Not vmx, not KTM but Foxico !!!

[John Orchard]

Hmmmm, what to say?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/250CC-FOXICO-CYCLONE-DIRT-TRAIL-MOUNTAIN-QUAD-BIKE-GOKART-DIRTBIKE-ORANGE-/141164112795?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Ride_On_Toys&hash=item20de096b9b

[kenny5000]

Ridiculous that such a blatant ripoff can be sold!!

[mainline]

they'll be piled up at the tip with the other shite imports.

[Tim754]

Read the blurb with the add, play spot the spelling mistakes!!! and don't forget to tighten ya nuts and bolts.....

[firko]

They have no shame. Cheap though.

[XC83]

Is this the Indian connection?

[b490]

  Cheap rubbish , nothing more .

 For somebody on a tight budget ( if they  shop wisely) ,a  good second hand  (2str) Jap or  Euro  would be a far  better option I reckon. 
  Or  maybe  TTR or XR  4str .

   
 Regards ,
                 Steve

[John Orchard]

I'm thinking about buying one just to satisfy my curiosity..... then sell it.

[GMC]

I'm thinking about buying one just to satisfy my curiosity..... then sell it.

I reckon you would have trouble giving it away, let alone on- selling it.


One thing that bugs me is why don’t the motorcycle Mags test any of these cheap offerings and then tell it how it is?

In the 70’s and 80’s they would bag out any bike that didn’t perform properly or had massive failings (like the Cotton in the rubbish bin, which may or may not have been a bit excessive) but people became aware of what was crap.
Nowadays nothing is said so the naive keep buying shit and then filling up our rubbish tips.

Having said that, our Mags these days would probably be scared of losing an advertiser dollar and sell their soul instead

[Rookie#1]

Has anyone else noticed that its listed in the "toys/hobbies" category and in the sub category of "ride on toys".....seems even the seller can't take this b grade piece of shit seriously 

[mainline]

  Cheap rubbish , nothing more .

 For somebody on a tight budget ( if they  shop wisely) ,a  good second hand  (2str) Jap or  Euro  would be a far  better option I reckon. 
  Or  maybe  TTR or XR  4str .

   
 Regards ,
                 Steve

Exactly, I just bought a Gas Gas EC200 2005 model for $2000. Needed a new throttle cable, barkbusters and some jetting. I already love it. Best handling bike I've ridden. Why would you bother with this ebay thing?

[Davey Crocket]

What all you clowns don't get is if nobody bought the shit [and it is shit], then they wouldn't make it.....why would you support that sort of rubbish?....all it does to our economy is fill up the landfill quicker....the guy's in the bikeshops I know will not trade or touch the crap.....much to the dickweads that own them displeasure.

[Slakewell]

I'm thinking about buying one just to satisfy my curiosity..... then sell it.

I reckon you would have trouble giving it away, let alone on- selling it.


One thing that bugs me is why don’t the motorcycle Mags test any of these cheap offerings and then tell it how it is?

In the 70’s and 80’s they would bag out any bike that didn’t perform properly or had massive failings (like the Cotton in the rubbish bin, which may or may not have been a bit excessive) but people became aware of what was crap.
Nowadays nothing is said so the naive keep buying shit and then filling up our rubbish tips.

Having said that, our Mags these days would probably be scared of losing an advertiser dollar and sell their soul instead

IMO anything that's own ACP is not worth reading anymore. Yes most of the mags these days are just fluff and adds boring as bat shit.
I still love Super Hunky's quote that got him in the shit with Honda.
Honda dosent quote a power figure for the XL 125 which I think is just about right.

[cyclegod]

Should be re-badged perhaps "POXYCO" or "TOXICO"

[firko]

One thing that bugs me is why don’t the motorcycle Mags test any of these cheap offerings and then tell it how it is?

IMO anything that's own ACP is not worth reading anymore. Yes most of the mags these days are just fluff and adds boring as bat shit.

The dirt bike magazine scene in Oz is largely driven by advertising revenue focused Hooray Harrys with little or no knowledge or appreciation of anything older than 5 years. A carburetted YZ450 is considered a primitive vintage bike to some of them. I've got a bit of experience dealing with these blokes and know well that there are some talented and dedicated exceptions but on the whole the magazines are driven by the advertisers so it's rare to find any hard criticism of bikes or products (oe events and personalities). They're all so slick and formulated, I just don't read them any more and I'm sure Geoff Eldridge would be turning in his grave if he could see what his beloved ADB has become. I'm in regular contact with many of the old school moto journos from not so long ago and to a man we're all a bit disappointed in what Gen X has done with Moto Media. It could be so much better if they weren't such soft cocks, afraid to tell the truth.  I'd love to write a no holds barred track test on bikes like the Foxico but it'll never happen because it doesn't tie in with their reader demographic.....