04-17-2011, 09:46 PM
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Location: Wheeling, WV native currently living In Natchitoches, LA
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GY200: Wheel Swap
I have a local shop that used to sell Lifan bikes and are no longer an authorized dealer. They have leftover inventory with no desire to sell them, so I can easily go there and pull parts off these bikes and purchase them at very reasonable prices.
After reading a post by forum member Ragehardintothebendies pertaining to a Motard Conversion, it got me wondering. So to make a long story short, I purchased the wheels, hub, sprockets, and chain off of a Lifan 200 III and opted to fit them to my Lifan GY5. After a little work, I finally got them to fit. The only things to really note are: 1. The bolts that hold the brake rotor onto the front wheel will hit the stock caliper. I replaced these bolts with the same size bolt only with a beveled head. I then had the holes on the rotor drilled out at a machine shop so that the bolts would fit flush with the rotor. 2. The stock drum brake hub will not fit. I purchased the hub off the Lifan 200 III street bike to solve this problem and simply bolted it on. 3. The III street bike employs a 520 pitch chain and sprocket. The stock chain and sprockets on the GY5, I believe, are 428. Purchasing and installing the sprockets and chain off the III street bike, solved this problem. http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/newlifan.jpg This photo is from before I had a chance to put the chain on. |
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04-17-2011, 10:35 PM
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I Like it! Never saw rims like that on a Motard! WOW Looks good. Are those 17" front and rear?
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04-18-2011, 01:04 AM
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You did a good job, Brian!
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04-18-2011, 10:38 AM
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That looks pretty cool, Brian. 8)
How do the new rims compare in weight?
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04-18-2011, 10:41 AM
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Looks great!
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04-18-2011, 12:01 PM
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I believe they are 18" rims. Looks like the swap went pretty good.
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04-18-2011, 12:41 PM
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thats pretty cool
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04-18-2011, 01:11 PM
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04-18-2011, 01:13 PM
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