Quote Originally Posted by MJH View Post

I am hearing that the engine is a Zongshen engine, that was not disclosed on the Dongfang application to the EPA.
MJH, I wonder if the engine, according to the EPA, is technically a Dong Fang? A few years ago, when the EPA started closing the loopholes to the multitude of Chinese bikes, supposedly, only the manufacturer could bring in bikes. In theory, that would have limited the choices of Chinese bikes to Lifan or Zongshen and a couple (literally a couple) of others.

However, that has not been the case. So my guess is that the engine is approved as that manufacturer's engine. I suppose that something is done to differentiate the engine from the source manufacturer. But look at CCW--I don't think that their engines are approved as Lifan engines, but rather 'their' own even though Lifan is the manufacturer. However, I am not sure how their 'Hooligun' will be certified--either as a CCW or a Qingqi? But I think their 'Heist' and 'Misfit' are proprietarily (probably not a real word) theirs whereas the 'Hooligun' is (most likely) a re-badged Qingqi.