Post by robbovius on May 1, 2007 12:47:52 GMT -5
check this out.
regarding the Redstreak Xpressway 250/Viva 250 - which it has subsequently been determined mfgrd by Shanghai JMstar, it apears that Shang-JM has updated the model designation. here's what I found on their english-language "DOT-Approved" model page:
overall DOT model page" www.jmstar-moto.com/jmstar/english/product.asp?type=3
"Nemo" model page: www.jmstar-moto.com/jmstar/english/product_01.asp?id=150&uid=113&type=3&total=3&name=NEMO
on the linked page, they misidentify the 250 as "force-air-cooled". in actuality, it's lliquid cooled, and DOES have the honda-clone vertical cylinder engine ( I know I know, it's not quite vertical, rather, tilted back towards the rear tire at about 10 +/- degrees)
This lunchtime I took a trip to Redstreak Motors to buy a new lid, and also to do a more extensive investigation of the Redstreak Xpressway 250 (which we now know to be the JMstar Nemo 250)...on the floor was one just like the following pic:
the machine looks fairly well put together, from a casual glance. sitting on it, and rolling it off the ctr stand, I found the rear dampers to be EXTREMELY stiff, as in, even with some firm jouncing on my part (and I'm no lightweight, 210lbs dressed in my motorcycling gear) the shocks barely moved. crounching and looking, I saw no preload adjuster ramps on the spings, so expect a harsh ride, I'm afriad...
were i to buy one, I'd insist that supplied some better dampers immediately.
opening and closing both the fuel filler door and the dash board glove box, the plastic - while decently thick moldings - seemed of a softer plastic type than the glovebox/fuel-filler doors on the suzuki Burgman 400 and yammie Majesty scoots I'd looked at over the week-end. They flexed alot more, both in their open and closed positions. the spring latch on the X-way 250 glovebox worked poorly, as in, it didn't latch securely without a minor slam.
Opening the seat, I thought that the underseat storage area was smallish ( a product of the vertical cylinder intruding into chassis space that could otherwise form a larger storage area) No way are you fitting a helmet under there. the batery cover intrudes further. all in all I found the storage space disappointingly small, compared to other 250cc-and-up scoots - of similar body size - I've looked at recently. Perhaps this is why the Redstreak webstie mentions including a travel trunck with every X-way 250?
the seat closed securely, though the hingeing anmd latching felt lower quality than the similar japanese components - there was a looseness to their working that felt "cheap". Still, I supose, as long as it latches and locks, and the hinge doesn't fall apart when you open it, that point is moot.
wheels are 13s, on both ends. The front brake has one of those faux ABS pressure relief cylinders on the caliper, which, were I to buy an Xpressway 250, I'd be deleting... I'll modulate the front brake on my own, as I have been since I started riding, thanks.
Redsteak charges $3295 off the showroom floor for an Xpressway 250. My overall impression was favorable, especially considering the price discount compared to other 250s on the market. At $3295, the X-way undercuts the it's styling avatar Honda Reflex (@$5495) by $2200, sooooo...
would I buy one?
not sure...maybe if it looked like this:
*honda won't let me hot link the pic of the swank reflex sport, the bastiges*
there, that's got it...
regarding the Redstreak Xpressway 250/Viva 250 - which it has subsequently been determined mfgrd by Shanghai JMstar, it apears that Shang-JM has updated the model designation. here's what I found on their english-language "DOT-Approved" model page:
overall DOT model page" www.jmstar-moto.com/jmstar/english/product.asp?type=3
"Nemo" model page: www.jmstar-moto.com/jmstar/english/product_01.asp?id=150&uid=113&type=3&total=3&name=NEMO
on the linked page, they misidentify the 250 as "force-air-cooled". in actuality, it's lliquid cooled, and DOES have the honda-clone vertical cylinder engine ( I know I know, it's not quite vertical, rather, tilted back towards the rear tire at about 10 +/- degrees)
This lunchtime I took a trip to Redstreak Motors to buy a new lid, and also to do a more extensive investigation of the Redstreak Xpressway 250 (which we now know to be the JMstar Nemo 250)...on the floor was one just like the following pic:
the machine looks fairly well put together, from a casual glance. sitting on it, and rolling it off the ctr stand, I found the rear dampers to be EXTREMELY stiff, as in, even with some firm jouncing on my part (and I'm no lightweight, 210lbs dressed in my motorcycling gear) the shocks barely moved. crounching and looking, I saw no preload adjuster ramps on the spings, so expect a harsh ride, I'm afriad...
were i to buy one, I'd insist that supplied some better dampers immediately.
opening and closing both the fuel filler door and the dash board glove box, the plastic - while decently thick moldings - seemed of a softer plastic type than the glovebox/fuel-filler doors on the suzuki Burgman 400 and yammie Majesty scoots I'd looked at over the week-end. They flexed alot more, both in their open and closed positions. the spring latch on the X-way 250 glovebox worked poorly, as in, it didn't latch securely without a minor slam.
Opening the seat, I thought that the underseat storage area was smallish ( a product of the vertical cylinder intruding into chassis space that could otherwise form a larger storage area) No way are you fitting a helmet under there. the batery cover intrudes further. all in all I found the storage space disappointingly small, compared to other 250cc-and-up scoots - of similar body size - I've looked at recently. Perhaps this is why the Redstreak webstie mentions including a travel trunck with every X-way 250?
the seat closed securely, though the hingeing anmd latching felt lower quality than the similar japanese components - there was a looseness to their working that felt "cheap". Still, I supose, as long as it latches and locks, and the hinge doesn't fall apart when you open it, that point is moot.
wheels are 13s, on both ends. The front brake has one of those faux ABS pressure relief cylinders on the caliper, which, were I to buy an Xpressway 250, I'd be deleting... I'll modulate the front brake on my own, as I have been since I started riding, thanks.
Redsteak charges $3295 off the showroom floor for an Xpressway 250. My overall impression was favorable, especially considering the price discount compared to other 250s on the market. At $3295, the X-way undercuts the it's styling avatar Honda Reflex (@$5495) by $2200, sooooo...
would I buy one?
not sure...maybe if it looked like this:
*honda won't let me hot link the pic of the swank reflex sport, the bastiges*
there, that's got it...
