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The Mini-Bike Club has separate pages by manufacturer. This is an archive of rare minibikes not found elsewhere.

Additional pages club members enjoy (besides minibike, mini-cycle, and crossovers pages)

  1. Alexander-Reynolds ( Chopper , 1971)
  2. Amphicat (Kitty)
  3. Arctic Cat (Climber, Prowler, Ramrod, Screamer, SST, Whisker)
  4. Benelli (Dynamo Woodbike, full-line 1971)
  5. Bird Engineering (Duck, Falcon, Wren)
  6. Bonham (Mini Gote)
  7. Cardon Enterprises (Pathfinder)
  8. Clark Manufacturing Co. (Cyclops L-400)
  9. Coleman (Sport 5.30, Sport 2.40)
  10. Comet Machine & Tool Co. (Comette III Chopper)
  11. Drive-X (Pack Mule)
  12. Fox Corporation (Street Scamp, Doodle Bug and Doodle Bug FX, Thunderbolt Chopper )
  13. Gemini (SST, Maverick)
  14. Gill Manufacturing (Trail Hawk)
  15. Harrison Research (Wild Track Wild Cat)
  16. Heald (Trail Bronc VT-7, Super Bronc)
  17. Heath Company (GT-18 Boonie Bike, Hilltopper)
  18. HPE (Cat- Eliminator , Cat-Slingshot)
  19. Huron Tool and Manufacturing (El Burro, Torque 5, Super 8)
  20. KAL Manufacturing (Bandit)
  21. Kimball Products (Super Bronc)
  22. Lake Sports (Super Brute)
  23. Larkin Aircraft Corporation (Hillcat)
  24. Michrina Enterprises, Inc. (Lil-Indian)
  25. Minico Corporation (Trail Jet 70)
  26. Nethercutt Industries (Trail-Breaker)
  27. Pacesetter (Trail Buck, Trail Ram)
  28. Pitts Performance (Cobra)
  29. Powell Brothers (Challenger, Phantom 7)
  30. Rokon (Trail-Breaker, Mark III, Mark IV, Trail 140)
  31. Rokon Limited (Trail-Breaker & Scout)
  32. Rokon International (Trail-Breaker, Ranger, Scout)
  33. Rupp Manufacturing (Black Widow, Sprint)
  34. Ruttman (Grasshopper chopper, Spider, Wild Goose)
  35. Sportyle ( Dragon Chopper )
  36. Steen's Incorporated (Taco 102, Super 100, Trail)
  37. Tote Gote
  38. Valiant Manufacturing (BL & More)
The rest of the minibikes sorted by classification:

In order to properly classify mini-bikes, an agreed upon designation must be established.

I can cover all mini-bike types by separating them into four distinct classes; Trail-Bikes , Mini-Cycles, Mini-Bikes , and CrossOvers.

An adequate definition for each class is as follows:

  • Trail-Bike

    "A Trail-Bike is a two-wheeled motorized vehicle which is not a moped, motor-scooter, mini-cycle, mini-bike, cross-over, or a full-sized motorcycle and is clearly intended for off-road use only. Said vehicle may have a rigid, partial or fully suspended frame, but typically it would be fully suspended. A Trail-Bike is engineered for the adult rider. Engine horsepower rating will generally not be less than 4 hp." An example of a Trail-Bike is the Tote-Gote. This class shall include Trail-Scooters.

  • Mini-Cycle

    "A Mini-Cycle is a two-wheeled motorized vehicle which is not a moped, motor-scooter, mini-bike, cross-over, or a full-sized motorcycle and is designed primarily for dual use. Said vehicle must have at least a partially suspended frame but it would typically be fully suspended. A Mini-Cycle is engineered for the young rider. Engine displacement shall range from 49cc to 125cc." An example of a Mini-Cycle is the Yamaha 80.

  • Mini-Bike

    "A Mini-Bike is a two-wheeled motorized vehicle which is not a moped, motor-scooter, mini-cycle, cross-over, or a full-sized motorcycle and although is typically intended for off-road use, it may be designed for light duty/around the neighborhood use, but could never be street-legal. Said vehicle would typically have a rigid suspension but may be partially or fully suspended. A Mini-Bike is engineered for the young rider. Engine horsepower shall range from 2hp to 8hp." An example of a Mini-Bike is the Rupp Rascal.

  • Cross-Over

    "A Cross-Over is a two-wheeled motorized vehicle which is not a moped, motor-scooter, mini-cycle, mini-bike or a full-sized motorcycle. It is designed primarily for off-road use but may be street legal with the appropriate equipment fitted. Said vehicle would have a fully suspended frame. A Cross-Over is designed for any rider. Engine horsepower shall range from 4hp to 8hp+." An example of a Cross-Over vehicle is the Arctic Cat Screamer .

I could have further categorized mini-bikes by sub-dividing dirt-bikes, enduros, mini-enduros, etc. But for our purposes the above classes are adequate. Any mini-bike can be put into one of these classes.

Examples from the club:

bonham mini-gote

clark-clycops

comette-iii

wild-track-wildcat

cat-slingshot

hpe-eliminator

kal-bandit

lake-sports/super-brute

larkin/hillcat

minico-trail-jet

pacesetter/trail-ram

sportstyl/dragon

valiant

steens/1971

fox doodle bug article

lil-indian