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05-09-2012, 02:04 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Alexanderrx- While I could argue with your assessment of canon vs nikon dslr's, i shall not. BUT, the Canon s100 is super, i can testify to that. And I agree on the size, I often keep it in my pocket...
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05-08-2012, 06:42 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Sounds great.
I was looking at the X100, a friend of mine here has it. If you are looking for another point and shoot I can highly recommend the Canon s95 (or maybe the s100 now). Great low... -
05-08-2012, 05:24 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Interstate- Thanks for sharing the photos.
Alexanderxx-
Damn, now your making me all jealous. I think it is a great idea, doing all of Hispanola. Are you writing about it?
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05-07-2012, 11:34 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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I bought mine in P-Ville at Mototech. He also had the Kayak 200 for 1200, although it has sold. He usually has something in the 200cc range though, be it a Lifan or Sukida or Kayak. I saw the Lifan...
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05-07-2012, 06:28 PM
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My Daily commute- Port-au-Prince, Haiti
This is my daily commute to work in Haiti, filmed with the GoPro HD2. With traffic, its about 30 minutes, without traffic it can be about 15 minutes. Unfortunately I picked a not-so-sunny day (one of...
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05-07-2012, 01:32 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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This is awesome to find 2 more haiti moto riders. I feel a trip coming on soon...
Here is my advice:
Yes, absolutely change the innertubes that are in your current tires. I had 5 flat tires in... -
05-02-2012, 05:36 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Chad,
Hey, Nice to meet a fellow chinese-moto-enthusiast-in-haiti. What brought you to Haiti?
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03-23-2012, 06:28 PM
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Sticky: Re: Your Chinese Dual sport picture thread
Here are 2 pictures from a quick ride last Sunday. I know only one of them has a moto in it, but I thought it appropriate to show the view anyways...I promise there will be more motorcycle related...
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03-22-2012, 12:48 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Kennon-
Makes sense, thats what it feels like. I looked for an air/fuel mixture screw today on the carb, but no such luck. I've yet to find a good mechanic here that I would trust to take apart my... -
03-22-2012, 12:27 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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It seems im experiencing a little loss in performance overall. When I give it gas in 2nd or 3rd gear it gives a slight hesitation. Also, It is taking a little more effort to get started in the...
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03-22-2012, 12:23 PM
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Re: Zongshen 200 Motard Triax Street only? Offroad too?
Any thoughts about that it would need to take this guy offroad?
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03-20-2012, 02:55 PM
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Re: Zongshen 200 Motard Triax Street only? Offroad too?
OK, i finally found it on the interwebs, but it looks like its being sold as the Corven Motard 200 Triax. Here's a link
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03-20-2012, 01:32 PM
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Zongshen 200 Motard Triax Street only? Offroad too?
I know almost nothing about Motard style bikes, but I saw this bike at a local dealer here in Haiti and really liked the look and the style. I've read a little bit on here about guys using Motard...
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03-19-2012, 01:49 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Deom2i-
Honestly, I have done really anything special. Im trying to take is easy for the first 1000K, then ill change the oil and probably have a mechanic give it a check up. Should I be doing... -
03-16-2012, 06:22 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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So, 500 KM later and things are still running smooth (mostly). It has started having trouble starting in the mornings (it can take 5-6 minutes or so before I am able to drive it) and ive had about 5...
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02-24-2012, 04:07 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Re: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
TIres are Kingstone, and have tubes. Have another flat today. I need to replace with a better quality tube and tire. These are notorious for going flat especially with the bad roads here.
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02-23-2012, 08:26 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Re: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
MJH-
Thanks for posting that article, it really helped me. I'm going to start looking for a slightly larger sprocket, although Im not sure i can pick one up here in Haiti.
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02-23-2012, 12:15 AM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Kennon,
Well, thats sort of why I started a separate thread about it, hoping people would give me some input. Ideas?
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02-22-2012, 04:50 PM
Thread: Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
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Purchased in Haiti- Lifan 200 GY-5A
Now that I have the bike in my hands and have put some miles on it, I thought Id start a new thread with the some photos. First off, thanks to everyone for the help so far, its been a big help and Im...
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02-13-2012, 05:14 PM
Thread: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
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Re: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
Thanks for the pics. It certainly is a good looking bike IMO, I hope it holds up well. This will be my first Chinese motorcycle.
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02-12-2012, 01:15 PM
Thread: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
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Re: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
Ok, based on these photos, it is definitely the top bike, the LF 200 GY-5A. I google searched that model and it indeed came up with many more of the same bike. I don't have the bike yet, so i cant...
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02-11-2012, 11:43 PM
Thread: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
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Re: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
I agree, and I think above all else the main problem in Profit. Haiti is a country that is basically missing a middle class. In fact its middle class would be the many NGO workers here that are...
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02-10-2012, 04:45 PM
Thread: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
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Re: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
Yeah, back in 2004 there were some pretty serious political problems and the PC deemed it too dangerous. Still its rated like #3 on most "dangerous cities of the world" lists. Of course there are...
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02-10-2012, 02:51 PM
Thread: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
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MJH-
Hmmm, sorry bout the bad link. It worked when I put it there. On the page you linked to, Im looking at the "Warrior" model. in 200cc. They go for 1200.00 USD here in Haiti.
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02-09-2012, 09:06 PM
Thread: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
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Re: Buying a Chinese Bike in Haiti
Hey all,Its been a while since I started this thread. Getting the paperwork to buy a motorcycle in Haiti is a very complicated process and took the better part of a couple of months once all was said...
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