Hi guys if you could help a newbie out that'd be great. I'm thinking of getting into motorcycling, am just having nosey at a few bikes atm and was wanting to know what's the quality of Lifan bikes like?
Highway Biker
Hi guys if you could help a newbie out that'd be great. I'm thinking of getting into motorcycling, am just having nosey at a few bikes atm and was wanting to know what's the quality of Lifan bikes like?
Fair weather rider
please do not buy one. thats all i can say..
look at: cbr125, fxr150, gn150/250, ninja250
Forum whore
Hyosung 250's are great mate, Lifan motorcycles are some of the worst you can buy.....dont do it
The Head of Kiwibikers Streetstock movement
Forum whore
Interested to know what the previous two comments are based on!
Forum whore
ownership of a lifan you twitOriginally Posted by sil3ntwar
The Head of Kiwibikers Streetstock movement
Hardcore Biker
People used to bag my Kymco Venox 250 when I had it..... telling me that because it was made in an Asian country, that wasnt Japan, it was crap, and bits would be falling off it while I rode it.
saw me through, from my learners to my full licence. 30,000 ks of commuting and not a problem at all.
Much nicer looking that your Lifan too.
Forum whore
kymco venox .......sounds dirtyPeople used to bag my Kymco Venox 250 when I had it..... telling me that because it was made in an Asian country, that wasnt Japan, it was crap, and bits would be falling off it while I rode it.
saw the through, from my learners to my full licence. 30,000 ks of commuting and not a problem at all.
Much nicer looking that your Lifan too.
Hardcore Biker
If your looking at getting a Lifan, better off giving me the money apposed to flushing it down the toilet......... Better value in paying the same amount for a gold plated dunny.
I am freindly really, I only bite when provoked
Hardcore Biker
it does..... and then I owned an "intruder" and now a "Gladius" I think I just have a dirty mind
Hardcore Biker
Whole lot easier to buy a Bike than sell one and, you may have some problems down the track when you want to flick it on. Have'nt heard too many bad stories about the Lifan brand but, then I have'nt any good one's either. Problem is there's no support/ service infrastucture in NZ for that brand in case something goes wrong. In the country they're from everyone has one and it's a no brainer .
As has been suggested, you're better off with a reputable brand, H , K, Y, or S .......Good luck
Loud and Uncouth
So what IS the problem(s) with Lifan bikes?
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
Three Shirts On My Line
Badly made parts, cheap materials, low tech..... steer well clear
All of this, all of this can be yours, Just give me what I want and no one gets hurt
Just faidin away!
Well, aren't they "French"?
Forum whore
surely they can't be worse than a renault!
Plodding along at his own pace
Simply put the Lifan is built to a price, sure its a copy of another make or could even be the same bike with a different badge on it as I have heard but it all comes down to build quality, by this it could be the chain instead of being a semi decent motorcycle chain is actually and industrial chain of the same pitch that is designed to be run in an oil bath, it could be that the manufacturer uses a lesser grade of chrome plating, or cheaper tyres.
At the end of the day its your money you spend it how you choose.
Its not the destination that is important its the journey.
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