2007-12-13 08:42:06 · 9 answers · asked by cfcrab m 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Chinese, cheap, poorly made, dodgy brakes and electronics, poor spares availability.
Buy a secondhand Japanese or European 125 for the same money - safer and more reliable.
2007-12-13 08:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've seen them.
they do fall apart, and there is virtually no warranty.
They use a Honda copy motor that is not too bad, it's everything else that falls apart.
Be ready to replace the rectifier and stator within a year, and the CDI and starter the second season
3rd season, it is likely not to be running, because the parts you replaced in year one and 2, need to be replaced again!
If it is to get you by a season, and you do not beat on it, it will be ok for awhile.
2007-12-13 18:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jim! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They're ok but cheaply built. you have to really keep on top of maintenance or they fall to bits. Not likely to last more than a few years either. Cheap though. If you want a pre-test short-term runabout, they do the job. You'd be better off with a Jap bike though.
2007-12-13 16:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only good thing about them is the engine, they are a Chinese copy of a Suzuki engine. The rest of the bike is very basic, on the up side this makes maintenance dead easy.
Ja.
2007-12-14 18:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't advise anyone to buy a chinese bike. They aren't that much cheaper than the japanese bikes they are copied from and they don't last. Plus you'll never sell them on when you've finished with them. In the long run it'll be much cheaper and more satisfying to buy japanese.
2007-12-17 14:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i nearly brought one for my sons 17th birthday and was advised to buy him a genuine honda as it will last forever as long as it is looked after properly...............same answer as other posts im afraid jinlun are a very poor chinese copy that dosent have a very reputation for resale or reliability.
2007-12-14 13:20:22 · answer #6 · answered by charliewoowoo25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've answered your own question.
Agree with previous posters, OK to buy, pass test and throw away but not as a long-term bike.
2007-12-13 17:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been into bikes for 15 years and I never heard of them.They are probably cheap Chinese junk.
2007-12-13 17:15:34 · answer #8 · answered by Garfield 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The answers are, 'yes', 'yes', and query the need to inquire
unless the only thing you've got is chump change.
2007-12-15 14:21:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