Chinese Sportster?

[wheelbender6]

A local Chinese bike dealer will soon be selling these in the Houston area.
It's only a thumper motor, but it does resemble the Sportster and it has a much lower seat height than the dual-sports. His ad is on my craigslist at the link.
http://houston.craigslist.org/mcd/5524687764.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00U0U_4n72Yeholg5_600x450.jpg

[tortoise]

Dongfang DF250RTR (http://www.df-motor.com/product_show.asp?id=702) 229.2 CC

[Louis Angel]

Good looking bike. But going by the scale size using the engine as a scale, it looks more like a Rebel size than a sportster size. In other words, SMALL!!!! :lmao:
I may be wrong. that happens. At least once a decade. Sometimes.
:p

[dpl096]

Overall not a bad looking bike ....I can see where it would surely appeal to entry level riders , , , , maybe even more appealing to the ladies.

[Louis Angel]

Just noticed on their website " MAX SPEED: 90 KPH "
90 KPH = 56 MPH.
Max.
MAX.
56 MPH MAX
.
Yet a Rebel ( with my 155 lb ass on it ) WILL go 70 MPH easy.
.
I don't care how good it looks, if it cant keep up with traffic,
why even bother?
.

[wheelbender6]

The military green version on the Dongfang site looks pretty good.
To bad they didn't equip it with the 28hp Zhong engine.
http://www.df-motor.com/UploadFiles/20138291399831.jpg

[BlackBike]

Just noticed on their website " MAX SPEED: 90 KPH "
90 KPH = 56 MPH.
Max.
MAX.
56 MPH MAX
.
Yet a Rebel ( with my 155 lb ass on it ) WILL go 70 MPH easy.
.
I don't care how good it looks, if it cant keep up with traffic,
why even bother?
.

Who said HP and speed was cheap? I'm sure the price is nice on it too compared to a honda.

I agree, for a street bike? At 56? Not. May as well go the duel sport route with more capabilities.

[fratermus]

Just noticed on their website " MAX SPEED: 90 KPH "
...
I don't care how good it looks, if it cant keep up with traffic,
why even bother?
.

Not everyone's traffic moves faster than 90kph?

[Ron B]

Make a good Bar Hopper

[jct842]

The big no deal in my view is NO PRICE. I just went thru this with car dealers. There is no way I will ever contact some one to find a price. If some one wants to sell some thing they need to price it for all to see. John

[katoranger]

With the 250cc engine I am sure that it will do more than 56mph. That might be with the factory gearing.


They need to lose the fake dual exhaust.

[MICRider]

I kinda like it! Nice simple lines.