Quote Originally Posted by ZMC888 View Post
LX, BN/BJ or CFMOTO? Then I'd plum for a CF or BJ. Not sure why you ruled out a 4 cylinder for commuting, loads of people commute on 4 cylinder 600s in the UK, loads of Bandits and Honda Hornet type things are regular commuter weapons in the UK.

The BJ is very 'showy' with expensive parts, whereas the CF parts are pretty reasonable so I guess the CF is the better choice, but really I'd have to live with both for a few years to give you a definitive answer. The CF has served me well so far, but the lack of refinement is an irritation. I think it honestly has about a 30-50,000 kilometer reliable lifespan.

The LX is thought of as a lemon, although the rumour mill in China is full of BS, so I'm not convinced it's definitively rubbish, many people are pissed off about the price for a single, just because it's got a (not very popular) BMW engine in it doesn't mean, many people think that Loncin suddenly shits golden turds, especially when they derive face from a BMW badge on the tank and not on the engine. Also it's not exported (BMW won't let them), so I doubt they've tried too hard.
Well I don't have anything against 4-cylinders for commuting, just the 4-cylinder engine in BJ/BN, from what I heard(never rode it myself so it may not be true) it hasn't got much pull low down and it cuts off at 11k rpm, I'd rather have a twin which has a much wider power band.