China 250cc 4 stroke

[courts]

hey i bought a new china 250 if i was going to race it would the gngine blow

Is this gngine you speak of new chinese technology?
Regardless of gngine or engine - either way parts disappear from my experience. will end up like this......

[takitimu]

hey i bought a new china 250 if i was going to race it would the gngine blow

Unlikely, though be a good call to get some ( alot of ) loctite & go for broke.

A certain pair of Pro enduro riders up here have a Chinese bike & they have tried with admirable commitment to break it & been unsuccessfull, they've damn near done a "Top Gear" on it & the thing still keeps going.

The one thing I would say though is Chinese bike is a pretty broad term, might pay to say what particular brand.

[B0000M]

the bike in the profile info is a 2007 hummer, hence why i assumed it was one

[denill]

The one thing I would say though is Chinese bike is a pretty broad term, might pay to say what particular brand.

Think #1 was just fishin Nigel.

[Atomic]

Could be a Lifan...DODGY bikes i tell ya!
Best to buy somthing decent...like a Yamaha

I think she meant to say "Suzuki"

[cheese]

I think she meant to say "Suzuki"

No no, only time decent comes into a a sentence with the work Suzuki is

"I sold my suzuki and bought something decent"

[takitimu]

Think #1 was just fishin Nigel.

Happy New Year , I see Whib's is still looking good, have not caught up with Mitchell since the Bel Ray, but curious to see what he says.

Regarding the china baiting, it was for sure fishing, it just kind of frustrates me the impression some people have that all Chinese goods are crap, when I was a kid it was Japanese, then it was Taiwanese, now it's Chinese, they've all changed as they matured & China will be no different.

[oldskool]

Regarding the china baiting, it was for sure fishing, it just kind of frustrates me the impression some people have that all Chinese goods are crap, when I was a kid it was Japanese, then it was Taiwanese, now it's Chinese, they've all changed as they matured & China will be no different.

Fully agree with yah and although China are at that point where they hold a strong market share (through sales volume of crap) they have yet to move onto the next market growth phase of brand loyalty and considering improving their quality - that part of capitalism they haven't adopted yet.

[xxblackbirdxx]

hey i bought a new china 250 if i was going to race it would the gngine blow

Forget racing it, It might blow if you rev it. Seriously mate , Take the advice, get on something tried and tested. Hell for that money you could get a decent KDX. You could race ,trail ride it and it would outlast most of us. In case you have already bought it.....please accept my apologies

[denill]

Happy New Year , I see Whib's is still looking good, have not caught up with Mitchell since the Bel Ray, but curious to see what he says.

Regarding the china baiting, it was for sure fishing, it just kind of frustrates me the impression some people have that all Chinese goods are crap, when I was a kid it was Japanese, then it was Taiwanese, now it's Chinese, they've all changed as they matured & China will be no different.

Yeah, very best wishes to you also Nigel.

Yeah you are absolutely right. The term was of course 'Jap Crap' and at the time it was right. But hey, didn't that change.........
(Harley riders still use the term - but that' cos they feel inadequate, eh.)

Whibs? Looking strong and relaxed, eh. Bring on 2009.

PS: See Knighter got past Taddy after a bad start - then the BeeEmm clutch blew...............

[DELLORTO]

No no, only time decent comes into a a sentence with the work Suzuki is

"I sold my suzuki and bought something decent"

hay suzuki is better than honda!!! at least suzuki can STILL make 2 smokers!!!

[oldskool]

hay suzuki is better than honda!!! at least suzuki can STILL make 2 smokers!!!

I have a suzuki and a Honda and they are both broken.

[takitimu]

Fully agree with yah and although China are at that point where they hold a strong market share (through sales volume of crap) they have yet to move onto the next market growth phase of brand loyalty and considering improving their quality - that part of capitalism they haven't adopted yet.

Keep an eye out for Chinese company BYD Auto ( 10% owned by Berkshire Hathaway aka Warren Buffet ), they could easily be the leader when mainstream Electrical cars hit the market.

Oh one other thing, ever heard of Lenovo ( In case you haven't, Chinese company that bought IBM's PC business a few years & are starting to really innovate ).

I guess what I am saying is I think that in an economy the size of China's there cannot be a generalisation, some elements are where you say they are, but others are alot further ahead than you give them credit for.

[oldskool]

Keep an eye out for Chinese company BYD Auto ( 10% owned by Berkshire Hathaway aka Warren Buffet ), they could easily be the leader when mainstream Electrical cars hit the market.

Oh one other thing, ever heard of Lenovo ( In case you haven't, Chinese company that bought IBM's PC business a few years & are starting to really innovate ).

I guess what I am saying is I think that in an economy the size of China's there cannot be a generalisation, some elements are where you say they are, but others are alot further ahead than you give them credit for.

Granted nothing is 100% pure. Us end users can only go by first hand experience not an academic detachment.
Your examples sound to me like strategic offshore investment initiatives rather than homegrown industrialisation.

[B0000M]

hay suzuki is better than honda!!! at least suzuki can STILL make 2 smokers!!!

honda probably still can, they just dont.

on the plus side for honda, they are about 7-8 years ahead of suzuki in technology anyway so it may only become an issue some time around 2014