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jinlun 125-11

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I HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT A JINLUN 125-11

I PURCHASED THIS BIKE THROUGH EBAY FOR THE PRINCELY SUM OF 900 POUNDS

THIS IS MY SECOND JINLUN 125 11 AND I MUST SAY THEY SEEM VASTLY IMPROVED MY FIRST BIKE WAS BOUGHT IN 2005 AND WAS AS RELIABLE AS CLOCK WORK BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE LACKING IN THE POWER DEPARTMENT,

I SOLD MY BIKE RECENTLY BUT REGRETTED DOING IT SO MUCH TO MY WIFES DISAPPROVAL I SCANNED EBAY THE VERY SAME NIGHT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER IT HAD DONE ONLY 126KM AND IS AN 07 MODEL, I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE TELL YOU THAT THESE BIKES LOOK LIKE 4-600CC BIKES YOU TAKE IT WITH A PINCH OF SALT BUT BELIEVE ME THEY DO, I'M 5'11 AND WEIGH ABOUT 12.5 STONE AND THE BIKE SUITS ME FINE A VERY COMFY RIDING POSITION CRASH BARS TWIN SPOTLIGHTS AND PANNIERS AS STANDARD THESE BIKES ARE PRETTY WELL EQUIPPED ,

WHEN I RODE THE BIKE HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MUCH MORE TORQUE THE ENGINE IN THE NEW BIKE HAD COMPARED TO MY OLD JINNY I HAD NO PROBLEM CRUISING AT 70 ON THE FLAT AND EVEN UPHILL I WAS COMFORTABLE PULLING 55-60 THIS TO ME WAS AMAZING AS MY OLD JINNY STRUGGLED TO HIT 60 ON THE FLAT AND GOING UPHILL WAS HIGHLY EMBARASSING!!

I GOT THE BIKE HOME WITH A BIG GRIN ALL OVER MY FACE GOT STRAIGHT BACK ONTO EBAY AND ORDERED SOME CUSTOM VINYLS FOR THE TANK SIDE PANELS AND PANNIERS AND SET ABOUT DEBADGING IT AND MAKING THE BIKE MY OWN,

THE BIKE IS NOW FINISHED WITH CUSTOM HANDLE BARS METALLIC CHARCOAL TANK/PANEL/& PANNIER VINYL FLAMES AND NEW BREATHER FILTER FOR THE ENGINE AND IT ROCKS AND FLY'S!!

I GOT MY SEAL OF APPROVAL WHEN I TOOK MY BIKE INTO TOWN AND AFTER DOING A SPOT OF SHOPPING GOT BACK TO THE BIKE AND I HAD 3 THATS RIGHT 3! YOUNG LADIES ADMIRING THE BIKE ONE OF WHICH I'M TAKING OUT AT THE WEEKEND,(AWESOME)

I PARKED NEXT TO A HYOSUNG AQUILLA 125 AND DWARFED IT I GET NODS OF APPROVAL EVERYWHERE I RIDE AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE A PROPER BIKER ,      

           I KNOW ITS ONLY A 125 BUT IT FEELS AND RIDES LIKE A MUCH BIGGER BIKE AND ALL THIS FOR UNDER A GRAND ITS AMAZING I COULD HAVE BEEN A BIKE SNOB AND SPENT A FORTUNE ON A HONDA OR YAMAHA BUT I KNOW HOW GOOD THESE BIKES ARE SO I BOUGHT ANOTHER AND I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID WITH THE MONEY I SAVED I GET TO TAKE MY NEW GIRLFRIEND SOMEWHERE NICE WHO KNOWS I MIGHT EVEN SPLASH OUT ON A NEW SET OF CUSTOM PILLION PEGS IF SHE STICKS AROUND


Guide ID: 10000000006733783Guide created: 16/04/08 (updated 21/08/08)

 
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