>>28621716
>Would be cool if the chink scooter makers put money into making one that's less chinky build quality than the coleman but uses a snowblower engine and see what it could do as a street legal.
listen if you're actually serious about this, get a Lifan. These things are actually kind of good. EFI, screws that don't need a shitton of loctite to keep from backing out, brakes, engine, frame that has been made to Honda's specs since Lifan is made from the pieces and parts of Honda's old factories and design specs before they pulled out.

They have a Lifan 150cc scooter, a Lifan 250cc dual sport that I can attest is pretty good for what it is, a 125cc pit bike I haven't seen, even a 250cc Honda Shadow knockoff.

>Am I basically funding a company to steal Honda's designs from the 80s, rebadge them with basic bitch features, and sell it to undercut Honda?

Yes.
But if you wanted to fund Honda, you'd buy a Honda and all of the sticker and stealership markup that comes with that.

A Lifan comes in a crate with a $300 shipping fee with a bill of sale and a title and just requires you to know how to put the handlebars on and give it a fresh oil change.