Hello from Orcas Island, Washington

twoscooterz · 04-26-2009, 09:35 PM

Greetings fellow riders! I've been riding since in the 3rd grade (I'm 46 now) & have owned all kinds of great bikes & scooters. I am currently selling my '01 KTM Duke II (on Ebay if interested) & am very intrigued by the UM SMF200 & the Qlink XF200 as my next bike. I am wondering what experiences, good & bad, you have had w/ either. I am a little nervous about owning a Chinese bike after having a KTM. I'm ready to downsize (I live in a rural area w/ a top speed of 40mph) & think they may be a good affordable option.

Any input you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Steve

phil · 04-26-2009, 11:04 PM

both are good choices i dont know exact prices though the um is korean the qlink is china. hopefully by now going by your experiance you can turn wrenches the china bikes are very much in line with the quality you got back in the 80's from japan, so is the tech. most are simple air cooled motors the zongs are similar (a little too close :wink: ) to the q links and much cheaper than your choices and the people here are having good luck with them if you have more questions feel free to call you can get my info from my profile in short be warned you are not going to have the power you are used to :evil: and you will have to tinker more but its a good thing

SpudRider · 04-27-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by twoscooterz

Greetings fellow riders! I've been riding since in the 3rd grade (I'm 46 now) & have owned all kinds of great bikes & scooters. I am currently selling my '01 KTM Duke II (on Ebay if interested) & am very intrigued by the UM SMF200 & the Qlink XF200 as my next bike. I am wondering what experiences, good & bad, you have had w/ either. I am a little nervous about owning a Chinese bike after having a KTM. I'm ready to downsize (I live in a rural area w/ a top speed of 40mph) & think they may be a good affordable option.

Any input you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Steve

Welcome to the forums, Steve!

I don't know if any members here own the UM SMF200. However, one of our forum members, Forchetto, owns the Qlink/Qingqi XF200. I am confident he will soon check in to give you some good advice regarding the XF200.

Spud

forchetto · 04-27-2009, 01:53 PM

Welcome to the forum Steve.
I'm reluctant to heap any more praise on my Qingqi QM200GY-BA (Qlink XF200). I have already been accused (in other forums) of being either a salesman for Qingqi or a Chinese manufacturers shill and forum infiltrator.

I own a selection of vehicles, including various Chinese bikes. One of the reasons is that their maintenance requirements give me something to do and so avoid those household chores the wife is always reminding me about. The Qingqi has been a great disappointment to me: It's too good, very close to a Japanese bike except for a couple of relatively minor points: The frame paint is rather thin and a couple of spokes have come loose. This means that it gives me nothing to do, apart from modifications and improvements, and of course riding it along our rural Northern Spanish mountain roads.

It has a light and precise feel on its controls and switchgear, a wonderful slick gearbox, very comfortable and reasonably sophisticated suspension, incredibly light and nimble handling, and with a few modifications, great sound and aceptable performance. The technology is virtually all Suzuki and it's in fact made in the same factory that makes lots of Suzukis up to 250 cc and 5 Peugeot scooter models, so the quality of its components and workmanship is quite good. On top of all this the economy is astounding, (3.1 litres per 100km) and therefore the range with its 10.6 litre tank is very good.

I have never owned a Supermoto or moto-cross style bike before and regret not having done so in the past. This bike is a lot of fun and makes me feel like a 14 year old again everytime I ride. Never fail to return home with a wide grin on my face, making my wife wonder what I've been up to...

You can read lots more about this bike at this forum, starting from a factory visit report, through the likely mods and various documents and tips:

http://www.mychinamoto.com

AZ200cc · 04-27-2009, 10:56 PM

Welcome, From a Duke to a 200cc, Thats a first.

FastDoc · 04-28-2009, 12:32 PM

As had been said before, the Q is a superior machine. A match in quality for any of the Japanese motorcycles for less money. It is not as cheap as the uual ChinaBikes, and that's for a reason.

Welcome to the forum!

We Northwesters seem to be well represented.

liverchip · 04-29-2009, 05:51 PM

Welcome!

