What China Bikes have you had?

BrianW · 10-13-2019, 01:02 PM

Curious to know what China Bikes you all have owned or have experience with.

Thinking about my own experiences since 2008, I’m surprised by how many I’ve owned over the years. In no particular order:

1. 2008 Lifan GY-5, put about 10k miles on it before selling. I really miss this bike as it never once disappointed on or off road. 1 of 2 bikes I ever bought new, in a crate
2. 2006 Lifan GY-3, still own and mostly use to teach newbies how to ride a manual motorcycle. Actually have had two of these bikes as my first one was stolen.
3. 2010 Sachs Madass
4. 2009 Qlink XF200
5. 2006 Zongshen Sierra, 2 of 2 bikes I bought new, in a crate. A seriously great bike but sat too low for my 6’ 2” build
6. One of the rare 2010 Pitster Pro LXT400. This thing was absolute garbage. After about ~300 TOTAL miles the engine stated rattling. Took the side case off to just try to see what could possibly be happening and found PLASTIC gears and timing chain inside. Also the handlebars broke while riding off road once. Luckily it sounds scarier than it was. Oi vey, giving China bikes a bad name.
7. 2007 SUNL 50cc scooter
8. 2018 Hawk 250, currently own but would be willing to trade for either the GY-5, Zong Sierra, or Qlink listed above 😉

Couldn’t have and wouldn’t have done it all without the folks here. Chinariders.net: Enabling people like me since it’s founding

10-13-2019, 01:02 PM	#1
BrianW Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wheeling, WV native currently living In Natchitoches, LA Posts: 297	What China Bikes have you had? Curious to know what China Bikes you all have owned or have experience with. Thinking about my own experiences since 2008, I’m surprised by how many I’ve owned over the years. In no particular order: 1. 2008 Lifan GY-5, put about 10k miles on it before selling. I really miss this bike as it never once disappointed on or off road. 1 of 2 bikes I ever bought new, in a crate 2. 2006 Lifan GY-3, still own and mostly use to teach newbies how to ride a manual motorcycle. Actually have had two of these bikes as my first one was stolen. 3. 2010 Sachs Madass 4. 2009 Qlink XF200 5. 2006 Zongshen Sierra, 2 of 2 bikes I bought new, in a crate. A seriously great bike but sat too low for my 6’ 2” build 6. One of the rare 2010 Pitster Pro LXT400. This thing was absolute garbage. After about ~300 TOTAL miles the engine stated rattling. Took the side case off to just try to see what could possibly be happening and found PLASTIC gears and timing chain inside. Also the handlebars broke while riding off road once. Luckily it sounds scarier than it was. Oi vey, giving China bikes a bad name. 7. 2007 SUNL 50cc scooter 8. 2018 Hawk 250, currently own but would be willing to trade for either the GY-5, Zong Sierra, or Qlink listed above 😉 Couldn’t have and wouldn’t have done it all without the folks here. Chinariders.net: Enabling people like me since it’s founding
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