Reliability, it's got to be the YS250 or GW250. I keep buying China bikes, my current CFMOTO650NK has survived well for a Chinabike, but it still has lots of silly issues, like they saved 500 yuan by cheaping out on things they shouldn't have. I also had a Regal Raptor 250 before that, honestly when the engine got hot it lost a third of its power, crap reverse engineered thing. I did 20,000mkms on my old Sundiro Honda CBF150, just one fork seal in all that time. Total reliability. China keeps tricking you, there just aren't many bikes that have big engines or can tour here well that are made established brands for a reasonable price, like we are being manipulated. That some 250cc-600cc single road/trail tourers that everyone wants to buy isn't made here by any Japanese JV, is it so the Chinese get their slice of the market? I'm tired of playing this game, I recommend that others stop it too.

Dependent on how much rough road touring you're going to do depends on which one of the bikes I'd choose. The Suzuki being a water-cooled twin seemed fairly low-slung when I rode on it and there is a fair bit of weight for a 250. Also that 'design element' front fender will absolutely clog up with mud on the wrong day. Although I prefer the Suzuki as it's more powerful great city and well surfaced road machine, the YS seemed a more straight up air cooled single not trying too hard to be anything more than a nuts and bolts air-cooled single when you tour in China you know that a third of the roads will be being rebuilt with no diversions every summer so in the real world the YS is a better choice.