New member and new owner

[Brett]

Thanks to all the members here for contributing to this site. I've been a motorcycle lover since I was a kid, but haven't had a bike for a few years, focusing my free time on other things. I stumbled on a very cheap Yamoto while surfing Craigslist a couple of weeks ago and seen it as an opportunity to get back into it. Once I had the fever I spent a lot of time reading tons of posts before joining the forum. I recently purchased a 2nd Chinese bike and also added a Roketa 70cc atv to the stable for my kids to ride. Before I say, any guesses on what the red/white bike is? I hope I remain active and contribute as much as possible, if I can pull myself away from the garage to post! LOL

[Weldangrind]

Welcome!

Shineray?

[culcune]

I remember the Yamoto bikes. They started to take off, and I even remember the company (HQ in the greater metro L.A. area ) had sponsored something or another so they could display their bikes at the stadium the event was in (sorry--don't remember if it was something like supercross or the relatively new at the time freestyle motocross), but they got shut down by Yamaha who successfully sued them over the name.

Why they didn't regroup under some other brand or something, but maybe there was a few million involved which shut them down for good? Either way--all their up and coming lineup suddenly disappeared from the Chinabike world back in 2005 or '06...

[SpudRider]

Welcome; we are glad you joined us. :hi: