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Originally Posted by pete
That may well be the case...
But the component's and assembly are to Honda standards...
Honda don't suddenly except a lower standard because the bike & parts
are made out side Japan..
Can not be said for all Chinese's made/assembled bikes...
And there lies the diffrents....
5000km is nothing...
the Honda wave is also made in Thailand.... would be interesting to compare the two...
More Honda wave's on the road in Thailand than any other scooter...
Only 43,000 bahts … sounds expensive but is one of the cheaper scooters...…
Even put sidecars on them...use as Taxis / vans / trucks / mobile food stands etc...
us getting around in Khon Kaen ,Thailand in one..
Think this one is a Yamaha Finn 125...
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No is not the same quality, you can take one bike made 100% in Japan and a "Japanese" made with chinse parts and assembled somewhere else and is not the same quality.....
First Gen XRE300 made in Brazil, a lot of recalls.
CRF230 made in Brazil, a lot of recalls
Non japanese Honda CR-V, a lot of recalls
Yamaha XTZ 125 made in Argentina, recalls
Yamaha XTZ 250 made in Argentina, recalls
Yamaha MT03 made in Indonesia, recalls
If you like to belive that made in japan is the same as made in china, assembled somewhere else is the same. That's ok...
On the bright side with those "Japanese" motorcycle at least they recall them for free and a have a strong supply chain, so you know that you will find part for them for a long time.....
Which is something that cannot be said about the 100% chinese bike which is "Ok now it belongs to you, get the fu#k out here!" and with parts you need to cross reference them...
Yes 5000 km is not, but he had to back home another 5000 and that bike is still running fine.
Not an uncommon sight to see CG engines with 40000, 50000, 60000 miles and still runnings, which for motorcycle that range from 600 to 1200 usd is something interesting.
About the Wave the price in Thailand is similiar to the one in Argentina, Brazil among other SA countries.
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Originally Posted by Megadan
I believe a Hawk is perfectly capable of a trip like this. One example of a hawk failing doesn't speak for all of the bikes.
That said, the Bashans do come with better quality control, so I don't entirely disagree.
I wouldn't push any of these bikes on an interstate for sustained periods of time. Back roads would be my preferred method of travel since these bikes aren't really designed.or intended to be touring machines.
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Like i said once, i think the biggest issue with the hawk is the owner that put it together.
On the other hand my biggest concer about a big trip would be, where i can stop to rest. With the vibrations of non balanced engines, my hands need to rest after 2 hours.