Amazon delivery reliability?

[DaSwag]

Hello,

I'm brand new to these forums. I just got my motorcycle license, and want a bike to beat around on. I know the Hawk 250 which is on Amazon is the "gold standard" in Chinese bikes, from what I've heard.

Now I was just curious, is Amazon a reliable place to get one of these? Has anyone had an experience where they are absolutely against ordering one from Amazon?

I'm sure this question has been asked but I feel the need to ask it myself before I spend 1600 on a bike online.

Thank you all for your help!

[buzz]

Ya amazon is the way to go,more help if you need it.

[ProDigit]

Chinese bikes need an additional of about $600-$800 on parts, upgrades, and tools. Keep that in mind.
These bikes use the metric system, so your imperial wrenches won't fit.

If you know what you're doing, you'll have about 3 months of work, while tuning and upgrading. The first few weeks it's a lot of mods and wrenching, but it'll slowly become more riding than wrenching.

They can become reliable, but you need tools, and you need to know how to work on bikes.

[Hawks & Turkeys]

Originally Posted by DaSwag

Hello,

I'm brand new to these forums. I just got my motorcycle license, and want a bike to beat around on. I know the Hawk 250 which is on Amazon is the "gold standard" in Chinese bikes, from what I've heard.

Now I was just curious, is Amazon a reliable place to get one of these? Has anyone had an experience where they are absolutely against ordering one from Amazon?

I'm sure this question has been asked but I feel the need to ask it myself before I spend 1600 on a bike online.

Thank you all for your help!

Just keep in mind that while the Hawks are featured on Amazon, they are shipped to you from outside distributors. The biggest positive? That if there is an issue with shipping or quality, the distributors have to answer to Big Amazon, giving you some clout. But as someone mentioned in these same comments, you'll face the same Hawk quality issues, and needed adjustments, that would arrive on a bike shipped from any distributor. Once you get past these adjustments and fixes, its a great get-around bike.

[Hawks & Turkeys]

Originally Posted by ProDigit

Chinese bikes need an additional of about $600-$800 on parts, upgrades, and tools. Keep that in mind.
These bikes use the metric system, so your imperial wrenches won't fit.

If you know what you're doing, you'll have about 3 months of work, while tuning and upgrading. The first few weeks it's a lot of mods and wrenching, but it'll slowly become more riding than wrenching.

They can become reliable, but you need tools, and you need to know how to work on bikes.

Preach it!

One mod here: You can LEARN how to work on most Chinese bikes. There are a lot of good videos out there to teach you. Bring a Can Do attitude and before you know it (because you have no choice) you'll be doing valve adjustments, fussing with the factory battery and installing a new fuel gauge float.

But 100% you'll be buying metric sockets you didn't know you needed (24mm to change the oil?), along with a battery charger and a center stand.

[Mudflap]

I bought a scooter from Amazon in 2022. It took over a month to arrive and the crate was badly crushed. Amazingly the scooter only had a few scratches in the plastic. The shipping company was a spin-off of UPS and they were terrible.

[buzz]

Got mine in 8 days.