What engine did that bike have?
When they first got here, they were all crap. You couldn't really give the first ones away (similar to Harley's in the early 70s and th Jap bike when they first showed up.)
But in the last 5 years or so, they have really found a groove. One of the best things about them is that even though they are sold under 100 different names, there are only really 5 engine being used; 3 Honda clones and 2 Yamaha clones. (The Honda Rebel engine, the Honda Helix engine, and the GY6. The Yamaha line has the Linhai 250 and the V-star 250)
So that makes maintenance and parts readily available, but people are under the belief that they cannot crossover parts, which is simply false. I've had several bike shops tell me that Helix parts won't work on my Helix clone engine... lo and behold, I order a Helix performance exhaust system and a helix thermostat housing and it bolts right up; like it was meant to fit... because it was.
The plastics are still touch and go. Some companies are selling top notch plastics and some are still using the brittle crap. But the carb, for example, on my Qlink, is a genuine Keihin CVK30 from Japan (stamped on the casing). It takes real CVK jets and other carb parts.
Here is a quick glance at two bikes. Tell me which one costs $10,000 and which one costs $2500.
