Kerns 110 Rampage Pit Bike Review

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Kerns Rampage 110 Pit Bike Review

Pit Bikes

Pit bikes are a new sport which is flooding the UK, it all started off with the Honda CRF50 now hundreds of copies have hit the market, all in the space of a year the sport / hobby has become very seirous with events all around the UK and other countries.

I always had intrests in motorbikes, on road and off road, my intrest in the mini's began when i first seen a mini moto, after alot of reasearch I found out that pit bikes are more suited for me, being a bigger bike in genereal, and the off road appealed more to me.

I then found the POR website with the rampage range, at first i was very skepticle about the price, at over 500 pound cheaper than the compotition I was worried they wouldnt be as good, I gave it time to see if I could look more into the Rampage range, time went past, I couldnt wait any longer, I knew I wasnt going to pay over 800 pound for a pit bike, so that knocked out the thumps and xsports, I went ahead and got a rampage, I am very glad I did, I dont regret any of it, here some pics of when I first got my Rampage 110.


In the crate.




Front View, No mudguard.




Side View, still no mudguard.




The rear, with a huge shock and exhaust as standard.




Top Side View.




My Rampage 110


The rampage 110 pit bike, obivously, is a 110cc 4 stroke engine, I opted for the manual clutch as I feel it gives you more control over the bike.
Other specs include -

- 19mm Carburetor

- 4 speed manual gear box

- 3 litre fuel tank

- Electric and kick start

- Front and Rear disks

- Long travel rear shock (anodised)

Heres some close up pics of my Rampage.









The looks of the a bike is what mainly draws people towards bikes, that and the price. I personally think the rampage is a thumbs up in the looks department, I did how ever take off the heat sheild on the exhaust, which is due to personal opinion on the looks, even though I might burn my leg off, I do think it looks better.



Even though i may look a bit tall for the bike, being 6'2 and ahalf, I fit on the bike perfectly, feel comfy standing up and sitting down, the main points that make the rampages look so nice is the rather chunky Rear shock, the big exhaust end can and the well co-ordinated coloured plastics, all the controls are there and ready to be used, you can easily adjust the position of the clutch / brake levers when you first get your bike, which is what I did.

Once riding the bike feels like it can pull a car, which I was very amazed with, only ridden 2 stroke bikes, the grunt of a 4 stroke was enough to put a smile on face in first gear, even if first gear only took me about 5 meters as the gearing is so short.
Also, it will fit in the back of most standard hatchbacks, mine got in the back of a 306 with a midi moto too.







Soon as i was offroad I took it for a test run, up hills, over logs, sand, mud, nothing could stop it, but after a good hour run, the chain had alot of slack and fell off a few times which caused me to go home, I have since bought a D.I.D chain, but decided to move the rear wheel back to tighten the chain (not too tight) to get my use out of it, and so far, no problems. The handle bars did also come lose, probably due to me not sufficently tightening them, a good twist of the spanner sorted that out, they was the only main problems i ecountered on my first run, since then its been running smoothly, specially after I changed the groggy oil that came standard in the bike.







The overall power of the bike is more than enough for off roading / free style, the suspension as stock can take alot of bashing, but rebuilding the forks with decent oil wouldnt go a miss, I havent done it yet as there good as they are, it will wheelie in 1st, 2nd and my favourite, 3rd no problem, powerslides and donuts are on the list too, the 110 is more than enough for me, being over 13 stone it still pulls me huge hills and over tough terrain, but beware of the stock brakes, they can be easily glazed and your stopping power will drop dramaticly.


Rampage 110 Conclusion

Before my final conclusion, here are some Pro's & Con's on my 110 Rampage

Pro's -

- Great Price

- Alot of power for small engine

- Very nice sounding exhaust

- Miles on one tank


Con's

- Crap Oil as standard, change ASAP

- Chain prone to stretching (This hasnt happened to everyones)



Poweroffroad have done a GREAT job in giving us cheap, reliable, fun bikes, the rampage serier offers alot to all ranges off age and riders, it would be good for a first time bike and for more experienced riders, all people can enjoy these bikes, the little sniggles can be iorned out easily, and you learn alot of mechanical D.I.Y skills, with the help from us here at the rampage forum, these bikes will give you unlimitied fun.


Looks - 8/10

Power - 8/10 (due to short gearing, cant get all of power out)

Sound - 10/10 (all owners can agree!!)

Price - 10/10

handling - 8/10

Overall - 8.5/10

For the price you really cant go wrong.

Thank you for reading, Kern.