From Susan who is blogging her beginning steps in the riding adventure:
Thank you so much for everything. I actually bought a bicycle. It sure is clear that I need to do this first! : ) I can barely ride it. We actually almost bought a cycle last week. But I better just learn the plain old bike first.
2 days later: So, I'm really getting comfortable on the bicycle and even rode with my husband on his Honda Nighthawk 750 Sunday! : )
Anyway, I saw a CF Moto V3 and V5 today and loved the V5. I felt such a sense of relief that I could do this on that bike. My balance and confidence have really improved over the past week with all I'm doing.
My question is that I am concerned about finding anywhere to service the CF if there are any problems. This dealer is about 40 minutes away. We read the manual last night (by the way, it was an hysterically funny translation from Chinese to English) and changing the air filter, for instance, is not for the faint of heart.
I'm wondering if anyone has had problems getting parts, service, etc. I don't know if a QLink dealer would service the CF and honor the warranty. I'm in S.E. Florida.
I was thinking maybe I should get the QLink, just cause there may be more places for service. But the price is great for this one ($2999 put together). And the couple who owned the store were really helpful.
Today: I just spoke to a local motorcycle repair shop. They said there are so many Chinese machines around now, but there are tremendous problems getting the parts. He said that they will come up to speed eventually, but for now, buyer beware. Other than the scooter dealer where I would buy it, there are no places to go to for repair. We downloaded the manual, which had very explicit instructions for every issue, but no one around to fix it. I wrote to the company a few days ago, but no response. That is really a shame as this is the perfect vehicle for me. So I'd love to hear your readers' thoughts/experiences on this.
Anyway, I love your site and will stay involved. Thanks for everything,– Susan (note from Mama: given that both the CFMoto V5 and the QLink Legacy are the exact same bike, and QLink simply licenses the right to put their logo on it and market it as such, one would imagine that the warranty would be transferable. The only real way to know is to ask though. Given that these are imports, I don't consider a dealer 40 minutes away a real stretch. That's actually quite good and is probably because you're in the 2nd biggest motorcycle market, i.e. Florida! A good, thoughtful dealer that really is at the ready to assist is worth their weigh in gold. You only need a bigger dealer range if you plan on traveling greater distances with the bike. Otherwise, a good towing plan is useful if you are concerned. Also, double check with insurance companies before purchasing either as it can be sticky getting insurance for imports yet . . . the big companies aren't all set up to insure these bikes.)