Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

Well my bike is legal now, brand new Texas tag! I going to take her out this morning. High today about 79, wind is 3mph. Going to be a great day here in South Texas.

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Originally Posted by alleykat

On the subject of batteries, this battery box is a pain in the ass. I had to unbolt the exhaust from the rear and move it down, unbolt the rear brake master cly, move it forward. You think they would have made it bigger or moved the battery box back some...

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The times I removed the battery box it came right out without removing any other parts.

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Originally Posted by alleykat

I noticed while getting mine ready, that my tank smelled of gas, the stock plug was really black and the rear brake rotor has some wear marks on it.
Scooterdepot must be running these prior to shipping. The front rotor, tires and everything else is in "mint" condition. Its like they ran it on a jack stand and then hit the rear brake to stop it. Just an observation...

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Did your DF come in the factory crate with the handlebars and forward controls off? Was the battery installed?
I bet you got a returned and/or used bike.

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Originally Posted by alleykat

Well my bike is legal now, brand new Texas tag! I going to take her out this morning. High today about 79, wind is 3mph. Going to be a great day here in South Texas.

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You live in a great part of Texas. I grew up in Houston.
Have a nice first ride.

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Originally Posted by barnone

You live in a great part of Texas. I grew up in Houston.
Have a nice first ride.

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Thanks, will do. I did a lot of my growing up in Virginia. Went fishing every couple of weekends at Nags Head, and we vacationed once a year in Fort Myers Beach.

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Originally Posted by barnone

The times I removed the battery box it came right out without removing any other parts.

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Wow, at first glance, it looked like it was tack welded to the frame. I now see it had a bracket on it. Bummer, kinda feel like an idiot, LOL.
Live and learn, thats what I get for trying to work at night in a dim garage...

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Originally Posted by barnone

Did your DF come in the factory crate with the handlebars and forward controls off? Was the battery installed?
I bet you got a returned and/or used bike.

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I'm pretty good at spotting "returns", big part of my business. It was out of the factory crate, every thing was bubble wrapped, tie strapped and covered in what I call "crate dust" from sitting in warehouses for a while. This one had never been on the road.

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Originally Posted by alleykat

I'm pretty good at spotting "returns", big part of my business. It was out of the factory crate, every thing was bubble wrapped, tie strapped and covered in what I call "crate dust" from sitting in warehouses for a while. This one had never been on the road.

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Fine but I doubt that scooterdepot would uncrate the bike,run it, and recrate it. Someone put gasoline in the tank and ran it if what you say is true.

Scooterdepo is like all the other drop shipper and never see the bikes. They are shipped out of SUNNY POWERSPORTS INC. , the wholesaler.

I have uncreated about 6 Chinese vehicles and none has any sign of gasoline in them.

Did it have oil in it? Almost all DF250RTB come with very little oil in them. The owner's manual says to add oil before running.

Has anyone found a replacement for the gas cap? I'v looked but our tank inlet is not common. I'm running out of hair brads & not looking forward to another vapor lock in traffic. Tank change is not cheap.

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Originally Posted by GUN ROD

Has anyone found a replacement for the gas cap? I'v looked but our tank inlet is not common. I'm running out of hair brads & not looking forward to another vapor lock in traffic. Tank change is not cheap.

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Gun Rod, cheap is relative but lowbrow has a number of tanks with the bungs already welded in that have either American filler tops, or bayonet twist style for under a 150 USD that should work on the DF250RTB http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index....rice:desc&m=33

Alleycat maybe you got my return LOL also just an FYI Sunny Powersports INC is Scooter depot under a different name for distribution and due to suits against the company