Asiawing LX450X / 亚翔LD450 Rider Review

**milton** · 08-24-2012, 05:17 AM

"an excellent book for you to download: F.I. Berin - "Advices to rural motorcyclist" - http://depositfiles.com/files/h4yks15g8 "

Do you mind explaining how that file can be opened?

**Zorge** · 08-24-2012, 06:29 AM

With double-click.

Seriously, you need some .djvu reader.

It was a joke. Title of the book is funniest thing, and the book itself is written in Russian and dedicated to exploitation of old Minsk motorcycles.

**Steve_Halt** · 08-24-2012, 09:30 AM

milton, lots of tips in that book refer to the engines that aren't around any more. It's more, say, an exercise in practical wisdom rather than a certain manual.

**Zorge** · 08-24-2012, 10:15 AM

Practical wisdom indeed.

Where else could you learn how to fit 19 inches inner tube in 16-inch tire?

**Steve_Halt** · 08-25-2012, 05:09 AM

True:)

**Steve_Halt** · 08-28-2012, 03:25 AM

OK, so after a little bit more than half a year and over 7K yuan put into the Asiawing LX 450 bike I must admit - it got better. Better than a complete POS it turned into after a couple of months' riding. I have to admit - could I have solved the overheating problem I might have kept it.
I didn't.
The bike just had to go. It was fun, torquey, thin but more than that it was an exercise in frustration. Non-availability of spare parts, no dealership support, inability to ride it long distance because of fear of burning rec/reg and because of it's overheating.
I only put 5000 km on it and it spent approximately the same amount of time in the service shop that I spent riding it.
No matter how much I tried to "beautify" or "westernise" or "japanise" it, it'd never work.
I have to admit - it was a waste of time, money and nerve.
I've had good and bad experiences with good and bad bikes. Chinese and Japanese, both. That is, I guess I have the right to compare here. And I'd just say one thing: do not under any circumstances buy Asiawing. Just keep away. They're light years away from making a reliable balanced product. That thing they call "motard", well, it is not.
Don't be tricked by the headlight (that doesn't lighten up anything) or the blinkers (that stop blinking after the first rain). This bike should never have been street legal. And as for dirt riders - well, good luck with those rims and spokes and hubs.
You jump it - the rims fold up on landing - remember I warned you.
The frame's nice though. You could probably build something around that.
Anyways, all that bla-bla-bla aside, the bike had to go. So it did. Since yesterday I'm not the proud owner of Asiawing's customer murder exercise.
One might think after all that I've lost my trust in Chinamotomovement and will never own a Chinabike again.
Like hell.
I bought a brand new CFMoto 650 NK and this is my new thread on it:

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...%26%2365289%3B

Good buy Asiawing, you need to grow up.

**bikerdoc** · 08-28-2012, 04:45 AM

Unfortunately Steve, Asiawing likely either couldn't care less, or those that would are likely none the wiser to your experience, or worse are too proud and think that your little trysts with their product are ill founded as your expectations were too high. I'm sorry to say that the new prevailing attitude in China by the locals is one of a superior smugness where step by step don't expect too much on the one hand and tough on the other...

While you managed to get something back for your sizeable investment, I'd have been more inclined to strip anything of value of the bike (e.g. return it back to stock) have it transported to Asiawings offices and having alerted to media, set the bike ablaze with a litre or two of petrol right outside the companies doorsteps... Bet ya they'd take notice then... and you'd likely be applauded by the locals for taking a stand against inferior production etc.

**Steve_Halt** · 08-28-2012, 05:07 AM

That'd've landed me in a local prison for starting some religious cult or something similar :)
Anyways, I've owned a bike that could be disassembled with a couple of span-wrenches and a screwdriver.
That I worked on almost as many hours as I did at my office.
That made me truly appreciate what a bike has to offer.
Good experience that is. Not to be repeated, though.
As for Asiawing company, well, I couldn't care less, but as far as my market knowledge goes, they aren't a bit competitive.

**Steve_Halt** · 01-29-2013, 04:39 AM

Turns out the story of my AsiaWing doesn't end up here. It surfaced again. It's still in Nanjing, retrofitted with the dirt tires. With all the instruments and headlight/stoplight removed. Some dude bought it for his dirt track days.
Or so I was told. I haven't seen the bike/the rider myself, but am definitely willing to talk to the guy and take a couple of pics.
Damn, I actually thought the thing was dead for good...

**bikerdoc** · 01-29-2013, 05:09 AM

Nah, there's always someone else down the totem pole willing to give anything a shot... one mans crap is another man's foda or something like that. Hows the 650NK going?