To test the braking capability one of our desperate test rider have pushed the both brake of KPR just after reaching 120kmph…and both suspension fury way gone down due to heavy momentum…the rider mentally prepared to tackle a crash….but KPR confidently stuck on the road instantly like it was nailed on the road and didn’t skid a single inch any other way! We have also tested the brakes on zigzags and corners where all the results were satisfactory. And you will be happy to know extreme cornering is the real fun of Lifan KPR150.
Lifan KPR150 is a racing model and its steering turning radius is comparatively narrow as it designed for racing. For the safety on high speed racing sports bike steering comes with narrow turning radius and KPR150 is not out of that. For this reason controlling in heavy traffic like Dhaka city is sometime a big hassle for KPR150 with heavy weight while moving trough zigzags of traffic or moving back or turning extreme corners below 90*. And it makes more difficulty for the new riders.
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Suspension & Comfort:
Our test ride team has aggressively tyrannized the bike for checking out the suspension frequency of response to ensure the comfort level of KPR. We are really happy with the result. It’s a comfortable racing model. One of our test rider who is a comfort seeker and often rides a bike with superior comfort though that is lazy in consideration of speed and acceleration he expressed his satisfaction cruising with KPR150. We are sure you will also be happy with the 37mm front telescopic and rear central mono shock absorber with its comfortable performance. The seating position and style is also comfortable both for pillion and the rider.
The riding position of Lifan KPR150 is sporty and you have to ride with a racing posture. The handle bar is clip on type which gives the rider a aggressive and racing attitude where the front transparent wind breaker tackles the heavy pressure of air flow and guide over the rider while trailing with high speed. If you compare the riding position we would like to put Lifan KPR150 in between Honda CBR150 and Yamaha R15V2.
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Engine & Performance:
Lifan KPR150 came with 149cc water cooled engine with the remarkable compression ratio of 11.4:1 so you can assume how powerful its combustion and how efficiently it delivers its peak power. Thanks to the water cooling system which ensures operating temperature don’t rise too high where the engine operated in high compression ratio. The peak power of Lifan KPR150 delivers at 8500RPM where maximum rev limit is 12000RPM but attractive feature is the maximum torque delivered from 6500RPM, so you can easily gain speed with ensuring fuel economy riding at lower RPM.
lifan kpr 150 engine performance
Lifan KPR150 came with six speed gear box. We have experienced a comfortable & easy operation with all gears with softer clutch operation accept the first gear which was quite harsh and hassle to get the engine neutral. But all the gears are really powerful where you can accelerate with any gears even with sixth gear which we are sure not available with other available sports bike; where those bikes sixth gear is applied only for speed up not for accelerating. Tough the first gear is stiff but it works like a missile. If you are not careful, you will sure face a wheelie when unconsciously revving and releasing the clutch at first gear.
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Notes For You:
We the Team BikeBD started our testing just after assembling a KPR150 at Rasel Industries assembly plant in Dhaka. We have tested three bikes within our extensive test schedule and all the bikes were tested from zero mileage where none was covered the sensitive break in. Whatsoever all the test mule responded equally on our test schedule. We have experienced completely vibration free and noise free operation at any speed, at any RPM from the zero kilometers while testing each bike. And you know it’s a water cooled bike so there is no question for overheating issue.
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We have gained a top speed of 122kmph within one kilometer track where the digits continued and didn’t drop against heavy air flow, cross wind or overtaking heavy vehicles until we decelerated the throttle. And we have touched 130 kmph out of our one kilometer test track. We should mention as the aerodynamics is gorgeously works nice even in heavy pressure of cross wind or crossing with heavy traffics on highway.
The fuel efficiency we have experienced is about 40kmpl where it has counted averagely considering our total track length with total consumed fuel on our test period. In addition let us share more from our test track.