Chinese motorcycles, give me your view

[Subike]

.......

Because the keyway does not look like just another 250 upright naked like the scorpio does

and it suits my needs right now better than a scorpio does

and the local scorpio dealer is in my bad books

[Katman]

Dunno about the components. Mine has 'MADE IN THE USA' on the frame.

Yes, your frame was probably made in the USA.

[jrandom]

Yes, your frame was probably made in the USA.

I figured.

Don't they do final assembly in a factory in Mexico these days?

[Tigadee]

Yamaha will have minimum quality control standards that they enforce at all of their factories.

True, true...

[jaffaonajappa]

Yes, your frame was probably made in the USA.

did you just call him a hotdog munching Lard arse?

[FJRider]

I figured.

Don't they do final assembly in a factory in Mexico these days?

No ... in the "states" ... but mexicans still assemble them ...

[The Lone Rider]

Dunno about the components. Mine has 'MADE IN THE USA' on the frame.

"Made In...." is a declaration that the final product was made there - or in other words "Assembled in..."

There's a different term for products where all components are sourced from the same place. Might be "Produced In..." but I can't remember.

[GingerMidget]

I'm staunchly kiwi. Which means I'll only buy a brand a I know and trust. In my case, It's honda. This time.

[Katman]

I'm staunchly kiwi. Which means I'll only buy a brand a I know and trust. In my case, It's honda. This time.

No, "staunchly kiwi" usually means "wow, look how cheap that is - it must be great value for money".

[GingerMidget]

Apparently I'm doing it wrong then.

[SMOKEU]

Don't they make Harleys in India? Or at least several components?

Every bike these days has Chinese or Indian parts on it. Doesn't matter if it's a BMW or an Aprilia or anything else.

[SS90]

Every bike these days has Chinese or Indian parts on it. Doesn't matter if it's a BMW or an Aprilia or anything else.

Its dangerous to generalise, but it is quite an accurate statement, there are some manufacturers that stay strong on the "not using Chinese parts" ethos (Norton for one), but as a general rule, you are correct

[MSTRS:Me]

The Chinese seem to think that 'copyright' means it's right to copy...
What they don't seem to understand is that the copy should be right...

[avgas]

Its dangerous to generalise, but it is quite an accurate statement, there are some manufacturers that stay strong on the "not using Chinese parts" ethos (Norton for one), but as a general rule, you are correct

I wonder if there is a correlation between not installing chinese parts, and not selling bikes.

[BoristheBiter]

I got loaned a Magelli 250r while the bike was get fixed.
I ride it once. Never will i ride another one. calling it a piece of shit is an under statement.
I rode it for around 1/2 hour and it took about an hour to stop shaking, not from fear but it just vibrates that much.
The brakes either don't work or they are locking up, and still not stopping you, the kick stand drags on the ground in left hand corners and the gearbox is just rough.

Top Gear had a thing on Chinese cars last night. They copy everything and can't even get that right but they are getting better.