Japan vs China
I've been out of the DS scene for a while. But want to get back into riding dirt roads.
So, I found a Honda NX-250 (liquid-cool thumper) made in 1988 with low miles.
It runs but need carb cleaning, and a lot of cleaning up (bearings, brakes, etc)
So, it probably means a lot of elbow grease to make it running reliably again.
I plan to ride in the remote wilderness-->so reliablility is 100% important.
Question is about reliability: Is it better to buy a $1500 brand new China dualsport (like TMEC)?
Or is it better to buy a $1000 used Japan bike and spend a couple hundred bucks to restore it?
I know Honda is the cats-meow. But when I look at a used bike, I usually don't feel good thinking what sort of hidden problems are there.
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Last edited by Dragon; 10-15-2015 at 11:33 AM.
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