06 Lifan 200GY $500 fixer upper - Page 2

yellowxj · 12-11-2010, 11:08 PM

Allen you dont happen to have a rear brake mastercyl? Think mine is bad...going to take it off and see if I can rebuild it...I think I can find a rear brake light switch locally.

katoranger · 12-11-2010, 11:24 PM

I believe I do. I can send the whole assembly.

yellowxj · 01-10-2011, 10:06 PM

I dont know if the odometer is in miles or km's. Pretty sure its kilometers. If so about 100km/gal so far. Running on the 3rd tank now and have put 500km on the bike. Lots of rattles, still tracking down loose bits, seems like the 3 remaining turn signals make a lot of racket with their loose lenses. The rear brake caliper is missing a bushing so it rattles a lot too...soon I'll have my replacement rear brake MC so I'll have rear brakes too. What a day that will be.

Still playing with different head lights...tried some LED driving lights, no strain on the elec system but they dont project far EXCEPT that they light up street signs WAY further than they light up the ground. Then I tried a pair of little 55w driving lights but the pair is too much for the power generation...one light is good on power but they're cheap and they dont project a solid beam...

I think what I'm going to do is take all my experimental lights off and fabricate a light mount to let me use my 5" 55w off road light as the highbeam and my cheapo 55w as a low beam AND put one of my LED driving lights on the other circut that was in the head light...some sort of marker light. So I'll have a LED light on all the time and switch back and forth on the other lights.

Local MC shop has replacement rear turn signals for $20/pr unless I find something else interesting.

AND my son and I took it out to some local jeep trails in a old phospate mine. Toughest trails in Fla. I really thought it would have enough gearing to climb but it may be that my son (80lb) and I (250lb) may have over loaded the bike a bit. BUT it did pretty good bald back tire and all. We did wind up splashing through some deep water. Finally did throw the chain off thanks to my worn out sprocket bushings and loose chain. Rolled the chain back on and drive it home. Good fun. But I forgot the camera so it doesnt count.

yellowxj · 01-10-2011, 10:09 PM

AND my "friends" at work have labeled my bike the "Feng Shui" great name. If I cant be famous I'll take infamous.

yellowxj · 01-15-2011, 07:18 PM

Thanks for the parts kato!! Almost wrecked it coming out of the garage...never had the rear brakes.

It'll be a whole new ride to work. Was trying to adjust the chain tension but figured out its adjusted as far as it goes... guess thats next.

katoranger · 01-15-2011, 10:15 PM

Your welcome. Still have more parts.

FastDoc · 01-16-2011, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowxj

Thanks for the parts kato!! Almost wrecked it coming out of the garage...never had the rear brakes.

It'll be a whole new ride to work. Was trying to adjust the chain tension but figured out its adjusted as far as it goes... guess thats next.

The usual answer is a new chain. The Chinbike answer is removing a link.... :roll:

yellowxj · 01-21-2011, 07:58 PM

Been experiementing with lights...

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The original head light was broken so I mounted a 55w offroad light behind the shroud BUT I cant aim it down enough...so I grabbed some shelf brackets and LED driving lights, tried them, then tried cheap 55w driving lights too...nothing is really working great...guess I'm going to have to fab my own headlight mount and loose the shroud entirely...

Good news is I've put about 1000k on my bike so far...fun to ride.

yellowxj · 01-21-2011, 08:03 PM

ALSO...my local china bike shop has high proformance cam's for GY6 motors...same as mine? the tech there seems to know about Lifans and said it'd work great....hmmm...$85 on their shelf

yellowxj · 02-18-2011, 09:35 PM

Got a new chain after fighting with my old worn out chain...WOW talk about an improvement!!!!! Its like a new bike. Also found out that my two main rattles were the bad kick start lever vibrating and my lic plate mount. Fixed that. Got 7800 km on it now.

Weldangrind · 02-21-2011, 04:11 PM

Sounds like you're having fun.

What kind / brand of chain did you install? BTW, a GY6 cam is not likely to work in your engine. A GY6 is a scooter engine, although they're often found in atv's and dune buggies.

yellowxj · 03-23-2011, 07:43 PM

8800 km's on my bike now...think thats over 3000km since I bought it. Cranks up every morning and runs 55-65 mph with out complaint on my 15 mile commute. Next will be a new rear tire...been bald the whole time. Then a front tire too. I've got to fix the bottom motor mount too. Been great so far.