04-26-2009, 09:35 PM	#1
twoscooterz Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	Hello from Orcas Island, Washington Greetings fellow riders! I've been riding since in the 3rd grade (I'm 46 now) & have owned all kinds of great bikes & scooters. I am currently selling my '01 KTM Duke II (on Ebay if interested) & am very intrigued by the UM SMF200 & the Qlink XF200 as my next bike. I am wondering what experiences, good & bad, you have had w/ either. I am a little nervous about owning a Chinese bike after having a KTM. I'm ready to downsize (I live in a rural area w/ a top speed of 40mph) & think they may be a good affordable option. Any input you can give will be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Steve
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04-26-2009, 11:04 PM	#2
phil Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wise va Posts: 636	both are good choices i dont know exact prices though the um is korean the qlink is china. hopefully by now going by your experiance you can turn wrenches the china bikes are very much in line with the quality you got back in the 80's from japan, so is the tech. most are simple air cooled motors the zongs are similar (a little too close :wink: ) to the q links and much cheaper than your choices and the people here are having good luck with them if you have more questions feel free to call you can get my info from my profile in short be warned you are not going to have the power you are used to :evil: and you will have to tinker more but its a good thing __________________ halls auto l coolster, modcycles, yanmar & zongshen, dealer fired roketa,lifan and jet moto and apollo quit me who's next
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04-27-2009, 01:53 PM	#4
forchetto Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gijon, Asturias,Northern Spain Posts: 396	Welcome to the forum Steve. I'm reluctant to heap any more praise on my Qingqi QM200GY-BA (Qlink XF200). I have already been accused (in other forums) of being either a salesman for Qingqi or a Chinese manufacturers shill and forum infiltrator. I own a selection of vehicles, including various Chinese bikes. One of the reasons is that their maintenance requirements give me something to do and so avoid those household chores the wife is always reminding me about. The Qingqi has been a great disappointment to me: It's too good, very close to a Japanese bike except for a couple of relatively minor points: The frame paint is rather thin and a couple of spokes have come loose. This means that it gives me nothing to do, apart from modifications and improvements, and of course riding it along our rural Northern Spanish mountain roads. It has a light and precise feel on its controls and switchgear, a wonderful slick gearbox, very comfortable and reasonably sophisticated suspension, incredibly light and nimble handling, and with a few modifications, great sound and aceptable performance. The technology is virtually all Suzuki and it's in fact made in the same factory that makes lots of Suzukis up to 250 cc and 5 Peugeot scooter models, so the quality of its components and workmanship is quite good. On top of all this the economy is astounding, (3.1 litres per 100km) and therefore the range with its 10.6 litre tank is very good. I have never owned a Supermoto or moto-cross style bike before and regret not having done so in the past. This bike is a lot of fun and makes me feel like a 14 year old again everytime I ride. Never fail to return home with a wide grin on my face, making my wife wonder what I've been up to... You can read lots more about this bike at this forum, starting from a factory visit report, through the likely mods and various documents and tips: http://www.mychinamoto.com __________________ Jincheng Monkey JC50Q-7 (two of them) Skyteam Dax replica ST110-6 (two of them) Zongshen ZS125-43 Qingqi QM200GY-BA Super Motard Yamaha Virago XV1100 Triumph Bonneville SE Qingqi QM110GY PGO Bug rider 250 Buggy
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04-27-2009, 10:56 PM	#5
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Welcome, From a Duke to a 200cc, Thats a first. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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04-28-2009, 12:32 PM	#6
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	As had been said before, the Q is a superior machine. A match in quality for any of the Japanese motorcycles for less money. It is not as cheap as the uual ChinaBikes, and that's for a reason. Welcome to the forum! We Northwesters seem to be well represented. __________________ Happy to serve.
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04-29-2009, 05:51 PM	#7
liverchip Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mystery Spot Posts: 1,223	Welcome! __________________ 2009 XR650L Big Red Pig Tusk bar risers 2007 X-Moto(Jetmoto) GY250 --mods--- 15/40 sprockets UNI Pod Filter 2007 Shineray TMS 200XYi--Betsy Betsy Mods:______________________ Acerbis DHH headlight FMF Powercore pipe Uni Pod Filter
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