bummer. these days of cyberspace, its a difficult way to get what you wantQuote:
Originally Posted by ben2go
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bummer. these days of cyberspace, its a difficult way to get what you wantQuote:
Originally Posted by ben2go
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Originally Posted by bowtiewagon
Dont feel bad. Mine is starting to deteriorate after one year also but not as bad as yours.
Somebody found a nice leather or sythetic seat cover that fit perfectly a few pages back. I need to find that posting as that is what Im going to do.
LOL! My new wife has a saying from when her niece used to eat dirt. (dont ask).Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtiewagon
God made dirt and dirt dont hurt. But rust does LOL. And thats another issue Im dealing with on this bike. But its's all good. Im poor but its paid for so that = some wiggle room financially speaking. Now if I can just win the lottery and buy that damn Triumph or Enfield I have been drooling over LOL.
Which is why I left it on. The popping doesnt bother me. Hell it reminds four wheel folks that Im there and that's not a bad thing. This thing isnt a Harley with a loud straight exhaust so I do want people to hear me since most of them seem to not see me, if you know what I mean. Even this bright orange t-shirt doest help.Quote:
Originally Posted by SR.MAILMAN
Speaking of which, I finally got a chance to ride my bike again today. Felt good but I have to say that I do feel the need for the sprocket change out in my future. This thing feels like it has three 1st gears. It takes off like a dump truck full of manure.
Filled the tank two weeks ago and only got 24miles with it before I had to hit the reservere tank. Ran out just out of my driveway. So I have a fuel leak still somewhere. Odd though because I have no stains on my driveway anywhere. But for right now Im not going to sweat it over $5 worth of premium. Ill deal with that later.
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Originally Posted by GonzoX
thats odd, a new sprocket is something i thought everyone had done by their 50th post or 500 miles... :> just ordered a 35t myself...
Ive just been starting out in 2nd gear on slight inclines... figure the new sprocket couldn't be that much more of a strain...
Quote Originally Posted by SR.MAILMAN View Post
Air induction is an emissions thing. Its purpose is to complete the exhaust burn, AFTER the exhaust valve. It raises the exhaust pipe temp and causes a lean (popping on decel) condition.
Removal will do nothing but lighten (less weight) and stop lean popping. Leaving in place will also do nothing for performance (unless it fails re: vacuum leak at carb).
Which is why I left it on. The popping doesnt bother me. Hell it reminds four wheel folks that Im there and that's not a bad thing. This thing isnt a Harley with a loud straight exhaust so I do want people to hear me since most of them seem to not see me, if you know what I mean. Even this bright orange t-shirt doest help.
you guys are right, so i put mine back on.
seat cover per skullworkz wife.
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When I was considering an economical way to get back and forth to work I found the scooter store because at the time I thought a scooter might be the way to go. Paging through their offerings I saw the DF 250 RTB and thought this will be just what I need and won't look like such a dork in the process. I looked up the reviews of the scooter store on the net and decided I'd look else where which turned in to a good deal for me as I got the bike 600.00 cheaper than the scooter store. Granted I have no support but so far I haven't ran into anything I couldn't deal with, with the resources of the internet.
My work is five miles out. The way has a few steep hills and is posted 35 mph at the highest, the same as the whole city. I leave for work at 4:30am. I doubt if I will need speed in excess of 50 mph so the stock gearing suits me fine. I like the power and revs I feel at 35 going up a hill in 4th. The sound of the bike after removing the air pump and adding the new air filter is more in line with my needs also. It has quieted the bike down a lot which I am sure makes my neighbors and the people on my route a lot happier. I prefer the low growl to the .22 machine gun. As far as the difference in the amount of power I have noticed because of the mods I have done is none. That may be because I haven't changed the stock sprockets.
Basically everyone has their own idea of what they want out of this bike. For what it is it has a lot of potential to become a lot of peoples go to machine which is good for all of us for all the unique ideas generated here.
