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Lets take a good look at this "Superbike" and see whats so "Super" about. I have a feeling this is not going to go well.
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00:00 Back story
01:12 Boom unboxing
08:03 Checking out the Engine
10:30 Road test
11:04 Back to the shop
14:03 Back on the road
I risked death by riding this Chinese bike, the least you could do is become a member at yammienoob.co 🫠
@yammienoob you'll "risk your life" on a cheap Chinese bike but never ride a KTM 200 Duke ?
😂what you call crap is so valuable in our place. Am looking to get a similar one called jincheng. 😂and thats even worse
Ship that bike to me
"don't say anything negative about this bike!" cut to sepia, film-grain and the pianist. missed a trick there sir! (think turn of the last century silent movie)
LMFAO!!!! Loved the video man, good shit! I think you should name that bike "HFR" as in Harbor Freight R
They must have a lot of confidence in their product if they need to make sure you are contractually obligated to not say anything negative :D
It would have been a very short video, that's for sure
I had one Chinese bike. Never again. I did not sold it. I abandoned it after about 2,000 kilometres. My 1998 XR600R is still doing great.
Well would it actualy negative comments if they were facts and not opinions
They would have given him a hand built one with no issues that was maybe half decent.... not what real customers would get
Or maybe they just give him alot of money and hope that he take it.
This is funny. They offered you a bunch of money to get the bike for free, make a few videos and NEVER say anything negative about it. Instead, you reject their offer, buy the bike yourself, and absolutely embarrass the entire company for not only making a terrible and straight up dangerous motorcycle, but for trying to buy a positive and deceitful review. Amazing. This is great content
wdym man it’s a good superbike, it’s probably faster than a hayabusa too, don’t be fooled by woke media
You could buy a whole fleet for these for yourself and your buddies with a couple to spare, for the cost of any current day true supersport. Tbh that doesn't sound like too bad value xD
Bwahahahaha. Chinese bots chimed in. ^
Thanks for pointing all this out to us because we never heard it in the video.
@@Real_MisterSirThey wouldn't last a long time, and theyre pigs to ride. Zero value for the money!
6:10 means that you gotta let go the throttle while you're shifting the gear, otherwise you will destroy it. It's warning from the factory saying that they dont provide good quality clutch :D
Or an ineffective rev limiter.
its sort of baffling that yam didn't instantly realize what this meant tho ;p - but ya it makes good video I guess
You dont know jack bro. Trans is weak, not properly synchronized to allow clutchless shifting. A feature most dog engaged trans gears are comfortable doing.
@@f.f.s.d.o.a.7294 wtf are you thinking?????
motorcycle transmissions are constant mesh btw
We need an entire KZhead channel devoted to honestly testing Chinese motorcycles.
Basically bikes and beards channel
There's MotoCheese for that, too. has run them, modded them, praised them when due, crapped on them when due...
@@DFX2KX Thanks, I'll look into that.
No need chinese bikes are crap. Ever see one in for sale on any list with more than 5k miles?????????? even older ones, that say it all also look at used ones prices that actually sell.
@@RT22-pb2pp😂😂😂😂😂
Can’t keep a straight line, because it was born for the twisties! 😂
🤣🤣
😅😅😅😅
@@yammienoob Now we need you to take this on the tail of the dragon road.
LOLOL!
@@yammienoob ride a KTM 200 Duke bro !!! You can buy cheap Chinese CRAP but not give the 200 Duke the time of day ? Don't do a chaseontwowheels and ride a bike not broken in. I ride mine above 10,000 RPMs every ride. MC Commute did a much better review. Do it up BRO
"Gear shift is prohibited unless throttle is loosed" = "roll off the throttle before shifting"
Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
Seemed clear to me.
Like most Shimano bicycle groupsets, lol.
I'm stuck on "prohibited". By what? Law?
@@echsylon when you're Chinese, probably, by the CCP. Every transgression = minus social points.
A review is not a review if you can only make positive comments, it becomes an advertisement.Well done for purchasing and being honest. One of the reasons we love your channel 👍
Yammie, I have some knowledge of the Chinese motorcycle industry and the bike you purchased is colloquially known as a "地平线" or "Horizon" in China. The name refers to a wide range of extremely cheap "sporty" bikes in China with typically Ninja 300 styling and a single- or twin-cyclinder air-cooled SOHC engine produced by a small number of fly-by-night factories and rebadged under dozens of manufacturer names. These things can barely be called motorcycles and almost all are not road legal in China.
Why aren't they road legal in China?
