[pete]

Originally Posted by Working_ZS

If this was four years ago, I might agree with you. However, it's not and I don't. Having owned a 2015 RX3 for the last three years and a TT250 for two, and not having a problem out of either, I think that the bikes, CSC and Zongshen have proven their bonafides. Like it or not, Chinese bikes are more than good enough to compete with Japanese and European low and mid-range motorcycles. I'll concede that they still have quite a ways to go for top end stuff, though.

even to mid range jap bikes last 30/40 years with average maintenance
in a lot of cases with none....

so guess we will just have to wait and see if these Chinese bike stand the test of time.
I suspect about 15 years with basic maintenance.

my ttr is like 14 years old... it has spent the last 8 years living on or near the red line..
the motor has never been apart... runs like the day it came off the show room floor..

there's the diffrents between jap and Chinese bikes at the moment..

the only real Chinese bike i have owned did last me 7 months
till i broke the frame and twisted the swing arm... motor was still
going though.. still going as far as i know... fixed it and gave it to my cousin
to use on his silly little hobby farm.. was a 200cc shineray



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