The Real Deal China vs Japan

[scootnwinn]

Thanks for that Hank. That made me think of something that might need clarification. I don't necessarily dislike any brand. That being said in the past due to lots of things I was fairly loyal to Honda but This is my second Suzuki and I really like a lot of things about it. Will all my bikes from here on out be Suzuki's maybe not but I will definatelly look for them. I can say if I was riding for liesure I might be a lot less critical. Bikes that are ridden daily need to be comfortable, durable, reliable, and capable of keeping up with traffic. I really want to like my little Jonway and I know with slight modification it could be faster and possibly it already is reliable. Comfortable though not so much, the seat is a literal pain in the butt. It causes sensation to your lower cheeks that I didn't know were possible like hotflashes and weird stuff and this is all on the 20 mile round trip. Durable it is not the bike is falling a part much quicker than you would expect. I think there is the possibility and potential in the bike for adequacy and I can make it that way it just didn't come that way. It may not really be designed for rigorous commuting of the length I require.

[50cc]

Originally Posted by scootnwinn

I can say if I was riding for liesure I might be a lot less critical. Bikes that are ridden daily need to be comfortable, durable, reliable, and capable of keeping up with traffic.

Well, I learned the hard way 'reliable' and 'keeping up with traffic' are two different things. My first engine had 4g weights, pod filter and a Gama exhaust. Yeah, it was really keeping up with traffic and was revving like hell, but lasted only 9000 km. Well, thank to its first owner also. Now I go with 7g sliders, rich on the main and two days ago I also put back my stock air box. I lost a bit of kick, but I gained a silent and reliable scooter, that revs low, it's powerful enough for my every-day rides to work and back (50 kilometers in total), but not enough to compete with every nervous BMW driver, I'd say 'keeps up with most of traffic'. You can't expect more from a 50cc if you want it to live forever and have a good MPG.