new guy, few questions

emeraldcoupe · 04-19-2008, 06:26 PM

there is a new lifan dealer down the road from me so i stopped by to check out the bikes. i looked at the gy-7(?) dual sport. $1600 and the dealer does all the paperwork. how do these bikes hold up in the long term? anybody with a few years on one?

04-19-2008, 06:55 PM

this is a very important question:

where do you live and what is the name of the dealership?

emeraldcoupe · 04-19-2008, 06:59 PM

i'm in florida. the dealer is Topline Motor Sports in hudson florida. found them on the american lifan web site.

Dragon · 04-19-2008, 07:09 PM

The GY-7 is the old school enduro that Supersignet is riding and we all covet because it is not available in the States or Canada.

emeraldcoupe · 04-19-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Snake

The GY-7 is the old school enduro that Supersignet is riding and we all covet because it is not available in the States or Canada.

mabey it was a gy-5?

culcune · 04-19-2008, 09:00 PM

It could be named a GY-7, but won't be the same bike that suprignet rides (and teases us with :x ) in those cool beach shots in China.

The names of these GY's can sometimes be like the names the online dealers give them, such as db-01, db-02, etc. Other dealers use the same code, but have a completely different bike.

Hooper Imports used to have a bike named the GY-3 or something like that, and several manufacturers offer the 200 GY-A which are fairly different from each other.

However, if it is an American Lifan dealer, it would be a GY-5 or a leftover GY-2 most likely, but sadly, won't be that cool Shineray (yet...we will have ours one of these days, darn you suprignet, darn you!!)

emeraldcoupe · 04-19-2008, 10:02 PM

it's the one pictured here on the lifan site.
http://www.americanlifan.com/lifan3/products.html the LF200GY-5. it's the exact bike at the dealer. are they reliable? it looked alot better than i thought it would as far as welds and stuff.

pumpkin · 04-19-2008, 10:15 PM

i have an 06 gy-5. a few minor issues, but it's never left me settin.

PorterzCustomz · 04-19-2008, 10:45 PM

GY-7.. Where are the pics!?

I herd of a GY 6 coming to Canada very soon. It is a 250cc!

Don't mean to get off topic, If you are good or fair mechanically go for it, they are awesome bikes just little stuff here and there to work on or fix. Most any bike will require matinance, these might require a tad more but its all small easy stuff, well worth the savings.

culcune · 04-19-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PorterzCustomz

If you are good or fair mechanically go for it, they are awesome bikes just little stuff here and there to work on or fix. Most any bike will require matinance, these might require a tad more but its all small easy stuff, well worth the savings.

He has the "luxury" of a dealer...hopefully not the same kind of dealer as 'zapkin'...for repairs, if he wants to go that route.

emeraldcoupe · 04-19-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by culcune

Quote:

Originally Posted by PorterzCustomz

If you are good or fair mechanically go for it, they are awesome bikes just little stuff here and there to work on or fix. Most any bike will require matinance, these might require a tad more but its all small easy stuff, well worth the savings.

He has the "luxury" of a dealer...hopefully not the same kind of dealer as 'zapkin'...for repairs, if he wants to go that route.

funny thing about the dealer is they own a trailer dealership(lawn,car,utility,etc) right across the street. i wonder if they know anything about repairing motorcycles. fwiw they seem to know alot about the bikes and they say they have a full inventory of replacement parts for them.

PorterzCustomz · 04-20-2008, 12:08 AM

"luxury" of a dealer, I get it :wink:

It ends up being more of a hassle bringing the bike back and fourth for stupid little things that would take you less time to fix then it takes driving to the dealer not even counting the time it sits in their garage while they are finding time to work on it.

culcune · 04-20-2008, 12:55 AM

Porterz, this was just in case he wasn't too mechanically inclined, and didn't want to feel like he would be stuck with a broken bike if he couldn't figure out any problems that come up. However, I guess being a trailer dealer, means they might want to sell him one to haul his (possibly) broken bike around.

skidder · 04-20-2008, 02:31 AM

gy-7 http://www.equipmentsearch.com/deale...pid=&saletype=
gy-6
http://www.equipmentsearch.com/deale...pid=&saletype=

katoranger · 04-20-2008, 09:12 AM

I didn't see a GY7 on the american lifan website, but that doens't mean much. They can be slow to update it.

