hay guys.
well first and foremost, those of you that say "go the motovert and you wont have any problems." your kidding yourselves. i know this dude that is on his second motor ALLREADY and he has only owned it 2-3 weeks.
this is mainly unlucky on his behalf as the new motovert pro is an excellent bike, decent value and outstanding build quality but i wouldnt stop looking there. also the bse looks like a very nice bike and very very affordable but once again i still wouldnt stop looking there. (also just throwing this in there, someone said a motovert would own this bse, well last i recall motovert are still running a relativly stock 125cc motor, the bse is 138cc stock.)
you may also want to consider pitsters new line in the x2 and x3 range. also known as gt these are very nice indeed and once again affordable (x3r retails at $3,599.) although they are the same as the motovert in the sence that they are running 125cc motors and wouldnt be a quick as the bse. if speed is all your interested in then go for the bse (not saying it wont be decent for jumps though) but if you prefer to have trust in names that are well known and have a good reputation of customer service then it is advisable to go for motovert, pitster and FMR (fmr are bringing a stock 140cc mini to the shelf, you way want to look into that.)
so there you have it, realisticly people spend the extra money for a name they can trust as apposed to a name thats still building its reputation, sometimes you can get lucky, buy a cheapish bike and be relativly hassle free but sometimes this company burns to the ground. other times you can spend the extra $$$ and still get burnt by a fault in the batch. just the way it happens.
my opinion is to seriously consider the motovert, pitster, fmr as i am one to bond with brandnames but $1500 can buy alot of trick bits too.
Cheers, Tony.