When considering to buy any china bike over new or used jap bike. You can look at it a few ways. The upfront cost of the china bike will be significantly less then a good used jap bike. Parts for the china bike are cheap. Most of the time no dealer support. If you are okay with fixing a few things and have a good sense of humor there's no reason not to get a china bike. If you want dealer support and something a little more reliable then go for the jap bike with fuel injection. Sometimes you get lucky on the used market and find a really good deal. The one thing I've found is that people who buy dual sports typically ride them. Other styles of bikes some people will buy ride a few times leave it sitting somewhere for a couple of year and then decide to sell it a significant loss because they want to get rid of it.
You may also want to also consider the Bashan BS250GY-31 (Blaze) it's $100 cheaper then the hawk (if buying 1) right now and has the classic china GY styling.
http://www.apscusa.com/New-2015-Blaz...le-_p_557.html
Lately I've been seeing big brand dealers take china bikes in on trade and then try to sell them for ridiculous prices. It's either a step towards china manufactures / brand acceptance or dealers testing the water. Either way it bodes well for how far these bikes have come.