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    Chinese motorcycles, give me your view

    China Motor Magazine would like to hear some success stories regarding Chinese motorcycles. After so many horror stories regarding the 1st wave of exported models the general report around the world now is more encouraging. Do you have a success story? I’d appreciate it if you would share it with me and I’ll print your opinion in next month’s China Motor Magazine.

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    Dave

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    Quote Originally Posted by englishmaninchina View Post
    China Motor Magazine would like to hear some success stories regarding Chinese motorcycles. After so many horror stories regarding the 1st wave of exported models the general report around the world now is more encouraging. Do you have a success story? I’d appreciate it if you would share it with me and I’ll print your opinion in next month’s China Motor Magazine.

    Cheers

    Dave

    Hi Dave,

    Would help if the chinese brands stopped name changing every 6 to 12 months.
    Some people suspect chinese build quality (well, Quality control really) will naturally improve.... but only on the bigger brands that are aahem recognized names.
    Kiwi's - kinda old fashioned and not the quickest to accept change. We are still struggling to accept Korean manufactured Hyobag oops Hyosungs as a quality and reputable brand.

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    I have a Keeway 250 supershadow
    copy of the 250 Yamaha virago.
    happy with it?
    yup
    for the fun value.
    74mpg ecconomy,
    120kph open road speed
    dont care if the finnish is average, the accessorys are all plastic, the chain is elastic..
    irt was just over $4k new, and goes
    only done 600 kilometers so far, too soon for anything to break I guess
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    ....I am the owner of a couple of Loncin motors...I have tried to blow them up over a period of three or four years...they refuse to even get a rattle in the top end...I will buy another if by chance I can manage to destroy the ones I have...best value for money I have received from any product I have bought in a long time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAMSec View Post
    ....I am the owner of a couple of Loncin motors...I have tried to blow them up over a period of three or four years...they refuse to even get a rattle in the top end...I will buy another if by chance I can manage to destroy the ones I have...best value for money I have received from any product I have bought in a long time...
    Im the same love my chinese pit bike its a Loncin or something it ís unkillable! I thrash the shit out òf it! made a bracket and adapted a quad handbrake onto it fpr wheelies. and I parked it in a shed for three years. All the fuel had evaporated so I put new petrol in and it fired up FIRST kick not the second THE FIRST kick!
    The motors are awesome everythng else on the bike falls off or breaks but parts are cheap so sweet as

    Im currently riding a Chinese bike around Vietnam its a Ferroli. same deal motor ís tough and has never failed after 2500km of wide open in top gear but lót òf things have broken

    speedo/odometer
    gear changer
    replaced the swingarm bolt and engine mount bolts all bent to shit
    2 x 2 Chain adjusters
    rear light switch
    cush drive
    front sprocket
    center stand stopper

    Still love my Ferroli

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    Quote Originally Posted by englishmaninchina View Post
    China Motor Magazine would like to hear some success stories regarding Chinese motorcycles. After so many horror stories regarding the 1st wave of exported models the general report around the world now is more encouraging. Do you have a success story? I’d appreciate it if you would share it with me and I’ll print your opinion in next month’s China Motor Magazine.

    Cheers

    Dave
    Well i heard the royal enfield guy went to india and was blown away by there quality and brought the orginal gera made them with

    So just knowldge and money to spendon equipment no shortage or skilled staff over there mate there not dumb

    They mocked the Honda motor co to only cause because underestimated there desire to do well .

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    Quote Originally Posted by ClutchITUP View Post
    Im the same love my chinese pit bike its a Loncin or something it ís unkillable! I thrash the shit out òf it! made a bracket and adapted a quad handbrake onto it fpr wheelies. and I parked it in a shed for three years. All the fuel had evaporated so I put new petrol in and it fired up FIRST kick not the second THE FIRST kick!
    The motors are awesome everythng else on the bike falls off or breaks but parts are cheap so sweet as

    Im currently riding a Chinese bike around Vietnam its a Ferroli. same deal motor ís tough and has never failed after 2500km of wide open in top gear but lót òf things have broken

    speedo/odometer
    gear changer
    replaced the swingarm bolt and engine mount bolts all bent to shit
    2 x 2 Chain adjusters
    rear light switch
    cush drive
    front sprocket
    center stand stopper

    Still love my Ferroli
    yes well said you can fix the little stuff you dont want engine letting you down esp in the county side
    I bet runs on any type of fuel , sound like your having good expericnce ld love to do the same

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    Quote Originally Posted by Subike View Post
    I have a Keeway 250 supershadow

    irt was just over $4k new
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    Pssst! Scopio's made in Indonesia... Nothing wrong with it though, strong as and easy to handle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ClutchITUP View Post
    ...but lót òf things have broken

    speedo/odometer
    gear changer
    replaced the swingarm bolt and engine mount bolts all bent to shit
    2 x 2 Chain adjusters
    rear light switch
    cush drive
    front sprocket
    center stand stopper
    Just that in 2500kms? Did you get a good one?
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tigadee View Post
    Pssst! Scopio's made in Indonesia...
    Doesn't matter so much where it's made. Yamaha will have minimum quality control standards that they enforce at all of their factories.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    Doesn't matter so much where it's made. Yamaha will have minimum quality control standards that they enforce at all of their factories.
    yep, my wee Yammy is made in India.
    6,000km last ~9 months and only thing I had to replace was the chain (freakish chain break). Excellent wee bike - cannot fault the build quality (relative to the $$ spent, as well as more expensive Jap assembled bikes).

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa View Post
    Don't they make Harleys in India? Or at least several components?
    Dunno about the components. Mine has 'MADE IN THE USA' on the frame.
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