Well boys & girls, long time no post. That's because my DF has been sitting idle since last August. I'm breaking it out for this weekend's Gilmore Museum vintage bike show and I'm finally getting it plated so I can -legally- ride on the street. There is a vibrant old school scooter presence here in SE MI, and when I pull up on my caffed DF, people just go gaga. I'm going to do more of that this summer.
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finished it todaywith a dremel.(put my smog stuff back on, what a laff.)
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Looks great. I like those bars. I don't care for the stock ones. They are vary odd looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by chruk bashre
thats weird you dont like the stock bars. thats what these are, upside down.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdmove
and also for all of those concerned, these are not welded in the middle like yours, whoever you areQuote:
Originally Posted by chruk bashre
:chinese:
Well, then I like them much better upside down. I'm a fan of drag bars, or a flatter type of bar like those used on my old 2006 XL883 Sportster.
:eekers:
so did someone goof up on the assembly line again with the bars? could be. 10,000* bikes later,"hey those are on wong"., wong answered "yes" not knowing the boss meant 'wrong'.
*(or how ever many they made. i am sure someone is looking that up right now )
So being one of the few that has left it on, could you tell me what hose you are using out of the engine, each hose i try ends up melting in just minutes...Quote:
Originally Posted by GonzoX
Seems i cant find anything high enough temp in 3/8" ID
any one run 10w-30 conventional in their bike?
I feel that would be to thin unless you live in a cold environment.I run 10w40 conventional motorcycle oil or 15w40 diesel oil.The diesel oil route is cheaper than moto oils.Avoid car oil as they have friction modifiers that can cause the clutch to slip and burn up.I am experimenting with 20w50 V twin full synthetic oil.So far it's not stellar in my V Star after 900 miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by axa
I don't have a Dong Fang. I live in Hawaii on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is now 2:23PM, and at 2:15 we had a 5.something earthquake. Shook my house pretty good. Here I can easily run 15W-40 or 20W-50 even, as the temp never gets below maybe 60 degrees. When I lived in the Puget Sound area of Washington State one bike I had was a KLR650 Kawasaki. I rode in year round even down to 25 degrees. Once I tried 15W-40, instead of the normal 10W-40 I ran in it, and the 15W-40 made the bike have a very scary knock. Went back to the 10W-40, and no more problem. Harely's run 20W-50 even in the cold.
Yep.Harley's have loose tolerances compared to Asian motorcycles and they need the extra viscosity to protect their internals.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdmove
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Originally Posted by ben2go
I have no idea what temp these engines are running but I cant find a hose I can put on the secondary intake that wont melt in minutes... best not to push it i suppose
i just happen to have 3 gallons of Rottella T 10W 30 conventional lying around and hoped to use it. i suppose ill put that in my car in the summers and pick up some 10W 40 for the bike...
id like to be able to start it easy in the winters as well
Hey Churk,
I'm still around reading post. I just haven't been able to save enough to buy new tank. But as you know here in fl I can ride year round. So I'm just tring to get the bike paid off. I said that before and just kept buying things. So now that I can't ride I'm sticking to my guns and paying it off. My brother had me pull it out the other day so his daughter could take a picture with it. But I still come read post I just don't comment as much because I don't have the bike running. But soon as I get tank and battery ill be posting photos and writing more. Till then I'm listening.
Btw I think you should post some of your photos on Facebook before I have to steal another one.Quote:
Originally Posted by chruk bashre
Sorry Bro, wish I could tell you.Quote:
Originally Posted by axa
All I did was take the original one down to Oreilly auto parts and they gave me a better one. The best they had was actually red in color and I told them that would not work for me. Has to be black. But looking at posts from the pasts I have to say that ANYTHING American made will be better than stock. At least this one has reinforcement threading.
One thing I forgot to mention axa is that when I got mine from the parts store I told them I needed one that worked with high tempretures. Just something to keep in mind. If all else fails you can always block the darn thing I guess. I havent had any issues with my replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by axa
I did look at the markings on mine if that will help:
"Fuel vapor > PCV / EEC < 3/8"