Need Help Choosing a Bike

[zhu]

Seriously would you provide theft insurance here? ??

[Steve_Halt]

Seriously would you provide theft insurance here? ??

With 50K legal bikes in the market now I would do that before some other company did. It's a market demand that shouldn't be ignored. Probably I'd limit it by the price point of the vehicle itself. Say, legal bikes over 10999 yuan can be insured. Others - not.

[euphonius]

It seems there is just discrimination against motorcycles when it comes to insurance. A year ago I managed to purchase substantial additional coverage to supplement the mandatory basic third-party liability insurance that we all buy. I went back to renew last month, and was refused. They would only sell it if a bike is owned by a company rather than an individual. How does that make any sense?

I've often asked about theft insurance, but there is no such critter that I've been able to find. Logic and market demand are not always the driving forces behind decision-making here in the People's Republic.

Cheers!

[Steve_Halt]

True :(
Back to the bike choice options: saw a 大地鹰王350e-6c today, that's a Regal Raptor 350. Looks nice, heard they ere imported in US under Johnny Pag brand. Any hands-on experience with those???
350cc EFI, liquid-cooled, 2 disc brakes front, 2-piston disc brake rear. Inverted fork. Sounds promising. All at a bit over 23000 yuan.

[euphonius]

True :(
Back to the bike choice options: saw a 大地鹰王350e-6c today, that's a Regal Raptor 350. Looks nice, heard they ere imported in US under Johnny Pag brand. Any hands-on experience with those???
350cc EFI, liquid-cooled, 2 disc brakes front, 2-piston disc brake rear. Inverted fork. Sounds promising. All at a bit over 23000 yuan.

PaultheDevil just bought that bike this week, and posted a substantial review today.

Good luck.

[Zorge]

This Regal Raptor for everyday commuting in crowded city...

Steve, you're masochist.

[Steve_Halt]

PaultheDevil just bought that bike this week, and posted a substantial review today.

Good luck.

Thanks, will read it :)

[Steve_Halt]

This Regal Raptor for everyday commuting in crowded city...

Steve, you're masochist.

Yeaaaah!
Actually, you're right. Not the masochist part, the commuting part :)

[Steve_Halt]

Right. Choice made.
Impulse purchase - went to the Yamaha bike shop off 水西门大街 to ask them all sorts of technical questions about Regal Raptor.
Got all the info I wanted and on my way out of the shop noticed QingQi U-Zeal (also known as QM-125 3B).
And bought it for 7980 yuan. Will be getting my plates ASAP.IMG_0709.jpg

[Zorge]

Whoa!!! It's a bike! Congratulations!

It's cute one, if I may add. I think that you're the first owner of this bike on this forum. As far as I know, this is not the original Qingqi's, but Somoto's project - http://www.somoto.cn/products.asp?nid=20.

I'm not going to rush you, but when you find free time, treat us with detailed walk around.