| One of the most common problems with owning a | | | | motorcycle dealers fairly honest people, especially if |
| Chinese Scooter or Motorbike has always been | | | | you are dealing person to person, as they too have |
| where to get hold of spares and accessories to keep | | | | reputations to uphold. |
| your machine on the road. It's all very well purchasing a | | | | If you already own a Chinese bike, it would be a good |
| bike at a fraction of the cost of a Japanese or | | | | idea to find out the original factory product number for |
| European machine, but if it is kept off the road for the | | | | your machine. As I said, many of the importers are |
| want of something simple like a brake lever or throttle | | | | branding the bikes under their own labels, you will find |
| cable, then it is next to useless. In the past, many | | | | there are several bikes out there with different names |
| motorcycle garages have refused to get involved with | | | | but will actually be the same model from the same |
| the service or repair of Chinese bikes because of this. | | | | factory. The product number will usually be a couple of |
| A lot of them still do, but as the number of these | | | | letters such as BT, JL, ZN, etc denoting the company |
| machines in the UK increases every year and the | | | | that built the bike, followed by a series of numbers |
| improvement of the supply of parts continues, then | | | | showing the model number, engine size etc. Using |
| they are having to come round. | | | | these details when searching for parts should make it |
| There are several companies in the UK now | | | | a lot easier to find what you are looking for and quite |
| dedicated solely to the import and supply of Chinese | | | | often a local dealer could be supplying the same bike |
| scooters and motorbikes, many of them branding the | | | | under a different name and so can obtain the parts |
| machines under their own names. They have | | | | you need. |
| recognised that they need to be able to supply any | | | | If you don't manage to get what you need from your |
| part for these bikes to their customers , from basic | | | | local dealer, then the best place is going to be from an |
| servicing parts such as oil filters and drive belts, to the | | | | importer. Some of these now have web-sites |
| larger items such as body panels. The more reputable | | | | dedicated just to the supply of parts for Chinese bikes. |
| of these companies have departments dedicated | | | | If you think your bike may be particularly obscure it |
| solely to this side of the business and will be able to | | | | could well be worth taking a picture of the part you |
| supply all parts to all the motorcycles that they import | | | | need, this along with a detailed description of the part |
| and sell. | | | | should be enough for them to be able to establish |
| If you are thinking of buying yourself a Chinese | | | | whether they can supply the part you need. |
| Scooter or Motorbike, it is well worth asking the dealer | | | | I wish you good luck and many miles of happy |
| you are buying from how easily available the parts are | | | | scootering. |
| for your particular model. You should find most | | | | |