20,000 Miles In Total

[kz1000st]

As you can see below I've updated my miles on the Chinese fleet. Out of curiosity I added them up and guess what? 20,230 total miles on the three. Now, yes, I don't have anybody in the 10,000 mile club....yet but it puts the knock on all things Chinese in focus. I've heard all the jibes. "Just wait, after 18 months it will be scrap." "You'll get a mile for every dollar you spend." This one is my favorite. "Oh sure it's cheap, but where will you get parts?"

If my China fleet is only supposed to last a mile per dollar, I owe somebody $17,000.00.

My oldest China bike is six years old, the youngest is five. I'm about four and a half years past the expiration date.

So far I've bought parts from three different places, had to wait all of three days, max, for delivery with the quickest arriving in forty-six hours from Florida.

I can tell you this. Ridden judiciously, maintenance performed regularly and understanding that a $1200 scooter can only do so much helps keep them running like a charm.

[Gimpdog]

Nice post, and good for your maintenance!

[blueboy5000]

My 2008 Rokeata mc-04-50 Handsome Boy just got it's second engine at 8,758 "miles", and that was only because the original engine needed a bearing and the stator was worn out, and I had a "new" 139 with 30 miles on it that I picked up for $25. I'm rebuilding that old engine (139qmb) for a grand total of $80.

So 1 mile per 1 dollar is the saying? Then my this bike is worth $8758, if that's not a BARGAIN I don't know what is.