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I have heard all sorts of things about Chinese bikes "****E!!" "avoid them like the plague" but i have seen a "PULSE ADRENALINE 125" for sale for £650, it has done 10.5k miles, full service history with tax and mot.. its in my price range but i was really hoping to get something like a honda cg125. It is worth it or should i wait?
Thanks for the advice lads.
Dave.
You've just made a fatal mistake ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Milliways
I would provide an opinion, but it seems it's not wanted if it's only the lads who are going to get thanks :P
.....but as I'm nice, I'll tell you that you can find CG125s for the same amount of money - they'll be older and with more miles, but even so, much better put together and more reliable 8-)
In my opinion, you've already used the terms that best describe Chinese bikes..."****e".. and "avoid like the plague".
They are shoddily made deathtraps, totally unreliable and no resale value at all .
My bosses son had one, a kinroad samurai, it was only a year old and the bracket on the swing arm that holds the suspension sheared off, the suspension collapsed while he was riding it, thankfully he avoided injury.
Buy a CG125, or similar Jap bike, as Nic says it might be a little older but it will be well put together, reliable and will hold it's resale value.
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I will admit to looking at them on ebay as a replacement for the Lads scooter :-[
The adrenaline is distributed by the chinese motorcycle company through various outlets in the Uk
These people being one
Southampton Premier Motorcycles Ltd
42-46 Portsmouth Road
Woolston
Southampton
Hampshire
SO19 9AD
As a welder, I see too many Chinese bikes brought to where I work for repairs, the amount of engine mounts split or cracked, brackets sheared off, I've even had one bike brought in with the top yoke cracked in half!! I refuse to repair them... How the hell they passed health and safety checks to allow them to be sold in Europe, I do not know.
Don't get me wrong Chris I can't say wether these particular ones are any good or not but I do know what you are saying about alot of them as i worked part time for a place in Southwick putting the darn things together out of the crates then taking em to Bristol to be checked by either the DVLA or VOSA in avonmouth :o :o
And like you say they only have to pass a very limited test to be given EU conformity :-?
My apologies to the Ladettes ;) and thank you everyone for the advice!
I will avoid them and get a cg125! I don't fancy the front wheel falling off when goin 60mph that would be the beginning of a VERY bad day :'(
I'd wait and get a CG125. Bomb proof bikes and if you do break it, spares are easy to get hold of.
My mate had a brand new pulse last year its now dead with 15.000 miles on the clock ,they look amazing but are ****e , motors are poor quality metals and the frames are paper thin .Please avoid and spend abit more and get jap .I have had a few cg,s over the years all have been reliable and never broken down even with neglect and abuse ,I am now true cg lover prolly one of the best bikes ever made.
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^^^ what that lot said! :p
Dont buy Chinese it will fall apart in days
And you might struggle to find parts for it!
its all been said ;)
Ok.. i have been lookin at a 1993 honda cg 125 br-k with 29k miles... how much should i be looking to get it for?
Cheers guys and gals ^^
CG125's with the designation BR are Brazillian made ones,Just so you know and I wouldn't part with anymore than £550.00 for a good one of that year.