Lifan, CF Moto, and Zongsen are basically the Chinese "Big three" in motorcycles. They tend to have the better quality overall. They still sell cheap bikes too, but even their cheapest bikes are a step above the random generic no-name/small name stuff many places sell. That includes my Hawk, which is made by Haosen Hensim, a smaller time manufacturer with an ok reputation. They build solid bikes, but not always with the best materials, which is why they are less than 2 grand.
Yeah, my only takeaway from the grom was the 4 speed.I would get a Lifan KP Mini myself. 150cc vertical engine and it can be easily swapped out for larger OHC or OHV engines like the one in my Hawk. Even with the 150cc engine it makes 4hp more than the Grom and has a 5 speed transmission. They also get up to about 75mph in stock form.
Venom has the SS3 model on sale for $2099 too.
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The 4 speed is just a throw back to the original cub and CT 70/90 engines. It's what they had. The only way to get a 5 speed in a horizontal "Honda" engine is to get a Zongshen 190cc. 19hp and 5 speed trans.
Oh, nice. They listened to the people, or they realized the Chinese were making "Groms" with 5 speeds that were actually selling well lol. I would still rather have either Lifan bike simply because of the vertical engines and more horsepower.
My Lifan 49cc 2 speed automatic on my motoped, cruises at 35 and reaches speeds just over 40MPH
But...but...GW has...Anxiety.
The engine I'm jamming in my trail 90 has a 6 speed transmission. It's a Suzuki ts125 engine.
More Horsepower with the 2 Lifan bikes being 12.2hp and 17hp. Not exactly rocket ships