I’m a sucker for these bikes man, I don’t know why. I have had Chinese stuff and they have generally sucked in the past, but I watch UA-cam and I build it up in my mind that they aren’t that bad. I had a Tao Tao DBX1 that was ok but I didn’t have it for years. I sold it quick because I got bored riding alone and felt guilty for having it when I had my family living in the single wide trailer we lived in temporarily. I’ve also had Japanese stuff too. Currently have 2 Yamaha Breeze quads for my boys and a Kawasaki KLR 650 for me but I want a cheap dedicated off road bike together ride with my boys and keep coming back to the Chinese 250 bikes. Can’t make up my mind.
They definitely provide value for money! In saying that I recently replaced the Chinese pit bike with a KLX 110 and it’s night and day difference - even with the slightly smaller engine the Kawasaki is faster, has more torque, plus the suspension and seat are much better which makes if way more comfortable!
Well I know those cheap toy-like chinese pit bikes and quads are quite cheap and poor quality, but nowadays some of the chinese dirt bikes (not pit bikes) are actually fairly decent. I bought a Trailmaster T5 dual sport bike about a year ago and it's been holding up really well. So far no issues at all. It's still not the quality of a Japanese bike, but for 1600 dollars brand new, it's pretty good and I've really enjoyed it. The bike is street legal, and has a nice 223cc zongshen engine. Looks like a direct copy of the old Honda CRF230 engine. Has plenty of punch, runs great. No issues with rust or cables breaking, or decals falling off. So far it's quite good.
I think we’ll continue to see them get better and better. The new cf moto side by sides are tempting at nearly half the price of the others, but I don’t think I can bring my self to do it just yet. Hope your bike continues to hold up!
Genuine scooters come to mind, made in Taiwan and good quality. I have a Buddy 125 and it will do 60mph. I think the engine was originally a Honda design.
These Honda clone engines have been the exact same for the last 30 years there solid engines and share the exact same spec parts as genuine Honda engine (except the gearboxes ) so genuine Honda pistons heads and cylinders will fit these engines (also a worthy upgrade ) there’s plenty of upgrades parts you can buy for them also honestly i work on these Chinese pit bikes and quads often and as you said it’s the 💩 frames that give up before the engines ive noticed for rust prevention once the original powder coat start to give up and peel keeping them coated with wd40 and such does help.
I knew the engines were a clone, but had no idea they were that closely copied that you can use actual Honda parts 😂 learn something new all the time! Yeah motors are definitely solid, but that’s about where it stops…
I’m a sucker for these bikes man, I don’t know why. I have had Chinese stuff and they have generally sucked in the past, but I watch UA-cam and I build it up in my mind that they aren’t that bad. I had a Tao Tao DBX1 that was ok but I didn’t have it for years. I sold it quick because I got bored riding alone and felt guilty for having it when I had my family living in the single wide trailer we lived in temporarily. I’ve also had Japanese stuff too. Currently have 2 Yamaha Breeze quads for my boys and a Kawasaki KLR 650 for me but I want a cheap dedicated off road bike together ride with my boys and keep coming back to the Chinese 250 bikes. Can’t make up my mind.
They definitely provide value for money! In saying that I recently replaced the Chinese pit bike with a KLX 110 and it’s night and day difference - even with the slightly smaller engine the Kawasaki is faster, has more torque, plus the suspension and seat are much better which makes if way more comfortable!
@ probably the smarter way to go!
Well I know those cheap toy-like chinese pit bikes and quads are quite cheap and poor quality, but nowadays some of the chinese dirt bikes (not pit bikes) are actually fairly decent. I bought a Trailmaster T5 dual sport bike about a year ago and it's been holding up really well. So far no issues at all. It's still not the quality of a Japanese bike, but for 1600 dollars brand new, it's pretty good and I've really enjoyed it. The bike is street legal, and has a nice 223cc zongshen engine. Looks like a direct copy of the old Honda CRF230 engine. Has plenty of punch, runs great. No issues with rust or cables breaking, or decals falling off. So far it's quite good.
I think we’ll continue to see them get better and better. The new cf moto side by sides are tempting at nearly half the price of the others, but I don’t think I can bring my self to do it just yet. Hope your bike continues to hold up!
Genuine scooters come to mind, made in Taiwan and good quality. I have a Buddy 125 and it will do 60mph. I think the engine was originally a Honda design.
Haven’t heard of them! The Honda engine designs are usually pretty reliable though, even the copies
These Honda clone engines have been the exact same for the last 30 years there solid engines and share the exact same spec parts as genuine Honda engine (except the gearboxes ) so genuine Honda pistons heads and cylinders will fit these engines (also a worthy upgrade ) there’s plenty of upgrades parts you can buy for them also honestly i work on these Chinese pit bikes and quads often and as you said it’s the 💩 frames that give up before the engines ive noticed for rust prevention once the original powder coat start to give up and peel keeping them coated with wd40 and such does help.
I knew the engines were a clone, but had no idea they were that closely copied that you can use actual Honda parts 😂 learn something new all the time! Yeah motors are definitely solid, but that’s about where it stops…
I had a bike that wanted to rust like that. Excessive surface type rust everywhere. Try spraying the whole thing down with WD40 when you store it.
Sounds like the way to go. I thought storage in the shed would have been fine - have stored other machines without an issue
Bikes made in Taiwan are much much better though they do cost more.
Interesting! Not familiar with Taiwanese bikes
Ha ha... Just realized Tinkers probably isn't your real last name. Just means you "Tinker" with things.