shineray x2 vs. benelli bj250gy
hi community!
i would like to buy one of them. as there is no way to register any bigger engine than 250cc here in my town (shishi/fujian), options are very limited. even if i have a chance to have some bigger engines to be registered in neighbour cities i do not want trouble riding here in my town. so being registered is important for me.
i will mostly ride in the city but i really would like to have some fun on dirt. that's why naked (cfmoto 250nk, benelli bj250-xx) and adv (rx3, dl250) bikes are not the options.
so here is the things;
- i really like the look of benelli. i guess this is the same bike that they call "bx250 motard" in india, uae and some south american countries. but i am not sure if i am able to buy it (or find some spoke 18/21") enduro rims. i want to have 2 sets of wheels to ride it on street and dirt.
- i haven't even seen any rider of benelli. haven't even seen any review of it. that sounds really strange.
- for the shineray x2, i am suggested to buy carburetor version of it (thanks @shuben, got a lot of information from him) how bad is efi on x2? i mean these are the never models (xy250gy-2a and xy250gy-2b i guess) that they produced.
- how good is shineray? most of the riders sell it very soon as i saw. that's just because it is an entry level bike or there is really something wrong with it?
- last (but not least) i prefer to have crf250l actually. rally version if possible. but i don't know if it's okay to register that one here in china. i am ready to pay some more for it actually. i am open for the ideas 😊
thanks for your help..
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- last (but not least) i prefer to have crf250l actually. rally version if possible. but i don't know if it's okay to register that one here in china. i am ready to pay some more for it actually. i am open for the ideas
Hi and welcome to MCM.
CRF250L is not legal in China yet?
That said many are being sold on Taobao which are CLONE to a Chinese legal bike and comes with all the legal documents.
Link....https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm...cket=20#detail
Would it pass a Police check? more likely you will be ok? would I buy one? NO.
But sometimes you have to do what you need to do to get the bike you realy want.?
Re: shineray x2 vs. benelli bj250gy
The XY250GY-2B (EFI Touring version) is not in production anymore.
Clear is, that an X2 needs regular intense maintenance and some parts to be improved by replacement.
It worked well for me, but you would need some wrenching skills.
Depending on how dirty you want to get ... I would take the DL250 in consideration as the absolute majority of your rides will be on road.
To go in the bushes without jumping the DL250 can do for sure with some dual sport tires.
Re: shineray x2 vs. benelli bj250gy
Great news
Nice bike, 250cc?
Lager tank will be best should get about 250km from the tank if its a 250cc
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Yes looks interesting.
Will you keep it as a motard or try and fit 21/18 setup
Seat height with a 21/18 could be a bit much if you have short legs.
If all the bits hold up on the Benelli then it should be a good starter bike for you.
From the pictures, I can't see any mounting point for a rear rack?
Which would be nice to have.
Aso I notices that the tyres fitted on the website wheels are PURE street tyres,
but in the picture, you first posted it looks like the tyres are 50/50 tyres.
Which ones are you getting?
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Keep the bike on 17" and fit a set of 120/70/17 front and 160/60/17 preilli MT60 tyres.
A lot of the guys in Thailand are changing there 21/18 not 19? to 17 all round with a good set of 50/50 tyres.
Keep to tubeless and for what you need, spoke wheels are mainly used when a bike does a lot of offroad stuff.
But generally spoke wheels are tubed, and only the very top makes fit tubeless spoke wheels.
Back rack and side bags.
I am only going by what I can figure out from the pictures of the bike, and from what I can see Benelli has not considered how people will fit a back rack.
Without seeing the bike there not much more I can add.
If I see one a have a better look and report back to you ok
If you are planning to ride about China touring then you need to work something out.
The worry I have is the rear Sub-frame, is it designed to take some extra KG at the back.
Here are a few pictures of my CRF250 set up for travelling.
https://s19.postimg.cc/bz4ke8qar/CRF.jpg
https://s19.postimg.cc/ipl1nny0z/light.jpg
This is the part I am concerned about?
https://s19.postimg.cc/aep83lgv7/back_rack.jpg
How is it fixed or welded under that cover
Here you can get a better view of the CRF set up with the engine fame and the rear fame.
IMO your bike looks a bit, well what can I say "Chinese made" so be carefull.
https://s19.postimg.cc/r3qnzeikj/rack.jpg