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  1. #1 Pitster Pro Surprise LXT 400 
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    http://www.pitsterpro.com/bike/overview/id/37



    Just found out about it today.(TY FB updates)

    "$2999 shipped"

    Ok i'm rethinking the XTR250 atm.

    Wasn't expecting this at all, Pitster brought out the big dog.
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  2. #2 Re: Pitster Surprise LXT 400 
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    Whoa! Pulled that one out of a hat!

    I swear I've seen that funky looking headlight/fender combo before but can't quite place the manufacturer. Interesting this 400 uses the same gauge set as the QingQi but instead of a tacho you get an engine temp gauge? Between the two I'd rather have a tach.

    This bike begs a little more digging into. Would love to see some first hand, well photographed reviews of these bikes. Who knows... I could even see about getting someone published!

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    Oh yeah! It's a Xingyue XY400Y-2!



    Last mention of it on here was from our good ol buddy Culcune... some 7 months ago...

    http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623

    Available in Canada for a paltry 5,600CDN!!!

    http://xingyuecanada.com/bike-xy400y2.php

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    http://www.xingyuecanada.com/bike-xy400y2.php

    http://www.cycletrader.com/find/list...Sport-95498266

    Looks exactly like the xingyue xy400y2, Pitster must have got their guys on it and uped the design + QC, I remember reading somewhere that puzey dropped the whole xingyue line b/c it was plagued with problems. So given the whole puzey/pitster connection, I'm sure its definitely not a xingyue.
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  5. #5 Re: Pitster Surprise LXT 400 
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    lol beat me to it
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  6. #6 Re: Pitster Surprise LXT 400 
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    Wow, interesting news, Chrome! And you found out before I did, LOL. I do think it looks Xingyue-derived, and the Xingyue-Puzey connection might have something to do with it. It is probably not as off-roadable as the 250cc, but would be better for commuting. I just hope that it is dependable enough as Pitster has a good reputation in spite of the Chinese origins of its line-up
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    Found that thread. Seems everybody loves the xtr, but the xing 400 were problems and discontinued by puzey. Mind this was the beemer clone explorer model.

    Correct me if I'm wrong but don't all the xing 400's share the share the same engine

    http://bikesa.biz/forum/index.php?PH...c=11165.0;wap2

    Also I ran a search on alibaba and found them under the names sklon, ningbo golden motor, farspeed, ander, wenling, fribest, gomexus, xingyue and xingyu (which has that LC 250 loncin). As usual color me confused.
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    Here it is embedded...




    Nice road and trails... wonder where the video was taken?

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  10. #10 Re: Pitster Surprise LXT 400 
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    My guess is that the video was done in Utah. My beef with the 2 Pitster videos that we have seen is that they have too many edits and music for that "slick" MTV bs look/feel. I would rather have several "natural" videos showcasing their product doing some stuff in the wild. Can't win , but at least we get to see the bikes doing stuff.
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