Metal Bass God
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I have a lesson learned,
DON'T EVER buy any bike made in China and most parts of Asia. Some Asian nations are better then others but none compare to the big name brands like Honda, BMW, Suzuki, Yamaha Etc.
When I decided I wanted to get a scooter I heard the bad reviews on made in China bikes. I observed all sorts of made in China bikes around town around 2009. I figured if they were working for those people they should work for me. Well they were going for about 5,000 and the new Hondas were almost 9,000 so I could not justify the name brand. Big mistake
The Made in China scooter got to me and had an issue right away. With in a two weeks it was not running right. Called on my extended warranty and was basically told it must have been something I did to it. There was great customer service right there. It was shipped out from Penn. State. Make a long story short I put hundreds of dollars into it before selling it 5 years later for $950.00 Probably about 2,000 dollars. It broke down twice each summer. Rubber failed, did not start in the beginning it was a shorting wire found by chance by a mechanic. Place that sold it to me only covered the engine and related parts. Would not refund me when I realized that the Engine was the only reliable part of the bike. I basically bought an extended warranty I could not use. Sold the bike,
Bought a used Honda from a trade in at the local shop. Was just in with no price tag. I paid almost 3200.00 for it. Looked very well cared for. I thought it was brand new till I took a second look at it. Un known to the shop or myself when I bought it it had an oil leak that did not show up for three weeks and it was nothing I did as it sat in my yard while I rode the other one trying to sell it. The shop fixed it free as they though the issue was minor but there was more to it and had to bring it back in. That one ran me 500.00 dollars. Then with the belt drive replacement at 16,000 miles and new tires I have well over 1000.00 into it.
Adding some Math,
$5,000 Chinese bike and repairs of about 2,000
3,000 Honda silvering and Aprox. 1,200 in repairs and replacements
totals about 11,000 MRSP on my new BMW.....
Don't be dumb like I was. I don't see any of those Chinese bikes but maybe two out of two dozen I used to see back in 2009 still on the road. Not even the one I sold.
DON'T EVER buy any bike made in China and most parts of Asia. Some Asian nations are better then others but none compare to the big name brands like Honda, BMW, Suzuki, Yamaha Etc.
When I decided I wanted to get a scooter I heard the bad reviews on made in China bikes. I observed all sorts of made in China bikes around town around 2009. I figured if they were working for those people they should work for me. Well they were going for about 5,000 and the new Hondas were almost 9,000 so I could not justify the name brand. Big mistake
The Made in China scooter got to me and had an issue right away. With in a two weeks it was not running right. Called on my extended warranty and was basically told it must have been something I did to it. There was great customer service right there. It was shipped out from Penn. State. Make a long story short I put hundreds of dollars into it before selling it 5 years later for $950.00 Probably about 2,000 dollars. It broke down twice each summer. Rubber failed, did not start in the beginning it was a shorting wire found by chance by a mechanic. Place that sold it to me only covered the engine and related parts. Would not refund me when I realized that the Engine was the only reliable part of the bike. I basically bought an extended warranty I could not use. Sold the bike,
Bought a used Honda from a trade in at the local shop. Was just in with no price tag. I paid almost 3200.00 for it. Looked very well cared for. I thought it was brand new till I took a second look at it. Un known to the shop or myself when I bought it it had an oil leak that did not show up for three weeks and it was nothing I did as it sat in my yard while I rode the other one trying to sell it. The shop fixed it free as they though the issue was minor but there was more to it and had to bring it back in. That one ran me 500.00 dollars. Then with the belt drive replacement at 16,000 miles and new tires I have well over 1000.00 into it.
Adding some Math,
$5,000 Chinese bike and repairs of about 2,000
3,000 Honda silvering and Aprox. 1,200 in repairs and replacements
totals about 11,000 MRSP on my new BMW.....
Don't be dumb like I was. I don't see any of those Chinese bikes but maybe two out of two dozen I used to see back in 2009 still on the road. Not even the one I sold.