ChinaV's new Yingang YG250NF (YG250-6)

**ChinaV** · 12-27-2010, 12:29 PM

Oh boy, my first thread in the Street section here on My China Moto. I've been looking for something to fill the role of a commuter bike, and read a few things about the Yingang YG250NF. On a whim, I sent an email inquiring about price and availability, and was quite surprised at how quickly someone got back to me. The folks at Yingang were just making it too easy to get my hands on this bike. The motorcycle was ready to ship, ready to register, and Yingang was ready to do business. What a pleasant change from the usual BS encounters with most entities here in China. I transferred ¥15K and 48 hours later had a tracking number for the delivery of the motorcycle. Five days later, I came home from work to find a box sitting outside my house.

A quick peek to see what's inside... looks like a motorsickle.

The sun was starting to set, so I decided to wait until tomorrow to do the assembly. Let me just say that my first impression is very good. The crate and packing materials were top notch and Yingang included a race stand and a box of extra gifts. Nice!

I put fluid in the Yuasa battery, and set it on a 1 AMP trickle charge for the night.

Tune in tomorrow and we'll get this baby together.

Cheers!
ChinaV

**euphonius** · 12-27-2010, 12:44 PM

Holy shit, V! You can't just leave it out there on the street overnight, can you?

First thing I thought, upon seeing the carton: It's completely intact and unmarred! My Jialing carton arrived from Chongqing with a big hole in the side, but fortunately no damage. Back in August in Guiyang, I watched in some horror as a truckload of cartoned scooters was unloaded at a local dealership where I was having my bike serviced. Suffice it to say the offloading was "gravity assisted" and came with gutwrenching sound effects. And the cartons, by the time they reached the ground, did not look anything like yours!

So far so good! Keep it coming!

cheers

**euphonius** · 12-27-2010, 12:47 PM

Oh, and I love the English-labeled "gift parts" box. Question: Was Jenifer in there somewhere?

Envy!

**barnone** · 12-27-2010, 03:03 PM

ChinaV,
Very nice looking bike and a race stand too! Can't wait to see what's in the "gift parts" box.

**euphonius** · 12-27-2010, 03:44 PM

ChinaV,

Now I'm thinking about whether Yingang might start being a game-changer in this space of marketing and customer service. I know you've worked closely with Galaxy, but I don't have a sense that this goes beyond accommodating some hardcore hobbyists (you, Pfaelzer and Frankie, mainly) rather than really pulling out the stops to make a great product and win over the hearts of customers, particularly those here in China.

I'm hoping Yingang is raising the bar -- and that others are watching!

And so far, so good. You got a fantastic service response with a cold email. You got one of four hot marketing babes, all of whom can be reached online by Messenger, to do the deal with you in a matter of hours. You got delivery in record time, and in perfect condition (pending any surprises). You got cool extra goodies.

They also have a pretty useful website that's useably bilingual.

Bloody hell -- they answer the phones and email!

But do they have a dealer network and why, for example, are you assembling it yourself, which would seem to have implications for the warranty? Will yours be the first YG250NF in Dongguan the way my JH600 was the first in Shanghai? Are you the first in Guangdong? What about service that cannot be done in your own immaculate garage?

Anyway, the mind runs on, and you're probably more interested in screwing the bloody scoot together than answering all my questions.

But hey, hope springs eternal.

Can't wait to see you put her through her paces!

cheers

**felix** · 12-27-2010, 05:03 PM

Cheers, way to keep your fans waiting mister!

More please!

**beniamin82** · 10-03-2014, 08:38 AM

We say in Poland that the Chinese bikes need to be assembled at home. You need a few hours to Mount it for yourself. We know which reseller makes it for you. I have on my 7year old keeway (quinnjiang) 31.000km without bigger problems. I had made with my senke 125 over 18.000km without problem.
Fact is you need some basic mechanical knowlege because the Services do not have.
Are my few hours in garage worth 2000 dollar which i can Save with a chinesee bike?

But both of my chinesee bikes where produced for export. Maybe this is the problem.

**culcune** · 10-04-2014, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by beniamin82

But both of my chinesee bikes where produced for export. Maybe this is the problem.

Not so much a problem

My TMEC 200 is a fine, basic bike. I bought it new after having bought a used TMEC 200 and put over 10k miles in 18 months commuting to work and back on it, while it seemed to try to fall apart (I never knew how many miles it had because the speedo cable was broken. I was able to keep it going, but then I figured for about $1500, I will start my experiment from scratch once again with a new bike. So far, about 2800 miles since late May. It gets me 16.3 miles to work in the morning, and the same distance home after work, 5 days a week.

**arm** · 11-18-2014, 06:23 PM

Hi to all!
Who have problem with radiator leak?
Where did you bought radiator parts?
I searched entire internet ( taobao, ali ), without result...

**ChinaV** · 11-19-2014, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by arm

Hi to all!
Who have problem with radiator leak?
Where did you bought radiator parts?
I searched entire internet ( taobao, ali ), without result...

I had a leak and Yingang gave me a new radiator. Leak was caused by vibrations reaching the fan which rubbed against the housing. Take it to an automotive radiator repair shop, they usually can solder it.

Cheers!