Hi OldMiniBikes,
It's been a long time since I've been on. Sadly I had to sell my Baja Racer (divorce.) But, I picked up a new engine the other day at the local Lumberjack so eventually I'll do another bike. Lumberjack had a clearance on their small engines so I got a Lifan LF160 4HP dirt cheap....83 dollars out the door. It's a 2012 model but brand new, never used, never had oil or gas in it, shelf queen. At that price I couldn't not get it, mini bike to stuff it in or not! Who else has used the Lifan 4hp? Theres a few things about it....it has a catalytic convertor. Seriously. There's a one way valve on the exhaust muffler that pulls fresh air in and funnels it to a TWC inside the muffler shell. Second, the throttle linkage has no cable attachments and it was hitting the fuel shut off valve. So it'll need a few tweaks. But I'm hoping someone has used them with great success...the last clone I did was my Hemi Predator. Will all the GX120 parts and mods fit? And....this is huge to me...is the GX120 exhaust flange the same as a GX160-200? I found a pipe I like and hope it fits. I'll post pics of the engine tomorrow.
It's been a long time since I've been on. Sadly I had to sell my Baja Racer (divorce.) But, I picked up a new engine the other day at the local Lumberjack so eventually I'll do another bike. Lumberjack had a clearance on their small engines so I got a Lifan LF160 4HP dirt cheap....83 dollars out the door. It's a 2012 model but brand new, never used, never had oil or gas in it, shelf queen. At that price I couldn't not get it, mini bike to stuff it in or not! Who else has used the Lifan 4hp? Theres a few things about it....it has a catalytic convertor. Seriously. There's a one way valve on the exhaust muffler that pulls fresh air in and funnels it to a TWC inside the muffler shell. Second, the throttle linkage has no cable attachments and it was hitting the fuel shut off valve. So it'll need a few tweaks. But I'm hoping someone has used them with great success...the last clone I did was my Hemi Predator. Will all the GX120 parts and mods fit? And....this is huge to me...is the GX120 exhaust flange the same as a GX160-200? I found a pipe I like and hope it fits. I'll post pics of the engine tomorrow.
Took it apart for paint, the color is Duplicolor Wheel Paint-Graphite. I like it.
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