The Chinese bike did well. But where I'm at in the middle of USA, There are so many used Japanese bikes (125/250 2 strokes) for under 2k that going for a clean old bike is definitely the best bet out here. And you don't lose money when you sell it.

We loved watching this!! Had us on the edge of our seats! We are keen for you to keep putting the SLAM SMX 250 through its paces! Stay in touch!

these Chinese engines are surprisingly reliable because they’re not heavily tuned. My younger sister's engine has already run for 400 hours, and the compression and everything else are still in perfect condition. By the way cause your races feature different classes of equipment, they're incredibly exciting to watch-some of the most thrilling races out there!!

And yet another amazing video, well done Max and Shawn that was fantastic

From first watching this to how good you guys are on camera is night and day. Keep up the content!

This was great! My son recently got his first full size bike and we did consider these. We found a 15 YZ250 that has had an amazing life and was very well taken care of and it was built almost exactly the way we wanted it. He's very very happy with it so far(about 40 hours)

Great video Max, that Chinese bike did better than I expected, but probably down to Sean's riding how well it went. Nice one again Max.

Let’s be Honest that China bike would be a lot of fun for the average Punter, but for Me it would be the YZ great Video.

I'm really surprised that the SMX250 stood up to Shawn's thrashing. It may not be fast, but at least it's tough.

This SMX250 seems like a great choice for someone who is new to riding, or hits a few races per year for fun. I never can hold back the giggle when I go to a local race, and the 125cc and smaller classes have gates full of kids with more money in TI bolts than the cost of the SMX :-)

Oooooo guys. Was that a solid win Max?? For sure the Yam will eat it a live. But what would have happened if Sean hadnt missed a gear! Good job it wasnt best out three. All good stuff, love these video's. Keep them comin.

Excellent video and low price option for the entry level learning rider !!! I have ridden the Kayo MX 250 and also the SSR 300 china built bikes and both were better than I was expecting but coming off my Beta RX 300 and Ktm 450 and 250 2 stroke was not impressed but for a third of the cost and not forgetting the china bikes are entry level they are very good and more important very fun !!!! 999 what a very fun and interesting video you have put together for us - LOVE IT !!!!! Sean on the slam bike - braaaaaaaaaaaaaaap

Bought my son a 2009 rmz 250 for 1800 quid. Been faultless.

You "blokes" are having way too much fun doing this!!! 👍🇱🇷 And I had a great time watching. Always love what you have in store. This one is top shelf!!! ✌️😎👍

Great little bike if it brings more riders to the sport then I’m up for that. I wish there was a brand new bike for little money when I was racing.

Dammit, I was cheering Sean on even though he was piloting a chinesium cheapy. Fair play to the Slam SMX, what a fantastic value entry bike into motocross. I wonder how it would have done if mods were done to it up to the value of the YZ? Keep on keeping on Max, best motocross channel on any platform to date.

It wasn't terrible, I wonder what it would be like by throwing some dollars at it to improve it with suspension and power upgrades. It seemed like it was bogging down pretty bad on the low speed turns.

First and foremost: We're talking 2-Stroke vs. 4-Stroke in doble CC displacement... so what's even the point? It's truly not 2:1 power-wise between the two. Gotta say the Chinese bike was VERY IMPRESSIVE!

Max! We need to see you out on the track more man!

We have a dedicated championship for these at Lincolnshire Enduro Club. They do quite well!

Great show, answered sine good answers!!

My money is of the Japanese

ive seen the chinese are now doing 2 strokes now too. that would be worth a test!

Do you have a 4 stroke Yamaha to do a more apples to apple comparison? Like a yz250f or wr250f...

Do you guys have any info on the 10ten 250rx? Reading online its a bigger seat height, im assuming its probably the same engine to being chinese like the slam

I have 1970's bikes, curious if anything of Chinese bikes will be around in 40-50 years😅

I bet all you'd really need is a carb change and it'd be pretty fast. Probably something like an FCR39 to get into those higher RPMs.

Years ago (70's) I bought a Hodaka 125 and entered a race in Casper Wyoming. I got a decent start and was pulling a hill in 5th gear--wow I felt like I was flying until a 125 Honda blew past me like I had the brakes on. The Hodaka was only $650.00 brand new. I guess you get what you pay for. The other thing that happened was I twisted the throttle so hard the thing would stick wide open--no fun coming to a corner.

We trail ride with a guy that has some kinda Chinese twin. Drivetrain has been solid but stuff like fork seals and rear shock have died. The rims had a hilarious amount of runout new. But he still has fun. Thanks this was interesting

It did better than i thought! What bike is a honda crf450x clone? Crm? Be cool if you got one. I think they were carb like an 07 honda clone for half the price

La disparidad de poder es significativa. Evaluaría la YZ contra la nueva Kove MX250, donde el enfrentamiento sería más equilibrado. Excelente video, saludos desde Argentina.