The pics skidder posted show the GY7 available with a 250cc engine.

It also has a full frame and some other improvements over the gy5.

As far as reliable. Mine has 8100kms and had never stranded me.

Allen

04-19-2008, 06:26 PM	#1
emeraldcoupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7	new guy, few questions there is a new lifan dealer down the road from me so i stopped by to check out the bikes. i looked at the gy-7(?) dual sport. $1600 and the dealer does all the paperwork. how do these bikes hold up in the long term? anybody with a few years on one?
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04-19-2008, 09:00 PM	#6
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,056	It could be named a GY-7, but won't be the same bike that suprignet rides (and teases us with :x ) in those cool beach shots in China. The names of these GY's can sometimes be like the names the online dealers give them, such as db-01, db-02, etc. Other dealers use the same code, but have a completely different bike. Hooper Imports used to have a bike named the GY-3 or something like that, and several manufacturers offer the 200 GY-A which are fairly different from each other. However, if it is an American Lifan dealer, it would be a GY-5 or a leftover GY-2 most likely, but sadly, won't be that cool Shineray (yet...we will have ours one of these days, darn you suprignet, darn you!!) __________________ "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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04-19-2008, 10:15 PM	#8
pumpkin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westover wv Posts: 443	i have an 06 gy-5. a few minor issues, but it's never left me settin. __________________ 06 american lifan 200 gy-5
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04-20-2008, 12:55 AM	#13
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,056	Porterz, this was just in case he wasn't too mechanically inclined, and didn't want to feel like he would be stuck with a broken bike if he couldn't figure out any problems that come up. However, I guess being a trailer dealer, means they might want to sell him one to haul his (possibly) broken bike around. __________________ "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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04-20-2008, 09:12 AM	#15
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I didn't see a GY7 on the american lifan website, but that doens't mean much. They can be slow to update it. The pics skidder posted show the GY7 available with a 250cc engine. It also has a full frame and some other improvements over the gy5. As far as reliable. Mine has 8100kms and had never stranded me. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-19-2008, 06:55 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	this is a very important question: where do you live and what is the name of the dealership?
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04-19-2008, 06:59 PM	#3
emeraldcoupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7	i'm in florida. the dealer is Topline Motor Sports in hudson florida. found them on the american lifan web site.
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04-19-2008, 07:09 PM	#4
Dragon Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tejas Posts: 834	The GY-7 is the old school enduro that Supersignet is riding and we all covet because it is not available in the States or Canada.
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04-19-2008, 10:02 PM	#7
emeraldcoupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7	it's the one pictured here on the lifan site. http://www.americanlifan.com/lifan3/products.html the LF200GY-5. it's the exact bike at the dealer. are they reliable? it looked alot better than i thought it would as far as welds and stuff.
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04-19-2008, 10:45 PM	#9
PorterzCustomz Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 303	GY-7.. Where are the pics!? I herd of a GY 6 coming to Canada very soon. It is a 250cc! Don't mean to get off topic, If you are good or fair mechanically go for it, they are awesome bikes just little stuff here and there to work on or fix. Most any bike will require matinance, these might require a tad more but its all small easy stuff, well worth the savings.
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04-20-2008, 12:08 AM	#12
PorterzCustomz Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 303	"luxury" of a dealer, I get it :wink: It ends up being more of a hassle bringing the bike back and fourth for stupid little things that would take you less time to fix then it takes driving to the dealer not even counting the time it sits in their garage while they are finding time to work on it.
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04-20-2008, 02:31 AM	#14
skidder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: qualicum B.C. Posts: 22	gy-7 http://www.equipmentsearch.com/deale...pid=&saletype= gy-6 http://www.equipmentsearch.com/deale...pid=&saletype=
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