American Lifan forum down? - Page 2

ejcycles · 02-04-2011, 10:46 AM

I have to check on the answer I just wrote up. As soon as I receive an OK I will post it.

Wild_Alaskan · 02-04-2011, 12:28 PM

ok thanks

ejcycles · 02-04-2011, 03:50 PM

The A. Lifan Forum really wasn't shut down, but it was...

The Forum didn't belong to A. Lifan as I understand. It belonged to Shawn. He built it, he has copyrights on it {per his business web site} and all he has to do is change the name & logos if he wants to put it back up. Just as the A. Lifan web site went down the same day for some of the same reasons.

Shawn was very careful how he produced the new A. Lifan sites, as A. Lifan only owned www.americanlifan.com . His links after the link I just wrote belonged to him and Lifan only owned the Original Site. Since he was not paid for web writing/hosting from what I understand all of his newer links belonged to him, so A. Lifan had to let them go.

American Lifan has a new website @ www.americanlifan.com but there is No Forum. Will there be a new Forum? I have no clue.
The original site had to have been at least now... 8-10 years old.

I kind of remember what the site looked like back in 2004 when I set up with A. Lifan as a dealer.

As far as Vehicles, Parts or anything else goes currently I'm not completely sure what is going on. The new site as I'm told isn't finished and I have no sure way to order parts.

WA, I'll call you as soon as I can.

Wild_Alaskan · 02-04-2011, 04:26 PM

ok do you have my cell number? I would probably be hard to find up in Alaska on the other number

Wild_Alaskan · 02-04-2011, 04:36 PM

also I've done a little bit of site hosting and building in the past. I had a site of similar complexity of ALs current one and used an external forum for discussion ect.
I'm not sure what your tech department is like at American Lifan but it would not be hard to make a forum hosted on one of the many free or very low cost 3rd party forum hosting sites (which usually have spam filters ect.) , then put a redirecting link from the old forums address to the third party forum (so the old address in everyone's address books will work).
yes it is a little tacky to not have the forum integrated with the site but from the amount of problems AL has been having it might be best to leave at least some of the technical stuff to someone else.

ejcycles · 02-04-2011, 06:49 PM

I understand all of that... the Forum was a phpbb forum series 2.02.0. Yes there is an up-dated forum & you can add all you want for Spammers on just about any forum. {I don't understand that part} but you know what I mean...

Send me a PM with your cell... I'll explain more asap.

Wild_Alaskan · 02-04-2011, 06:58 PM

ok sent

Wild_Alaskan · 02-05-2011, 03:58 PM

thanks for the call Bruce hopefully all this will be sorted out shortly

americanlifan · 02-07-2011, 12:48 PM

countrycruiser · 02-17-2011, 06:19 PM

Hello everyone,

I checked in on the Lifan almost daily and posted when appropriate. I really enjoyed the site because of the way it was displayed and functioned. I will miss it but, quite frankly, I think I'm just as happy here.

countrycruiser

katoranger · 02-18-2011, 08:53 AM

Just need to redirect all the lifan forum members here. Problem solved.

ImtheOZ · 03-17-2011, 03:10 PM

Just some FYI for you folks, from a very reliable source.

American Lifan has shut down it's Texas Offices. The offices are now only in California.

Copied from their website, even though they have TX info on it.

AMERICAN LIFAN CONTACTS
TOLL FREE: 1-855 LIFAN US
TOLL FREE FAX: 1-888-264-5396
CALIFORNIA DIRECT (951) 685-1748

Cal25 · 03-18-2011, 08:49 AM

That seems odd to me. Are Lifans legal in California?

katoranger · 03-18-2011, 09:16 AM

I don't think so, but alot of the china bike companies are headquartered there. Just don't sell to residents of that state.

ejcycles · 03-18-2011, 11:33 AM

Wow this is news.....

Cal25, Kato is correct. There are some off-road Lifan vehicles that are CARB approved on CA. CA is very strict on distributors in that state as I have heard, but that is only as I have heard.

