Suzuki is marketing a Chinabike!

FastDoc · 10-22-2013, 02:03 PM

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...irst-ride.html

Very interesting. A Made-In-China Suzuki streetbike. I wonder if it's make by the same factory that makes the Q's/SSR's? I wonder if the Chinese bike distributers here will sell 'clones' for less money.

Weldangrind · 10-22-2013, 09:06 PM

I suspect that if the bike is carried in NA, it will simply be an entry-level Suzuki at Suzuki dealers.

katoranger · 10-23-2013, 10:21 AM

400lbs. That is a heavy bike. I don't think they spent much on weight saving materials.

FastDoc · 10-23-2013, 12:36 PM

Like our 300 lb Chinese Hondoid XR200 clones! LOL!

SpudRider · 10-23-2013, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katoranger

400lbs. That is a heavy bike. I don't think they spent much on weight saving materials.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Like our 300 lb Chinese Hondoid XR200 clones! LOL!

That bike makes my 340-pound XR650L appear to be a lightweight.

Nevertheless, it's nice to see Suzuki is also competing in the 250cc displacement market.

FastDoc · 10-23-2013, 02:36 PM

Yamaha has a very nice 250 also, but not in the US.

Weldangrind · 10-23-2013, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastDoc

Like our 300 lb Chinese Hondoid XR200 clones! LOL!

You wouldn't believe how much weight Bro-in-law and I have chopped off of the Roketa Café. It has the potential to be a rather lightweight bike.

pete · 04-18-2014, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpudRider

That bike makes my 340-pound XR650L appear to be a lightweight.

Nevertheless, it's nice to see Suzuki is also competing in the 250cc displacement market.

400lbs is a bit on the weighty side for a 2fiddly... My XT660R is/was 170kgs / 370lbs

FastDoc · 04-18-2014, 08:08 PM

Heck my 1,000cc Ducati's dry weight is only 444 lbs...

One of the consequences of cost containment is less expensive and heavier materials. The 200cc GY models weigh about 300 lbs. It's a fair tradeoff I think.

10-22-2013, 02:03 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Suzuki is marketing a Chinabike! http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...irst-ride.html Very interesting. A Made-In-China Suzuki streetbike. I wonder if it's make by the same factory that makes the Q's/SSR's? I wonder if the Chinese bike distributers here will sell 'clones' for less money. __________________ Happy to serve.
	0

10-22-2013, 09:06 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I suspect that if the bike is carried in NA, it will simply be an entry-level Suzuki at Suzuki dealers. __________________ 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
	0

10-23-2013, 10:21 AM	#3
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	400lbs. That is a heavy bike. I don't think they spent much on weight saving materials. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
	0

10-23-2013, 12:36 PM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Like our 300 lb Chinese Hondoid XR200 clones! LOL! __________________ Happy to serve.
	0

10-23-2013, 02:36 PM	#6
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Yamaha has a very nice 250 also, but not in the US. __________________ Happy to serve.
	0

04-18-2014, 08:08 PM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Heck my 1,000cc Ducati's dry weight is only 444 lbs... One of the consequences of cost containment is less expensive and heavier materials. The 200cc GY models weigh about 300 lbs. It's a fair tradeoff I think. __________________ Happy to serve.
	0