I'm looking at getting a 125cc commuter type bike for me and the family to share to get a couple of us back on two wheels. When i was first into bikes, you went to jack woods and bought a honda, yamaha, suzuki etc.
Now i look on the 'bay and i see these cheap bikes which i understand are copies of old models made by the major manufacturers in the 80s and early 90s. Hongdou and so on. They look the part, seem reasonably easy to maintain, the dealers tend to say they can supply parts, and even with shipping and registration etc you can get a brand spanking new, really quite good looking bike for less than a grand - the one i'm looking at looks reminiscent of a 1980s suzuki. It's called a Haotian Arrow 125 and it's £740 + reg.
I've seen well used 125s from known manufacturers going for more than this. I'm cynical enough to believe the old saw about anything that seems too good to be true usually is, but they seem to have very good feedback on many different sellers.. Has anyone bought such a bike? any good? anybody with experience think they're worth it? any drawbacks?
Now i look on the 'bay and i see these cheap bikes which i understand are copies of old models made by the major manufacturers in the 80s and early 90s. Hongdou and so on. They look the part, seem reasonably easy to maintain, the dealers tend to say they can supply parts, and even with shipping and registration etc you can get a brand spanking new, really quite good looking bike for less than a grand - the one i'm looking at looks reminiscent of a 1980s suzuki. It's called a Haotian Arrow 125 and it's £740 + reg.
I've seen well used 125s from known manufacturers going for more than this. I'm cynical enough to believe the old saw about anything that seems too good to be true usually is, but they seem to have very good feedback on many different sellers.. Has anyone bought such a bike? any good? anybody with experience think they're worth it? any drawbacks?
