First Ride Review Lifan KP Mini 150 - My Girlfriend’s New Bike!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2020
- My girlfriend just bought herself a Lifan KP Mini 150 to learn on. My first ride review of it. _________________________
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Lifan is not a knock off grom. They make high end gas motors, on par with honda motors, but cheaper than honda.
I read a lot of comments saying the KP 150 Mini engine is an exact clone to a certain Honda Engine
@@ThePeacePlant it is a clone of Honda engine but not the grom engine. Lifan used to make engines and parts for honda
Check out this cool little bike
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The SRT call out killed me 😂
Would love an updated review of this if you have the time!
Congratulations on the new Bike!!... 🤘🏽🤘🏽🙏🏽
Been ripping mine for about 500 miles so far, beats my roommates grom in a drag race, my only complaint so far is the mirrors would spin all the time before I got bar end ones
I ended up buying after market mirrors because the dealer sent me the wrong ones.
I bought one back in June as my starter bike. I bought some bar end weights to dampen the vibration through the handlebars because it was making my hands numb.
Ever since i sae Ceasars channel on small engine velocity, i fell in love with kp mini an now that ive seen them in green an black,i want one now to upgrade to from my first bike.
Got here from checking grom vids.
Decent.
Do u know what the specs are for the valve adjustment for the intake.
I think one of the differences you’re on a carbureted bike and the Grom is fuel injected if I’m not mistaken
change the handle bars to pro tapers. It makes a huge difference. And make the bike way more fun to ride!!
Which style pro taper would u recommend that you’ve tried?
Pro taper SE series 7/8” they have them on amazon. I have it on mine. It’s about $63 dollars
xFlexArmstrongx just got the bike today. Yes I will have to pick up a set of those bars. Thank u for the good info
Rusty Mancheezy xr50
Do you have to drill the holes on the pro tapers?
Kronikracing in Vegas has them, I live in Lincoln and have a completely rebuilt Grom clone with a zs190cc 5 speed.
I bet that thing rips!
did it last? do you drive this often? im looking at buying one for my commute to work which is about 50 miles every day. It's been a hard decision on this or the grom since i will be driving it so often!
I asked someone who owned one for a year and they said it’s running strong so go ahead and get the lifan, we can be lifan bros cause I’m getting one this month
It's an exact clone of a Honda engine so I am sure the bike will be reliable. If you didn't know, Honda makes some of the best engines out there and are known for being reliable
@@oleux3499 How did it go? Whats the top speed and have you encountered any issues?
@@benchmarking6875 top speed I got 70 on mine I've had it for 3 years it's amazing
Thank you this is the tenth opinion that I have watched and I am definitely getting one the spring for 2022 Steve from Annapolis Maryland the fun is the higher end of the Chinese and there's nothing wrong with them and people are complaining about the mirrors coming loose just put a little Loctite on them and I love the carburetor cuz you're so easy to work on the fuel injection is for sissies
I read that these are fuel injected?
Nope but can be moded to be
The grom is
Fellow Lincoln rider!! Nice!
Awesome! Maybe I’ll see you out riding sometime!
Saw your sticker at a McDonald’s drive through and thought I’d stop by real quick
Bradya16 Thanks for checking out my channel! I really appreciate it! :)
Can two people ride thw kp mini 150cc and if so what is the weight limit im 5'2 and he is 5'7
Yes you can! I’ve rode with my girlfriend on the back several times!
I keep fixating on the bird shit on the mirror hahaha
Haha it happens 😂 girlfriend spent a long time detailing it the minute we got home, so it wasn’t on there for long!
I'm curious where you ordered this from. I've been seeing all the online retails have numerous complaints and issues with their shipping and customer service. Making me hesitate to purchase.
We didn’t order it, we found one used here in our city. Maybe look to see if there’s a used one you can pick up
their on amazon now for 2k
I found your channel from a sticker in a mcdonalds drive thru
Hell yeah!! Thanks for taking the time to check out my channel!
Lynkinite no problem
Could you put a link to where you bought the bike? Very interested in buying!
She found this one for sale on Facebook marketplace, so she bought it from a private seller
Hey can you do a another video on this bike
I’m sure I can make that happen! It is winter time right now, so it probably won’t be anytime soon. Are you wanting another review type video or just a vlog?