02-04-2011, 10:46 AM	#16
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02-04-2011, 12:28 PM	#17
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02-04-2011, 03:50 PM	#18
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	The A. Lifan Forum really wasn't shut down, but it was... The Forum didn't belong to A. Lifan as I understand. It belonged to Shawn. He built it, he has copyrights on it {per his business web site} and all he has to do is change the name & logos if he wants to put it back up. Just as the A. Lifan web site went down the same day for some of the same reasons. Shawn was very careful how he produced the new A. Lifan sites, as A. Lifan only owned www.americanlifan.com . His links after the link I just wrote belonged to him and Lifan only owned the Original Site. Since he was not paid for web writing/hosting from what I understand all of his newer links belonged to him, so A. Lifan had to let them go. American Lifan has a new website @ www.americanlifan.com but there is No Forum. Will there be a new Forum? I have no clue. The original site had to have been at least now... 8-10 years old. I kind of remember what the site looked like back in 2004 when I set up with A. Lifan as a dealer. As far as Vehicles, Parts or anything else goes currently I'm not completely sure what is going on. The new site as I'm told isn't finished and I have no sure way to order parts. WA, I'll call you as soon as I can. __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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02-04-2011, 04:26 PM	#19
Wild_Alaskan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 914	ok do you have my cell number? I would probably be hard to find up in Alaska on the other number __________________ Dune buggy build http://chinariders.net/modules.php?n...wtopic&t=14470 400cc lifan build vid: http://youtu.be/20HoU8OK_Y0 other fun: http://tinyurl.com/wildalaskan
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02-04-2011, 04:36 PM	#20
Wild_Alaskan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 914	also I've done a little bit of site hosting and building in the past. I had a site of similar complexity of ALs current one and used an external forum for discussion ect. I'm not sure what your tech department is like at American Lifan but it would not be hard to make a forum hosted on one of the many free or very low cost 3rd party forum hosting sites (which usually have spam filters ect.) , then put a redirecting link from the old forums address to the third party forum (so the old address in everyone's address books will work). yes it is a little tacky to not have the forum integrated with the site but from the amount of problems AL has been having it might be best to leave at least some of the technical stuff to someone else. __________________ Dune buggy build http://chinariders.net/modules.php?n...wtopic&t=14470 400cc lifan build vid: http://youtu.be/20HoU8OK_Y0 other fun: http://tinyurl.com/wildalaskan
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02-04-2011, 06:49 PM	#21
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	I understand all of that... the Forum was a phpbb forum series 2.02.0. Yes there is an up-dated forum & you can add all you want for Spammers on just about any forum. {I don't understand that part} but you know what I mean... Send me a PM with your cell... I'll explain more asap. __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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02-04-2011, 06:58 PM	#22
Wild_Alaskan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 914	ok sent __________________ Dune buggy build http://chinariders.net/modules.php?n...wtopic&t=14470 400cc lifan build vid: http://youtu.be/20HoU8OK_Y0 other fun: http://tinyurl.com/wildalaskan
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02-05-2011, 03:58 PM	#23
Wild_Alaskan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 914	thanks for the call Bruce hopefully all this will be sorted out shortly __________________ Dune buggy build http://chinariders.net/modules.php?n...wtopic&t=14470 400cc lifan build vid: http://youtu.be/20HoU8OK_Y0 other fun: http://tinyurl.com/wildalaskan
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02-07-2011, 12:48 PM	#24
americanlifan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 35
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02-17-2011, 06:19 PM	#25
countrycruiser Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ross Ohio Posts: 4	Hello everyone, I checked in on the Lifan almost daily and posted when appropriate. I really enjoyed the site because of the way it was displayed and functioned. I will miss it but, quite frankly, I think I'm just as happy here. countrycruiser
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02-18-2011, 08:53 AM	#26
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Just need to redirect all the lifan forum members here. Problem solved. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-17-2011, 03:10 PM	#27
ImtheOZ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1	Just some FYI for you folks, from a very reliable source. American Lifan has shut down it's Texas Offices. The offices are now only in California. Copied from their website, even though they have TX info on it. AMERICAN LIFAN CONTACTS TOLL FREE: 1-855 LIFAN US TOLL FREE FAX: 1-888-264-5396 CALIFORNIA DIRECT (951) 685-1748
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03-18-2011, 08:49 AM	#28
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	That seems odd to me. Are Lifans legal in California?
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03-18-2011, 09:16 AM	#29
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I don't think so, but alot of the china bike companies are headquartered there. Just don't sell to residents of that state. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-18-2011, 11:33 AM	#30
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	Wow this is news..... Cal25, Kato is correct. There are some off-road Lifan vehicles that are CARB approved on CA. CA is very strict on distributors in that state as I have heard, but that is only as I have heard. __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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