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undercoverbs · 08-21-2009, 03:16 PM

About the radio - i really won't be able to hear it? I've been next to people at stoplights before in the states, and they have some huge bike which has a very audible stereo system...

About the alarm - it works great. I got it thrown in, but if I had to pay for it, they would have charged me about $25usd for it (installation included).

I got a windscreen I'd like to show people here - it's not something I've ever found on the net before, and adds a kind of sporty look to it. I'll post a photo.

One question - will it hurt anything if I start in second gear, instead of first? It's probably been asked and answered elsewhere, but I didn't see it!

About stuff in China - yeah - it's cheap - and the quality ranges from terrible to good. When you live here, you find there is a whole other level of quality for domestic products which never gets exported... the SUPER low quality stuff. But depending on what you want, and how long you need it to last, if you buy smart, you can save money.

As for the guy who wrote about an electric drill for $10... think about what it is... it's a small shitty motor, and plastic parts. The ones you would find in spain for $10 are made for domestic use, and Chinese wages are low. The factory who sells them, probably sells them for $5 or $6, and whoever exports them sells them for $1 more, and whoever retails them sells them for $3 more, and that's still a 30% markup. So if everyone in the process does a good volume business, it works, and you get an electric drill that lasts about a year, if you don't use it too much.

08-21-2009, 03:16 PM	#8
undercoverbs Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: beijing Posts: 6	Re: Hello from Beijing, China About the radio - i really won't be able to hear it? I've been next to people at stoplights before in the states, and they have some huge bike which has a very audible stereo system... About the alarm - it works great. I got it thrown in, but if I had to pay for it, they would have charged me about $25usd for it (installation included). I got a windscreen I'd like to show people here - it's not something I've ever found on the net before, and adds a kind of sporty look to it. I'll post a photo. One question - will it hurt anything if I start in second gear, instead of first? It's probably been asked and answered elsewhere, but I didn't see it! About stuff in China - yeah - it's cheap - and the quality ranges from terrible to good. When you live here, you find there is a whole other level of quality for domestic products which never gets exported... the SUPER low quality stuff. But depending on what you want, and how long you need it to last, if you buy smart, you can save money. As for the guy who wrote about an electric drill for $10... think about what it is... it's a small shitty motor, and plastic parts. The ones you would find in spain for $10 are made for domestic use, and Chinese wages are low. The factory who sells them, probably sells them for $5 or $6, and whoever exports them sells them for $1 more, and whoever retails them sells them for $3 more, and that's still a 30% markup. So if everyone in the process does a good volume business, it works, and you get an electric drill that lasts about a year, if you don't use it too much.
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