@@browngreen933 Doesn't meet emissions requirements most likely.
@@zhaopeiyuthen how is it to build such things as legal in China???
@heathens2867 it's not for sale domestically. Same goes for airsoft or real gun manufacturers in countries with near complete gun bans
It's a Canadian bike😂
I bought that exact same model last September and had it shipped from Texas venom motorsports in a steel crate. It was 95 percent assembled. My very first bike. I knew nothing of what to expect. I had nothing to compare it to. Good guys. Decent customer service. I got everything for like 3k n some change. You are correct..it is exciting for all the wrong reasons that's in a nutshell. Since I was a beginner, I thought well hell I guess this is what it's like to get into motorcycles" i got 500 miles on the little homie before that engine blew apart. Goodtimes. I don't regret it though. I learned a lot. Mine was even carburetored hahaa! Almost turned me all the way off as far as riding, but it didn't. It was definitely a learning experience. I don't regret it . I've since purchased a gixxr600 and 2012 gixxr750. I'm passionate about riding. I'll never forget my little whungwhang 250cc 16 hp 5 speed carburetored superperformance venom ! I'm 46 years old. I enjoy your videos and have learned quite a bit mr noob. Thanks. Scott
Wow that’s crazy
Good info. Thanks.
If it had a carburetor then it wasn’t this bike… this bike is EFI. 🤦♂️
@@nickelbob82 it was probably a different year 🤦♂️
Yes it was 2022 . Other than that.. same.🧏
From what you said it might be a possibility that the speedometer is set to kph instead of mph. That would explain your 60 in a 40
doesn't explain the rev indicator being wildly off tho. most likely you're half right, it's showing kph claiming it's mph.
Yah, I was looking for this comment or I would have said it myself. I pretty sure it can be reset to MPH.
Nah. At highway speeds it read 85 lol
@@yammienoob Yeah, but that would make since if you were going about 55mph on that stretch. I was thinking the same thing about KPH vs MPH. Not that it makes up for all the issues, mind you! 🤔
*sense, not since.... Dohhhhh. 🙄
I got one with 8 miles on it for 700$, it’s my first bike, been loving going back and forth to work on it. It has a lot of issues, vibrates a lot, not super confidence inspiring. But it’s what I’ve got and I’m learning a lot riding it, just always feels like it’s gonna fall apart 😂
I would upgrade to a better bike
@@nerychristian most definitely he needs to throw that trash away
@@i333m7 Yup. It should be illegal to sell those bikes here. Could cost someone their life.
Your mind is gonna short circuit when you get a good bike 😂
Mate grab a 20 year old honda cb, they're cheap, reliable and good fun. I've got a cb500s (sport) from 02 as my first big bike and it's amazing.
Thanks yamm! What you did here shows you put your heart into these videos! Great job on the keeping it real part!
I will say thank you for doing this review the way you did it. Back in the day before "influencers" became companies main marketing strategy you could trust reviews on youtube (for the most part)...but over the years with a whole host of products...when you see 20+ channels doing a review on the same product...at the same time...all saying ridiculously positive things about said product...and no negatives...we all kinda caught on that it was a sham, and not to trust youtube reviews anymore (or the channels that do them that way). This will definitely expose the motorcycle channels that do a review on this bike...and i will gladly unsub from them LOL
Like who?
If the essence of motorcycling is for the thrills, then the wayward handling would constitute a feature that was initially a bug.
go fast thrills are very different from almost dead thrills
@Rift Squid yeah I know. Lol, Super sketch.
Sounds like something Bethesda would say.
@@ItsDaJax lmao. That was the idea.
Fun fact, I was thisss close to buying one of these, when I got in touch with some other people that got one. Safe to say I probably dodged a bullet, ended up going with the KTM Duke 200 for my first bike. Hopefully a much much better decision.
How many others do you know with this bike?
whoa that KTM is bad ass!
We need an entire KZhead channel devoted to honestly testing Chinese products.
Speedometer is probably in Kp/h. 🤣
If he's doing about 60, 82 is not accurate either. It should say 100 (110 with the tolerance).
@@Mr_Glenn I mean, you've seen the rest of the bike. Accuracy isn't quite it's forte.
This is how they get it to be a "superbike" just mis-calibrate the speedo so you think you're going faster than you are haha
Is China = Asia standard , meter is in KM
The math checks out. When the bike said he was doing 60, he was on a 40mph road. 60kmh is the same as 37.28mph which makes sense as he was being passed by that blue SUV.
