[kz1000st]

No, it was not aimed at you. You Sir, have always been a gentleman.

Yes, the article is a fascinating read and quite informative. My position has always been against statements that somehow slam Chinese scooters with veiled references that indicate that they're put together in a slap-dash manner with no concern for longevity, quality or safety and won't last a week. Do I think a $2000 Roketa is assembled with the same materials as a $6000 Forza has-No.

I do think ridden sensibly and maintained properly a Chinese scooter will return its price to its owner. Sadly too many Chinese scooters land in the hands of people who don't know what terms like Sensibly and Maintained Properly are. Then they slam them because their $1000 Chinese piece of junk 150 didn't last like his neighbor's $5000 Vespa 150 did.

My $1200 crate scooter didn't get to 9,400 miles and seven years by luck.