New to me 2006 Lifan GY2 - Page 2

Kurt Franz · 06-19-2014, 12:36 PM

Been a while but I am still here and still have the bike and am getting around to getting a few things done.

Anyone have a rear rack they would sell me cheap?

Thanks KF

Weldangrind · 06-20-2014, 11:27 AM

Taobao sells them cheap: http://s.taobao.com/search?spm=a230r...3A1#J_relative

Kurt Franz · 06-20-2014, 12:54 PM

how do you navigate that site? Lotsa stuff there though

SpudRider · 06-20-2014, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurt Franz

how do you navigate that site? Lotsa stuff there though

Install the Google Chrome web browser, and set it to automatically translate foreign languages. The visit www.taobao.com, and use the correct search terms. Besides using English search terms, you can ask HumanBeing for the Chinese characters in the following thread.

http://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=13773

Kurt Franz · 06-21-2014, 07:25 AM

so far so good - but I do not know which one of the racks is correct for my bike. Any advice on which one to order for the Lifan 200 gy? I figure most of the bikes use the same one.

Thanks for the advice.

Weldangrind · 06-21-2014, 12:10 PM

Determine the rack mounting points for your specific bike. Typically, China bikes have a standoff that extends vertically through the rear fender, and that captures a drilled flat plate in the carrying portion of the rack. From there, the mounting legs of the rack can either be short (to mount near the signals) or long (to mount where upper shock mounts would be, if it was a twin shock bike). If you have two studs near where upper shock mounts would be, and they serve no other purpose, that's your mounting leg point.

The good news is that the prices are ridiculously low, so you can afford to buy a couple of different styles. If you have access to a welder, you can make any of them fit.

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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Taobao sells them cheap: http://s.taobao.com/search?spm=a230r...3A1#J_relative __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-21-2014, 12:10 PM	#21
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Determine the rack mounting points for your specific bike. Typically, China bikes have a standoff that extends vertically through the rear fender, and that captures a drilled flat plate in the carrying portion of the rack. From there, the mounting legs of the rack can either be short (to mount near the signals) or long (to mount where upper shock mounts would be, if it was a twin shock bike). If you have two studs near where upper shock mounts would be, and they serve no other purpose, that's your mounting leg point. The good news is that the prices are ridiculously low, so you can afford to buy a couple of different styles. If you have access to a welder, you can make any of them fit. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-19-2014, 12:36 PM	#16
Kurt Franz Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 23	Been a while but I am still here and still have the bike and am getting around to getting a few things done. Anyone have a rear rack they would sell me cheap? Thanks KF
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06-20-2014, 12:54 PM	#18
Kurt Franz Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 23	how do you navigate that site? Lotsa stuff there though
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06-21-2014, 07:25 AM	#20
Kurt Franz Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 23	so far so good - but I do not know which one of the racks is correct for my bike. Any advice on which one to order for the Lifan 200 gy? I figure most of the bikes use the same one. Thanks for the advice.
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