…-inch seat height. It also uses a keyed ignition so parents can control when it gets ridden. Honda CRF100F - $2799 Honda is forced to say even its 50cc is not for kids 12 and under. That’s an unfortunate result of the CPSIA, but the CRF100F is a bike that actually does fit older kids. Wide handlebars…

…up the specs you can really see how Yamaha has successfully squeezed the most out of the smallest package with this baby. First, Yamaha took a tiny 50cc, 4-stroke engine and added a tuned fuel injection system to achieve a reported 115 mpg. Then on its tiny frame they built a huge, side-hinged storage…

…a bit taller than the NSR. Add in a double-overhead-cam, HRC-built 50cc screamer that revs to 14,500 rpm and you've got one fun mountain bike! The Dream was built to commemorate Honda's early racing history that began in the 50cc class. The factory RC110 debuted in 1962, and it spawned the commercially…

…, may make its first public appearance at the UK bike show in November '07 and be on sale early next year. Korea Hyosung is branching out from the 50cc scooter market with its 124cc and 250cc MS3 models. The name Hyosung seems to keep cropping up more often when examining the global perspective in respect…

…than the Gladius), you’d think it weights 200 lbs because it changes directions so willingly. The Kawi flicks from side-to-side as if it were a 50cc scooter, yet it is incredibly stabile - never wiggling around beneath you regardless of how easy or hard you ride it. Plus, at an elevated pace you’ll…

…-volt batteries power a brushless AC motor. Peak power is modest at 8.1 lb-ft (2000 rpm) and Honda compares the EV-neo performance to that of an under-50cc conventional scooter. Still Honda promises the EV can tackle urban obstacles such as a 12-degree uphill grade while loaded down with its maximum cargo…

…operating the Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch. The class structure includes classes for youth riders on 50cc bikes all the way up to vet and senior classes. The race will follow a supercross format, using heat races and last chance qualifiers to seed the field…

…being Honda's SH150i . The two scoots shore up the wide displacement gap in Honda's scooter line between the 582cc Silver Wing maxi scooter and the 50cc Ruckus and Metropolitan. The Elite sources the same engine platform as Honda's latest fuel-injected Cub 110, a 108cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke. The lone…

…have a contemptuous opinion of the little things in life - or at least we pass them by for the biggest and fastest whenever possible. A nation of 50cc scooter commuters we are not. Americans seem reticent of purchasing small-displacement motorcycles. Then again, you can't buy what's not offered and…

…long as they can pick it up, they are on their way with a push of the button. Some kids simply don't have the strength or technique to kick-start a 50cc 4-stroke. The electric start does come with a small caveat, however, and that's the fact that it makes the bike about 15 pounds heavier than the Honda…