Voge quality

[IndigoJo]

I was in a bike gear shop a few weeks ago and I asked one of the staff what he thought of Voge bikes. He said he couldn't really say what he thought while he was at work, but ask him later etc. In other words, don't touch them.

 

I've seen a lot of rave reviews on YouTube and I know they're press bikes and they're never going to flat out say they suck, but they seem to get a joy out of riding them, which you don't always see on YT reviews. A lot of the things which are extras on Japanese bikes (e.g. crash bars) or are frustratingly left off are there as standard, there are branded quality components like brake calipers, luggage as standard on the adventure bikes, and the engines are based on ones they supplied to Honda and BMW. Yet ... I've seen others say the frame is poor quality, or the welds badly done and other stuff like that. Corners cut to get it out of the factory on a budget (and at that price with premium bits, the rest must be really cheap).

 

Who's right? Anyone inspected the frames etc to see if they're decent? Articles anywhere by people who know what they're talking about and aren't speculating?

[Simon Davey]

My only impression is the same as you, they look fantastic so why not buy one? Although, I did see a YouTube reviewer who actually owned a 900DX(?) , and couldn't be negative about it, even after  a year of use.

Like you, I think if the bike above uses the same Loncin engine as the BMW 900, has all the well known branded components such as brakes etc, then sedriously why not.

For the critics to then only say "yeah, but, no, but right, the frames are poor," surely has to be hearsay.

My local BMW dealer stopped dealing BMW, and had the Voge 900DXS in the showroom, he said they'd be dealing in the summer if I wanted one, but I got my V-Strom on 0% finance, which was to good an offer to pass up.

 

The only thing to really consider is the support from your Voge dealer, if your happy with the dealer setup, then it's all good.

 

[Throttled]

I think that the build quality of the new wave of Chinese bikes, from Keeway, Voge, Benelli, CFMoto and Morbidelli is very good. They also use parts from European and Japanese makers. As for long term reliability and how well they cope with UK weather, that is not yet fully established. I know an ex-salesman from a motorbike dealer, who said they had fewer problems with the CFMoto bikes, than the KTMs they sold, with CFMotos made in China and the KTMs in Austria, and they share parts. He also rated Keeway as a pretty trouble free brand, or at least cheap to sort if they did go wrong.

[RideWithStyles]

For me I’d still sTay away from them for a few more models years later for them to improve if this was to be your only bike.

 

yes some parts are shared or sourced by third party.

My actual experience with this type of bike (benelli) was certainly poorer. the parts and build quality, frames, paints, electrical loom, metals , lights (You could tell which came from where). worst I’ve had over very used jap, Brit or Italian bike previously.

 

I know the ex dealer and workers the bike came from didnt have a positive reply about them or the business practices. 

the good/better bits were the brakes brembo, forks and shock (moc &Sachs), it sounded nice but it was on its second and showing need for a third exhaust during my tenure. Fuel economy was very good but very snatchy at times.
Not all engines are under license, and the few that are are not usually the same as the ecu and software will be different or generic.