Ahh...this one goes into the too bad category. This is a physically pretty good sized machine. Great for you bigger guys. However, there is a stereotype about china built buggies that they are all junk. We know better but there is the occassional one that fits this bill and unfortunately, this is one of those machines.
What makes the difference on China built machines is the factory that it is built in and in particular, the quality of the materials used. In the worst cases, they use cheap metal. The result is a machine that literally falls apart. That was the case with this machine. Not only that but with just a few hours time on it, the stator was out on this machine as well and on a CFMoto powered 250 such as this, it isn't a cake job to replace it.
After just a few hours or riding, the cheap metal became evident when the chain gaurd literally fell off of it. Not from stress, not from rust, just that the metal was so cheap, the vibrations caused it to fall apart.
Too bad too because this machine ran excellent otherwise. It had a lot of power across the board and a top speed of nearly 50 mph. The stator issue very well may have been a fluke but there is no denying the cheap metal.
Pros: The CFMoto 250 provided some impressive power. Pretty good looking machine.
Cons: Cheap metal that would fall apart. Didn't keep it long enough to find what else would fail on it.
Overall BuggyMasters Rating: 5 out of 10
I would avoid this machine unless you have a high tolerance for failure.
09-20-2009, 04:43 PM
BuggyMasters Review: Roketa GK-19 250cc
