I thought I would start an ongoing review of my bike, in case anyone else was looking at buying one.

I bought it from a Lifan dealer for 6400RMB. I think that price may be a bit on the steep side, but the seller was extremely helpful in getting it registered, and the quality of the work he does was very professional, so I didn't mind paying a little extra, if I did. You don't often encounter people like him in China. The air cooled version was around 5500. After taxes/registration fees and all of that stuff, the total came to 7350RMB.

First impression

I bought the bike in the countryside, so I rode around on some country roads fairly slowly to get used to it. The suspension is great-accidentally tested it pretty hard on a few potholes I didn't see. For such a small engine it pulls pretty well, even when riding 2 up. After the first hundred or so km, I rode it back to Harbin, about 250km away. I tried to keep it pretty slow, and change the revs often, to break in the engine. The cooling system works well, and even after a few hours of riding, the engine was fine. The overall feel of the bike is very solid and well put together. The throttle, clutch, and transmission are all smooth and even. To be honest, it doesn't feel like it was made in China.

The only thing I have found to be disappointing so far is the transmissions 1-2-3-4-5 down setup. Its gonna take me awhile to get used to that. I don't know why they didn't just make it the same as everybody else in the world does.

I just did the first oil change around 300km, will do the second at 1000km and then every 2500-3000ish after. The roads are super dusty here, so I figure the more often the better.

I will post an update around 1000km.

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