Road-ready Shineray XY250GY-2 Thoughts...

[MGAlbion]

Im seriously considering buying the Shineray XY250GY 2 motard/dual sport/road-ready for a trip across China this summer.
Its a bit pricey and i cant get to see one before i buy so i thought id solicit a few opinions.
It looks and sounds great on paper.
Does anyone have one? How is it?
Are they suitable for carrying camping gear?
Theyre built to motorcross, so has it got what it takes to slug it all the way to Qinghai?
Any general thoughts welcome...

Oh, one last thing, is the seat big enough for me to get a chick on the back?

Cheers all...

[culcune]

Why not check out the Galaxy XTR 250? Not to discourage you on the Shineray, but they are available in China, and you should at least see it, as I am sure it would be similar to the Shineray. In other words, you could sit on it and check out where to strap gear and bags, and bring a girl with you to sit on it with you ....

[MGAlbion]

Calcune - I wish, as close as i can get to a bike is looking at it on the net.

[Road Rash]

I've never heard of the Galaxy.

Any Pics.?

I'll be back in China later this week shoping for a new bike. I still have not had any luck with the Qingqi or the Shineray 250 motard, any news from any one?

[culcune]

Ok, this is the Galaxy XTR 250 with the air-cooled 230cc engine.

http://www.puzey.co.za/commuters/xtrmotard250_main.asp

The Galaxy versions have been seen around China from what I understand.

I am not sure if the liquid-cooled version of the XTR 250 is an OEM for Puzey/Pitster Pro/CCM or is also available through Galaxy, but here is a link to Pitster Pro's site's XTR 250 motard for photos:

http://pitsterpro.com/bike/photos/id/31

The Galaxy has also been discussed here on mychinamoto as it competed in and placed very well in the Taklamaken Rally last year:

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241

The sites for Galaxy, both their consumer site and their business to business site seems to be not up and running, so not sure if they were a victim of the economy or the communist government not liking them beating the state's teams.

[ZMC888]

Why would you want a Galaxy?

The bike is tiny, it will look silly and too small unless you are 5ft2.

The engine is a jurassic 230cc 12KW engine, Loncin or Zongshen. The Shineray has a 17-18KW water cooled-engine, they are in a different league on paper, at least. If the Shineray can be registered in China, it would be the better of the two.

[Shineray]

Hold your breath and money .
X2X(XY250GY-2 MOTAR) will be released in domestic market soon.
If your guys would like to have some fresh.
It will cost you an arm and leg.
I may be of little help if you want to get it now.

[ChinaV]

Hold your breath and money .
X2X(XY250GY-2 MOTAR) will be released in domestic market soon.
If your guys would like to have some fresh.
It will cost you an arm and leg.
I may be of little help if you want to get it now.

I would like one now please , cost is not an issue, I have an extra arm and leg

Thanks
ChinaV

[ZMC888]

Shineray, do you work for hmm Shineray?

Tell us when the motorcycles can be registered, many people would like to buy them in China and ride them legally. If you can sell them for a reasonable price we can help you improve the bikes and publicize the bikes and increase export sales.

[felix]

If anyone is still wondering about the galaxy XTR 250, i bought one a couple of months ago and am really happy with it. It's registered in nanjing, has plates and is fully road legal, so no problem there. It does need a fair bit of love, frequently check it all over for lose screws and that. 12000 wil get you a new one, the motard wheels are brilliant! the engine could really use a bit more grunt, but it's already plenty enough for me to kill myself on!