Hongdou gy 125, the import from hell MUST READ SHOW HATE

[Pol Anorl]

Sooo my dad decide to swap my ns125 for a chinese import so i can go off roading..

I saw the bike i was like not bad its clean, 2007 low miles sounded like a 400 off roader.

All going good, till i rode it.

Now ive had this for about 3 weeks
Parts ive needed to change

Back tyre
Speedo cable
clutch cable
bulbs
swingarm rod
engine mount bolts
horn =] stebel horn <3 ebay

Things that are broken that i havent fixed yet or have broke again

Rear wheel bearings, has more side to side movement than round and round
Speedo again...
Battery
Engine mount bolts x2
rear plastic
Front brake pad
Rear brakes
chain guard
rear sprocket is mauled
chain
exhaust
seats loose
numberplate is knackerd
front sprocket case smashed thanks chain ¬¬

28/03/2011 ignition fell off onto the road..

Not bad for 3 weeks of use is it

2nd import owned.
2nd import hated.

Wish i knew he was gona swap it ¬¬
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[dragstaar]

I don't know why people continue on with these hongdon chinese crap.

whenever your getting a used bike there's going to be risks and the chances of getting an absolute hunk of shite, but the reviews of chinese bikes have been absolutely poor. I know theres some people who will say they're not all that bad, but still, I'd stick to what i know is safer

[Pol Anorl]

[waffles]

[dragstaar]

My personal opinion is that their quality control is low. So you get a whole load more defective units get through, and when they mess up they make the whole lot look bad.

[Moo.]

[Pol Anorl]

Ive been into off roading for a while, after selling my off roader and buying a yb 100 <3 then an ns125 i got bored of the road and wanted mud again, i told him i was looking for a thing he obviously hasn't heard of called DT125 but maybe he just heard gy125 instead.

So he swapped it so i could do more off roading... ye it goes off road, usualy in my garage being fixed so fair play to him i do off roading pretty much every day
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Jewlio Iglesias: You live in Liverpool - Chances are, the front door has already been kicked off the hinges

[nowhere.elysium]

I'm finding myself thinking (with increasing frequency) that one should ask oneself this question, when considering a Chinese bike: Would I buy an old British bike?

While this may seem relatively unrelated, bear with me.

Questions that people tend to ask themselves when considering buying an old British bike range from:
"Can I afford that much hermetite?"
"Are parts available?"
"Am I mechanically competent enough to own this?"
"Can I afford the constant fettling?"

As you can see, almost every pertinent question regarding purchasing works on both British and Chinese bikes. Obviously, the British bikes will handle far better, and the build quality will be significantly better (i.e. Brunel was taken as a direct inspiration, quite often), plus they only tend to get more valuable.

Unfortunately, in the case of Chinese bikes, one must acknowledge that there are none of the benefits, and all of the drawbacks listed here:
It's not going to be worth shit when you sell it,
It'll eat consumables (and probably a few things that aren't classed as consumable),
You'll spend more time spannering than riding, if you want it to behave itself in the slightest,
And trying to work out which parts go on which bike (thanks to the godawful ebay listings out there) is even more of a lottery than usual.

Once you've gone through this train of thought, and are convinced of the rightness of your actions, then go, go and purchase your valiant Chinese steed. Return to BCF later, with lulz-laden tales of mechanical woe, and electrical nightmares. Bring us your stories of exploding frames, and extremely low-tuned engine grenades.

BCF will love you forever.
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[Pol Anorl]

Updated with new parts that have broke lmao.

damn ignition
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[N cee thirty]

heh hardly any of that has happened to my 92' cg ;D
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Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[Frost]

[Teflon-Mike]

[Strummer1977]

I've had a few of these Chinese bikes and have mixed thoughts on them.

Some seem alot better than others.

Currently have a Sukida GY200, which actually I have just put through its first MOT. It passed . The MOT guy actaully made a comment about it being good value.

It vibrates, rusts (Although has mainly been outside over 3 years), bits break and you never quite get to trusting it fully. I havent put many miles on it granted , only 3000 odd as I tended to cycle alot last year.

Still, parts are very cheap, its simple and easy to bodge/fix. Its usable (Just about) as a cheap commuter/winter hack/bike you dont give a toss about, but I'd never consider any serious off roading or long journeys on it. The brakes are good though

Mine cost £450 in a crate delivered, so not bothered what happens to it for that kind of money. Generally it does seem to start and go ok for what it is. I wouldnt want one as my only mode of transport though!

"Its a motorcycle Jim but only just!"

Looking at the bikes in Kent motorycles today and I couldn't believe the price of them to be honest!! How can 125's be 3 K plus, madness !!! People actually buy a 125 at that money?
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Owned: 250 Superdream, CD125 Benly, CD200 Benly, Z200, Jawa 350 outfit, CX500, Bandit 600, GY 200 plus other chinese fair. Yamaha CS5e, GPZ 500.
Own: Suzuki GT 380, Loncin JL 250, Yamaha R6

[Vincent]

[Strummer1977]

[mivster]

the only chinese companys ive read good reviews on were kymco jinlun and quinqi
they were even at the nec bike show when i went
and the reviews were in mcn and motoring times saying they were quite good and reliable
now if they say they are ok they must be
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[dogbot]

[Frost]

[dragstaar]

[Teflon-Mike]

[truslack]

[cloric_tzr]

it a throw away society. what do you expect from a bike that probably cost less than a grand brand new?
some chineese bikes do meet the grade most unfortunatly dont.
i thin hyungsen or jailings not to bad these days but any others
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Is the internet connection.

[Frost]

AJS motorcycles
Broom Development Engineering
CCM
Cheney
Greeves
Megelli
Métisse
Norton
Triumph
Wasp

Is the current list apparently. So that's just Triumph and Norton really. CCM are nice but a bit of a one bike company.

[truslack]

Didn't the AJS name get bought out?
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[Strummer1977]