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Old 12-11-09, 05:37 PM   #41
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Chinese little bike, fairly cheap, appears a lot for the money ( extra lights, engine bars,panniers), but unfortunately quality suffers a fair bit, the engines are very under stressed but consquently under powered to, the 250cc version isn't a bad engine and as long as you don't mind rusting chrome would make a decent all year little commutor as a secondhand buy.

Places like JTS sell them and new they are about £1200 or so, worked on a few now, and it is a lot of "bling" for your buck, but apart from getting people into biking; which is a good thing, I wouldn't....could do with some grease as standard as well...

Cheers Mark.

Now thats a proper answer to a question

Thankyou reviewmeister Rictus
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Old 12-11-09, 05:39 PM   #42
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Chinese little bike, fairly cheap, appears a lot for the money ( extra lights, engine bars,panniers), but unfortunately quality suffers a fair bit, the engines are very under stressed but consquently under powered to, the 250cc version isn't a bad engine and as long as you don't mind rusting chrome would make a decent all year little commutor as a secondhand buy.

Places like JTS sell them and new they are about £1200 or so, worked on a few now, and it is a lot of "bling" for your buck, but apart from getting people into biking; which is a good thing, I wouldn't....could do with some grease as standard as well...

Cheers Mark.
Tis true... they are a bike that needs looking after... BUT they're fun little thing to wizz about on



And they have road presence which is good for a 125... alot are tiny wheeled tiny bikes that goo. WEEEEEEE mine goes ROARRRRRR..... (for a 125)
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Old 12-11-09, 05:40 PM   #43
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Aprilia:
AF1 125cc (84) Rictus


BMW:


CCM
404ds (04) Rictus


Ducati
996 (2001) Petevtwin650 and Lissa


Honda:
CB750 F2N (96) Rictus
CBR400RR (1989) _Stretchie_
CBR1100XX (1997) _stretchie_
Dullville (winter hack) Wyrdness
Dullville (also winter hack) Philbut
VFR-VTEC (05) Luckypants


Jinlun:
125-11 CLARKYsv

Kawasaki:
GPZ500S - Yorkiechris
ZX7-R (97) Philbut
ZZR600 (94) Philbut

KTM:
520 EXC Speedplay
Superduke (0Rictus

Suzuki:
DRZ400-S (04) Luckypants

GSXR 750 1986 yorkiechris

SV650 (99) ArtyLady
SV650s Dave20403255
SV650s (99) Shona
SV650s (99) Rictus
SV650s (01) Traders
SV650s (02) Rictus
SV650S (02) TonyS
SV650S (02) Mike B
SV650s (09) Nick69
SV650s (0 Nobbylad
SV650 K1 yorkiechris
SV650 K2 naked yellow - punyXpress
SV650S K4 - admin
SV650s K6 Wattyfred89
SV650S K5 TheOnlyNemesis




Triumph:
Daytona 600 Speedplay
Daytona 675 Ed
Speed Four (05) Rictus
Speed Triple (9 Rictus
Speed Triple 1050 - Wyrdness

Sprint ST 1050 (05) Gazza77

Yamaha:
RD400D - yorkiechris

YZF600R Thundercat (2001) _stretchie_
YZF600R Thundercat (2001) darylB
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Old 12-11-09, 05:41 PM   #44
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And they have road presence which is good for a 125... alot are tiny wheeled tiny bikes that goo. WEEEEEEE mine goes ROARRRRRR..... (for a 125)

You sure thats not turbulence or rattling of bottles as the milk floats pass?
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Old 12-11-09, 05:48 PM   #45
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Aprilia:
AF1 125cc (84) Rictus


BMW:


CCM
404ds (04) Rictus


Ducati
996 (2001) Petevtwin650 and Lissa


Honda:
CB750 F2N (96) Rictus
CBR400RR (1989) _Stretchie_
CBR1100XX (1997) _stretchie_
Dullville (winter hack) Wyrdness
Dullville (also winter hack) Philbut
VFR-VTEC (05) Luckypants


Jinlun:
125-11 CLARKYsv

Kawasaki:
GPZ500S - Yorkiechris
ZX7-R (97) Philbut
ZZR600 (94) Philbut

KTM:
520 EXC Speedplay
Superduke (0Rictus
660 SMC (03) Amplimator

Suzuki:
DRZ400-S (04) Luckypants

GSXR 750 1986 yorkiechris

SV650 (99) ArtyLady
SV650s Dave20403255
SV650s (99) Shona
SV650s (99) Rictus
SV650s (01) Traders
SV650s (02) Rictus
SV650S (02) TonyS
SV650S (02) Mike B
SV650s (09) Nick69
SV650s (0 Nobbylad
SV650 K1 yorkiechris
SV650 K2 naked yellow - punyXpress
SV650S K4 - admin
SV650s K6 Wattyfred89
SV650S K5 TheOnlyNemesis




Triumph:
Daytona 600 Speedplay
Daytona 675 Ed
Speed Four (05) Rictus
Speed Triple (9 Rictus
Speed Triple 1050 - Wyrdness
Street triple 675 (09) Amplimator

Sprint ST 1050 (05) Gazza77

Yamaha:
RD400D - yorkiechris

YZF600R Thundercat (2001) _stretchie_
YZF600R Thundercat (2001) darylB
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Old 12-11-09, 05:54 PM   #46
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You sure thats not turbulence or rattling of bottles as the milk floats pass?

