If you are looking to just mess around with your buddies on their pit bikes then sure it's a good choice. If you aspire to bigger things and can affort both a mini & a pit bike then maybe not. There are PLENTY of minis from China out there that LOOK like some of the better quality bikes but disappoint those that buy them with various low quality part failures. There is a much smaller number of minis from China that offer a good quality product but they are out there. Basically it's you get what you pay for and if you get a bike for $1,000 and looks like a $2,200 bike you got just that, one that LOOKS the same. I'll tell you right now there is a bike offered by an auction site seller that LOOKS a lot like out Pit Viper Pro but if you check the details it becomes aparent it's not even close. For what they are selling their bike for we can't buy our bikes and get them shipped!
Look for a good quality bike from somebody that backs what they sell with parts and support.
Now for a little spam, if you want a quality bike let ME know. We're Pit Viper MX, we support this site and we have bikes and parts available.