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Hi there
I'm from Portugal and I'd like to introduce myself to all the members of this forum.
I have a qingqi 125 since September 2009, here in Portugal it's named I-Moto Tiger 125 SM. I also founded with the name of Kreidler Supermoto.
I take this opportunity to thank for all that I have learned here so far, and to congratulate those who hold this forum with such useful information.
I left some pictures of my bike.
Best regards
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Superfamous,
Thank you for joining MCM! You've got one slick looking bike there and I"m sure you're happy riding it. :riding:
How are things in Portugal? I hear the motorcycle market depression is also quite bad in Europe?
CC
CrazyCarl,
Things in Portugal are good for the 125cc, because it came out a law in 2009 allowing people to drive bikes up to 125cc (or 11Kw of power) with the car driving license.
Before this law it was necessary to take a license specific to motorcycle, regardless of the cc of their engine, so now there is a booming market of 125 cc !!
In other countries I don't know what's going on, but at least in Portugal the 125 cc market is in expansion!
It's rather difficult to find street going 125's in the US. Way to many large highways combined with a "bigger is better" mentality keeps them from selling well. That is a sharp looking motard
We had the same law here in Spain. It was introduced several years ago and it caused a boom in 125 sales. Unfortunately it also increased the accident rate, so much that the Government had to reverse the situation and instead of repelling the law has made the riding test a lot harder and also introduced punitive taxes to discourage bike sales.
The effect of this plus the crisis Europe is going through has meant that bike sales are down by as much as 54 %. Spain has several manufacturers with factories here, Honda and Suzuki for example. They're in deep shit, with my local ( Gijon, Northern Spain) Suzuki factory shedding workers and even considering abandoning production altogether.
Chinese importers and dealers are falling by the wayside in great numbers. Just last week the Zongshen importer AZEL closed its doors with huge debts and no sales.
forchetto,
When I go to Spain it seems that every guy has a scooter or a bike! :-) It thought that the motorcycle market in Spain was not in crisis !!
I don't know how the situation will evolve in Portugal, because many people will drive motorcycles without any experience of riding on two wheels... maybe in a while the same happens in Portugal, and the government has to take action.
Cheers
Hello Superfamous,
Welcome along - Nice looking machine you have there although I'm a bit biased as I have the 200cc version of the same bike here in the UK branded as a Superbyke RMR200. Looks like you've done some similiar mods with the exhaust etc. I'm just wondering which brand of brush guards you fitted to the bike - I have a set but they don't allow enough room for the levers so I'm looking to get a pair that works.
cheers
Ianl1201
Hi Ian|1201Quote:
Originally Posted by ianl1201
I had that problem too, the first hand guards that I bought they didn't allow enough room for the lever.
Try to search on the eBay for venom Hand guards.
Mine are like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VENOM-REINFORC...a#ht_633wt_939
cheers
Hi Superfamous,
Thanks for the link - I'll invest in a set of those soon. I'm guessing the weather in Portugal is letting you do a lot more riding that the freezing cr*p we've got in the uk at the moment! ;)
All the best and enjoy that bike of yours
Ianl1201
Now in Portugal it's raining almost every day... This Winter have been quite rainy!!
But usually, Portugal has a very good weather to ride a bike! :-)
cheers
Hey Superfamous,
Thanks for the tip on the venom handguards - ordered mine last week and fitted them this weekend with no problem at all.
M and P and Busters here in the UK are selling them for £19.99 at the moment so it didn't break the bank either!
cheers
Ianl1201