01-22-2009, 01:16 PM | #1 |
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SOLD MY GY-5
Well, old Zapkin here. Just sold my GY for $700.00.
I got a good year of use from it but needed the money to pay some bills. I sure do miss it. Thanks to all of you for the help you gave me when I had it. Take care all. |
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01-22-2009, 01:54 PM | #2 |
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Wondered what happened to you. Stick around though. Your year of ownership can provide valuble info to others.
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01-22-2009, 03:53 PM | #3 |
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I think selling a bike is part of the experience, now you are and elder.
Are you still riding zap? Good to hear you're still kicking! :P
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01-22-2009, 04:14 PM | #4 |
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not to thread-jack but, i sold the yamoto today for a hundred bucks. i felt sad but happy to have my garage space back. now, i can put some other broken-down bike in its spot! thank you all for your help.
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01-22-2009, 08:44 PM | #5 |
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I still have my GY-5... thought about selling it but it's value to me surpasses the little money I'd get from selling it.
It's paid for and doesn't eat anything, so I think I'll keep it around. Actually, I'm thinking about gearing it down pretty low and throwing a set of trials tires on it just to have a light weight little woods bike. (I live about 10 minuets away from some killer trails, so I could handle some pretty deep gearing.) |
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01-23-2009, 10:17 AM | #6 |
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I sold mine quite awhile ago but I am so glad I bought it. It was my 1st dual sport and got me back into riding again. I liked riding it work, riding it on the trails, liked modding it, just fun riding. Got a bigger jap bike, sold the lifan, then got a smaller jap bike which is exactly what I wish the lifan was. 300cc, liquid cooled, and smooth running. Now I visit other site's and I'm surprised how many others picked up a cheap chinese dual sport for fun and ended up getting back into riding as well.
It's all good!!! |
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01-23-2009, 11:12 AM | #7 |
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Sorry to see you guys move on, but it IS the logical progression. I will admit a DRZ 400 looks pretty nice. I bought my $1000 Roketa as more of an experiment then anything esle. Then, when I realized it was actually a decent bike with potential, I couldn't let it go. Best to all. Ride on!
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01-23-2009, 11:35 AM | #8 |
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When I got my china bike I could have got an old honda instead for about the same price. Glad I didn't. An old Honda has a lot to wrench, I wouldn't have known what to buy or what to fix first or how to fix it, if I didn't have a chinabike first. I'm sure I would have bought a lemon if I went used, for my first bike. Owning a chinabike gave me the chance to ease into wrenching on my own 1 banger, dead simple bike. Like red said, it's a natural and logical progression. If I had the money, I wouldn't have sold it, for the little I got. It had twice the power of a scooter and was great for around the city and going downtown.
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01-23-2009, 11:52 AM | #9 |
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I am happy with my lifan, but a bigger bike would be nice. I am going to give the lifan another year though. We will see what happens after that. Maybe the future a china bikes will be hitter our shores then. Otherwise it may be back to an older jap bike.
Allen
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01-24-2009, 12:58 PM | #10 |
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I'm still hanging around and I sold my bike a while ago
I am also changing I am getting a Suzuki dr200se not bigger but should hold up better and run smoother.....We'll see. But the China bike did the same thing it got me back into riding.....Damn why did I ever stop riding? Now I'll never forget My lil Trailmaster. Kinda wish I would have kept it.
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01-24-2009, 02:08 PM | #11 |
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Now I'll never forget My lil Trailmaster. Kinda wish I would have kept it.
Doesn't everyone want their first bike back? Even if it's not to ride, just to have and remember. I looked forward to riding my chinabike into the ground and throwing it into the ditch. I never thought it would keep running the way it did. It's the reason I got addicted to riding, and bikes. Knothead: "I still have my GY-5... thought about selling it but it's value to me surpasses the little money I'd get from selling it. It's paid for and doesn't eat anything, so I think I'll keep it around." My feelings too. I didn't get much money for the smiles that bike still had left in her.
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01-24-2009, 02:17 PM | #12 |
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the more I think of it, the more I think my Jetmoto sucked big time, LOL. I will try some of the newer Chinese products coming, such as Hi-bird or Shineray, Qingqi, and Galaxy, but the bargain basement stuff--not so much. However, I will hold on to my Honda at the same time.... :wink:
Again, I am not soured on Chinese bikes, but I didn't think my Jetmoto did much of anything right. My '91 Suzuki DRs, even without the luxury of an electric starter, was my first and favorite so far, but I will keep saving and (hoping to) buy a new Chinese bike--the new Hi-bird 250 enduro, or the new Qingqi 250 enduro. Shineray down the line, and hopefully, a Galaxy Moto to race in the Baja 250--ok, getting ahead of myself!! |
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01-24-2009, 04:21 PM | #13 | |
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Chinabike Value
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Originally I was going to buy another new, Japanese street bike, but a close friend encouraged me to get a dual sport motorcycle. However, I did not know how to evaluate the condition of a used dual sport bike. Also, after 26 years away from the sport, I just wanted to ride, not wrench. However, I did not want to spend a lot of money just to discover that I did not enjoy dual sport riding. Buying a new, Chinese dual sport motorcycle was the perfect solution for me. My chinabike has proven to be a great little motorcycle with a lot of potential. Since I paid so little for it, I don’t mind repairing it. I might be afraid to “void my warranty†while working on a new, Jap bike. Instead, I don’t mind sawing and chiseling away on the Zongshen. This bike has taught me a great deal about motorcycle maintenance. I got my money out of this motorcycle for its educational value alone! Also, since I paid so little for it, I ride this motorcycle like I stole it. When I feel like riding, I take off and go. I am not afraid to “wear it out.†I think my motorcycle is an exceptional value, and I do not plan to sell it. Spare parts are dirt cheap, and educational resources to keep it running are plentiful on the internet. However, I am glad I got my motorcycle while the price was still so reasonable. When the price of a chinabike gets too high, a Japanese motorcycle becomes the better value. :wink: Spud
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01-24-2009, 05:29 PM | #14 |
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My chinabike has proven to be a great little motorcycle with a lot of potential. Since I paid so little for it, I don’t mind repairing it. I might be afraid to “void my warranty†while working on a new, Jap bike. Instead, I don’t mind sawing and chiseling away on the Zongshen. This bike has taught me a great deal about motorcycle maintenance. I got my money out of this motorcycle for its educational value alone! Also, since I paid so little for it, I ride this motorcycle like I stole it. When I feel like riding, I take off and go. I am not afraid to “wear it out.â€
I could have written this myself. Though different, our experiences are very simular.
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01-25-2009, 02:36 PM | #15 | |
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I only gave $2000 for my DR650, it dosen't have the best suspension, but it is worlds above my GY-5.. and the power is good too! |
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