This was fun too watch. Now buy a 2nd hand 4 stroke 250cc japanese mx for the same money as the 'slam' and switch riders 😊

Great video bro....

You should have got a SSR 300 or a Kova 250.

Hi....there are 300 cc 2t chinesse dirt bike..check the LEXTRA dirt bike...Can you compare with this Lextra bike? For another video?

If and when you do another I would like you guys to swap and rerun em and let him catch you with a few sec lead 🔥🔥🔥 dope vlog tho 💪🏾💪🏾✊🏾 #TeamRideThatZuk

if your in you 40s like me and want to do some bush trails im sure it would be a great little chicken chaser lol, but im still buying that WR450F 2022 for my 40th in August lol, You guys should look into the Australian MX450 by BRAAAP, parts are cast in China but assembled in Australia by a family business and they offer lifetime warranty too, im pretty sure they are crf450x from 2007 ish era

Would love to see a review of the GPX tse 250 I think it's a Chinese copy off a KTM 250 exc 2stroke also sure there's a 300 version, great videk as always to Max keep up the great work definitely produce the best Motocross content on yt in my opinion 👌

I've had a few Chinese 4 stroke dirt bikes that I got used... I know one was a 2003 and one was I believe a 2009... I'm not sure about the other. Anyhow, I think these bikes are decent as long as you're honest with yourself about what they are. They make a reasonable, cheap, trail bike. They're great as a buddy bike... I don't have mine anymore, but if I had a friend who wasn't much of a rider, I would put him on one of those far before I would put him on my YZ490, IT465, RMX250, or KDX200. If the Chinese bike got wrecked, it would suck, but it wouldn't be nearly as much of a loss as the other bikes - nor is it likely to hurt the person nearly as badly as the other bikes can.

Good video, the race was fun to watch. I can't speak on Slam specifically, but if they're anything like the Chinese dirtbikes I've worked with/owned, I highly recommend replacing any fastener you remove. The bolts and nuts are the cheapest part of the bikes, and have a tendency to turn brittle.

I’ve got 2 thumpstars , Australian Chinese bike brand . I’ve own the Japanese enduro models over the years and thought I’ll try a little 140 big wheel simply as a trail weekend ride . An equivalent model would be a KLX140 ( note klx is a much better bike ) . Met some riders and went for a quick blast through some tight sections track and it blew me away . I averaged middle in the group with my 140 . Until we go to open trails , then the better Japanese / euro bike took over and then I was placed at the back of the pack . Pros of better end ‘ Chinese bikes ….reasonable inexpensive, actually not cheap n nasty , can be relatively reliable with maintenance , plastics and some machined aluminium parts are of a high standard , welds on the bike are good . Cons …. The ergonomics isn’t right there atm but not far off , sure some bolts are rubbish , probably it will last 5 years but I’ve got confidence in the YX 140 motor to keep going , KTM riders won’t talk to you , but that’s just jealousy. ( if I was racing I would buy a KTM , please not hate mail ) Think of the Chinese bike as a vintage car , it goes well , just got to keep a spanner to it.

I have a GPX pitbike (fse 140). It’s a great little bike, especially for the price. The only gripe is that I can’t get parts for it as easily as anything else.

Now see what you can do to tune it and race it again. I.e change suspension. Carb and so on

Sean brave man hitting buttercup on that bike. Surprised sean didnt snap it in half. The table tops at that track are long!

hi boys i was up at bills on thursday and think the are couple of bikes you havent tested .one of his latest 125 2 stoke maico plus the very last maico 550 works bike .food for thought.

is it the same engine as the chinese 10ten 250? they claimed that was 250cc but was actually a 200

I think it's part to the fact that if you're buying a Chinese bike you can't afford to go to the track. Plus they aren't making it to 20 hrs without some bad issue. Speaking as a 17 year motorcycle mechanic.

For enyoing off road experience with a small purse this chinese bike is hard to beat . I 've been looking for second hand off road bikes around 2000€ you get nothing without throwing more money at it to get it decent. This is a new bike! Would be a blast to start a club or training sessions even for grass track

Fair play to shaun for hitting the jumps on it, got to have some confidence in the build quality of the wheels and frame 👏🏽 the Chineseum items have gotten alot better over the past few years, and what fun for £1800! It looks like a massive stomp 😂

You have the coolest videos. With the widest range of shootouts.

Any el cheapo Chinese 2 strokes available to test?

