I actually had one of these chinese bikes for my wife. It was a 220cc. Good bike. Reliable and kicked over every time. She never rode it, so I got on it. The damn thing's gears are UPSIDE DOWN!!!! Are you kidding me?! If the chines are trying to start a new trend, they have a long road ahead of them. 1 up and 4 down gets scary when you are flying along and ready to upshift and slam it into 3rd. I about ate front tire a few times and gave it my neighbors kids. I am all for the little guy learning to ride. Just don't wait to long before you put him on a standard trans...

 

Well GP bikes are set up that way. 1 up and 5 down. I rode my uncle's GSXR750 and he put the GP style shifter on it. That was definately confusing haha

 

Ok, I promised a short video. I know it's pretty lame, no music and my editing skills with microsoft movie maker leave something to be desired but again, I thought it would be fun to share. Fun little bike and a very happy 9 year old! I hope this works...

P.S. - I know, I know, he's riding on the street but we live in a really quiet neighborhood. Very little traffic... As soon as the snow goes away he'll move it into the lawn. :-)

 

I'll do you one better. I was riding a Kymco about 2 years ago in Taiwan. It was a straight 3 down pattern with one catch...a continous circle, so if you thought you were in second and where already in 3rd, the next upshift would put you back in first! That was a good pulse picker-upper