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Originally Posted by BUG
Wow, you waited a week to open, you have way more self control than i do. I had mine opened before the truck driver was back in his truck.
I also put the handlebars on before the twist throttle. On mine the wire that need to be plugged in were color matched with the main harness with the exception of one. It was a black ground wire for the headlight that connected to green at the harness.
Good thinking on the speedo cable, i will have to do that. Where did you buy your from?
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Originally Posted by stevo
3 hours!! took me 3 weeks... My bike arrived via 18 wheeler 8 business days after the order- in a steel framed cardboard box. After 1 week, I opened it - the bike said HiSUN 200GY not VIVA but it had all the stuff on it that I expected- street legal lights/ dash/ etc. No direction on assembly were included. Disassembled and/or hanging to the side of the bike were- handlebars/front light/front brake/mirrors/instrument cluster with 10-12 wires disconnected including the clutch switch, starter, right turn signal, kill switch/fenders/chain guard/ rear carrying rack/front wheel/speedometer hub/rear suspension bolt/side fairings. The battery was disconnected and lacked water – the water was provided separately. The gas tank had plastic shaving inside which I removed with a long screw driver and 2 faced tape. Over 3 weeks the following occurred: I took the bike out of the carton/frame except the bottom frame. I put the handlebars on- then took them off – I forgot to put on the throttle twist grip first. Same with the rear rack- I took them back off to put on the plastic side panels. I found a Lifan manual on the website –VERY helpful- especially the electrical diagram. I put water in the battery that over flowed and the sulfuric acid ate my skin/ and later my jeans. Connected the cables and started randomly plugging in some electrical contact and tested to see if various stuff worked- I considered myself lucky that it all worked out. The bike is very heavy and I hard to get an engine lift to hold up the bike to get the front wheel on- I greased the speedo cable/axel bolt. Then I started it up – it ran! Some smoke initially that cleared. I did not change the engine oil out as recommended. I rode the bike around for a few miles – it sat low and made a terrible noise and the chain guard rubbed and the back tire began to show wear. I looked underneath the bike and saw a bolt in a metal plate that was disconnected that had been attached to a bracket that also secured the shock. I saw this initially but I just thought it was for a stand to work on the bike. I floor jacked this bracket into place while a helper to held the bike. Finally it was correct- no rubbing. Everything works fine. My wife was pissed with the bike thing in general then looked at it and called it ugly. I rode it to work the next day and within 1 mile a van pulled out in front of me while I was doin 45 MPH. No drama I was just pissed…
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How long did it take you to get the bike from powersportsmax? I plan to order from them in Jan. Also did you get the free shipping with liftgate etc... Also how did you get the crate into the garage?