You did the right thing and bought it to review…. I paid less for my 05 SV650 Tuesday and it’s a great, quick bike
Lol, compared to this Boom the SV is the most morbid thing out there.😂 Bet no Suzuki comes out of the crate like that. The SV is a great bike tho. Great pick up! Enjoy it!
I paid $1k for my ninja 300 and its solid
The sv is a good platform
@@dcorbin5779 just trying something different, it’s like a cheap more reliable Ducati monster lol
@@johnlopez805 i looked at a sv650 first but when I decided to pull the trigger dude had already sold it
Buying the bike,instead of trading a bs review for a free bike was an excellent move.
Thx for the content im new into this and it’s good to see such a detailed video.. you saved someone life and or money with this one
I own and love my ninja 300. I'm ashamed of how many fakes and E-bikes exist that use the same fairings and body style. The 300 is a great bike but damn, they need to stop making garbage look like it
I agree! I love mine too
I love that they look like 300 but what I don’t love is people taking the badges off and putting ninja on the bikes and telling others it’s a ninja just because it looks like one 😒
No worries in a yr they die so they are not looking like anything but garage dust bunnies LOL
I don’t have a motorcycle, I’m looking to get my first and learn (almost 31, old virgin here) and have been consuming your stuff like crazy past few days. This video was a nice change from all the beginner videos I’ve been zoomin through, fun and funny watch
Just found your channel. The honesty and a fair review including negatives is refreshing and good to see.
Yam, thanks so much for this video. Venom is constantly trying to peddle this garbage. Chase on 2 wheels must have signed that contract, he gave it a good review. Glad you told the truth. I knew these were shit lol
😂 I remember watching that video thinking yeah right 😂
You still watching chase on two wheels ,,, man that's crazy all he does is nag about how a 1000 cc bike is not fast enough while going like on 60 kms he talks like he's riding like 299 kms per hour(kindly convert it to miles lol) ,,, but rides slow with all those camera trucks ,,, I've never seen him ride fast but he keeps saying this bike is slow that bike is slow ,,, but he doesn't NEED a fast bike CAUSE HE SLOW ,,,
Yeah chase and all his integrity, “buying” all those ruroc helmets because they’re just quality :/, the lines between sponsor/spokesperson/salesman have been blurred beyond belief
Lol Chase is all about chasing the dollar sign and freebies, he doesn't give a shit about the quality because he ain't paying for it, he rather use yoir money.
@@nazzalgrylls1403 I've not been watching him for almost a year now and I agree with you lol
You deserve a medal for actually trying to ride that Turd. The engine reminds me of the 250cc I have in my Coleman 300, which is a glorified lawnmower engine. I'm surprised your cajones fit in the building after riding THAT mess.
Furze?
I had a Chinese outboard, ended up throwing it as the shaft twisted, very cheap, soft metal. It was a real eye opened for me.
China and Superbikes should never appear in the same sentence.
I had a hawk 250 with that same engine in it. It topped out at 60 on the gps. Its pretty fun to ride around the city and swerve through cars. Mine broke down because i didnt break it in properly
My 250 (similar to the Hawk) only lasted about 11k miles. If you have the 17/45 gearing on it they will do 72 mph (GPS), otherwise its stock gearing was 15/56 which apparently will do 62 mph because mine didn't seem to have a rev limiter, however that may be why my connecting rod bearing is decided to hit the eject button... I didn't run it super long on its stock gearing, about 10.5k of its miles were with it geared up so it wasn't having to rev as high. Just cheap engines though, nothing reliable like a Kawasaki (my grandfather's 90cc Kawasaki G3 would run just as fast, and that bike from the 70's is in much better shape than my duel sport, I might start using that one instead)
I have a Hawk 150 dirt bike with about 200 hours and it’s been great. I just trail ride and don’t jump or beat on it. They’re obviously not meant for a lot of abuse.
60 mph? 72 mph? my 125 4 stroke supermoto would beat that
@@raptorthefish3842 it clearly has different gearing and it’s a Chinese bike
@@vebez5993 exactly you cant compare a name brand dirt bike to a shitty ally built one😂. I was planning on getting a vitacci gto next. Thats a chinese 332cc motorcycle but its actually reliable and has quality. Apparently it can hit 95 mph stock. Hopefully yammie reviews that soon
Watching from Durban, South Afrika 🇿🇦 I really like this channel, I don't ride, yet but hopefully in the near future
Awesome of you to give a genuine review on that motorcycle. I was getting into bikes & was looking for my first, was going to go with a cheap start. Now I know is to just go get a brand bike & not risk getting Chinese knockoffs. Hopefully going for a cbr300 or 400.
