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"Pocket bikes" (mini motorcycles)

Requirements for use

Miniature motorcycles cannot be operated on roads in B.C.

Mini motorcycles, commonly referred to as “pocket bikes” or mini choppers” do not meet federal safety standards for use on public roads.

These vehicles:

• do not meet minimum height specifications for headlamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, and turn signals
• are exceedingly difficult for other motorists to see

Transport Canada classifies mini motorcycles as “restricted use” motorcycles that are permitted to be imported as “competition vehicles” for closed-course racing only.

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