Desert rats?

liverchip · 10-15-2007, 12:01 PM

With winter approaching, the temps here in the desert have dropped to a much more humane level. If anyone's ever interested in riding the Mojave area let me know....Miles and miles of riding out here. Culcune, do you ever hit Ocotillo?

culcune · 10-15-2007, 01:49 PM

I just got the Jetmoto rolling again with a new Lifan motor, rode it for 2 and a half days, and the tranny went out :x I have never been there riding, but wanted to get that way, but now....? We'll see if plan B comes to fruition!

liverchip · 10-15-2007, 02:38 PM

Wow, the tranny on a Lifan motor went out?.....that's unusual. Got a warranty on the motor?

frostbite · 10-15-2007, 02:59 PM

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Wow, the tranny on a Lifan motor went out?.....that's unusual.

It happened to me, developed a BIG vibration under load. It was replaced under warranty though.

ambassador · 10-15-2007, 10:48 PM

Culcune,
What do you mean when you say your tranny went out? What happened???

culcune · 10-16-2007, 12:02 AM

Like Frostbite said with his, there were a few days of big vibrations. I attributed it to it being a Lifan motor (the LIfan, according to the press releases, was just upgraded this year to account for the vibrations, if I remember correctly).

I was just riding, and the thing would not "catch" gear anymore. I rolled to a stop, and no more shifting! My bike, had, once again, managed to strand me, and the engine only had about 200 kms (the oil was changed before the first ride).

I am giving up on this bike as it has managed to eat through 2 engines, somehow. I am trading it on parts and labor for a fuel pump/installation into my Buick which will be my primary mode of transportation until the next bike sometime in January or February. (Qlink XF200?!)

I tried, with no success, to get approved on a new UM SMF-200 enduro, but that was through my own bank, and my credit wasn't as bad as I had thought, so maybe there is some hope for one of those through a finance company.

10-15-2007, 12:01 PM	#1
liverchip Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mystery Spot Posts: 1,223	Desert rats? With winter approaching, the temps here in the desert have dropped to a much more humane level. If anyone's ever interested in riding the Mojave area let me know....Miles and miles of riding out here. Culcune, do you ever hit Ocotillo? __________________ 2009 XR650L Big Red Pig Tusk bar risers 2007 X-Moto(Jetmoto) GY250 --mods--- 15/40 sprockets UNI Pod Filter 2007 Shineray TMS 200XYi--Betsy Betsy Mods:______________________ Acerbis DHH headlight FMF Powercore pipe Uni Pod Filter
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10-15-2007, 01:49 PM	#2
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	I just got the Jetmoto rolling again with a new Lifan motor, rode it for 2 and a half days, and the tranny went out :x I have never been there riding, but wanted to get that way, but now....? We'll see if plan B comes to fruition! __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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10-15-2007, 02:38 PM	#3
liverchip Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mystery Spot Posts: 1,223	Wow, the tranny on a Lifan motor went out?.....that's unusual. Got a warranty on the motor? __________________ 2009 XR650L Big Red Pig Tusk bar risers 2007 X-Moto(Jetmoto) GY250 --mods--- 15/40 sprockets UNI Pod Filter 2007 Shineray TMS 200XYi--Betsy Betsy Mods:______________________ Acerbis DHH headlight FMF Powercore pipe Uni Pod Filter
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10-15-2007, 10:48 PM	#5
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Culcune, What do you mean when you say your tranny went out? What happened??? __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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10-16-2007, 12:02 AM	#6
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Like Frostbite said with his, there were a few days of big vibrations. I attributed it to it being a Lifan motor (the LIfan, according to the press releases, was just upgraded this year to account for the vibrations, if I remember correctly). I was just riding, and the thing would not "catch" gear anymore. I rolled to a stop, and no more shifting! My bike, had, once again, managed to strand me, and the engine only had about 200 kms (the oil was changed before the first ride). I am giving up on this bike as it has managed to eat through 2 engines, somehow. I am trading it on parts and labor for a fuel pump/installation into my Buick which will be my primary mode of transportation until the next bike sometime in January or February. (Qlink XF200?!) I tried, with no success, to get approved on a new UM SMF-200 enduro, but that was through my own bank, and my credit wasn't as bad as I had thought, so maybe there is some hope for one of those through a finance company. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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