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Originally Posted by gpothoven
A chinese bike may be unreliable, but parts and tires are cheap and easily found or repaired. It's ultimately up to you.
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We occasionally see chinese motorbikes down here. Some of them are running but rarely outside of the towns. Many are not running at all. Cheap, unreliable, easy to break, nobody around here has parts. If you wish to spend your time challenged by such things, that is certainly an option. Or you could spend a little more and get a decent Honda XL250 variant if you insist on a small displacement bike.
Another thing to consider is the wind, esp the wind in southern Patagonia. We have winds down here that reach 120 km/hr or more. If you wish to ride a 250cc bike into a 120km/hr headwind, you must have a lot of patience and extra fuel.
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