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Old 08-24-2024, 10:22 PM   #1
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Looking Into Chinese Bikes(Bashan Storm 250)

Hey all,
I'm looking to get my motorcycle license in the next few weeks, and I'm looking into the Bashan Storm 250 as a first bike(would love a dual sport bike as I enjoy dirt riding). There's a dealer near me with a good price on them. I was wondering if anyone had experience with owning this bike, or if you could point me in the direction of a comparable bike.

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Old 08-24-2024, 10:41 PM   #2
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Hey all,
I'm looking to get my motorcycle license in the next few weeks, and I'm looking into the Bashan Storm 250 as a first bike(would love a dual sport bike as I enjoy dirt riding). There's a dealer near me with a good price on them. I was wondering if anyone had experience with owning this bike, or if you could point me in the direction of a comparable bike.

Thanks!
Comparable bikes are:
Hawk 250, & hawk 250 DLX
Lifan Xpect 200
Lifan KPX 250
Templar 250.
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Old 08-25-2024, 03:28 AM   #3
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Welcome ljmair,
I purchased a Bashan BSR Raven last year. Been riding since 1973 and mostly Japanese bikes. Rather impressed with the Raven and found the positive recommendations here to be accurate. Only thing I've done other than greasing every bearing and bushing and keeping the oil changed a few times is shimming the metering rod in the carb with one thin washer to mitigate cold natured start-ups. It worked a treat. The drive chain is not the best quality and I've had to tighten it 4 times in the 650 miles on the bike. Pretty hard to beat for the money.


 
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Old 08-25-2024, 07:53 AM   #4
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Hey all,
I'm looking to get my motorcycle license in the next few weeks, and I'm looking into the Bashan Storm 250 as a first bike(would love a dual sport bike as I enjoy dirt riding). There's a dealer near me with a good price on them. I was wondering if anyone had experience with owning this bike, or if you could point me in the direction of a comparable bike.

Thanks!
Love to hear it. A 250cc bike is a great starter bike. If you haven't heard of it, check out the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.


https://msf-usa.org/


See if they have classes in your area. They teach you some good stuff, usually a couple days classroom and a couple days actually riding. If you pass, you get to skip the riding portion of the test at the DMV.
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Old 08-25-2024, 07:56 AM   #5
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Welcome aboard. +1 on the MSF courses.
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