What about the Jialing the poster is also asking about? I remember when the founder of this site, 'CrazyCarl' did his ride on a Jialing 150, and filmed it for his documentary, it seemed to do everything and go everywhere he asked it. I know before he moved back, he was kind of tied in with Qingqi, and did several rides on a bike they loaned him. But as was mentioned, apparently their quality has gone downhill from about 10 years ago (which, ironically, included the time Carl was there and riding one of their enduros?!). I seem to recall mostly favorable, or all favorable, reviews of Jialing 150 enduros from the few posters who in the past few years have posted about them (including Carl), so would the 250 naturally be as reliable? Or have they had a major management change, ala Qingqi, the last few years?
This is great. I would appreciate any anecdotes or ideas about how the Jialing brand is currently. Does anyone know if they have the contract to produce honda engines? Is this a myth? Does that mean they are capable of created a bike of approachable (?) quality to a Honda? I'm not sure what it means when a factory in China makes another brands product? Do they apply typical Chinese practices but use the Japanese template or is the Japanese company heavily involved in the manufacturing process from beginning to end? Anyone have any knowledge about this?