I rode something like this year's ago. Mate bought one brand new second hand for $1200. It looked great could tell it was barely used. He thought he had the deal of the century. I warned him there's a reason someone rode it once and sold it straight away so cheap to get rid of it. Took it to the local tracks he rode it up and back on one flat straight dirt road barely any revs said it's good. Asked me to ride it. Well it was the worst balanced puss bucket I'd ever got on. Was so front heavy it felt worse than an old school twin spring road bike in the dirt. I rode it into some lose stones at low speed the front burrowed in so I gave it a bit to lighten the front end and drive it out and save myself. It burrowed in further with a slight lean and dumped me on the high side. Those lose stones were hardly noticeable on every other bike I rode that day. From CR 80, RM 125 with an old It 250 engine I stuffed in the cradle and a hand full of other assorted bikes we had. Even a couple cheap Chinese kids bikes we were toying around on. That cheap 250 he bought was absolutely dangerous. Soon as he got a little confident on it it threw him to and he quickly realized what I was saying to him. Every other rider that day had a go on it had similar experience's and it sat there cold the rest of the day. No one wanted any part of it. It was sold near new straight away. (to another unsuspecting novice who figured he'd got the deal of the century. ) It was an absolute death trap. He went got himself a brand new yz 125 that week. And never looked back. I can't remember the brand it was, it certainly looked the part. I could feel in the first 5 meters this thing was dangerous. Maybe these companies have put a bit more effort into weight distribution and suspension since 2010 but for me till I feel it in action it's still a big fat no. I'll stick to my yz250 2t. Least I know it soaks up the bumps, corners, weight distribution, suspension and power to drive you out of a sticky situation is on tap. I grew up riding old bikes, anything with 2 wheels and a motor was a dirt bike to us. I'd say I've ridden some of the worst handling bikes imaginable in the dirt (some were old 70s roadbikes and even posty bikes) but this thing was absolutely terrifying and unmanageable. I am hoping they get better because new bikes have ridiculous high prices for entry level and good second hand bikes are still fetching very high prices for a beginner.

That's like Racing an XR100 VS an CR or KX80?! One is made for trail's, the other is made for the track?! Obvious results! 👍

Be interesting to see how well the Chinese bike holds up over a season of club racing. I think it’s plenty fast enough for a beginner.

You should test the Kove 250 Chinese bike. Great video!!!

My friend had a ssr pitbike years ago. I forget the cc but it was a very torquey 4 stroke motor we loved ripping wheelies on it until we blew the clutch😢

I'm actually on my second Chinese bike, I have a Tao DB17 that I've ripped on so much and it still goes strong. Most recently acquired a Lifan KPX250 and it does everything I need it to do and has yet to cause me any issues. I cannot stress enough to do your research, because yes that cheap cheap bike is going to be exactly what you get, cheap in every sense of the word.

If Sean hadn't missed that shift, I don't think he would have gotten by him, that was a fumble, but. It was still pretty close at the end. I think the roost would have kept him in loser place, 2nd. But that was a good race, nonetheless. Riding a new bike Is like nothing else you don't have to worry about so many little things. IF you actually do preventative maintenance on your bikes those motors will last so long, but cheap things get treated cheap.

Is the Slam SMX250 engine 2 valve or 4 valve?

I'd be concerned of when things break finding replacment parts. Jappy bikes have tons and tons of parts and aftermarket availability that make getting parts super simple

Please can you shoot the GPX200 or 250 enduro against a KDX220 and/or one of the Orange two strokes? The GPX 200 is a (KTM I think) frame with a 200cc Yamaha engine clone and the 250cc a KTM. I can provide a tired KDX for the shootout!

The fun on them is beating proper mix bikes

Need this race but either a water cooled bike. Kove?

Missed a trick there. It should have been the "slam cam" Lol

how mch KW have that slam smx250?

great video

On a motocross track that I could complete with my Corvette

My kid has a Gio. I have ordered so many parts. I order a part every time we take it out it seems. This weekend I almost threw it into the street with a Free sign. Stopped at Yamaha to check out the TTR-50.

You would be amazed at how much of a Japanese or Austrian bike is made in China. There are a few KTMs now that are fully built (but not assembled) in China and I’d bet the same is true for most Japanese too.

Why aren’t the jumps watered? Is it so the jumps don’t wash out and rut up?

I'd love to see you put a makuni carb and some sort of header on the china bike and run it again..

Not gonna lie the Chinese bike did a lot better then I expected, especially for being air cooled with such less suspension. You should do a video after upgrading the wheels and suspension and run it back. I bet those wheels weigh a ton and rob a ton of power.

While this model is an entry level dirt bike, there are some serious Chinese dirt bikes with fully adjustable suspension, bunch of aluminium/CNC parts with engines that are 300cc+ and over 30kW for half of the price of KTM bikes. As I owned bunch of Chinese dirt bike and other premium brands, those Zongshen engines last for ever with proper oil and maintenance. Parts are also largely available as most of the bike are similarly based. To be clear, these are no Hard Enduro competition machines, but are damn close to becoming one really soon.

