boost me to buy a XPect 200 from shopapmc

imapdog · 08-01-2019, 10:16 AM

i have been in a budget hole for a while and really really want one of these.
i have had the hawk and magician. i liked the magician better than the hawk.
this XPect 200 'orange' is calling my name everday more and more. i hate to go in debt for a pleasure ride, so i am asking you to hype me up to a 'yolo' state of mind! i'd rather buy from a chinarider local to keep it real, but open to best price and deal ideas....shopapmc, send me a deal! i can pick it up at a nashville warehouse in my pickup. also would like to hear pros and cons of the bike.....

**JerryHawk250** · 08-01-2019, 10:18 AM

Go for it. I know you want to do it.

**JerryHawk250** · 08-01-2019, 10:29 AM

Something to keep in mind. They might cost a little more than some others but Lifan's are backed by a 2 Year Limited Parts & Labor Warranty.

culcune · 08-01-2019, 06:52 PM

(devil on your shoulder) "You know you want it!"

dpl096 · 08-01-2019, 08:46 PM

Scratch that itch brother!

imapdog · 08-02-2019, 08:33 AM

wish Ceasar(smallenginevelocity) would chime in on his feedback on riding it.
i would love to know how smooth the engine is at 55mph sustained speed. any misfires? sway? uphill power...

wedooit · 08-02-2019, 12:30 PM

We need some input on the xpect…..we are tempted as well.....

**JerryHawk250** · 08-05-2019, 10:20 AM

I watched Ceasar's video over the weekend. Looks like it was well thought out design. Real clean and not just a bunch of wires hanging all over. Waterproof connecters would be a nice improvement for a bike that will be exposed to off road conditions. I was surprised to see they used a Lithium battery.

2LZ · 08-05-2019, 12:46 PM

I don't want to be the only "Debbie Downer" here but I just can't see it.

Realistically speaking, there's better options for the price. The X-pect still sports the same weak box steel swingarm, a drum brake and regular (flexy) forks. The only possible advantage I can see at all is the FI......and I still am not sold that the little, low performance CG motor even needs it. Maybe it's for future EPA regs?

At a list price of 2600.00, if a guy wanted to stick with a Hondoid, at least the TT250 has a ton of more upgrades including rear disk, USD forks, bigger stator, auxiliry hook-ups, etc...

For the money, it makes the Apollo Delux look like a steel.....or if money wasn't really an issue, for a few hundred more than the X-pect, the SSR XF250 is a very nice piece.

JMHO....not that anyone asked.

08-01-2019, 10:16 AM	#1
imapdog Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: nashville Posts: 574	boost me to buy a XPect 200 from shopapmc i have been in a budget hole for a while and really really want one of these. i have had the hawk and magician. i liked the magician better than the hawk. this XPect 200 'orange' is calling my name everday more and more. i hate to go in debt for a pleasure ride, so i am asking you to hype me up to a 'yolo' state of mind! i'd rather buy from a chinarider local to keep it real, but open to best price and deal ideas....shopapmc, send me a deal! i can pick it up at a nashville warehouse in my pickup. also would like to hear pros and cons of the bike.....
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08-01-2019, 10:18 AM	#2
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,553	Go for it. I know you want to do it. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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08-01-2019, 10:29 AM	#3
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,553	Something to keep in mind. They might cost a little more than some others but Lifan's are backed by a 2 Year Limited Parts & Labor Warranty. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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08-01-2019, 06:52 PM	#4
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	(devil on your shoulder) "You know you want it!" __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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08-01-2019, 08:46 PM	#5
dpl096 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: East Central Hellinois Posts: 1,344	Scratch that itch brother! __________________ ************************************************ * " Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted." - John Lennon “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ― Thomas Jefferson "If you don't know where you're going any road will take you there" ....George Harrison song
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08-02-2019, 08:33 AM	#6
imapdog Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: nashville Posts: 574	wish Ceasar(smallenginevelocity) would chime in on his feedback on riding it. i would love to know how smooth the engine is at 55mph sustained speed. any misfires? sway? uphill power...
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08-02-2019, 12:30 PM	#7
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	We need some input on the xpect…..we are tempted as well..... __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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08-05-2019, 10:20 AM	#8
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,553	I watched Ceasar's video over the weekend. Looks like it was well thought out design. Real clean and not just a bunch of wires hanging all over. Waterproof connecters would be a nice improvement for a bike that will be exposed to off road conditions. I was surprised to see they used a Lithium battery. __________________ 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S 2004 Honda ST 1300 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) Keihin PE30 carb,125 main,38 slow.Pod filter,ported & decked head 10:1 CR,Direct Ignition Coil,15/40Sprockets,NGK DPR8EIX-9,De-Cat,Dual Oil Cooler,Digital Cluster 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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08-05-2019, 12:46 PM	#9
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,080	I don't want to be the only "Debbie Downer" here but I just can't see it. Realistically speaking, there's better options for the price. The X-pect still sports the same weak box steel swingarm, a drum brake and regular (flexy) forks. The only possible advantage I can see at all is the FI......and I still am not sold that the little, low performance CG motor even needs it. Maybe it's for future EPA regs? At a list price of 2600.00, if a guy wanted to stick with a Hondoid, at least the TT250 has a ton of more upgrades including rear disk, USD forks, bigger stator, auxiliry hook-ups, etc... For the money, it makes the Apollo Delux look like a steel.....or if money wasn't really an issue, for a few hundred more than the X-pect, the SSR XF250 is a very nice piece. JMHO....not that anyone asked. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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