Hello From South Cakalaki

CBMMA1977 · 12-23-2009, 01:51 PM

Hello Everyone,

Love the site, lots of info. I don't have a china bike as of yet but am in the market for one, well two, a 200cc or bigger DIRT bike for me and an ATV for the wife. I currently own and ride a Honda CRF230 and you know from what I can see The 200cc offerings from various Chinese Companies don't look any different than the Honda. I especially like the bikes Marketed as Apollo. Anyway I'll be asking lots of redundant questions you all may have heard in the past, so thank you in advance.

Shawn

TurboT · 12-23-2009, 02:14 PM

Welcome and enjoy the research and buying process!

Jim · 12-23-2009, 02:40 PM

Welcome

FastDoc · 12-24-2009, 12:09 PM

Welcome to the club. The 200cc CB's will be considerably heavier and less powerful than the CRF, but they are good for what they are, and a good value.

Having owned a Q, Zong, and a Lifanoid I'd say that for off road use the Q is the pick of the litter, has a real 2 year warantee, 1 year road side assistance, and is on sale currently.

Weldangrind · 12-24-2009, 08:20 PM

Welcome!

If you currently ride a CRF230, have you considered just buying two ATV's? I speak from experience when I say that it's a lot more fun when you're riding a similar machine with a partner. I tried riding my bike while my wife was on her quad, but it wasn't the same. Two quads are much better for us.

That said, I'm not likely to give up my bike anytime soon.

SpudRider · 12-25-2009, 06:59 PM

Welcome!

Many Chinese motorcycles represent an excellent value.

However, the Honda CRF230 is certainly a great motorcycle. I am sure you will discover your Honda is much lighter than any Chinabike. Also, Honda replacement parts will be much easier to acquire.

Spud

Oengus · 12-26-2009, 12:26 AM

I was looking at the Apollo web site and see that they have a 250cc dual sportâ€¦.looking close at the pictures of itâ€¦its called an Apollo Orion 36-RX Xtreme; noticed it has a Zongshen stamping on the engine.

Shawn if you can get a price on one of these let us know what that MSRP is.

CBMMA1977 · 12-26-2009, 10:11 PM

Thank you everyone for the suggestions, and yes you are right the my honda is indeed lighter, I checked out a few unknown brands of china bikes at a local dealer here, I didn't like what I saw. I do love the honda no doubt but for some unknown reason I just have to have that APOLLO

Best Discount ATV's has ONE left for 1480 They are in NC.

http://www.bestdiscountatvs.com/ATD-250cc.html

Can't seem to find another dealer reasonably close to me who carries them so I guess I will have to order one off line. I would much rather see what I'm buying first.

phil · 12-27-2009, 10:20 AM

welcome to the site, the reason you cant find what your looking for, my guess and the reason i why i dont have them, the distributor went out of business. Apollo/orion in their infinite wisdom picked roketa to carry them, the apollo was a fair bike but i wouldnt get my hopes up when comparing to a crf. parts like plastics will be hard to get. but roketa may carry them but them being legal at least in the tougher states wont happen.

Rago · 12-29-2009, 11:19 AM

I'm really digging the one in the foreground. Those wheels set the bike off!

12-23-2009, 01:51 PM	#1
CBMMA1977 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lexington SC Posts: 5	Hello From South Cakalaki Hello Everyone, Love the site, lots of info. I don't have a china bike as of yet but am in the market for one, well two, a 200cc or bigger DIRT bike for me and an ATV for the wife. I currently own and ride a Honda CRF230 and you know from what I can see The 200cc offerings from various Chinese Companies don't look any different than the Honda. I especially like the bikes Marketed as Apollo. Anyway I'll be asking lots of redundant questions you all may have heard in the past, so thank you in advance. Shawn
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12-23-2009, 02:40 PM	#3
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Welcome __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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12-24-2009, 12:09 PM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Welcome to the club. The 200cc CB's will be considerably heavier and less powerful than the CRF, but they are good for what they are, and a good value. Having owned a Q, Zong, and a Lifanoid I'd say that for off road use the Q is the pick of the litter, has a real 2 year warantee, 1 year road side assistance, and is on sale currently. __________________ Happy to serve.
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12-24-2009, 08:20 PM	#5
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome! If you currently ride a CRF230, have you considered just buying two ATV's? I speak from experience when I say that it's a lot more fun when you're riding a similar machine with a partner. I tried riding my bike while my wife was on her quad, but it wasn't the same. Two quads are much better for us. That said, I'm not likely to give up my bike anytime soon. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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12-25-2009, 06:59 PM	#6
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Welcome! Many Chinese motorcycles represent an excellent value. However, the Honda CRF230 is certainly a great motorcycle. I am sure you will discover your Honda is much lighter than any Chinabike. Also, Honda replacement parts will be much easier to acquire. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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12-23-2009, 02:14 PM	#2
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Welcome and enjoy the research and buying process!
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12-26-2009, 12:26 AM	#7
Oengus Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 826	I was looking at the Apollo web site and see that they have a 250cc dual sportâ€¦.looking close at the pictures of itâ€¦its called an Apollo Orion 36-RX Xtreme; noticed it has a Zongshen stamping on the engine. Shawn if you can get a price on one of these let us know what that MSRP is.
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12-26-2009, 10:11 PM	#8
CBMMA1977 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lexington SC Posts: 5	Thank you everyone for the suggestions, and yes you are right the my honda is indeed lighter, I checked out a few unknown brands of china bikes at a local dealer here, I didn't like what I saw. I do love the honda no doubt but for some unknown reason I just have to have that APOLLO Best Discount ATV's has ONE left for 1480 They are in NC. http://www.bestdiscountatvs.com/ATD-250cc.html Can't seem to find another dealer reasonably close to me who carries them so I guess I will have to order one off line. I would much rather see what I'm buying first.
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12-27-2009, 10:20 AM	#9
phil Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wise va Posts: 636	welcome to the site, the reason you cant find what your looking for, my guess and the reason i why i dont have them, the distributor went out of business. Apollo/orion in their infinite wisdom picked roketa to carry them, the apollo was a fair bike but i wouldnt get my hopes up when comparing to a crf. parts like plastics will be hard to get. but roketa may carry them but them being legal at least in the tougher states wont happen. __________________ 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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12-29-2009, 11:19 AM	#10
Rago Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 80	I'm really digging the one in the foreground. Those wheels set the bike off!
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