has the mini bike world gone mad? what the heck is this bike?

[pitbulls]

found this abomination on e-bay( where else). look at specs says water-cooled 125cc lifan 4-stroke.is there such a thing? pic is of course 2 stroke katoom . surely these wont last long at this price. grrr cant post link. anyway advertised as brand new 2007 thumpstar 125cc pit bike check it out you will be as confused as i was im sure. seller is devils_kind
has anyone had a look. is there such a thing as watercooled 125cc 4 stroke china engine? if so i want 2!!!!!

 

[motoluver]

Looks like a scam.

 

[Hillz]

i saw the watercooled 125cc engine before, & my boss has seen them at motorshows in europe so they are out there....

 

[Trashthumpy]

lol i sent him a email asken what kind of bike he would send and that the bike in the add is ktm 125/250 and things like that...anyway this is what i got back:

the bike that is offered is the exact same as the 1 in the picture, it is a look alike ktm made by thumpstar. i dont know the full details as i only import them to sell.

 

[jayden-pitbikez]

wtf thats rigged its an actual ktm in the pic and its defintly 2 stroke cos look at the power pipe! and it says its a 4 stroke lifan? WTF!!!

 

[Meko]

whats the link???

 

[jayden-pitbikez]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-20...096360697QQcategoryZ32074QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
there.... its a ktm in the pic lol

 

[daniel40]

and it says the lifan gear pattern is 1d 3u isnt it all up????

 

[No-Fear]

lol $10k bike v $2k bike haha, what a joke, damn shonky ebay sellers

 

[No-Fear]

notice the 0 comments next to his name, it's a scam, he hasn't sold anything on ebay before.

 

[Flarry]

It just has a picture of a KTM?!

 

[Trashthumpy]

he sent back anouther email saying that they are made buy thumpstar and are better than the real KTM's!!! lol

 

[Old Hoghead]

Probably comes with free freight too !!!

 

[foolsp33d]

just sent an inquirey myself to him..:
G'day mate, am interested in the bike you have for sale.. can you please supply me with a little bit more detail on the pictured item, sounds to good to be true!? also Id like to be able to view the bike before makeing a final commitment to purchase. Where can I come to view and possibly test ride? if it is possible and you have more id like to surprise my niece with a birthday present and would love to have one shipped down to melbourne. what would be the freight charges involved? Iv had a couple of smaller bikes in the past and really like the look of what you have on offer.. please if possible send me some pics and more detailed specs(frame details, numbers, etc.) look forward to doing buisness with you.
Cheers
Joe.
lets see what we recieve tomorrow..
Night boys!

 

[50s BRotherhood #1]

my god this is dodgy... cant wait 4 more of his replies lol

 

[Flarry]

Some one buy one see what gets sent!

 

[Flarry]

Maybe he's selling those 50cc ktm look alikes, theres a thread on them some where...

 

[Trashthumpy]

lol he's un-registered from ebay now! yay! i like to think that we made him do that.....

 

[Franky]

Hey guys, My old work sells them, They are the biggest peice of ****, The frame is 3 peices held together by bolts, The engine is a dodgy ass base line lifan NON any gear start thats water cooled with some dodgy ass radiator, When i assembled one half the bolts were missing and the wiring was done wrong, it has a 2 stroke exausght pipe ( LOL ) and went like a snail, the rear shock was basically plastic aswell.. And they were asking $2,000 for it Hahaha ! heres a picture try not to laugh..

 

[Robbie]

Why the heck does it have an expansion chamber?