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  1. #1 Asiawing LX450S / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Hello.
    My name's Steve. I live in China, Jiangsu, Nanjing.
    October 2011 I decided to finally go legal and bought this Asiawing LX450X for daily city commuting.
    Dealer: 南京曹记车行 (萨家湾)
    Bike price: 28000 yuan
    Plates price: 12000 yuan
    Previous bike: Yamaha FZ6N '06
    Here will be the review of the bike and experiences I'm having with it.

    Link: http://www.asiawing.com/english/lx450s.html
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  2. #2 Re: Asiawing LX450S / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    28,000! Holy cow, they priced up that thing. I went to the factory a few years ago, they told me under 20,000, plate doesn't even look real either.
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  3. #3 Re: Asiawing LX450S / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Plate's on the back. The one on the front fender is 停车证 for our office building parking lot.
    Yeah, the thing's overpriced.
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  4. #4 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Now in terms of what went wrong with the thing:

    1. The carb. Wouldn't idle at all. Better now, still not ideal. Plan to change it for an 41 FCR one. Read on moto8 forum they fit.

    2. The original battery (Yuasa 12V; 5A) was dead the first week. Had to replace it with a bigger one (12V; 7A). For that half of air filter had to be cut off. Battery placed under the seat.

    3. Stock blinkers got busted after the first rain. Had to replace them. Ordered a set from taobao.

    4. The rear stoplight/ license plate assembly fell off, since it's not anyhow attached to the rear fender. 2 screws did the trick.

    5. Clutch line snapped twice. Both times got the new one from taobao.com. Both clutch lines were different length. Got an original Honda CRF 450X one. Waiting for the clutch line I have now to snap again to have it replaced.

    6. Exhaust burned the right side plastic cover through. Replaced it with the stock one from taobao.

    7. Both left/right controls (light switches, etc.) had to be replaced, since they malfunctioned in about 2 months after I bought the bike.

    8. The headlight can hardly be called light at all. Had to replace it with the Honda CB400 light. Put that CB400 windscreen on it as well. Got both from taobao.

    9. Rear shock somehow came in contact with the carburetor-air filter hose and practically tore the carb-engine hose off from the engine. No jumps done on the bike ever. Street use only. Tha mystery!!!

    10. Regulator-rectifier unit (稳压器) "burned" twice. Have one spare at home just in case, 'cause don't believe that the one I have on now will last long.

    11. Seat's shitty quality. The first rain got it drenched through and every time you sit on it the water just sponges out. Wet pants, you know. Had to buy a huge piece of leather like material and have the local laoban help me upholster it.

    12. Took it to car wash. Once. Wouldn't start after the wash. Took it about 5 hours to dry up completely. What exactly had to be dried up remains yet another mystery. That's actually pretty strange, 'cause they position it as a dirt bike. Dirt bike that's afraid of water???

    13. Yesterday learned a new Chinese word: 启动继电器. Seems to be starter relay assembly. That's the thing that houses the fuse (the only fuse that the bike has). The fuse just popped put of the box, the bike went dead. Again, that's supposed to be a dirt bike, for jumps and all.

    14. Put Kawasaki ER6-N mirrors on it, because stock mirrors were flimsy and shaky and rusted through in a week.

    Notice: them salespeople at the shop got no idea what aftersales service is. They used to be a Yamaha motor scooter shop and all this Asiawing things is a new venture for them. They DO NOT know where to find spares and they DO NOT know how to fit them on.
    Had to do everything myself with the help of one local bike mechanic dude who's crazy enough to help laowai work on his bike.
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  5. #5 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    ok so thats the list of things gone wrong

    any positives ?

    like power and wheelstanding potential?
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  6. #6 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Quote Originally Posted by zhu View Post
    ok so thats the list of things gone wrong

    any positives ?

    like power and wheelstanding potential?
    Positives:

    1. Those problems are all minor things and one can easily fix those. Diagnosing them took us longer than fixing them.

    2. Once everything's done the bike works. I mean, it works: it doesn't splutter, doesn't over rev, starts every time (kickstart+electric start is required in winter)

    3. I care about the road conditions no more. Potholes, road fixing, curbs, steps, whatever - I don't have to brake 50 meters ahead every single crack in the tarmac any more.

