YZ250F copy?

[crazyxr250rider]

Any one ridden one of these.
They look cheap.:shifty:Lol.

[mattwood]

i havent ridden one of those before, i used to have a cavallo before my KX. peice of shit chinese bike in my opinion.. but apparently the newer cavallos are better.. dnt know but im stickn the the big name jap bikes..

those chinese copy bikes just dont look very solid and strong..

[tommorth]

they are cheap think round 3k
havnt ridden one . Wouldnt mind haveing a go though, would have thought the people importing these sort of bike would have demo bikes at some trail rides etc , but maybe they dont trust there own product.

[barty5]

wouldnt mind a good thrash to see what falls off may be thay are worried you may walk back just carring a hand full of bit thats why they dont show up to demo (must likely reason is they dont ride just bring them in to make a quick bock)

[Aero165]

Could be like the Chinese pocketbikes. Once you're aware of the problems and solved some issues it could be a reliable cheap bike. My B1 rep(Chinese pocketbike) is more reliable than my old 03 YZ250 LOL

[B0000M]

i want to get a 3/4 size bike for the mrs to try to get he into bikes, she used to ride shitters when she was a kid, but none of the bikes me or any of my mates have are small enough for her to touch the ground on. id also love to take one for a ride to see how shit / gutless they are and if it is in fact suitable for her needs

[Buddy L]

linky to auction? just to read a little of the info?
Looks rather trick.
If it didn't have a side stand, i would have said it was a new euopean mx bike of unknown sorce.

[cheese]

It more looks liek a honda to me.

There is one brand that is working very cose with honda and putting out a bike that races in teh Japan MX series. Its actually very good from what I've heard.

[barty5]

heres the link.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dirt-bikes/auction-154650867.htm

[scott411]

It more looks liek a honda to me.

There is one brand that is working very cose with honda and putting out a bike that races in teh Japan MX series. Its actually very good from what I've heard.


Shineray was running a race team using honda's in europe a couple of years ago, they were not running there own bikes,

there was a good article in racer x a couple of months ago about the chinese mx series, alot of the chinese manufactures were running HOnda's or yamaha's with there own stickers on them,

there was a seperate class for chinese made motorcycles,

the quality of the bikes is getting better for sure (they started pretty bad), however the back up, parts supply and workshop manuals needs to get a lot better still, as well as the distrubtors bringing them into nz need to pick up there game as well

[Pierce]

It more looks liek a honda to me.


If my honda's looked like that I'd shoot myself:lol: Defo looks like they're tried to take Yamaha style in the way of frame and fuel tank shrouds. Be interesting to see how they do against the likes of a CRF/YZF of the same year (performancewise)

[B0000M]

according to their specs, theyre 10kw down on the japs to begin with....

[barty5]

according to their specs, theyre 10kw down on the japs to begin with....

you for got to add they are also up 50cc there 300cc but then with lecky start and battery i guess they are going to weigh in heavyer as well.

[xwhatsit]

21hp out of a 300cc watercooled single?

Christ, just put a 1979 XL250S aircooled lump into it :laugh:

[barty5]

21hp out of a 300cc watercooled single?

Christ, just put a 1979 XL250S aircooled lump into it :laugh:

sorry i forgot to add they will have a steel frame to lug around as well. things not lookin so good i a race for these bikes any jap 250/4 would have to be limited to stayin 2/3rd gear so they can compete:lol:

[B0000M]

i ws referring to specs of a 250, also they are bloody heavy at around 115kg

[Buddy L]

Its bloody cheap though, 3 grand for a new bike.
Perfect for the person who whats to try out the sport, and have a play.
The engine will be real smooth, as their is now power to get you out of shape.

[Buddy L]

I like this shot of the bike

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dirt-bikes/photos/a-154650867/p-66937630.htm

Be a cheap yammy, but might get had up for false advertising.

[Pedrostt500]

Having fixed some of the chinese Junk I believe you are better off buying an old Jap bike, at least you will be able to get spare parts, and it may be that $5 part that the importer thought not to get that could turn your 3 grand cheap bike into an unride-able shead ornament.
If you still want to buy a Chinese Bike make sure you can get the bits to fix it, and be prepared to spend a decent amount of time going over the bike, setting the bike up properly, as often these bikes are brought in by people who are not Motor Bike people, and they may not know all the ins and outs of setting up a new bike, and if they go out of busness their waranties will not be valid.

[barty5]

I like this shot of the bike

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Dirt-bikes/photos/a-154650867/p-66937630.htm

Be a cheap yammy, but might get had up for false advertising.

wonder if yamaha know about that

[barty5]

watch what happens to this add

[Pierce]

watch what happens to this add

Free advertisement for Yamaha maybe haha:bleh:

[camchain]

I normally only look at the Chinese bikes on Trademe when I feel like a laugh, but this one caught my attention too. It certainly looks the part. Check out suspension spec though. 250mm travel front & 150mm rear. Sounds diabolical to me. These Chinese bikes have certainly affected proper bike dealers. Blue Wing Honda bought a Chinese mini bike for some comparison testing. It was a joke. Probably made from left over steel from melted down peasants woks during the 'great leap forward'. One dealer they spoke to, had bought a little CRF for his kid as his own product was so poorly made!

Something to be aware of is that the people who make the parts for these things have no MC background and no clue what everything does. I'm an artist and I came across some Chinese stretcher frames (for supporting stretched canvas). The little slots for wedges to adjust for slack in canvas were missing. Presumably they had no idea what the slots were for so they just left them out. 'Nice' and cheap eh?

Personally I wonder what the long term effects of buying Chinese goods will end up being for western civilisation, but it's getting hard to find ANYTHING that isn't made in China now. The amount of money flowing into that country must be astronomical. When we dont make anything any more, where will our income come from to buy these 'goods'? I feel sorry for companies that make proper stuff but simply can't compete on price.