WHEELY SMALL BIKE
Honda’s Z100 was so popular that a consumer version, the CZ100, was produced until 1966
How small do you think the world’s smallest motorbike is? A metre long? Half of that? Think again. In 2003, Swedish inventor Tom Wiberg built Smalltoe, a motorbike that weighs just 1.1 kilograms. Its front wheels have a jaw-dropping diameter of 16 millimetres and it hits a monster top speed of 1.2 miles per hour. But while it works, it’s hardly practical. But there are options if you’d like something you can actually use. Minibikes were popular in the 1960s and 1970s, with bikes like the Fox Doodle Bug and Honda CZ100 perfect for off-roading and casual use. The CZ100 was based on a prototype, the Z100, that was used for people to ride around a circuit at Honda’s own theme park. These days, tiny electric bikes are available for less than £1,000. They fold, often weigh under 20 kilograms and they’re perfect for short journeys, with sub-60-mile ranges from quick-charging batteries.