Hi introduction from Alberta Canada

Hi,

You have no idea how happy I was to read your reply!!

I'm really glad to hear that you're happy with the bike and that u haven't had any major issues...

To answer your question about the price I paid, I got the bike for $1180.00 dollars out the door taxes and all other bs charges included, plus they keep it for me at the dealer until the spring, will be picking it up on Tuesday, Apr 2nd 2013 for no extra charge! With the winters we're getting here I didn't want to bring it home since I wouldn't be able to use it anyway and when asked about the warranty on the bike, I was told that it is only 6 months for the power train and 30 days for the other parts like battery, plastic etc. and that the warranty starts the day you take the bike out of the dealership. Not much warranty if you ask me but better than nada...

the bike was the only bike left, I've been watching it online for a few months and they kept lowering the price on it to clear it out, when I first saw it it was $1599.00 plus tax and all other bs charges wich would have made it just under $2000.00 dollars out the door which is the price I've seen that others have paid for it last year and could have been more in2010 but not sure.

By the way, this is my first dual sport (off road bike) I currently own a couple of street bikes, a nice 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan classic, all tricked out, and have an old classic 1983 Suzuki Gs750T that I just purchased 2 mths ago I always wanted one when I was a young kid.

The battery I figured it would be cheap, but that is certainly not a show stopper as it has the kick start as well and I can get a better non china made battery for it later.

Again, really happy to see your post and looking forward to exchanging info as we go and your link to the manual.

Have a Happy and safe Christmas and all the best in 2013

regards,

LP

Bitteeinbit,

I forgot to mention, the manager at the dealer also has a Shineray Long March, the same year, he swears by it as long as you stay on top of the maintenance. He uses it mostly in the bush when he goes camping, already has 2500 km's on it trouble free and the only things he changed on it was the sprokets, chain, and replaced the original tires with some more aggressive off road tires, that's it.

Keep the shiney side up and your right hand cranked!

Coldrider

Here is a review of the latest version of that bike.
Shineray XY200GY-10 Test Ride Review

Thanks MJH,

Not a bad review at all!

Wow, that's a great price! Keeping it over the winter is great as you'd just get antsy if it were sitting in your place. I was just surprised that they still sell brand new 2010 bikes. I assumed you had bought it used but your first post implied new so I was curious. Not much warranty indeed but can't expect much for a brand new bike in the sub 1200$ category! It's a steal if you ask me. What dealer is this? Is it some guy in the Calgary area? Or is he somewhere else and you had it shipped? Does he have a website? I would love to own this bike in Canada. Surprised some dealers import these bikes.

As for the battery, as you say it should be a non-issue for you. What I meant is that ALL batteries here are of the cheapest Chinese kind (the kind you don't even find in Canada because it probably doesn't pass some regulations or something, haha. Designed and priced for third-world countries). So once the original battery fails, you can replace it with something halfway decent, whereas I don't have that option.

Oh, and if you think the owner's bike is doing good, I've got even better news: mine has around 16 000km so far virtually trouble free as well. The odo is broken but it's easy to calculate as the first owner was GRF_Pete on this forum (you probably have already read about these guys' ride across China and SEA with the Long March here: http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ray+long+march). Anyways, he rode around 10 000km on it, the next owner took it for a few trips over a year and a half totalling around 2000km and I've clocked just under 4000km in about 2-3 months (I keep close track of how many kms I do on it via GPS/maps). Only thing that had been changed on mine that I know of before I got it was the battery. Other things might have been changed but the previous owner said he didn't do anything as he had no issues and Pete's ride report doesn't indicate any major repairs either. I changed both front and rear sprokets (and chain obviously) recently as they were finally showing some wear. New gear ration is similar but I would say instead of 3rd, 4th has become my most versatile gear on tarmac. I changed the battery, and oh, changed the seals once as the engine was leaking a bit (1$, lol) and the main light bulb. So 16 000km+ with very little in terms of repairs. I do change the oil religiously and stay on top of maintenance (and I assume the previous owners did as well) so I think the owner is spot on. Both of you should get a decent life out of the bikes if you take care of them. One thing I've been wondering is if I can put synthetic oil in her. Would allow me to ride way farther between oil changes but I'm not sure if she's designed for it, if it would somehow damage the engine or encourage leaking (any ideas?! Do you know what the shop owner puts in?).

Though I've ridden dual-sport bikes before (being tall they're good for me), it's the first one that I've taken of-road so it's a learning experience but I'm enjoying it. Oh, judging from my bike and what I've read here, you can expect the speedo and odo to break fairly quickly. Not a big issue for me but they invariably fail fast and the previous owner told me his repair shop couldn't find a spare cable. The tacho still works fine so that's all I need. I've never ridden the original tires but apparently everyone changes them fairly fast so I assume they're not that great. I've got a set of Michelin road tires with a bit of life left but I keep medium-knbobby off-road tires on it.

Anyways, sorry for the late reply. I just sent you that email with all the info I have. It isn't much but better than nothing. Happy New Year and good luck.

Bitteeinbit,

Sent you a long-winded email, hope you're doin' well and I tried to answer some of your questions...

LP