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Originally Posted by GlennR
The bikes with the water-cooled, 6 speed, Zongshen NC250/300 are able to hit 80 and can cruise at 65 mph for as long as your butt & hands can endure the vibes. The obvious problem is that they aren't available on a cheap bike. I don't think they're offered in a bike with an MSRP under $5,000.
I lucked up and picked up a Kayo K6 when Pitster Pro was liquidating their rebranded version for $3,000. That was a great deal & I'm glad that I was able to pick one up. But, $5,000 is just too much for these bikes. If a brand could offer a bike with the NC250/300 engine for $4,000ish it would make the decision to buy one much easier.
For some reason, the Chinese makers have created a big price gap between $2.5K to $5K, that we're struggling with here. Maybe they'll figure out how to produce a $3,000 bike that offers the performance levels we'd like to see. It seems like they need to use a 300cc air-cooled engine with a 6-speed.
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The California Scooter Company (CSC) has a distributor here with an 2021 SR300 on sale for $4211. This is the last day of the sale. I have been sorely tempted. The only thing holding me back is, well, most of you already know!
It is $3500 for the street legal XF250X. They still have stock on both models, but the SR300 is what makes me sweat.