has anyone heard of the chinese company Lifan.  all of their motorcycles are not street legal in california.  would emission laws keep them out of california?  

I've seen a couple on ebay... they slightly resemble ninja 250's... I wouldnt buy one, even if you need a smaller bike (an older ninja 250 would be much better)  

Some of the bikes, if not all, would be rejected in CA due to emission laws.  

I purchased a lifan 200 sportbike off ebay and must say it is very comparable to the NINJA 250 and will cost you about 1/3 of the price.  

Lifan is the largest individually-owned Chinese motorcycle and automobile manufacturer in Chongqing, a provincial-level municipality of the People's Republic of China. They also make the Lifan 320, 520 and 620 compact sedan which use a 4-cylinder 1.3 to 1.6-liter Tritec engine design. Lifan is most commonly known in the Western world for the production of engines used for mini dirt bikes, and entry level motorcycles such as the Lifan TMS200.
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