I’ve had such a negative experience with motorcycle dealership specifically the ones that are close to my home I like to do business close to home. The markups and BS about supply chain blah blah blah the one I was looking at they had marked up $2800 over MSRP with all their special little fees. I really think that there’s a niche in the motorcycle market for having something directly shipped to your home cutting out the middleman. Most of us don’t ride super bikes and can fix what we ride. I went and bought a tire changer because the last time I went to the motorcycle dealership where I bought a motorcycle they charge me $30 just to slip my tire onto my rim took them less than five minutes. How’s that for customer loyalty!
I've heard that another way of thinking about it is that your not paying for the 5 minutes process, but rather the years of experience that they have doing that 5 minute process. But I do agree dealerships are pretty pricy.
@@benchmarking6875 and I absolutely don’t fault anybody for wanting to make a profit I just think there’s a better way to be transparent about it. I just don’t like that feeling when you walk out and you don’t feel like you had an honest conversation with somebody. I’m all for profit I get it they’ve got overhead. I’ve talked to first time motorcycle buyers they came out with their heads women because they didn’t realize how much more it was going to cost them to take that bike out of the dealership.
Can’t seem to find any pricing on these how much?
Average is about 2000
their on amazon
im thinking about getting this bike for myself but i dont wanna get one too short, how tall is your girlfriend?
I’m 6’2, although I don’t have this same bike, I have sat and tried a grom and it felt extremely comfortable. You’d expect to feel huge on it but it’s actually really comfortable
thank you so much for this video deff gonna purchase a lifan and not a vader bigger engine better bike like why wouldnt i go with the lifan
One thing to keep in mind is that there aren't a lot of aftermarket parts for the Lifans, so they're kind of hard to customize! Other than that, they're pretty great bikes!
@@Lynkinite yah ima get the kpr 200 they have
Link?
can you ask your girlfriend for the link to where she got the bike from and would you mind sending it to me?
We didn’t order it, we found a listing on Facebook Marketplace where someone was selling it used. Maybe check there and see if anyone has one local they’re wanting to sell. If not, VenomMotorsports and OrionPowersports have them for sale and they have warranties on them. OrionPowersports has a gas-n-go package where someone will deliver it to your house assembled, broken in, and do a checklist to make sure it’s good to ride. Best of luck bud! Let me know if you get one!
The kp is not a grom clone . the motor isn't a horizontal engine like grom clones. But it does have a honda cloned mptor.
My intention wasn’t to claim it’s a grom clone, I was trying to get the point across that it’s a mini bike similar to a grom, z125, etc
@@Lynkinite you can get a big bore kit for a honda dirt bike and up it to 190cc. Or 223cc.
GOT THE SAME BIKE ITS DECENT
SsS. b0NeZ I want one for myself now, I really like riding it!
Have you been able to find parts ?
Danny Manning We haven’t looked too much into parts, but we have found aftermarket exhaust systems
Yes parts are available from American lifan
Ok, so nobody talks about:
KP mini uses clone of Kawasaki engine, but many other minis use clone of old Honda engines. Which engine is better?
I never grew up with bikes but I know Honda is always reliable with any of their engines and Kawasaki is a Japanese brand too which Japan makes amazing engines
They use the Honda noy kawasaki
I wonder - is the Lifan just a Vader 125 that's been bored out bigger? If it's a bored out Vader engine block then I'd worry about how that might affect engine reliability. But, if it's a totally new engine block that's been built to be a 150cc then that would be nice. There's just no end to my decision making to getting one of these bikes. First I figured on a Vader 125 from Amazon. Then I saw a local dealer selling a Bennelli 135 and drooled over that. Now there's this Lifan 150. What to get. Maybe I'll go back to price. Since I'm not sure if I'll like a mini-bike, why overpay? A Vader 125 on Amazon is $ 1,300. A Lifan 150 on Amazon is $ 1,900 and a Bennelli at a local dealer is $ 3,200. So, definitely not a Bennelli. Now if I only knew about the 150 engine compared to the 125. I don't want an engine that's been over bored out with a thin cylinder wall.
The Vader and the Kp mini are two completely different engines. I wouldn’t get the Vader unless you plan on working on it right out the box. I have the Kp mini and I’ve put over 3k miles on it with no issues.
