Quote Originally Posted by braillce View Post
Hey,

Get a Kawasaki 250 ninja, with ABS for 42000 RMB. 32hp will help u never regret ur monster e-bike, while the bike is very forgiving, especially with ABS, perfect for a beginner.

It's a bit pricey for a 250 but u won't regret it. U'll get a decent part of that $ difference back when u sell it anyways.

Get a waidi plate for near to nothing, or if u got 30000 RMB to invest; (as it won't be lost since u'll probably sell it at a (small) profit in a few years) get a huC plate.

HuC is somewhat more tolerated by police than waidi plates, although if u play it cool and have ur driving license, waidi plate will only get u fined 50 RMB. Same as huC.

But if u got huC u're less likely to get fined more, while waidi plates fines can be severe at times, up to bike confiscation and recovery only to where it was plated, but that's the law and I never heard of any cop going through the paperwork needed to do that.

I have the Z250 (same bike but a bit stripped of fairings) and I'm 5.7feet, there's a lot of room behind me on the seat if I ride upright, so it will accommodate ur body and arms just fine.
If ur knees are still a bit too close from the handles, they sell brackets to set the foot pegs backwards like 8cm, which will probably do the trick for u...

Now it ain't the best bike for touring China, but it's a great and sporty commuter with the bit of punch other 250's lack, while easy to control, and perfect also for little trips out of shanghai (Hangzhou suzhou ...) U will enjoy a padded cycling shorts for those trips...

If touring China is a bid deal for u, she can do it easy, but won't be as comfy as a YBR 250 after a couple hours. Also the Ninja is built in Thailand so any mishap on a long trip means end of the trip, while the YBR is built in China so getting parts will be much much easier. BUT, the Ninja's got ABS while the YBR is only 24 or 26HP, and is (at least) as reliable and lightweight... The GW250 is much heavier, for 26HP.

The Kawasaki shop is on Changning Rd, Songhong rd, at the North East corner of the Xway. Go sit on it and u'll know what I mean.

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Hu B = HuA ≠ Hu E = HU D = Hu C.

Yea don't ever get a Chinese bike.

Unless from day one you want to spend all ur time pushing it, shoving it in taxi trucks, fixing it again and again to finally watch it collecting dust while u wait for new ordered parts to arrive and break two weeks later.

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Also, yea the CB500 is my dream too, but don't buy a bike on taobao, it's already sometimes tough to get decent after sale service with shops, what after sale service can u expect from a website?
Kawasaki 250 ninja, actually that makes a lot of sense! Why didn't I think of that! +1

Actually I have a CFMOTO 650NK, I'm fairly happy with it, and it's been reliable up to now, minius a few hiccups, but I wouldn't buy one again, in fact I might even go for a Ninja 250 or 300 next time.