Should put it against the $1000 bike from video 3 weeks ago 👍

My income allows me to try one of these as I went and ordered a TrailMaster TM35 250 and surprisingly it was solid and amazingly built well. After a NIBBI carb swap, chain and new brake pads it held a line. My 2017 YZ250f and 2010 KTM 260sx blow every corner off the TM35, but they also cost 3x what The TM costs..if you want fun for $2000 brand new make no mistake the China bikes have reached a new level of quality..performance will need some mods, but it is a decent bike and only $2000

I got a chinese serna rx250. I'm not motocross but I rip threw the mountains it great for Enduro Stay on top of oil,spark plug,airfilter and live life. You only got 1. Have fun

Kayo has a water cooled 4 stroke for motocriss, test one of tbose. Kayo has a presence in TBE US

I wish you guys did more of a shakedown of the bike rather than just a race. Not discrediting you, but there are so many variables in a race. I want to see the shakedown

I would still go for the Yamaha! But that Chinese slam bike did a lot better than I thought......... And for that price... Now iam wondering for how long it will keep running doing standard maintenance like air filter and oil 🤔

I Have to say , you're a better rider than I thought you were 👍

Im a diehard 2 stroke fella. Fun race and lil interesting. Gd days can be had on 4 stroke i reckon.

My first quad was a Cfmoto, and i had no problem with it. 😄

THIS is the question I was looking to be answered, and I like the comments like so many Japanese used bikes for cheap and you can sell them for what you paid is a good argument, but I like the little extra doodads Chinese bikes have like cool lights, start up lights, etc at least on CK Moto street bikes. Now, let's watch the video and see what the answer could be. EDIT : I always hear Marty McFly in my head talking to Doc, "The best stuff comes from Japan." Hmmm... time will tell.

Yup, I got 3 Chinese bikes (all 125ccs) and all of them are running strong so far.

Two stroke vs 4 stroke that 2 stroke has more power by far and the price difference is off the charts! For novice rider with limited budget I'd take the 250 any day, it did surprisingly good!

Interesting. With the Yamaha costing about 4 times more at around $8,000 the Slam could be a great option for people who just want to have fun. 🙂👍

KOBE put a team in the Dakar this year cant be that bad

My father worked for a British bike company in the 50s. He said that when the Japanese bikes first came in they were like disposable bikes, flog them for the weekend then throw them away were there bikes were serviced and reused the following week. But it didn’t take long for the Japanese quality and reliability to improve to the point were they were dominating everything by the end of the decade.

There’s a bunch of 250 and 300 two stroke China bikes in Australia. Thumpster imports one… I’m not sure how good they are though

I bought a brand new Hongdu for £600 fro eBay. It was worn out trash within 1500 miles with no hard use just a few gentle lanes.

Max you guys should check out a GPX brand bike....They are the best of the china made bikes by far.

Before you started I thought if you jumped it it would break bad weld. And when he missed a gear I thought, it did. Now how easy are the parts to obtain when needed? Purchase a $400 Chinese 200 engine for my high mile 200x It has been reliable so far. And with the better carb and supertrapp off the old 3 wheeler the performance is close (but not quite) to what it was decades ago. It's enough for when I'm in the mood to wheelie around. And the grandkids have a blast on the ranch. Although there are other toys as well. Do have a 1800 Valkyrie in the 43 Willys though. It's twice hp and torque. 🚜🤠🐂

Need to see Kayo vs one of the big 4 (Yamaha Honda Suzuki or Kawasaki)

Ive been thinking of buying a kurz 250 off ebay. Its full size but enduro. I have a kxf250 and would just want a cheap enduro to go with it

Im very impressed with the Chinese bike I certainly didn't expect it to do that well

Good race.

Why not one of the koves or jtl or whatever 250 2 strokes

Those yz bars look like they came off a beach cruiser.

I live in China and I bought a Hengjian HJ250, which was not bad at all considering the price. But, I had an engine bolt fall out, I some how sheered another engine bolt and bracket clean off, the fork seals were shot, the brakes were terrible, the chain broke twice, the battery was always dead and the foot pegs broke. There were a few other small problems I had which were cheap enough to fix but it was a bit annoying that after almost every time I rode there was something wrong. However for a seventh the price of any Japanese bike it was worth the money as it wasn’t necessarily built for MX. Would I buy another Chinese bike? No! Although they are improving the materials and technology is still way behind but they are getting better and better.

Wondering why your track doesn't have a whoop section. I'm sure that would have majorly slowed down that Chinese trail bike.