03-28-2017, 09:23 AM
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Genuine 400
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03-28-2017, 11:14 AM
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03-28-2017, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Houston area
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'Bout time. I was worried that the Elio would be available before the Genuine thumper.
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03-28-2017, 09:52 PM
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Now that a genuine will go on sale, they will trickle them out and sell at a premium in effort to recover r and d costs... Lordy don't the wheels turn slow.
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03-28-2017, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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Funny thing is, I remember seeing the EPA certification for them on the 2016 EPA/DOT list. The certification did not mention Genuine, but was for 'SRM' which is Shineray. Usually, with bikes, a few models that share an engine share the certification, and the two bikes certified last year were the XY400 (the Genuine bike) and the XY400GY which is a dual sport model called the X5, I believe. Don't get excited, because with many companies a long list of models appear which COULD, but don't make it stateside. But seeing that it is Shineray and not the importer, Genuine, gaining certification, another distributor, or Shineray itself could sell the X5 'adventure' bike here.
For comparison, SSR is listed on several models as the 'manufacturer' meaning they paid for certification for several bikes. CSC, not Zongshen, is listed as the manufacturer for the tT250 and the RX3 and the RC3. But, again, Genuine is not mentioned so they could shop their bike around if Genuine does not work out.
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03-28-2017, 11:54 PM
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03-29-2017, 12:26 AM
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Location: Yuma, Arizona
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The Elio was certified on the EPA/DOT list last year. They can't claim the EPA held them up!
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03-29-2017, 12:54 PM
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03-30-2017, 02:46 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maricopa, AZ
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Let's hope many more 400 cc's find their way in other manufacturer's bike.
The 229 cc is really dated, although bullet-proof. Anyway, that bike looks GREAT!
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03-30-2017, 08:03 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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olds--you probably remember the Xingyue 400 lineup a few years back? Four different models of enduro (2 dirt bikes and 2 'adventure' like models) and yet their engine seemed to have a fatal flaw. Pitster Pro re-branded one of the enduro models, sold a few, and would not honor any type of warranty. I believe member Fastdoc bought one used and was stuck with it once it broke. It was a shame they never seemed to try to fix it!
The closest thing today is the Asiawing MX bike sold by SSR, with the liquid-cooled 450 engine manufactured by Zongshen. Shame no effort was made to bring Asiawing's dual sport model a few years ago, too, when the off-road version arrived. They should have at least sold the full lighting kit for those states that allow off-road bikes to be converted to street-legal?! Anyway, I think that Shineray could bring their street legal enduro, the X5 bike, over as it falls on the same EPA/DOT certificate as the retro 400. If they don't, that would be a shame!
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03-30-2017, 08:17 PM
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What was the original suggested selling price?
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