Actually its quite solid...

ALTHOUGH I was riding along the A127 the other day and a bolt came off the crank case....


I'm riding to swansea on it from Essex for Charity next friday..... Wish me luck

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Old 12-11-09, 05:56 PM   #47
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Aprilia:
AF1 125cc (84) Rictus


BMW:


CCM
404ds (04) Rictus


Ducati
996 (2001) Petevtwin650 and Lissa


Honda:
CB750 F2N (96) Rictus
CBR400RR (1989) _Stretchie_
CBR1100XX (1997) _stretchie_
Dullville (winter hack) Wyrdness
Dullville (also winter hack) Philbut
VFR-VTEC (05) Luckypants


Jinlun:
125-11 CLARKYsv

Kawasaki:
GPZ500S - Yorkiechris
ZX7-R (97) Philbut
ZZR600 (94) Philbut

KTM:
520 EXC Speedplay
Superduke (0Rictus
660 SMC (03) Amplimator

Suzuki:
DRZ400-S (04) Luckypants

GSXR 750 1986 yorkiechris

SV650 (99) ArtyLady
SV650s Dave20403255
SV650s (99) Shona
SV650s (99) Rictus
SV650s (01) Traders
SV650s (02) Rictus
SV650S (02) TonyS
SV650S (02) Mike B
SV650s (09) Nick69
SV650s (0 Nobbylad
SV650 K1 yorkiechris
SV650 K2 naked yellow - punyXpress
SV650S K4 - admin
SV650s K6 Wattyfred89
SV650S K5 TheOnlyNemesis
SV650S K9 (0 TazDaz




Triumph:
Daytona 600 Speedplay
Daytona 675 Ed
Speed Four (05) Rictus
Speed Triple (9 Rictus
Speed Triple 1050 - Wyrdness
Street triple 675 (09) Amplimator

Sprint ST 1050 (05) Gazza77

Yamaha:
RD400D - yorkiechris

YZF600R Thundercat (2001) _stretchie_
YZF600R Thundercat (2001) darylB
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Old 12-11-09, 06:00 PM   #48
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Actually its quite solid...

ALTHOUGH I was riding along the A127 the other day and a bolt came off the crank case....


I'm riding to swansea on it from Essex for Charity next friday..... Wish me luck


Sarcasm is often lost on here


Good luck with the charity ride though and its always a good excuse to get out on the bike.


Ill pm you my RAC membership number
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Old 12-11-09, 06:02 PM   #49
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Look we've already had one london biker member cry about us, don't put this one off aswell
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Old 12-11-09, 06:03 PM   #50
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Aprilia:
AF1 125cc (84) Rictus


BMW:


CCM
404ds (04) Rictus


Ducati
996 (2001) Petevtwin650 and Lissa


Honda:
CB750 F2N (96) Rictus
CBR400RR (1989) _Stretchie_
CBR1100XX (1997) _stretchie_
Dullville (winter hack) Wyrdness
Dullville (also winter hack) Philbut
VFR-VTEC (05) Luckypants


Jinlun:
125-11 CLARKYsv

Kawasaki:
GPZ500S - Yorkiechris
ZX7-R (97) Philbut
ZX7-R (97) captainsmelly
ZZR600 (94) Philbut

KTM:
520 EXC Speedplay
Superduke (0Rictus
660 SMC (03) Amplimator

Suzuki:
DRZ400-S (04) Luckypants

GSXR 750 1986 yorkiechris

SV650 (99) ArtyLady
SV650s Dave20403255
SV650s (99) Shona
SV650s (99) Rictus
SV650s (01) Traders
SV650s (02) Rictus
SV650S (02) TonyS
SV650S (02) Mike B
SV650s (09) Nick69
SV650s (0 Nobbylad
SV650 K1 yorkiechris
SV650 K2 naked yellow - punyXpress
SV650S K4 - admin
SV650s K6 Wattyfred89
SV650S K5 TheOnlyNemesis
SV650S K9 (0 TazDaz




Triumph:
Daytona 600 Speedplay
Daytona 675 Ed
Speed Four (05) Rictus
Speed Triple (9 Rictus
Speed Triple 1050 - Wyrdness
Street triple 675 (09) Amplimator

Sprint ST 1050 (05) Gazza77

Yamaha:
RD400D - yorkiechris

YZF600R Thundercat (2001) _stretchie_
YZF600R Thundercat (2001) darylB
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