20:08 Uncle Yam should've said, "I'll catch you guys in the next one! See you later IF I'M STILL ALIVE AFTER THIS RIDE!" 😂😂😂😂😂
I actually have a CSC TT 250 Dual Sport that was made by ZONGSHEN. It runs a 230 cc Honda CG engine clone that puts out about 17 hp and I absolutely rode the shit out of it for over 16K miles including a couple of trips that were 200+ miles on the highway. It did end up eating a bearing in the transmission after I got stuck in Daytona 500 traffic and it got too hot. I bought a new engine off of eBay and put it in and it's still running. Had I been able to find a used Japanese Dual Sport I would've bought one but I couldn't so I went the Chinese route and while I knew what I was getting I was actually impressed with how well it worked as a commuter and the light off-road that I've done and don't regret buying it one bit.
A friend of mine bought one of those CSC 250 ADV bikes and rode it for like 25k miles without any problems. Slow as hell, but wasn't bad for what he paid for it. It even came with semi-decent hard luggage which I think he actually kept after he sold it and transferred it to his next bike because it used the same mounting points as Givi luggage.
Mine was similar, but it only made it 11k miles before the connecting rod bearing went out (234cc). Rather unimpressive, but it would run 72 mph with a gearing change at least. It vibrated so much that I was always changing bulbs or resoldering wiring though...
I love my tt250. I've done a number of "performance" changes. Decked and ported the head, polished 30mm racing carb, full exhaust. It's a blast, though I only ride like 1.5k a year.
I've enjoyed my Hawk 250 EFI dual sport around town in Austin. The gearing has been changed but I only hop on the highway for short distances. I bought it from a guy who is a mechanic and he went over every bolt on the bike when he got it and marked them all with a magic marker so he could tell if they were backing out. I do wonder what experience Yammie would have had with this bike on the first ride if he'd gone over everything first. I don't think that's unreasonable for these bikes that are coming in crates; I wouldn't feel comfortable taking it out on a ride without a solid once over first. Also, I get Yammie's style with videos like these, but I really would value his opinion on a cheap entry level bike like this that compared it to a reasonable baseline and without the baggage of a s***** company that was looking to buy a review.
@@devontitterington6418 Sad part is the MOST you'll get with a full race exhaust and your mods is like 20 HP, while if you took 1/4 of a suzuki engine (so its also 1 cylinder 250cc), you'd be making 50 HP. The Chinese engines just do not perform anywhere near the level of the Japanese engines. Example was for a 199 HP 999cc inline 4 (or 4x 250cc cylinders at 50 HP each)
I own a Brixton BX125R which is a cheap, Chinesium bike. I can say with confidence that what you are experiencing is about right for this type of bike. Now, the only other bike I have been on was a Honda CB650 which I passed my test on so my experience is quite limited. I bought my bike with just over 3000 miles on it. I have put almost 5500 miles on it since I bought it and the amount of maintenance I have had to do on it has been absurd! I had to replace the front and rear sprocket shortly after buying as they were worn. I had to buy a chain as that became so worn that it nicked the rear tyre and took a chunk out of the side wall. Two new tyres for the previous reason and that they were so squared off from factory that it made going around corners quite scary. Rear wheel bearings as the cheep Chinesium once started to seize as they got warm. I had to rebuild the rear wheel due to the spokes being made of pig iron and were snapping as I rode the bike. Had to rebuild the fork bearing as the factory did not apply enough grease to the bearings and the steering became quite notchy (similar to what you were feeling by the sounds of it). And lastly, the only recurring problem that I have not been able to fix has been the chain will just become slack for no reason. All adjustments have stayed the same as I was marking my adjustments to see if anything was coming loose and they were not. However, I have noticed that if I rotate the rear wheel the chain will go tight, then loose and so on. Oh, and to make the bike feel a little peppier I fitted a larger rear sprocket when I got a new one. TLDR Chinese bikes are shit...
I only heard the term chineseium a few weeks ago myself, but I get the idea.
Bless you! This is personal integrity, honesty and being objective taken to the Pinnacle. The mainstream media can learn a lot from you ❤
Thank you for being an honest content creator yammi💯
God I remember when Chase did not one, not two, but three reviews on venom bikes and each one he was pushing that "they're not that bad"
Its a bike of character, it defies industry standards it has so much character
Thank god people like you wake the manucfacturers! lov ya man!
