Just curious if anyone knows if the Motorhispania RX 125R is available in Taiwan?
I tried googling, but didn’t find anything. It’s a nice looking bike, fast for its size. If they are here, I wonder how much they’d cost.
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I hope these links work. The last one is all Chinese. I saw it posted on a friend’s FB about the bike, which made me wonder if its in Taiwan.
200,000 and probably no service/expensive parts.
For 200,000 Why would anyone get one of these when you can get a Ninja 250?
At least he likes the blinkers, that is what I look for in a motorcycle, hahahahah. If you drop that bike or get into an accident and need replacement parts, then you are shit out of luck.
Hmm, this might not be the best place to start this discussion,
but let’s say you had 100,000 NT to spend on your first bike in Taiwan, what would you get and why?
I am selling my car in the U.S., so I’ll have some cash to buy a bike, although I’m not going to get something much more than 100,000, and it needs to be a white plate.
I know the Suzuki TU 250 is a good option. Not sure what else is on the table.
[quote=“Rennes”]Hmm, this might not be the best place to start this discussion,
but let’s say you had 100,000 NT to spend on your first bike in Taiwan, what would you get and why?
I am selling my car in the U.S., so I’ll have some cash to buy a bike, although I’m not going to get something much more than 100,000, and it needs to be a white plate.
I know the Suzuki TU 250 is a good option. Not sure what else is on the table.[/quote]
I would buy a used SM CPI 250cc for about 65-70k and then with the remaining cash I would get rid of all the shitty parts on it. I would upgrade the brakes (everything, caliper, bigger disk, mastercylinder, brake line), upgrade the rear suspension, stiffer front suspension, better tires, different rear sprocket and aftermarket exhaust. If I had any money left over I would put more padding on the seat. This is what I did. 
I love my CPI, just rode it to Hualien and back from Taoyuan. It was a blast, but my ass hurt a bit. I rode my friends 220cc FZR too and it had nothing on the CPI.
Another option would be buying a brand new KTR and doing the same with the leftover money. It won’t be as fast, but it will be a nice safe ride. You could even buy a used one and upgrade it with aftermarket parts and you would probably still have a lot of money left over.
I might also check into the Suzuki TU 250cc, but they are a little pricy. I would also probably want to change out the brakes, tires, suspension, etc. So that would be over your budget.
There is also the SYM T2 250cc. I know nothing about it yet. I am sure it is under powered and heavy as shit, but if you changed out some of the crappy stock parts then I’ll bet it is a decent ride. I think you would be over budget though.
The CBR 150cc and Honda Hornet are an option, but they are going to be hard to find parts for. I have 2 friends with CBR’s. One recently crashed his and he is having a hard time finding farings. Plus they are not cheap. He just ordered them from Thailand…gross! Both bikes are amazing though and if parts were available then I would suggest them, but they really aren’t. So I would stay away from them.
Thanks for your insight. The thing I don’t get, let’s say the CPI and upgraded with leftover cash… That will still be worse than the Suzuki though, right? I was thinking about getting a KTR when my bike budget was smaller, but since I can justify 100,000, I think KTR with better parts, is still going to be worse than the Suzuki, when all the money is spent, either way.
How much do Honda Hornet 250’s run? I thought those are cool an plenty strong for being a 250, but I was under the impression they are quite expensive.
[quote=“Rennes”]Thanks for your insight. The thing I don’t get, let’s say the CPI and upgraded with leftover cash… That will still be worse than the Suzuki though, right? I was thinking about getting a KTR when my bike budget was smaller, but since I can justify 100,000, I think KTR with better parts, is still going to be worse than the Suzuki, when all the money is spent, either way.
How much do Honda Hornet 250’s run? I thought those are cool an plenty strong for being a 250, but I was under the impression they are quite expensive.[/quote]
I’m not sure how much Honda Hornets go for these days, but they probably are not too cheap. The Hornet is a great bike, but I have heard that they are not that reliable. Parts are going to be a bit hard to find and expensive. Even though the Hornet is a 250cc, it is actually a pretty big bike compared to the Suzuki TU, CPI, or KTR. It might be harder to park, but that might not be a problem if this is just going to be a weekend warrior. The problem I had with the Hornet is that it doesn’t make power until about 8000RPMs and revs to 18,000RPMs (Over kill if you ask me.) I am an NSR guy and love that power band style on the race track, but not on the roads around Taiwan. If you want to ride it in the power band then you will always be screaming the engine around town. I did that for 4 years with my NSR. The roads here are just not that motorcycle friendly for that type of motorcycle in my opinion. I find torque to be the best option for town riding.
If really just depends what you are looking for in a motorcycle for around 100,000nt. Yes, the Suzuki will be the best engineered bike. In Theory, you should have the least amount of problems with that bike if you maintain it regularly. I don’t know much about the TU 250cc though. They are kind of rare. I would expect parts are not that cheap and maybe even a bit hard to find….but I really don’t know. Even used ones are pretty expensive. I am sure a stock one would be a wonderful ride, but I would still want to change a few things on it like brakes and tires right away and maybe even the suspension later.
If you compare the TU to the CPI, then I’ll bet the CPI will be faster stock. The TU weighs about 130kg and has 20 engine hp. The CPI weighs 107kg and has 24 engine hp. This is according to the Internet. The TU is going to be more comfy, but I would say that the CPI would probably be more fun to ride. I too was looking into the TU, but the CPI sold me because I wanted to learn a different riding style. I am also a big racetrack rider and I new that the TU or even the KTR would never see any track time. Those bikes were really not made for it. People would argue that the CPI wasn’t either, but I have made it work. I wanted to learn how to ride like the big cc super motard guys were riding with their foot out. I have already mastered the knee down/lean. So it was time for something new.
The KTR is an outstanding bike for what it is. It will be slow, but comfy and probably pretty reliable. It might be slow, but you could make it stop and handle well and save the most amount of money. It all depends on what you want in a motorcycle. The TU will be the most expensive and probably have the best reliability. It will be fun and have some low end power, but could also be a little boring to ride. The CPI will be the most fun IMO, but might have some reliability issues (I said might.) The KTR would be the cheapest option, reliable, but a little boring too with not much power.
You should get out there and test ride some of these bikes. I would also test ride a SYM T2 250cc just to see what the power is like. This bike goes for about 130,000nt new right now.