e-bay china bikes are f@#kin S#%t

[gazza2003au]

ungrateful is all i think of... go look on the ebay in the USA they have jack all they pay the same amount if not more than us and thats USD compaired to AUD be happy u can buy a new bike for $800 and stop whining its your fault the bike is falling to peices u can go out buy a $13000 trail bike and nuts and bolts will still fall of without looking after the bike andthats even after a qualified mechanic has built the bike! yes they do come in boxes aswell most booklets that come with these bikes have a schedule in the back of the book that tell u in K's when to fix and replace parts

 

[throtl]

ungrateful is all i think of... go look on the ebay in the USA they have jack all they pay the same amount if not more than us and thats USD compaired to AUD be happy u can buy a new bike for $800 and stop whining its your fault the bike is falling to peices u can go out buy a $13000 trail bike and nuts and bolts will still fall of without looking after the bike andthats even after a qualified mechanic has built the bike! yes they do come in boxes aswell most booklets that come with these bikes have a schedule in the back of the book that tell u in K's when to fix and replace parts

Your starting to **** me off. And the bike was 900 ok. And I let that one slip when you called me lazy. How about you go and ride your bike before you tell us how great it is and how great the quality it is. You know what im talking about.

 

[gazza2003au]

you have ******* off alot of people here already by posting this thread when all the problems relate to you and ur maintenance schedule had u done this u wouldnt have started this thread simple!
i can give a report about my bike as i have enough years of experience this is your title e-bay china bikes are f@#kin S#%t i bought my bike from ebay and i can tell u i come home with all my nuts and bolts

 

[throtl]

The problems are related to bad manufacture, parts and assembly. The problem is these idiots are out to make money and dont really care if falls apart because the owner is supposed to check all nuts and bolts every half hour because they couldnt spend a few extra dollers on high quality nuts and bolts and loctite. I never checked the bolts every half an hour, the bike only got checked every second ride. If these pricks spent a little extra on better nuts and bolts and a bit of loctite they would actually be good for the money you pay. I still think they are decent, and for a teen without the big bucks they would be a dream. Theres no dought anything mechanical needs mantainance, even push bikes do. As a matter of fact my mountain bike is in need of a service and ill be taking it into Rays for a profesional job. If anybody says why dont you do it yourself- mate its actually a very technical job which does require trained skill belive it or not. Go find out for yourself, but thats another topic. Hmm that bmx is looking good LOL
And I really dont think a $13000 dirt bike would need to be checked for loose screws very often.

 

[lil_mitch_brady]

Hey you cant buy Performance of ebay. If you go int a shop sus it out then go back to ebay your stupid. So dont call Good old Aussies Stupid. If you cant see it you shouldnt buy it. i got a KLX 110 and a Crf 50 both worked and will kill any Imports beign thrown at it

 

[roost]

Hey you cant buy Performance of ebay. If you go int a shop sus it out then go back to ebay your stupid. So dont call Good old Aussies Stupid. If you cant see it you shouldnt buy it. i got a KLX 110 and a Crf 50 both worked and will kill any Imports beign thrown at it

i dont want to come into this argument but i have an import that will hold its own with a worked KLX110 or crf50, its not really an import its a custom pitty built from import bits, its cost me about 7k so far, thats not much $$$$ spent but it goes hard. Alot of my mates have klx 110's and crf70 that have 16k plus spent and mine holds it own with them. Sure klx and crf are awesome bikes but to say that they will eat any import is a bit far fetched, yes they will eat any ebay import with out even breaking a sweat but there are some super quick imports out there now. I personly know of one that is a 153cc that pumps just shy of 21hp with nobby on dyno and yes it is in the 20k mark. klx and crf are awesome bikes.

 

[gazza2003au]

If you go int a shop sus it out then go back to ebay your stupid.

most dealers on ebay have shops or havent u worked that out yet buddy?