I got a Book 50cc scooter. Had it since 2018 and running strong with a 60cc big bore kit
That's the most dishonest shit ever when cheap companies ask stuff like that. Companies like that deserve to fall under
Its just advertising. They weren't asking for it they were contractually obligating it, there is a reason most advertisements from 3rd parties (radio hosts, tv newsheads, influencer ads) are always glowing endorsements with no issues to speak of.
@@uglypinkeraser It's something that needs to be turned over to the FTC.
@@mfree80286 Yes, report them to the FTC for attempting to buy an advertisement.
Just when i was getting bored of Yammie vids this gem turns up! Fully entertained! Defo can't wait for the next vid! No way would it be legal to sell such a piece of crap like that in the UK 🤣
i have worked on these bikes before and yes they run insanely lean right out of the factory , so lean the head develops cracks right afte 10k , a bigger good brand injector not only would prolong the life of the engine but adds that neede oomph , although i never experienced the waving you had so it could be a rear camber issue or loose lower front bearing
Hey Yammie im a new rider and i recently got a bike from venom motorsports before i seen this video, the venom x22r max.I didnt have cash for a yamaha R3 so i used cred and got this bike and havent been able to ride it because of how unsafe it feels and after i paid for assembly it was sent to me with missing screws as well as my rear view mirror drilled in crooked and a 15 emails later they wanted me to fix all that stuff myself and told me theres no returns. I was watching your how to ride vids while i was on this thing and i was like yeaaa yammies bike aint doin this😅and now we just look at each other before i get on the train for work but at least now i know im not crazy, thank you bro💪🏾💯
Got to say, this was one of the most exciting things to watch on YT for a long time, mostly because you never know what to expect when it's from China :D
Ralph Nader should do another "Unsafe At Any Speed" book about this bike LOL
U r a lucky man taking the risk of speeding with the wierd welding.. as it was in full shape.. Enjoy ur ride bro.. 👍
Glad you did an honest review
If putting that warning label on a YN Tshirt isn't an idea, I don't know what is... Garefully of course!
It's a shame because they obviously can make a functional bike. So how much extra thought and effort would it take to make a good bike? It might push the price up, but at least it would be a bike worth having.
Flood the foreign markets with really cheap stuff, everyone buys it, pushes out their competitors who make better stuff. Typical Chinese strategy. There will always be dumb consumers who are stupid enough to buy really cheap shit. Just hopefully not too many, or it becomes a race to the bottom. Thanks to Yammie for helping to reverse this dangerous (in more ways than one!) trend.
Absolutely love that you bought this to say wth you want.
Glad you called them out on this. I have studied Chinese culture and history for some time. Scamming people is literally built into their culture. They call it "bamboozling," but it is straight up scamming. An example? A Chinese peasant was squatting on a piece of government land in a shanty made of giant vinyl signs and some bamboo. The government came and told him and the other people who were living there that they would have to leave soon because they were going to build something on that land. So the guy sold his shanty to another peasant and left. The producer who was following his story asked him if that was dishonest. His response was, "I sold him the 'building,' not the land. If the government comes and tears it down, how is that my fault?" And, just a heads up to everyone. If you are buying anything online that comes directly from China, and it has great reviews, pretty much all of the companies do the same thing; they offer people a free sample if they write a positive review. This happens ALL THE TIME on Amazon. Also, they will add positive reviews from other products to the one you are looking at. DO NOT TRUST ANYTHING FROM CHINA. Finally, remember that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) partially owns every company employing 50 or more people. So when you support Chinese companies, you are also supporting the CCP (which wants to take out the US). Peace.
Gotta love yammie for this considering most KZheadrs would’ve taken the bag yet he’s intent on giving honest opinions
Sheesh this definitely defines sketch, lol.😂 The contract though lmao, bro wtf are they thinking. This is wild, maybe stupid even, to possibly putting yourself in an injury. But luckily you are experienced enough to check the bike over before doing anything too crazy.
This is a pretty standard practice with chinese e-bikes, except by the time the review gets done the company that made it is out of business. "bike companies" that build one batch of alibaba bikes, sell them then shut down and re-open under a different name making the same alibaba bike is the norm in the chinese e-bike industry. Probably the same with Chinese motorcycles outside of the few established players like CF Moto, Zongshen, Lifan, etc.
@@mrvwbug4423 Venom's an established brand, just not a quality brand.
Appreciate the video 😊
Dude, that's the frame/fairings of a Ninja 300! Exactly! Even the wheels are similar, only that it has dual disks in the front.
Thanks for doing a review on a cheap Chinese bike. I always wondered. Is the suspension maybe the problem? Can you share what is good about the bike vs. A cheap used bike? I'm sure that Venom appreciates the criticism... Thanks! Ps. They lost me at not keeping a straight line, would go Royal Enfield or used.
