How about a 250cc Adventure bike!?

[trikepilot]

From the article - "A small displacement, full-featured ADV bike, for a targeted MSRP of $3,495"

I call under $3500 pretty damn cheap. I guess we'll have to see if it is also built "cheaply."

 

[Checkswrecks]

There are two different bikes in this thread, the 250 and 450. The price for the 250 will surely be a winner and this may easily be the tip of the Chinese iceberg coming to the US, like the Honda did in the 1960s.

 

[Bushyar15]

I'm seriously considering picking up the 250cc for use on some of the single-track type mountain passes around here. My concern is what has been noted in the reviews; the seemingly too tall gearing for dirt. Reviewers mentioned having to slip the clutch quite a bit. Based on the terrain they were testing on, it didn't seem as "extreme" as some of the terrain around here…

 

[Checkswrecks]

Chinese bikes are extremely common in the rest of the world. I expect low power, so-so handling, soft bolts, fast wearing cables that rust, old fashioned (no o or x-ring) chains, soft steel sprockets, paint to fade in the sun, etc.

They'll sell like hotcakes and we will adapt.

 

[2112]

Here's a link to a UK review of the beast (Honley in the UK). I note the price is the same as the dollar price but it's $1.50 to the pound sterling....

http://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/reviews/bike-reviews/honley/honley-rx3---a-250cc-adventure-bike/#.VKqkryusVGk

 

[JoeBee]

Joe from CSC here. Thanks for the comments. If any of you would like to know more, please visit our website and our blog. I was recently in the Zongshen factory and I posted info about it on the blog at www.CaliforniaScooterCo.com/blog. Any questions, give us a call (909 445 0900) or an IM.

 

[JoeBee]

We just finished a 1700-mile ride with 15 RX3 riders through Baja. More information is available on the CSC blog at www.CaliforniaScooterCo.com/blog. If you're going to be at Overland Expo next week, we'll be there offering test rides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HJ5M2owAzQ

 

[trikepilot]

Saw this at Bike-Urious this AM...

http://www.bike-urious.com/its-here-2015-csc-cyclone-rx3/