i bought my sachs xtc racing brand new at the end of 04, since that time its had to have 2 replacement fuel tanks as faulty ones were fitted ( causing petrol leaks ) so its now on its 3rd tank, bearings went in the front and back wheels and that was not through general wear and tear, the bike has only just done 28000 kilometres ( 4 years later ) and is serviced on a regular basis. also the engine diaphram had to be replaced in early 2008 as i was getting hardly any power from the bike( mainly top speeds of 35mph). personally i think i've been very unfortunate with this brand of bike and will be glad to see the back of it.

If you want a bike to tinker with then get a Sachs XTC 125 Racing. If reliability is important to you then get a Japanese bike.

The Sachs XTC issuch a good looking bike, I've had mine for two years and when it's dry it's a realy good bike, but when it rains it stops due to water running down the plug lead. I've seen on other reviews that people can get 88 mph out of this bike I can't on mine I think they're talking rubbish. Mine will only do 80 mph and that's puting it into the red and the bikes screaming its head off (not recommended). All in all it looks good and if your doing dry miles and it's your first bike its ok. One more thing is that there is nearly no parts on ebay for this bike so if you need parts you have to buy new from Three Cross Motorcycles.