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Originally Posted by jonathan150cc
Yeah, 6 cases.
Surely we can agree that people who keep a single bike that long are the exception, not the rule.
Congratulation on riding 13,000 miles.
I'm not disputing that Chinese bikes are cheaper and require more work, but how much did you pay for your Ninja? When I had mine, it was almost $3,600 out the door. I've clocked as many miles on the Chinese scoot for a touch over $900. That's a huge difference.
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Much less than the price of a new Lifan lf200. I bought the bike slightly used, it only had 855 miles on it when i bought it.
I'm not trying to start a pissing match here. As long as the bike works properly, and it works well for the owner, its good in my book. I was just saying that personally, in my opinion, i would rather own a bike with 10x the support, part availability, and (arguably) quality. Also, i would rather own one that's been proven to be suitable for any kind of riding and proven to outlast the owner, as well as one that has a great reputation.
Having said all that... I almost bought a Lifan 200 on craigslist a short time ago for $400. My plans were to highly modify the bike into a streamliner, change the gearing, etc etc.... But the bike was sold before i could get my hands on it.