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09-21-2023, 02:52 PM | #1 | |
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09-21-2023, 03:55 PM | #2 |
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I also know that our members have experienced some issues with Zongshen engines. Some of these issues have happened at very low miles. We do NOT have statistics on fail rates, but one key sentence in my post was that Zongshen probably has more than 10x the number of units (engines) in service. 10x more than Lifan, that is.
They sell LOTS of engines!!! Also, Zongshen allows rebranding, so Zongshen engines have other logos on them !! It is possible, in fact, that some engine internals in the Lifan engines come from Zongshen manufacturing plants. The clue to detecting this is that the engine ID stamp shows ZS172-xxx, or ZS167-xxc, for instance as model number. Many of Zongshen's clients don't bother to rebrand. Zongshen just supplies the engines. Zongshen is literally the "Honda" (clones) of China. It would be instructive to have real data on fail rates on engines that are NOT mistreated. We could do an anecdotal pole but it would hardly be representative
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09-21-2023, 04:14 PM | #3 |
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Last time I looked it up Zongshen was claiming to manufacture 2 million motorcycles annually. That is not including engine sales to other brands. And Zongshen Industrial Group is mainly OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Is a manufacturer and business partner for many famous brands like: Piaggio, Selva, Harley Davidson, Barbieri, BMW. And leader on garden machines industry. On their website they say over 4 million motorcycle engines annually. They say they have over 200 spare parts manufacturers supporting them.
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09-21-2023, 04:46 PM | #4 | |
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We know NOTHING about industry strife in China, and the quality control on contracts to subcontractors like Lifan. Conflicts can be regional, and in such a large manufacturing system, we have no idea of the relationship between cam makers, or crankshaft makers, or transmission part makers with their subcontract corps. Maybe they are getting top QC checked parts. Maybe there is no "politics" involved. It is a black box. Sure. Make me laugh
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09-21-2023, 04:53 PM | #5 |
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For what it is worth, this is how I look at my Templar X, and any other bike I may consider buying from China
I would love to buy a Kamax 2-stroke 250, and considering the Trailmaster TM38 as an alternative. The Kamax looks just perfect, but there are no domestic distributers (shipping from China, OMG). The TM38 is heavier, but domestically available. And it doesn't have that nice Yamaha 2stroke clone. So I am forced into the TM38. Hmmm. Not a bad alternative
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