12-11-2010, 11:24 PM	#17
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I believe I do. I can send the whole assembly. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-15-2011, 10:15 PM	#21
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Your welcome. Still have more parts. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-21-2011, 04:11 PM	#26
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Sounds like you're having fun. What kind / brand of chain did you install? BTW, a GY6 cam is not likely to work in your engine. A GY6 is a scooter engine, although they're often found in atv's and dune buggies. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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12-11-2010, 11:08 PM	#16
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	Allen you dont happen to have a rear brake mastercyl? Think mine is bad...going to take it off and see if I can rebuild it...I think I can find a rear brake light switch locally.
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01-10-2011, 10:06 PM	#18
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	I dont know if the odometer is in miles or km's. Pretty sure its kilometers. If so about 100km/gal so far. Running on the 3rd tank now and have put 500km on the bike. Lots of rattles, still tracking down loose bits, seems like the 3 remaining turn signals make a lot of racket with their loose lenses. The rear brake caliper is missing a bushing so it rattles a lot too...soon I'll have my replacement rear brake MC so I'll have rear brakes too. What a day that will be. Still playing with different head lights...tried some LED driving lights, no strain on the elec system but they dont project far EXCEPT that they light up street signs WAY further than they light up the ground. Then I tried a pair of little 55w driving lights but the pair is too much for the power generation...one light is good on power but they're cheap and they dont project a solid beam... I think what I'm going to do is take all my experimental lights off and fabricate a light mount to let me use my 5" 55w off road light as the highbeam and my cheapo 55w as a low beam AND put one of my LED driving lights on the other circut that was in the head light...some sort of marker light. So I'll have a LED light on all the time and switch back and forth on the other lights. Local MC shop has replacement rear turn signals for $20/pr unless I find something else interesting. AND my son and I took it out to some local jeep trails in a old phospate mine. Toughest trails in Fla. I really thought it would have enough gearing to climb but it may be that my son (80lb) and I (250lb) may have over loaded the bike a bit. BUT it did pretty good bald back tire and all. We did wind up splashing through some deep water. Finally did throw the chain off thanks to my worn out sprocket bushings and loose chain. Rolled the chain back on and drive it home. Good fun. But I forgot the camera so it doesnt count.
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01-10-2011, 10:09 PM	#19
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	AND my "friends" at work have labeled my bike the "Feng Shui" great name. If I cant be famous I'll take infamous.
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01-15-2011, 07:18 PM	#20
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	Thanks for the parts kato!! Almost wrecked it coming out of the garage...never had the rear brakes. It'll be a whole new ride to work. Was trying to adjust the chain tension but figured out its adjusted as far as it goes... guess thats next.
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01-21-2011, 07:58 PM	#23
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	Been experiementing with lights... Uploaded with ImageShack.us The original head light was broken so I mounted a 55w offroad light behind the shroud BUT I cant aim it down enough...so I grabbed some shelf brackets and LED driving lights, tried them, then tried cheap 55w driving lights too...nothing is really working great...guess I'm going to have to fab my own headlight mount and loose the shroud entirely... Good news is I've put about 1000k on my bike so far...fun to ride.
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01-21-2011, 08:03 PM	#24
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	ALSO...my local china bike shop has high proformance cam's for GY6 motors...same as mine? the tech there seems to know about Lifans and said it'd work great....hmmm...$85 on their shelf
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02-18-2011, 09:35 PM	#25
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	Got a new chain after fighting with my old worn out chain...WOW talk about an improvement!!!!! Its like a new bike. Also found out that my two main rattles were the bad kick start lever vibrating and my lic plate mount. Fixed that. Got 7800 km on it now.
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03-23-2011, 07:43 PM	#27
yellowxj Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79	8800 km's on my bike now...think thats over 3000km since I bought it. Cranks up every morning and runs 55-65 mph with out complaint on my 15 mile commute. Next will be a new rear tire...been bald the whole time. Then a front tire too. I've got to fix the bottom motor mount too. Been great so far.
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