08-02-2017, 07:14 PM | #17 |
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I went thru the same thing that you are going thru when I researched buying a bike. The only difference was the CSC TT250 was out of stock. If it was in stock I may have went for it. In the end I went with Superior Power Sports and Paid with a Credit Card. I had pretty good luck I needed a part replaced due to shipping damages. I also had to hound them on getting the MCO but I did get it before I had the bike assembled. I did do a tear down and mods so it was a bit of time. If you want zero risk buy nothing or buy from a local dealer. If you want minimal risk pay for the CSC If you can accept the risk and are capable of assembling and tweaking a bike take you pick from the list of known sellers pay with a credit card and you will have some protection. It is a crapshoot you are taking your chances. I had good luck with SPS others have not. But I think the odds of getting a bike and it working are pretty good. If it comes in one piece with no damages. If it needs parts that is where it gets iffy. Good luck in your search
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08-02-2017, 09:11 PM | #18 |
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I I had a decent experience with powerspotsmax, enough so that I would purchase from them again.also Culcune is friends with the gentlemen that owns Excalibur motorsports sounds like they are a top notch dealer
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08-02-2017, 09:51 PM | #19 |
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Excalibur does business with Kandi USA; they are practically neighbors in the industrial parks where they are in So. Cal. The problem is Kandi only bought a couple containers of the Shark and Brozz--another, seemingly flaky at times company, deals with the Storm and Enforcer (I believe that is ASPCUSA's name for the bike, not the 'actual' name; probably same with the Storm). They (Kandi) ran out of the bikes. Excalibur won't deal with the other distributor because they feel they are flaky and Alan made the point of getting parts and whatnot if there is a warranty issue, something he did not have issues with dealing with Kandi. That being said--Alan can get the Hawk as he made contacts with Adam Renkleff when he was the rep, and has gotten to know the guy who took over for Adam.
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08-04-2017, 04:27 PM | #20 |
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What's the webpage for Excaliber? There seems to be a few. If it is atv4you or something like that the "contact" link doesn't work.
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08-07-2017, 12:49 PM | #21 | |
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Excalibur 909-591-8800
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08-09-2017, 06:42 AM | #22 |
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Other than the USD forks (and different plastics), what's the difference between the Enforcer and the Stallion? I'm tall, so I need a taller seat height, so is it true that the Stallion had a 29" seat height?
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08-09-2017, 05:18 PM | #23 |
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Responded to you on Youtube. Thats actually another reason i sold the Brozz. I'm not tall at 5-6 &(1/2").....Damn right, I'm counting that .5 inch!! Brozz was a bit tall for me on low speed maneuvers. Cruising it was fine though.
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04-27-2019, 04:39 PM | #24 |
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Please tell me more Merlin. I'm old too and I don't want a headache for 500 bucks difference, especially if that 500 comes with upgrades.
I live in Colorado as well. The DMV lady told me, "I cant find that exact manufacturer but I see similar bikes and it should be fine." Umm, no. I just want to walk in, pay $100 for a plate and be on my way. No hassles. |
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04-28-2019, 05:20 PM | #26 |
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Just an FYI, if you have the chance again, don't let a Qlink get away. Especially the XP200. 2LZ will vouch that the 200cc Suzuki based bike exceeds any of the sub 250cc ones.
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04-28-2019, 07:41 PM | #27 |
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I know of a guy locally who got a TT250 and put a counter-balanced six-speed CG 250 clone on it and takes it a few exits on the interstate most days of the week for work. If I knew about the engine early on I would of went that route.. That engine with the CSC head and some other mods..
https://www.yoycart.com/Product/40634641602/ I have a fleet of modded RPS bikes now though and have no plans of further investment.. They depreciate at least 1/2 the second you order them. |
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04-28-2019, 07:52 PM | #28 | |
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Fairly sure you are thinking of the Loncin RE250 engine. Gear driven counter balancer and 6spd transmission. Not a CG clone since it is OHC, but it would bolt in place of a cg with maybe a custom set of front mount brackets at most.
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For $600 more than the lxr250 you could get the 2019 BMW GS X 310.
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04-30-2019, 01:48 AM | #30 |
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The Qlink was my first chinabike and the quality really impressed me. The SSR has the same quality as the Qlink plus a little extra power. 20,000 miles and much of that has been rides from the Mojave Desert into LA, that's an hour and a half of mountains, traffic, and extended stretches of WOT @ 70mph plus with luggage and it does this "out of the box" or dealership. I use it frequently as a courier in Downtown LA as well and it handles the abuse very well. It's no adventure bike, but if you want to occasionally carry a passenger, luggage, or do some highway miles I would recommend the SSR.
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