Here is a cool video, first person on an LF200...

Here is an interesting post on Thumpertalk...
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5228002#post5228002

American Lifan is a Texas based importer who is trying to get exclusive rights to the US market. The problem is that the Lifan company in China will sell the bikes to anyone with the cash to buy a container full and that undercuts American Lifan's efforts to build a dealer network. Either way, a Lifan is a Lifan, made in the same plant, just imported through different channels.

Why do you think no one uses the Lifan name in the title of the listing when selling bikes on ebay?  Is it because they don't have any name recognision?  Or are they trying to prevent people from finding useful information about the bike and buying it elsewhere?

Here is an example...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-200CC-SUPER-STREET-BIKE-NO-RESERVE-440-245-4332_W0QQitemZ120156581815QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Let's see your ride! 

Here is a great cronological thread of pullin-gs experience owning a LF200 Dual sport.  For those of you who like to read the last page of a book first...

2-year update.
I bought the bike over 2 years ago on a whim.
No regrets so far. Bike currently has over 4000(!!) miles.
Miles are about 80-85% street, the rest off-road. No hard riding. I dont red-line it, I dont clutchless-shift (except the time I broke my clutch cable) I dont jump it, I dont do wheelies (most of the time). I ride slower off road especially when dealing with rocks and ruts. I dont ride it fast (rarely over 55...only maxed it out once at 65)...usually between 35 and 45.
I've found it to be fun, reliable transportation and I can jump on it anytime and take off with no worries about not making it back home.
I'll post a few curent pictures later on.
So far myout-of-pocket expenses for the bike are about $50. The wear-marks on the rear tire are all but gone, so I'll be getting tires next month. My rear shock has all but lost it's dampening ability. I'll probably leave it though.
I am putting about 80-100 stop/go miles a week with my new commute. These are hard miles for a close-ratio trans dirt bike with all the clutching and go/stop throttle.

Here is a list of items I have had to replace because of breakage.
20-amp fuse
Front head light
Rear tail light
Front and rear tube
Clutch cable (Note: be sure you oil your cables)
Two screws came loose. Replaced them.


Here is a list of items I have had to repair (no $$$, just work)
Cross-threaded rear axle needed to be re-died. Axle nut re-tapped.
I damaged my swing-arm....rear bushing seat started to split.
Carb was running lean...had to adjust throttle-slider needle.
Broke one of the mounts on my headlight plastics...fiberglass cloth and epoxy fixed it.
Had to re-paint left-side plastics in 3 spots....bike-road-rash
Blinker came un-plugged from wireing harness
Headlight on/off switch came apart....disected it, put new spring in it.
Rear suspension was squeeking...tightened up shock-mount bolts.
Choke cable would not work....re-routed cable and oiled it.

Cheers
Pullin'

Hey man, glad to have you on board!!!  I thought I was gonna be the only one here for a long time

Nice ride!  How many miles do you have on it so far?

Found some good info about Lifan and the 200cc engine.

American Lifan and Lifan are not the same.

American Lifan will not warrantly grey market Lifan's from China.

Cheaper bikes may claim to have Lifan engines but they don't because they cost more.

Real Lifan 200cc engines are known as 163FML-2 OHC.  It has a stroke of 63.5 x 62.2mm which is relatively long and contributes to it's low RPM torque.

Some look almost the same but most of them are Jailing or Stannic short stroke engines, 63.0 x 43.0mm and 61x 49. 5mm. They may or may not have OHC and they are not up to Lifan Quality.

Reference: http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-365287.html

Some wheelies and roost'n on a LF200GY.