribed. Looked like jolly good fun tho'

The other thing that put me off a bit is that I'm 6'3".

Trog got into that with his kid, and they did pretty well iirc.

[Mr Tibbs]

I recently serviced the 140 (pic below) and the little 110 and must say was very impressed by how solid and well finished they are. Mass produced in China and sold very cheaply under a heap of different brand names no doubt. Still, fully adjustable front and rear suspension (on the 140) and an alloy swing arm that certainly looks the part. Only real issue I found was loose spokes on the back wheels. I suppose old grandads pulling wheelies are to blame there

[Mr Tibbs]

Anyway, one more (hopefully) good thing to come out of this recent garage activity is a renewed interest in getting this thing roadworthy again. I say roadworthy, but if ever there was a bike that wasn’t intended for use on the road, this must be near the top of the list. Wish me luck

[Skub]

That's a clean one.

[Count Steer]

That's a clean one.

Tidy garage too! Good ladder collection.