It's so funny to me how people will see stuff like this and then go ahead and buy some other Chinese brand expecting it to be fine.
@@boomerisadog3899 Some are ok, but they don't last long like a Kawasaki. My grandfather's 90cc from the 70's will run 70 mph with a full size adult (the same as my 250cc duel sport Chinesium that's similar to the Hawk 250), but unlike my bike which its connecting rod bearing went out within 11k miles, that Kawi will be purring along for 3 or possibly even 4 generations (also a great bike for little kids, its very small, but much lighter than the Grom with a higher top speed) The frame was the weakest part on my bike, so a lot of it has been replaced, that and the sprocket pins were always sheering... and the electrical wires needed soldering all the time (as well as replacing bulbs) because the engine vibrated so bad. Those are the constant issues of Chinese bikes, the rest such as suspension (mine was actually pretty good, you could roll over hay bales or play around off-road decently), that's all up to luck. The wheels won't be perfectly tuned, but you can fix that yourself, its just a LOT of maintenance because nothing is built correctly by the Chinese kids assembling them. They could be ok if their engines had proper balance, that would make them alright for puttering around, but they don't... so a lot more issues pop up.
Dude. You are upside down on this issue. Magnetic attraction to new machines? For 3-4 k USD, you can get many fantastic used bikes. I recommend any Honda.
I am a new rider and I almost bought one of these what turned me away personally was when I went online to research things like maintenance etc I couldn't find anything at all really and the reviews people were posting only seemed positive and logically i felt like all motorcycles would have pros AND cons of some sort... I've since purchased a cbr250r for my starter bike and seeing this review I'm beyond thankful I opted out...
Research always pays off. A cbr250r was a great choice
Smart stick with the big 4 jap bikes best cost easy parts and hop up stuff and all 4 last and are built good. I prefer kawi but all 4 are great bikes and reliable.
We have loads of cheap Chinese 50cc Mopeds and 125cc bikes on UK roads right now, they last about 5 minutes. Consequently the prices for used Japanese small machines have multiplied a few times over
Interested to see the followup video where the steering is fixed. I feel the initial impression was exaggerated a bit for a bike that had to be user assembled. You should have checked and rectified all assembly issues before going in so hard. If it was purchased fully assembled with the issues then I'd understand this first impression.
I had a BD125-15 (carbureted grom clone) and it was a slow POS when I first got it but when you change out the crappy parts, it's really not that bad. I owned it for 3 years before I got an XSR700
Same here
I have the same bike 🏍 and have done a lot of videos on my channel about it. I got mine through Amazon, and it had no problems. But at the end of the day, what do you expect for a 250cc and under $3k.
You get what you pay for.
@@badlandlife1171 True
$3k you get Ninja 300 to so why cheep Chinese ripoff ?
@@siddharthkadam8341 depends on where you live. cycle trader has them around $4k-$5k used. but around here, that'll be something made in the 90s and used hard. These things thrive in the "I know what I have" regions.
Just got mine as well and I love it, but now I’m worried because of this video, first motorcycle
Man i already loved the first minute of this video. That's the reviews we all want
Yeah, I wanted to go crazy at the Rottweiler candy store too. But I decided to keep it stock with the exception of a fueling dongle I got from overseas. The one I got from Rottweiler made my check engine light come on. Found out later that it just takes some time for it to re-calibrate . Maybe a slip on in the near future. I'm very pleased with mine in stock form for the first couple years. Changing the sprocket ratio worked for me.
This is always a challenge. Reviewers are dependant on bikes from manufactures / dealers so feel compelled to write glowing reviews. I’m now renting bikes to review, not cheap but the only way I can offer honest reviews. 👍
I have a lifan kpr 200, I love it. Put it together myself, and have had zero issues. It is my first bike so I can't compare it to others, but I love it. For less than $3000 for a new bike, you do get what you pay for though.
Lifan is above this bike.
Is it still good?
@@kingbaboon1145is it better?
@@casillask42 much much better. This guy just received a knock of brand of low quality pieces put together. Like a Frankestein motorcycle. Lifan is a proper motorcycle brand that sells throughout South America and Asia.
@casillask42 I traded it for a truck about 7 months ago. It was still good when I got rid of it. I didn't like the bad habits I was forming with it, though. With such little power, you could go 100% on it all the time, and I didn't want to get too used to that.
