I owned a Ghost ASX 5500 and it was a great starter FS bike for me, I upgraded a lot of bits on it. The worst problem I had though was getting hold of spare shock axles (it took weeks) and all 12 bearings died in less than 10 months. Totally crushed the main pivot bearings too. I was possibly over washing the bike during it’s first winter (600 miles) as it was my first bike and I knew no different and rode it/washed it every weekend. Loved it to bits. Once I managed to get all the bearings done and stopped washing it so much I did another 800 miles and another winter and it they were all running fine when I sold it. I did just shy of 2000 miles on it in total.
During my time on the Ghost I discovered my riding style and learned to jump and drop so I’ll always have fond memories. It’s all Orange now though 🙂