I just rode the crap out of mine
But I'm not a mechanic.
As far as deciding, that's completely up to you, I have a sport bike, a cruiser, and a dual sport, the only chinese one is the dual sport. I think it's great because it is versatile and good for whatever you want, you can go in the trails and logging roads, but you can still use it on the road, the other 2 are more limited where they can go, unless your crazy or just don't care