Reliability of your China Moto

[VroomVroom]

If you want a reliable bike then you want a bike with a Japanese name on the tank.

Option 1: Buy an imported one from Thailand, in my view import taxes are low enough for it to be worth it especially with the 250cc bikes like a Ninja 250-300.
Option 2: Buy a joint venture one. I had a Sundiro Honda CBF150. Did 30,000 kms, only oil changes and a fork seal, most reliable bike I ever had.

Sure, you could buy a China bike, and maybe, probably, you only have a few niggles or maybe it falls apart after 3 years. Sure you can read a some review singing some bikes praises by a dodgy journalist who was given a free bike to ride and never did over one summer or 2000 miles on the thing.

I have a CFMOTO 650NK, it is fairly reliable so far, two of us have this bike, it's not terrible by any means, but in these days of fuel injection and fussy electronics I can't honestly say they are a good investment, or any Chinese bike for that matter. We had some problems nothing drastic but have a read on this thread. Sure you'll pay a bit more for a Honda, but you'll get most of your money back when you come to sell it.

Know of any suitable dirt/dual sports with japanese name on the tank? Or any planning to come out this year.
I'm forever waiting :(

[Joshmakesnoise]

Know of any suitable dirt/dual sports with japanese name on the tank? Or any planning to come out this year.
I'm forever waiting :(

I went to a Kawasaki dealership today in Shanghai, they had 2 off road bikes available. Both 150's, although no price tag and I didn't end up asking. They seemed fairly busy selling all the big bikes to all the rich chinese.

They also had a Suzuki dealership next door but they didn't have any off-road bikes inside. You could check online for prices.