Newbie, on here, from Wolverhampton, UK

[linuxyeti]

Hi All

After joining back in November 2015, I can finallly post !! I've got a collection of chinese bikes. Not new to riding bikes, with my current collection standing at.

CFMOTO CF650TR(TK)
Royal Enfield 350 Bullet
Mash 400 Roadstar
Skyteam V-Raptor 125 (Which seems to have been commandeered by my brother in law in the summer, but is now 'protecting' my other bikes)

I sometimes go to the Bassets Pole on a Tuesday, usually with said brother in law, and stepson, you're most likely to see me with my Enfield at the Bassets Pole.


Previously, I started off with a Chituma CTM-125, then progrerssed to a Jinlun JL-250, Honda VTX1300, Suzuki GS500, Lifan LF400, Triumph America, Skyteam V-Raptor, Lexmoto Arrow & Yamaha Diversion 600, usually owning at least 3 at any one time !!

Cheers

Tony

[Zorge]

Go Wolves!


Welcome!

So, you've seen both worlds - big Japanese bikes and small Chinese.

Respect!

[linuxyeti]

Hiya

Thanks for the welcome :-) yep big Jap, medium Jap, small, medium and by chinese standards now large chinese :-)

I have noticed the quality of the chinese bikes over the last few years is beginning to become much more on a par with the japanese and european manufactured bikes. What they still lack, to some degreee is brand awareness, for example a Honda CG125 is a Honda CG125 in any country, whereas a Zhongshen RX3 can be a Honley RX3, CSC Cyclone RX3 amongst others, depending on who distributes the bike, and therein I think lies the biggest problem. However, that does seem to be changing, albeit slowly.

Cheers

Tony

[Tweet]

Hello and welcome.

[linuxyeti]

Hi Tweet

I see you're not a million miles away, so, what do you ride?

Cheers

Tony

[Tweet]

Hi buddy.
I have a red WK650tr
Yes, not that far from you, I get down your way sometimes, have friends in the west midlands.

[linuxyeti]

Ha

If we ever park up next to each other, best hope our keys don't fit each other's bikes !!! as my CF650TR is also red ! If you're looking for a satnav holder, I can recommend this one http://www.st1300-accessories.co.uk/...tnavmount.html

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I know it's designed for the Honda ST1300, but it fits perfectly. I've also had my first foray into ordering off tabao, and also aliexpress, aliexpress is where I got extra mounts etc for the satnav, so I could install the setup on my Mash as well, and I also got the radiator guard from aliexpress.

How long have you had yours? I only picked mine up in December, and since then, not really had the weather for riding it. I got it second hand, 15 plate, but even accounting for the 50 miles I've put on it, still only 64 on the clock !!

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Hi buddy,
I have mine 13 months.
4,000 ish! miles so far.
Not seen another tr anywhere on my travels.

[Tweet]

Thanks for the link for the sat nav ram mount
Not needed to use my sat nav yet.

[linuxyeti]

Hi

How are you finding it? Ride anything else as well. There's a chap on the Huoanaio owners forum who also picked one up around October, somewhere down in Essex. How have you found WK? I've not been overly impressed with WK themselves, to begin with they never answered my emails when I was first enquiring about the bike, and since I've had it, I've asked about the longer side stand, and also if there is a centre stand. Their response was, find one of those plates to put on the ground for the side stand, and then buy a generic centre stand kit, which I think is pretty poor advice, as I'm sure that it doesn't look like a centre stand will even fit !!. It's a shame, as I think if the bike does do well over here, it'll be in spite of WK and not because of them :(