 

[noidea]

admin get rid of this crap,

Throtl you have no idea mate, you contradict yourself more times subconciously than you could conciously. You told us that it was your fault it fell apart, you admit to not maintain or even just tightening bolts and then claim this to be the fault of the manufacturer. Had you of spent $10 on loctite and 1 hr of your time you wouldnt be bitching about how crap ebay and its products are. As gazza has said, no matter what bike you ride it needs to be maintained.

get off your ass go buy some loctite and check all your bolts so you can spend more time riding and less time bitching on this forum!

 

[Redstar]

Just got back reading all posts. Its about time someone said something as noidea just did.

Throtl, you just bought a bike and obviously want to enjoy it. Word of advice, be a little more positive towards everything and you'll be on your way enjoying whatever it is you have - be it China-made, ebay bought, or whatever.

Gazza2003au's signature simply says it all.

 

[throtl]

admin get rid of this crap,

Throtl you have no idea mate, you contradict yourself more times subconciously than you could conciously. You told us that it was your fault it fell apart, you admit to not maintain or even just tightening bolts and then claim this to be the fault of the manufacturer. Had you of spent $10 on loctite and 1 hr of your time you wouldnt be bitching about how crap ebay and its products are. As gazza has said, no matter what bike you ride it needs to be maintained.

get off your ass go buy some loctite and check all your bolts so you can spend more time riding and less time bitching on this forum!

Noidea, I thought it was you that had no idea HAHA, but really I think you know more than you make out. As far as contradicting myself no I didnt. Heres my point. IT IS THE MANUFACTURERS FAULT THE BIKE FALLS APART IN NO TIME. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE SPENT A FEW EXTRA DOLLERS ON HIGH QUALITY BOLTS AND LOCTITE WHERE APPRAPRIATE AND CHARGED A FEW EXTRA DOLLERS FOR A PRODUCT THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER AND SAFER AND EASIER FOR US TO ENJOY RATHER THAN BE WORRIED IF THE ENGINE FALLS OUT OR THE REAR SUSPENSION POPS OUT OR WHATEVER. SEEING THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS CHOSEN TO BE NEGLIGENT, THEY HAVE PAST THAT RESPOSIBILITY ONTO THE KIDS BUT CANT EVEN GIVE A LITTLE DETAIL OF HOW TO FIT THE FRONT WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER DID HOWEVER GIVE PROMPTS TO CHECK ALL NUTS AND BOLTS EVERY HALF AN HOUR TO COVER THERE ASS.
THE TITLE OF THIS POST WAS WRONG, EBAY CHINA BIKES COULD BE GOOD, ALL THEY NEED IS SOME GOOD BOLTS AND A LITTLE LOCTITE. THE SELLERS, ATOMIC, APPOLO, EBUISINESS SHOULD BE THE ONES REQUESTING HIGHER QUALITY BOLTS AT THE LEAST. THINK ABOUT IT, FOR THE FUTURE QUALITY OF PIT BIKES. IF THEY DONT GET THE COMPLAINTS NOTHING WILL EVER BE CHANGED, WHY SHOULD IT?
YEAH ITS MY FAULT I DIDNT FIX WHAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE, AND I DIDNT CHECK THE BOLTS EVERY HALF AN HOUR. I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED IT BEFORE EACH RIDE REALITY SPEAKING AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OK. HOPEFULLY A COMBINATION OF GOOD BOLTS WITH THE PLASTIC IN THEM AND SOME LOCTITE AND A LITTLE CHECK OVER SHOULD DO THE TRICK. END OF STORY.

 

[throtl]

throtl, welcome to the world of motocross...we spend 30 minutes riding and three hours wrenching. I have agb 29s we completely dis-assemble, re-grease,loc-tite and re-torque before we ever ride, but we do the same thing on our Jap bikes. What kind of preventative maintenance schedule do you have your bike on ? My 29's come from China with a very basic owners manual, with nothing on maintenance, I suggest you get a copy of an owners manual form one of the Jap bikes and follow it ( where applicable ) for your 29. If you can't find anything let me know and I will send you a maint. schedule that I use.