    4. It's very lightweight. 100+ kg. Good in corners (would be cautious with stock tires, though)

    5. All the spares are easily available from taobao.

    6. Most of Honda CRF 450X ('05) parts fit. So if you're lucky enough to get those in China - way to go. Original supermoto conversion kit...

    7. In rainy weather the fairing somehow manages to protect you from all that road dirt.

    8. It's torquey = easy wheelies.

    9. Fuel consumption is not that bad for a 450 carburetted single. Better fill it with #97, though.

    10. Front forks/rear shock seem to be better than expected.
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  7. #7 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    I'm pretty sure they were selling these in Australia a couple of years ago price close to $7000.00 Aud = 42000rmb They got a good review from a local motorcycle magazine.
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  8. #8 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Sounds pretty normal for a China bike. the only surprise is the price.

    My 2009 Regal Raptor DD250G-2

    1. Rebuilt exhaust system because original wasn't properly attached and was heavily restricted, took about a month a a bunch of failed attempts.
    2. Rear brake died, replaced rotor and master cylinder and caliper, re-bled whole system.
    3. Engine bolts and engine onto frame bolts were too loose from new caused a crack in engine casing and frame, welded.
    4. Electrical system always has something wrong with it, currently no brake lights or signals, probably only fuses, but who knows?
    5. Rev counter and fuel gauge never work, speedo now works since I dumped oil down the cable, kilometers have been stuck on 17,000 for the last year.
    6. Fork oil leak.
    7. Suspension has no damping at all.
    8. Ignition failed, replaced.
    9. Regal Raptor spares non-existent, unless ordered from them for too much.
    10. Original brake pads like wood replaced, but brakes are average anyhow.
    11. Small engine oil leak from magneto side.
    12. Original grips like marble, replaced with nice grippy grips.
    13. Battery did a year, replaced.
    14. Front and rear registration hangers fell of, rear taking mudguard with it.

    To do now: Re-weld exhaust again, fix electrical system, clean carb, rebuild air system, buy new mirrors, get new tacho cluster, source brakes that stop me better or quit and get new machine.

    What's OK: Wheels, carbs, seat, fuel tank, headlight, clip-ons, swing arm (but showing its age now), horn, tires. I paid 10,000 and 300 for registration. Bike will probably be a throw away junk heap by next year, even with lots of TLC, 4 years 40,000 kms. Never a China bike again, unless some joint venture bike with positive reports. I feel for you Steve, you shouldn't have paid over 14,000 for your bike.
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  9. #9 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Funny thing is - it's not my first Chinese bike.
    Had Jialing JH-250 (They call them 大白菜). No problems. The bike was straight and simple. Never failed. Bought for 5000 yuan. Sold for 5000 yuan.
    My friend still rides one of those - never wants to part with it.
    My wife has been riding a copy of Yamaha Jog - that thing you get for under 2000 yuan new, with 125cc GY-6 engine. The only thing that ever failed was the battery - replaced at once and never caused trouble again.
    This one is a different story.

    As for your bike, I saw a couple of those here in Nanjing, but never talked to anyone who has actually purchased one. Sounds more like major material quality problems. Better sell it fast or trade it in. BTW, do they have this trade-in practice here in China? I never asked, actually.
    Oh, and speaking of electrical systems on Chinese bikes - that's like mystery or something. In case of failing blinkers/brake signal I'd be looking for the respective relay(闪光器 in Chinese)
    Also would try taobao.com for the parts - but I've checked it right now and you seem not to have lots of stuff for it on taobao...
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  10. #10 Re: Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review 
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    Actually, I should probably write a brief overview of my wife's scooter somewhere in Scooter/Moped part of the forum.
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