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Regarding Lifan and other Chinese bikes, as long as you are handy with a wrench and don't mind tightening up ground wire bolts and other miscellaneous things that weren't tightened to spec before they went in the shipping crate, they are great little bikes to have.
The engines, from all of my experience, are usually never a problem. The plastics are a little cheap and brittle but as years go by, they must be constantly redesigning because they keep getting better. My 2008 plastics are just a notch down from my sister-in-law's 2009.
If I ever do trade the scooter in for another bike, it will certainly Chinese. Keep in mind, I am a DIYer. I fix my own stuff and I don't mind doing it. I also keep my things well maintained. If you are like me, then you really can't go wrong for the price. Yes, they are lower quality than the Jap bikes, but I think the savings of over $1000 from the Japanese counterparts more than makes up for it.
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