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Nice. Any ideas what the bike is?
Judging by the puddle of liquid underneath it’s probably a Bean S A
Missed this post first time around.
Good article. Yep, that’s a hell of a long list of companies that aren’t around any more.
I genuinely admire him for having a go although the workmanship did make me wince a bit, especially the interior shots. Shame it’s not road legal.
Oh, and the fibreglass cost £50? Where did he get that from?
So fair play Yamaha, you have made a great bike, but still a homage rather than the original
Is the original better in any aspect though apart from character? Seems the Yam does everything the HD does and slightly better.
Hi and welcome to BikeMeet.
I personally haven’t owned any Chinese bikes. Those that I see on eBay and the like are generally significantly cheaper than their Japanese or European counterparts but it seems that the quality of the finish leaves something to be desired when stacked up against the competition. I wouldn’t advise against buying one though, having never owned one personally. Given that their prices are so much cheaper, they may well be worth a punt and you may have cheap, trouble-free riding for years.
Spare parts for Chinese bikes are definitely easier to get now than they were 10 years ago too. These machines may be less well known over here, but in China the volumes produced are often enormous, shaming many other manufacturers. Many people think that they are low volume bikes but this really isn’t the case. As Radar points out above, many Euro bikes are assembled in China so you may find that the bike you buy is from the same production line as a more ‘known’ brand.
I’d be interested to know if you do get one how it stacks up.
