New to MC and needing some info!

[MJH]

first ones 1975
110cc/125cc

[culcune]

Welcome--your bike is made by Galaxy which is (was?) a subsidiary of Yinhe. If you look for threads on Galaxy, I believe they are mostly from people who owned and rode them in China as dual-sports. Years back, Galaxy entered one in a rally that goes across a big desert in China, and came in first or second, or third against big-bore bikes from KTM and Honda, KTM, etc. which gave them some credibility. They were a little ahead of the average Chinese dirt bike as far as quality was concerned (remember--I wrote 'Chinese'), and performance.

There is a long thread from someone who was living and working in China who took a tour of the factory--he also posted the same thread in advrider. I think a few of the photos were of SMC branded bikes. Galaxy was headed by an American ex-pro racer (I forget his name). SMC branded bikes were last sold in the UK about 3 years ago, after they had left the US.

[culcune]

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ghlight=galaxy

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ghlight=galaxy

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ghlight=galaxy

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ghlight=galaxy
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ghlight=galaxy

This is the factory tour thread: http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...galaxy+factory

This is one of the rally threads: http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...galaxy+factory

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...galaxy+factory