Chinese Discount Motorcycles that are Designed to Embarrass the Driver

It’s no secret that I hate cruisers, but things can get even worse. What you think about Chinese discount motorcycles? That is cruisers with the power of a scooter and useless chrome stuff everywhere.

Let’s take a look at three hideous examples of Chinese motorcycle technology.

Lifan 250-4 Rebel Cruiser
An attempt at cloning the Yamaha Virago. Good is the price (just above $2,000) and the fuel economy (up to 90 mpg), bad is everything else including the absolute lack of power (V2 engine with 16 hp - the original Yamaha Virago have 62 hp).

Geely 250 Storm Prince
A traditional V2 engine is far too much for a Chinese discount cruiser, so the Geely 250 Storm Prince has just one single cylinder and a displacement of 234 ccm. It might sound acceptable, but with only 12 hp topspeed is limited to 95 km/h (59 mph).

Jincheng JC 100-7 Knight
The Lifan and the Geely might have scared you away from Chinese discount motorcycles, but it can get even worse. What do you think about a cruiser with 1 cylinder and just 6 hp (that’s around 10% of the power of the smallest Harley-Davidson cruiser).

At least the Jincheng JC 100-7 Knight only weights 105 kg, so it can still go 90 km/h (56 mph).

All in all three hideous examples of Chinese discount motorcycle technology, but you have to respect the names they have chosen: Rebel Cruiser, Storm Prince and Knight….