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Originally Posted by NzBrakelathes
I suggest the following might also be true:
Mainstream mechanics don't want to spend the time to learn the niggly things and customers don't want to spend the money for mechanics to learn TIME = $$$
Customers expect perfection of a mechanic when the mechanic is working with 'cheap junk" and he can't get things "perfect" when parts are made so cheap n not perfect -customers bitch.
I can se why this all would play into "I don't want to work on Chinese junk/cheap bikes" as they are trouble and if DIY it all well then Ok it is "worth" it - mainstream not really worth it etc.
No longer cheap when you pay American living standards wage n overhead rates etc.
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Both instances are true. Many mechanics will not work on the Chinese bikes due to potential liability issues from poor quality, lack of over the counter parts availability, or the fact that the labor can cost as much as the bike like you pointed out.
As far as the bikes being for sale. Every once in a while a used Hawk will show up for sale here. The picture will be a Hawk with half the plastics gone or broken, the exhaust pipe complete rust, the rest of the bike still caked in dirt, and you can just tell that zero prep or maintenance was done. Asking price? $1000.