A Little Perspective

[SpudRider]

I paid $950 for my new-in-the-crate, 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2. After submerging the engine in a mud pool, I retired the motor after 70,000 miles. I just installed a Yamaha XT225 engine in the frame, and my Chinese motorcycle is as good as new.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=15995

My Zongshen motorcycle was the best $950 investment I ever made.

[SpudRider]

I paid $2,895 for my new-in-the-crate, Zongshen RX3. It has performed flawlessly for over 13,000 miles. It was another superb investment.

[FastDoc]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

I paid $2,895 for my new-in-the-crate, Zongshen RX3. It has performed flawlessly for over 13,000 miles. It was another superb investment.

Great investments, both. Maybe better than my mutual funds. I should get your help investing in CB futures and I could retire earlier! ;-)

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Great investments, both. Maybe better than my mutual funds. I should get your help investing in CB futures and I could retire earlier! ;-)

[BARLOW]

well, with shipping, i paid $1550 for my storm 250 ... up to 100 miles on it now, and other than the fact that it looks as though i will need to pull the motor to set the valves, i have no complaints ... had the lil lady on it with me today, and in 40 degree weather and some head winds at times, it did supper ... rode it to work last night and the guys all loved it ... the ones that have/know bikes said they could not believe i got it for that price, and did not expect to see that much/nice of a bike

EDIT: did valves this morning ... although id does not look like, the valve cover comes right off ... had to take the tank off (and the stuff to get the tank off)

[2LZ]

The China Bikes have always been great values for the money....especially if you give them the proper love and make them "as they should be" out of the crate. Sure, some of the old weld work looked like it was done by a 12 year old with the welder cranked up to "fry and spatter" but all in all, CB's, even today's nicer units, have always really been at the mercy of who assembled them out of the crate, and what extra care they took...or didn't. I had to basically disassemble and reassemble my X-Moto to make it right. Some ham-fisted mutant probably assembled 25 of them that day with a speed drill in a rent-a-garage. Many of these older bikes were bought and sold multiple times by failed dealers before they landed in your garage "new"....and 3 years old.

This whole new generation of Hondoid's are really something. Nice clean metal and plastic work on them and the fact there's reliable purchasing sources is also a big bonus.