Kids Motor Scooters – Best Motor Scooters For Kids

If you are looking for a bit more excitement (well, your kids are anyway) out of your scooter then you want to put a motor on it. Kick the kick scooter to one side check out some of the motor scooters for kids in this review.

Types of Kids Motor Scooters

When it comes to kids motor scooters there are two types of power sources. There are the standard gas powered vehicles and the much more popular electric versions. As far as kids go, the electric motor scooter is your best bet.

Some reasons why the gas versions are probably not for kids is that they are usually much more powerful and go really fast. They aren't really made for kids and certainly wouldn't be suitable for riding around suburban streets or where other kids are playing.

Electric scooters seem to be made specifically with kids in mind and to this extent, the speeds are capped to a reasonable and safer limit. Of course accidents can happen at any speed so some familiarization and understanding of safety has to be given to kids before they ride any moving vehicle. Also, safety gear like a helmet and knee and elbow pads are mandatory.

Gas powered scooters are also noisy by comparison to their electric counterparts  so presuming that the scooter will be used in a built up area or suburban neighborhood, you probably don't want a racket at 8 O'clock Sunday morning. It's wake you up and probably make your neighbors pretty grumpy too. 

Gas powered units require gas ! This is an expense that kids won't be able to afford and will impact on when they can ride the machine. Even though electric versions will cost money to recharge the batteries, this is generally very accessible if you have grid electricity available in your home and kids will be able to take on the responsibility of keeping their vehicle topped up.

Types of Electric Scooters

Like the plain old push versions, Razor seem to have cornered the market on kids motor scooters. They have many different makes and models available but they are not the only company that makes electric motor scooters. Others include Currie Technologies and Super Cycles that make a Super Turbo 36 Watt model. To be honest, the scooters made by these two companies can be ridden by kids but they seem to be more adult orientated so let's start with the Razor models.

Razor motor scooters are exclusively powered by electric motors. Depending on the make and model the size of the motor varies. There flagship motorized version is the E series. No doubt the E stands for electric.

The E series include the E100, E200 and E300 which are all based on the hugely successful Kick scooter design. To this extent, the scooters look like the kick with the control column and handle bars, 2  wheels (although the wheel and proper pneumatic rubber tires rather than the polyurethane kick versions) and a deck to place your feet on.

The major difference is the electric motor which is located under the deck and a chain system that turns the back wheel giving the vehicle power. Another slight difference is the braking system. This is controlled via a brake lever on the handle bars unlike the kick that is a manually controlled foot back brake.

Depending on the model type, the scooter has to be moving to start the motor. This is the case with the E100. So the rider has to push or kick the scooter to a speed of around 3 miles per hour before starting the engine. After that the engine will run for around an hour of solid use getting up to a top speed of around 10 mile per hour.

The E200 and E300 motors can be started from a standing start and have a higher top speed. Other than that they are pretty much the same as the E100. One difference is that you can get a seated version of the E200 and E300. I'm not sure about the seated version. It looks more fun riding these scooters standing up.

Another popular kids electric scooter made by Razor is the Pocket mod electric scooter. This is a bit more elaborate than the E series. It's got cowling and fenders that give it the look of the popular Vespa scooter but ultimately it works on the same principles. It has an electric motor that can reach of top speed of around 15 mph. The battery lasts for around an hour of continuous riding and can be recharged at a wall socket.

The Pocket Mod was originally made for girls I believe as they made the Sweet Pea – a pink colored scooter but have since made more neutral versions, like the Vapor and the Hot Mod.  You can also get specialty models like the Hello Kitty pocket mod which has the Hello Kitty logo on the scooter. I'd say this is definitely aimed at girls.