@@drewzuz765 I think a lot of the "problems" from Vader buyers is that they don't understand the difference between a bike that's 100% assembled and 80% or 85% assembled. 80 % or 85 % assembled doesn't just mean you put on the wheels and handlebars. It seems to mean that you should check and locktite every screw and bolt in the machine. They were only hand placed in position to save time. Torqueing them to specs would add more cost for the time to do them all. So, they let the buyer do a lot of the "minor" work in order to sell the bike at a cheaper price. It is annoying but in a way I would almost prefer to do those little tasks. At least then I would know they were done right. Some of the complaints I've read like "the muffler fell off". A typical customer who can't even bother to check the tightness of a heavy muffler even when it was rattling around and finally fell off? But, you've got to remember these are mainly kids buying these bikes. Not the best and brightest crowd in many cases. And how many young buyers dump out the packing oil in the engines before firing them up? I'll bet not many flush out the engine with a few fills and dumps to get all the shavings out of the sump. Do they know that when engines are breaking in that there are metal shavings that can score the cylinder walls if not flushed?
@@STBRetired1 Good point. Mine came about 85%. I just had to put the handlebars and the front wheel on and all the controls for the handlebars. I’ve looked at the Vader and watched some good videos on it. I’ve considered getting one as a second but I really like that Grom. I just have to see what those dealer fees are looking like out here where I’m at lol.
@@drewzuz765 If money is no object and you already know that you like the mini motorcycles then the Honda Grom is the way to go. It's a HONDA. It's put together and done right. Just gas her up and add some oil and play. For me it isn't so much as the money. I just don't know if I'll really get some use out of the Vader. I'm 79 and looking for something to add some fun to my old life and make me feel young again. But, the older I get the more fearful I get with the quality (or lack thereof) of drivers on the road nowadays. They are just too distracted between their cell phones and all the gadgets in their cars. No one is looking out the window anymore.
@@STBRetired1 I live in a state that has some of the highest insurance premiums because of the amount of accidents (Baton Rouge , LA).I’ve only had a few incidents where someone turned into my lane and I’ve had one guy pull out in front of me but I seen him inching out and figured that’s what was going to happen. The Kp mini is my only vehicle and I ride it every day. What do you have to lose at this point? I’d say go for it and don’t look back! Just ride defensively and you’ll be safe.
Definitely not a grom clone.. smaller bikes have been around for a long time . Kp mini has its own style
I could’ve worded it better. I understand that the KP is it’s own thing, I called it a grom clone to sort of use it as comparison for size
Thanks for the video....... May i ask what's the height of your girlfriend
My girl is 5’3” and it’s a perfect height for her.
Sometimes blipping the throttle helps get into first on a jicky bike.
Don’t forget to always lock 🔐 🔒 yur bike... just had mines stolen #smh
Rude Nation Shit I’m sorry to hear that! Hopefully you get it back! Our bikes are always locked up in the garage nice and safe
Damn, that's the first you should think of when buying a bike. These bikes are only like 250 pounds, it can easily be picked up with two people and put into a truck. I am already thinking about how can I make sure my bike doesn't get stolen and I am very far off from getting a bike yet
Badonk donk 150
Is flatfoot necessary? Look adventure bikes , that’s a whole segment of the industry where most riders can’t flatfoot. Most motocross riders can’t either. Hell there’s a kid on here, 12yrs old riding his dads harley fat bob up and down the street.
Well my girlfriend is all of 5 foot 3, so there really aren’t any bikes she felt like she could hold up. My gsxr is lowered and she felt like the was going to drop that. So she wanted something smaller. I understand there’s a lot of people that get bikes and can’t flat foot and they’re fine with that, but her being confident in not dropping it is also important!
It's not a grom clone at all.
I know, I was just trying to think of how I could describe it and what I could compare it to
@@Lynkinite gotcha ☺️
It's not a clone
I didn’t intend to say that it’s a clone, my intentions were to say that it’s similar to a grom/z125 since it’s a mini bike. Like a grom clone would be. Sorry if it came off that way!
Hondas gears are like butter. The bike will have zero problems and the Honda engine will last forever and a day. That's the difference between a Chinese clone and a Japanese bike.
If you drove a Honda you could never drive this copy with the bad gearing and other problems that will pop up as time goes by.
PS. I can tell by the way you're driving on the wrong side of the lane your not a motorcycle guy. Could be that your talking at the same time so you get a pass. DRIVE ANY JAPANESE BIKE.
Only morons drive the motorcycle lanes, that’s why they constantly come into the hospital. I drive where I have plenty of room to react.
The real truth, just get a Grom tards,spend a few more dollars and get a real Grom