Off brand South American Bikes reviews? AKT? Qingqi? Keeway?
(Cross posted from the which bike forum)
I will be riding though South America starting in Colombia in January. Because I will be buying and selling the bike during the trip I am looking for the cheapest bikes possible.
There are three that I am potentially interested in:
Keeway TX200: Keeway Colombia - TX 200 ENDURO
AKT 250 Adventure: TT 250 | Adventour | AKT Motos
Qinqi qmr200 or qmr 250 : (Can't find a good link which makes me nervous)
Because the maximum length of my trip is something like 7000 miles, I'm less concerned with build quality than I am with parts availability. I would assume most bikes are capable of putting out 7000 miles but I would expect some things to break on a cheaper bike so if I can't get parts for this bike in peru, bolivia or argentina, then I am screwed.
For that reason, I am really interested if anyone has information regarding how these bikes are analagous to more popular bikes, especially in terms of parts being interchangeable. My friend mentioned that he thinks the qinqi qm series use an engine which is an exact clone of a suzuki dr200, and if that was the case, I know parts would be available anywhere.
Thanks!
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