That night I was out in the garage inspecting the bike.  The oil it turns out was coming from the overflow tube.  The only way it could have come out of the overflow tube is if the bike were turned over on its side.  I’d hate to think it bounced down the highway for 1200 mile on its side.  I’m surprised there wasn’t more damage.  The only other thing was the front fender was severely cracked and one of the rear spokes was slightly bent.  Yes I think I can get this bike together so my son can ride it this long weekend.

Third thing……It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to assemble this bike.  However if you don’t have any mechanical ability you may want to seek advice.  The instructions are terrible.  Actually there is an owner’s manual that has a 2004 date.  Evidently it’s too much trouble for Lifan to update.

And of course neither the certificate of origin nor a packing slip was attached.  I later learned that the certificate of origin was sent in the mail separately.  I guess a good idea after seeing all the care that was taken with the bike.  What a joke.

I was able to get the bike together add some oil and fill it with gas.  After charging the battery it fired right up.  I was very pleasantly surprised.  It rides and handles fine for what it is.  And my son loves it.  That’s what really matters, doesn’t it?  After putting only 12 miles on this bike the battery seems to be going down.  I had read many reviews on this bike and several say they have had problems with the battery.  The battery comes dry and you have to add the acid.  What I noticed right away was that the acid doesn’t completely cover the plates inside the battery.  So I added some distilled water to bring the level just over the plates.  It has plenty of cranking power when it was new/fully charged. Will have to keep an eye on it.