However, since many European countries have graduated licenses with restrictions on how much engine displacement your bike can have in each grouping, small-displacement motorcycles with smaller dimension bodies are still quite prevalent. Some are even tiny in stature, with a few mini-bikes qualifying as full-road motorcycles.

The big one begin engine size. Some states even set their motorcycle license classes and registration and title laws around engine displacement. For the sake of classification, we can typically define a small motorcycle as anything with an engine displacement of less than 500cc. A smaller engine does not equal a low powered bike.

Small displacement motorcycles have many benefits: lightweight, frugal with petrol, cheap to buy and insure, great for beginners, and often with low seat heights suitable for shorter riders. But, none of that means they have to be boring, as our list of the top ten small-displacement motorcycles shows.

“Our clients often stick around after they finish working on their bikes and help other people,” owner Jeff King tells Men's Journal. These small motorcycles (with engines of 400cc or less) are great ways to get into motorcycling—and they're plenty of fun for experts, too.

If you’re ready to improve your short game, here’s the best small motorcycles to get you around town and beyond. 1. Honda Trail125 View in gallery The Trail125 is a go-anywhere workhorse that fares just as well crawling city streets as tearing it up on off-road adventures.

Similarly, if your mini motorcycle has to be dripping in chrome and be fitted with spoked wheels, then again, this is your only choice. The V-Star 250 is a perfect miniature of the traditional V-twin cruiser. The style is a classic cruiser, with a super-low 27-inch seat height and limited suspension travel.