Hey dude, thanks for the offer and help mate. Where can I get a copy of the jap bike owner manuals. As far as prvntative maintanace i have the oil changes I should do during run in. I dont mind changing oil sooner rather than later and thats what iv been doing. Lubing parts and checking bolts I checked every couple of rides. Cheers

 

[noidea]

so in purchasing this bike and even being told you need to pay attention to the nuts and bolts you thought **** it ill ride it anyway. Now your bitching about bolts coming undone and saying these bikes are crap. Dude, if you spent 1/2 the time you spent writing in this pointless thread you could have worked to earn enough $$ for a bottle of loctite and spent the time going over your bike putting it on all the bolts. Sorry man, but your not going to get any sympathy or support for being LAZY.

Its got nothing to do with the manufacturers. THEY EVEN TELL YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE FASTENING! sure they 'should' put loctite on the nuts and bolts, but you dont see me bitching that i think they 'should' sell these with turbo's for the same price.

I seriously cannot see how you are disappointed with this bike, you paid $900 for a BRAND NEW TRAIL BIKE.

NOW GO RIDE IT!

 

[Dabomb]

wing wing my bolts fell off, sum abo stole them and used fora bong fitting.

my bike wen it was stock and now. look how many things i broke and replaced.

 

[tfmartin]

Throtl, I just use the manuals that we got with jap bikes we purchased...after you go through a few of them you start to see that the maint. schedules are all similar..look on the internet and you should be able to find something, if not let me know..keep in mind all bikes have problems, figure out what your particulars bikes weaknesses are and correct them ( bolts, loc-tite, wheels etc.) that's half the fun...Dabomb, good job on that conversion, looks awesome.

 

[Franky]

i agree look at the hummer i just bought i went into a store sussed out the bike they wanted $2200 i went home bought the same bike for under $1600 off ebay even got longer warranty off the ebay hummer *rolls eyes*

Yeh but seriously i'd never buy a non side mounted engine motorbike from ebay, its jus garabage.

 

[gazza2003au]

Yeh but seriously i'd never buy a non side mounted engine motorbike from ebay, its jus garabage.

i dont get ya on this?

 

[Franky]

Thumpstars and other little bikes were the first bikes to come out of china, the qaulity was poor but ok, now there bringing out big bikes from china and the qaulity is the same but bigger engines ( standing up engines ) personally i'd never ride one because i'd be that scared of it falling apart.

 

[gazza2003au]

theres about 8 being sold on ebay daily times that by the last 365 days thats a lot of hummers (bigger bikes) being sold just on ebay how many bad reports have u read?

 

[Franky]

I havent looked into it, but i've seen alot of hummers in for repairs.

 

[bdenbesten]

Great bikes for the money,

I purchased a Atomik Hummer 150cc for my 14 year old son from e-bay, and I couldn't be happier, Sure you get what you pay for to tell you the truth I am not sure how they can produce them for the money they are selling them.

Sure they are not going to last as long as a brand name bike, if your not happy with the quality go out and spend 7-8 times the money and purchase a brand name bike.

Before all you brand name bike owners flame me, I am on your side I own a Honda XR200R ( which the Hummer can give it a run for it's money although my son is a bit more fearless when it comes to racing than me my 44 year old body hurts to much when I fall off ) and sure things tend to not break as much.

I can tell you if it wasn't for the cheap China bikes there is a very good chance that my son wouldn't be riding a bike at all as I can't afford to purchase a Honda,Yamaha for a kid that will grow out of it within a couple of years, I am sure there are guys/gals out there that will insist on buying name brand bikes and don't care about the price and that is great but don't flame people that only have the finacial means to purchase a cheap bike that there kids can get a great deal of fun out of, my son is just glad he has a bike to ride.

Sorry for rambling I will go now.