07-27-2012, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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Is this a decent bike?
My father is looking for something cheap to do some street riding. Nothing highway just around town and such.
He was looking at this http://bajamotorsports.net/categorie...ja-phoenix-250 is this bike decent? He found it for under 1k brand new. |
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07-27-2012, 09:15 AM | #2 |
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Look down a few threads for the one on the hensim 250. Also there is another member who bought the baja.
Shift linkage is a problem that can be addressed. Under $1K, maybe.
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08-17-2012, 01:41 AM | #3 |
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Under $1,000 is a nice price. However, if this is the bike which has transmission problems, I don't think I would want it. :roll:
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08-17-2012, 11:37 AM | #4 |
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Tempting but more than a few members had non-resolvable transmission problems with the Hensiem. There was also the linkage issues which is not a big deal.
IIRC the tranny failures occured at low mileage so..... If a guy found one with a few miles on it that was good it might make a nice bike.
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08-17-2012, 01:27 PM | #5 |
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I don't remember. Is this Baja bike the same as the Hensim 250? :?:
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08-17-2012, 01:28 PM | #6 |
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I don't know for sure but they look the same.
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08-17-2012, 01:30 PM | #7 |
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I would not want to split the crankcase trying to fix the transmission in a Hensim 250. :roll:
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08-17-2012, 01:45 PM | #8 |
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Agreed. Even if a person could identify the problem then what? Where would he get a gear, and if he did it would not help in the long run because it would be the same gear that failed.
Unless a Rebel's parts would be interchangeable, and I would not bet on that.
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08-17-2012, 01:52 PM | #9 |
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Who wants to split the crankcase in a new bike? :roll: I don't look forward to that task with a Japanese bike, let alone a Chinese bike. Besides the broken parts, you need a full gasket set, et cetera. Splitting the crankcase takes a lot of time and money. :(
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08-22-2012, 11:50 PM | #10 |
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I have one that I have had for several years, I have not ridden it a lot, and I have had the transmission issues form the start. I have never torn it apart, and think I might be able to fix it, but I will continue to ride, and shift carfully and maybe it will hold up. I used to have a honda years ago, and that transmission was flawless, but now I am old and cheap, and I still feel I got my money's worth.
Keep looking and see if you can find someone who has one that the tranny is not a problem. What is the actual price they are asking. |
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