[garyfisher]

I just bought a used 2007 American Lifan LF200GY-5 from a guy on this website. It had 800 miles on it. I rode it once 2 weeks ago. Then I rode it again today. I tried taking it on a 2 hour trip. I was riding in 5th gear at about 7000rpm for about a hour (65mpg) all of a sudden I hear the bike die.

What I mean when I said the bike died is that it stopped going. It seems like the bike ran out of gas but the bike has a full tank of gas. I pulled over and tried to start it. It wouldn't start. After a few minutes of sitting, I could start the bike with the choke on. I turned the choke off and could ride the bike again. yippie.

Then, it did it again. Seemed like it wasn't getting gas and just shut off. I pulled over and let it sit for a few minutes, then it started back up.

To make a long story short, this happened about 7 times. Each successive time, it would happen faster than the time before.

Finally, I couldn't get the bike to start at all and it got dark out. So I left the bike in a parking lot, where it sits now.


Once I get the bike started, it sounds like it's running great, until it dies.
What may be wrong with this bike?