My little SG250 ain’t much, but she’s pretty and been a blast to learn on
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The style is called “Cafe Racer” and the backstory is that it came out of 1950’s-1960’s motorcycle subculture in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_racer?wprov=sfti1
Not sure where you’re located but I’ve had a great experience learning to ride and hack on mine for relatively low cost. I think these Chinese bikes are a great for learning on. Seems like several countries have companies that specialize in importing and branding the bikes from the Chinese manufacturers like Zhongshen and Lifan. Mine’s from Zhongshen imported and branded by CSC Motorcycles in California
I'm located in Michigan. My original goal was to have something by this summer but gor caught in the wave of tech layoffs so had to change priorities. Gonna spend the fall/winter researching and try to get something by Sprint 2024.
Thanks for the info!
If you can try to buy in the winter. People are selling bikes for cheap and dealers are getting rid of old stock.