Zongshen builds good engines and good motorcycles.
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I have ridden almost 61,000 miles on my Zongshen 200GY-2, and it is still running very well.
I'm confident the ZS250GY-3 will also prove to be reliable. The new RX3 has everything you could want in an adventure motorcycle as stock equipment, except for handguards. At a price of $3,400, I think it represents an excellent value. The RX3 is not a dirt bike, so I would be willing to deal with the additional weight.
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The fuel injected, NC250 engine is reported to produce about 26 horsepower, which is about 60 percent more horsepower than the ZS200GY-2 engine produces. Therefore, I think this bike would be safe to travel on secondary roads, and perhaps make short sprints on limited access highways.
My main concern regarding this motorcycle is the lack of a good service manual written in English, and the lack of spare parts. However, if this bike sells as well as I anticipate, I think the parts will become readily available on Taobao.
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Nevertheless, you would still need to wait for the parts to arrive from China.
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Spud
"Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience."
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Mark Twain
2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3)
2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200)
2005 Honda XR650L
2004 Honda CRF250X
1998 Kawasaki KDX220
Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2:
http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894