Qingqi/Qlink owners-question

culcune · 05-15-2008, 05:25 PM

I found another source of Qingqi's in the US that aren't Qlink-badged bikes. On this page, if you scroll down to the 200cc enduro, it lists one of the features as "safety switch to prevent starting with kickstand down"

Am I just naive (yes I am, but still...) or does this just mean that the bike will not go into gear with the kickstand down, or do you have to be sitting on it with the kickstand up to start it?

http://gogomotorsports.net/model.php?m=QM125200GY

Rizn · 05-15-2008, 05:33 PM

Mine starts with the kickstand down.

knothead · 05-15-2008, 05:37 PM

If it's like any other sidestand switch, it means the bike will not start if the bike is in gear with the stand down (even if you have the clutch pulled in). My Yamaha actually kills the engine if you put the stand down with the bike running and in gear, but if you shift into neutral you can lower the stand without killing the engine.

Dragon · 05-15-2008, 05:44 PM

Nice bikes. It even has full frame. Why are the prices?

culcune · 05-15-2008, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by knothead

If it's like any other sidestand switch, it means the bike will not start if the bike is in gear with the stand down (even if you have the clutch pulled in). My Yamaha actually kills the engine if you put the stand down with the bike running and in gear, but if you shift into neutral you can lower the stand without killing the engine.

My friends R6 did this as I started it, and put it in gear with the stand down, and the bike died, so that is what I thought it meant. Rizn, thanks for your first-hand answer.

Member formerly known as "Snake" go to either Qlink's www.qlinkmotor.com site, as they sell this bike rebadged as their own, or to www.scooterfactory.com who sell the Qingqi versions--either way, they are about twice the cost, or more, of the average GY's cost, but Qingqi are actually the frame and engine OEM Suzuki DR200, so you can look at it as a bargain Suzuki rather than an overpriced GY

CathastrophiX · 05-16-2008, 11:11 AM

The bike can't be started with sidestand down.
The electric start turns, but there's no ignition.
Can easily be fixed by unplugging the wires close to the switch.

culcune · 05-16-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CathastrophiX

The bike can't be started with sidestand down.
The electric start turns, but there's no ignition.
Can easily be fixed by unplugging the wires close to the switch.

Really? I guess Qlink does something different than the Qingqi labled bikes?

Rizn · 05-16-2008, 07:45 PM

Culcune, mine starts with kickstand down and in N, but I just tried it in 1st with clutch in and it wont start, sounds like it wants to, but wont, hope this helps. Also mine is the super motard type.

Jim · 05-16-2008, 07:50 PM

I'm sure it is optional equipment specified by the importer or distributor, much like small differences between various Lifans.

05-15-2008, 05:25 PM	#1
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Qingqi/Qlink owners-question I found another source of Qingqi's in the US that aren't Qlink-badged bikes. On this page, if you scroll down to the 200cc enduro, it lists one of the features as "safety switch to prevent starting with kickstand down" Am I just naive (yes I am, but still...) or does this just mean that the bike will not go into gear with the kickstand down, or do you have to be sitting on it with the kickstand up to start it? http://gogomotorsports.net/model.php?m=QM125200GY __________________ "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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Dragon Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tejas Posts: 834	Nice bikes. It even has full frame. Why are the prices? __________________ Chinabikeless
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CathastrophiX Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sweden, Europe Posts: 304	The bike can't be started with sidestand down. The electric start turns, but there's no ignition. Can easily be fixed by unplugging the wires close to the switch. __________________ "Failure is always an option!" Qingqi QM200GY -06
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Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I'm sure it is optional equipment specified by the importer or distributor, much like small differences between various Lifans. __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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05-15-2008, 05:33 PM	#2
Rizn Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 127	Mine starts with the kickstand down.
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knothead Join Date: May 2007 Location: In the land of the busted up ricebowl Posts: 815	If it's like any other sidestand switch, it means the bike will not start if the bike is in gear with the stand down (even if you have the clutch pulled in). My Yamaha actually kills the engine if you put the stand down with the bike running and in gear, but if you shift into neutral you can lower the stand without killing the engine.
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05-16-2008, 07:45 PM	#8
Rizn Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 127	Culcune, mine starts with kickstand down and in N, but I just tried it in 1st with clutch in and it wont start, sounds like it wants to, but wont, hope this helps. Also mine is the super motard type.
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