X-Pro 150cc // Vader 150 // Lifan 150

[ProDigit]

2+k miles update:

So far the bike has been good to me.
Aside from the missing loctite for the bolts and nuts under the headlight (ignition switch almost fell out), and the fuel gauge stopped working, the only other issue I had was the rear valve stem started leaking.

Also, the non-dot rear tire was extremely slippery on wet roads.

So today I installed a new valve stem, and swapped the 130/70 12 tire with a 140/70 12.
Needless to say, it handles so much better in turns on wet tarmac, and for cruising it is just perfect under 50mph.

The tire size is currently the largest I could find fitting a 12" rim, at about 3% taller circumference; making this the Vader with the tallest possible gearing 19/29 and a 3% taller rear tire.

It's not going to impress anyone at it's pickup speed. In fact, acceleration now has to be done around 6-7k rpm to be slightly faster than traffic, and cruising can easily be done between 3 to 5k rpm (30-50mph in 5th), which is just perfect for me.

I haven't yet done a top speed run, but with cars in front of me, 60-65mph GPS isn't too hard to do in both 4th or 5th.