Thanks, this is one of the most important maintenance videos that I have ever seen. Especially since being in the third world I am financially likely to buy a Chinese bike. By the way be sure to check the clutch cable adjustment because that is one thing that was a problem on my last bike and the current one. Thanks .
That warning label about the transmission could be about making sure it’s filled with oil, engine and transmission
is it cheap, yes. But I do think you could be a little more "glass 1/2 full"
A shit bike is a shit bike
Why stop there? Glass could’ve been 2/2 full if he took them up on their offer to deceive everyone for a free bike. They set the tone of this review themselves.
I think that opportunity was lost after the typos on the warning labels, the brakes dragging on the disc, the jank steering, and the horribly inaccurate speedo / tach. And trying to gain a review with no negatives at the outset. Cheap is one word you could use. I would argue that dangerous is a better one.
I mean if a volcano just erupted near your house and this was all you had to escape the lava flow, then yeah great bike.
Why? It's a review that the people selling the bike tried to buy because they know it's rubbish. These factories aren't dedicated to making motorcycles. They just make whatever they think will sell. That buying a review thing actually works well in China, they think they can do it to the rest of the world that still has morals and ethics.
I have a Lifan Kp mini 150 and was actually surprised how much I like it. For the price and if you research and know what you’re getting, it’s not bad at all. I would suggest someone to have a little mechanic skills if you wanna have one.
Lifan is Taiwanese. Their stuff is usually solid
@@tdizzle7685 I don’t think Lifan has anything to do with Taiwan tho…
Lifan and Zongshen are well known chinese brands and above this bike in the video.
Benefits of this as a beginner bike:- 1. You will go slower than you think you are. 2. When you switch to a real bike, riding will be super easy.
I'm in Miami and I also have a Chinese 250. I am looking for a fering part, tail light and rear cushion. I enjoyed the experience of your review.
Thanks for doing this, Yam. You just saved someone else from wasting three grand that could have bought a nice used Japanese bike instead. Having ridden well-made motorcycles for all your life. Finding yourself on a terrifyingly poorly constructed motorcycle must be a sobering experience. I kind of expect Yammie corp to resurrect this 'bike' from it's own assembly and maybe give it a new life as a 'could have been' idea. This really does show that you get what you know about...not what you pay for. It's the number one reason I never take chances on machines I buy. I wait for others to buy them and see what kind of history they have with them. If someone gave this thing to me, I would immediately change all the fluids to western manufactured fluids, (brake, engine oil, gas) and I would try to run no ethanol gas in it if I could find it. I would also consider immediately ditching those Chinese tires. Cheap Chinese tires (for any machine) are the worst quality in the world. Had you just tried to 'run in' those terribly sticking front brakes you would have burned up the pads, scorched the disc faces and most importantly, maybe heat damaged the calipers. It would have boiled the brake fluid too which would have made just horrible mushy brakes for the rest of the time you rode it until you replaced the fluid, the pads and maybe even the calipers. I would look into getting that return cable for the carburetor. Not a fan of sticking carb cables. The ultra tight steering head bolt is also bad because super over torquing these bolts can actually dent the races, the bearings sit in, as well as flatten the bearings, if they are cheap, making the steering notchy. I'm glad you found that. Another thing I would say though, is that this BOOM bike and the CF Bikes from a completely different Chinese manufacturer look to have ZERO in common. That CF bike line seems to be a very well-made bike. So, there is a super wide range to Chinese bikes and Yammie simply found himself the victim of the lowest form of Chinese bike here. I would definitely keep this thing in house as a parts beater, if you even trusted it that far. Don't let this thing hurt you, Yam and Thank you for not letting someone control your First Amendment right to tell the Truth, Yammie. It matters.
It should be noted that changing the fluids upon getting one is something you're supposed to do (no matter which manufacturer). That's true of name-brand bikes, too, though dealers are the ones that do so in such cases. The oil that's in them is meant more to keep seawater-air and associated corrosion at bay during pre-shipping storage and shipment than it is to lubricate the engine. Less so for brake fluid, but that's still a good line-item to change. Also Loc-tite is your friend. Lots of loctite.... As for the quality range? yeah there's a pretty wide margin. Hawks are cheap but so common that the community around them makes up for the shortfalls, ditto Magicians. Lifans are just straight up reliable in most cases provided you change out the shipping oil and break them in (their engines are a common swap out option for some Hondas because hey 125cc fits a Super Cub....).
