A new brand of chinese "sports bikes"?

**avgas** · 19th August 2013, 22:40

Originally Posted by sketch

damit!!!! i thought you had a clutch for me

Get some old ceramic plates, cut to fit. Voilà China clutch plates.

**Hads** · 17th June 2014, 19:45

1 year on..

So my bike is now just over 1 year old, 21500 km's on the clock.

The bike has been running better than it first did in the cold months, although this year haven't ridden it through snow yet, that is when it truly had issues. The gear indicator issue has resurfaced interestingly, if it doesn't go away after an oil change I will investigate even further.

Fuel economy has remained the same over the length of my ownership, except when chain is starting to wear out.

There has been a little rust, a few dots on the triple clamp which I have treated with rust killer, and the little tags that hold the cables, interesting the other models of bike and the newer version of my model has an aluminium triple clamp and the tags are different, so it seems they have refined the design a bit from past feedback.

The chain is quite low quality so wears very fast, I would recommend getting a better quality chain when the original wears out.

The OEM tyres are really hard, which means that they last a long time, however they don't perform well in when the roads are wet and cold, so a recommendation is to replace these.

Parts are ridiculously cheap, I have managed to break another indicator and a wing mirror, and so far those parts haven't cost me more than $20 each. This is very important for me as a commuter as the more km's you do the more likely hood of an incident.

Performance seems all right, certainly not a racing bike though, but is quick enough off the mark to beat the traffic.

A small design flaw in the headlight caused the LED's to burnout, I have now provided Sven with a cheap fix using a Zener diode to prevent the cause, replacing the LED's was a little more tricky however, being a sealed unit.

Overall I have been fairly happy with the motor bike, so far it has served it's purpose well, and the major bits seem to be not showing any signs of wear. Generally parts are easy to get from Sven, and if he doesn't have a part he will order them in.

Feel free to ask any questions.

**ducatilover** · 17th June 2014, 20:15

Does it wheelie?

**Hads** · 17th June 2014, 20:27

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Does it wheelie?

Not sure if you are being serious, but no I doubt it would, not that I have tried, as generally wheelies and newer riders end badly.

**Akzle** · 17th June 2014, 20:31

who's sven

**Hads** · 17th June 2014, 20:32

Also, if anyone is in the Loburn area more than willing to let people have a go if they are careful. I'm generally a trusting person.

**Hads** · 17th June 2014, 21:00

Originally Posted by Akzle

who's sven

Guy that runs Two Wheels limited, that sells the bike I got.

**Oakie** · 17th June 2014, 22:50

Originally Posted by Akzle

who's sven

A dwarf?

10 chars

**Akzle** · 18th June 2014, 06:34

Originally Posted by Oakie

A dwarf?

10 chars

i had visions of a norweigian massouer....

**Voltaire** · 18th June 2014, 06:48

Cheap to run and fun, isn't that what motorcycling is/was about?

**unstuck** · 18th June 2014, 07:16

Originally Posted by Hads

Feel free to ask any questions.

Do you manage to score pussy with it? Has it got a cool style, that you like? Do you smile often while riding it? Do you smile often while thinking about riding it? Do you talk about it to people who have no interest in bikes? Do you take pictures of it? Do you feel kind cool riding around at times?

**Rcktfsh** · 18th June 2014, 07:32

Originally Posted by Akzle

who's sven

A lovesick Norwegian cod fisherman

**Paul in NZ** · 18th June 2014, 07:49

Originally Posted by Mushu

There seems to be a big difference though, the Japanese were making huge leaps in technology and trying to produce better bikes than everyone else (whether they did or not is a matter of opinion) the Chinese seem happy to use old designs and just produce a cheap product that does the job. When I start seeing Chinese bikes competing and being competitive in racing, and coming up with fresh ideas and designs I will consider buying one, it can't be that hard, people build bikes and cars in their garages and every now and then they produce something special

Originally the Japanese did a lot of reverse engineering to make some of their 'jumps' and untill they had learned enough/built enough to get their own R&D going. Its hardly a new idea. Most of the factories will score an advanced competitors bike and pull it to bits for a squizz to see if there are any good ideas. British factories included...

Look good on them. This new wave of challanger brands is whats needed to keep the market interesting. Most of the japanese factories have kind of lost their way of late compared to the advances made in the late 60's to the 80's.. Lets see what they can do. Some of the stuff I've seen coming out from China is pretty good.