There is just an incredible difference between the countries of Japan and China. 37 Japanese engineers would be committing seppuku right now if they made that motorcycle.
ty for the honest review. i almost pulled the trigger on this bike ill get a gsxr that i have always wanted instead.
so NEVER ridden one before, and wanting to get my worth for a beginner. Is there a good place to buy a beginner one, im tempted to start with facebook marketplace but i want to be absolutley sure tanks ta!
You do this stuff, without properly setting up what your are giving your "Expert Opinion" on. Things like checking the chain, steering head, tire pressures, proper cable slack, etc. are things a professional mechanic would do before letting a bike go to a customer or worse, giving a review. And before giving a review, one should bed in the brakes properly, give the engine time to break in a bit, and after that give the bike a once over. Come on..... You are a tongue in cheek type of guy, don't pretend to be an expert, especially in mechanical issues...cause you are not, let's face it you can't even remove the windshield from the packaging without scratching it. Although you are correct in getting decent tires on the bike, oh yeah make sure you have the correct pressure.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Still kind of taken by the comment that be was going to grease or wd40 the caliper pistons. Grease and wd40 can easily migrate to pad surface. So many things wrong on both sides of this. Bike and operator.
@@OhioGuy82 Yeah, he and his ex partner Spite were and are the worst mechanics, and give "Expert" opinions on stuff they know absolutely nothing about. Who knows if that bike it total crap, but we sure won't find out if the thing isn't given a fighting chance with a decent mechanical setup. One can't talk about how a bike handles with garbage tire on it. Tires are normal wear items that are the first to wear out and should be changed to what people will use when doing a review.
Appreciate the sudden overdrive pedal at 7:15 lol
It looks like the Hawk 250 dlx engine. They are a clo e of the old Honda CG. The speedo is likely set to KPH. Chinese clones defiantly need some work to be rideable out of the box but they are fun to wrench on and learn the basics! I love my Hawk 250.
I actually have one branded as a Rusi Sigma 250. It's a 2016, and they're great over in the Philippines, but I'd be terrified to ride one here! Currently riding an old BMW R1150GS.
You need to run the engine in then make a judgement on the engine, also when the new brakes bed in
It's almost offensive that they would think someone with your presence and following on youtube, would be willing to lie to your followers and give that bike a positive review. The only positive thing you could say is that you purchased the bike so none of your followers ever will.
Dual disks make it a super bike! Didn't know my 85 virago 1000 was a super bike, well guess I'll proudly enjoy my super cruiser
a year or so ago i was thinking of getting one of their bikes. There was little reviews on it but the ones that were there were too postive about the bike that it put me off them now i know they were obligated to. glad i never went through with it.
I do the wave when I have a straightaway. Head nod when both hands are on the bars
Please do a Review on Taro GP bikes. They go with different engine sizes but have the same body and chassis. In the UK, they call it "Lexmoto" in other regions it's known as Mitt. In south America, it's "Asya speed"
Goated bro keep speaking your mind
This looks, sounds and looks to ride exactly like my ninja 250 fi. Kawasaki offered it in the UK with a 250cc before the 300cc came out.
I bought an XPRO Titan 250dlx for $1500 2 years ago. Threw some Shinko 705s on it, rejetted the carb and a different rear sprocket. It’s great for motoring around town. It’s still running strong. Any serious ridings done on my Ninja400
Shows what I know, when you were walking with it and we weren't looking very close, it looked really nice to me. Granted I'd never want to ride it or own it, but I wouldn't be mad if a neighbour had one of these, just for the view.
Reminds me of the Bradley kit car. "We make bike, you finish bike, zoom!" Hello, Chinese embassy on line one! Did it come with a fiberglass kit to make your own helmet?
Considering what you can buy second hand for $3k-$3.5K, I'd much MUCH rather go that route. Maybe the speedo is measuring KPH but showing MPH? It kinda lines up as 40mph is roughly 65kph Who knows...
steering head bearings would have been the first thing i'd of looked at given the lack of self steer
You can only shift gears when not accelerating. No flat shifting. Throttle is loose when you let go. Do you require a drawing?
i have one, but bought it fully assembled and tested. chain too tight, and speedo is wrong. other than that no issues yet at 100 miles
6:23 I think it means don't shift while your on the gas. Let off the throttle before you shift
Disc brake pads do not retract away from the disc When not activated there neutral pressure so there is always a very slight friction After they are bedded that tightness will go away
Papa yam taking the risk so you don’t have to. What a good Papa
Great review. So glad your looking out for new riders that would likely die popping on this this thing on a highway 😂what a hunk of crap
when it comes to the brakes you need to loosen the forks hold the front brakes then tighten up your forks again then let go of the brakes or they will be tight.