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Gardo,Quote:
Originally Posted by Gardo
Still stuck in FL trying to wrap up some work on the Sanibel Island cottage. Maybe next week?
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Our log cabin with the Qlink XF200 in the fore ground last fall to hold you over.
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Old homestead before restoration
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After I restored the old homestead for our guest cabin.
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Originally Posted by reporon
I am just thinking you should make sure the brake light lights up when you step on the brake. It would be obvious the wiring is wrong if the brake light doesn't light. (I would be surprised, but another easy solution to look into).
Vince i love the country and mountains down there, may have to go visit the wifes kin and do some riding while I'm there. they are in Avery County
WTF you have there bigger quest cabin than people in Finland have the main cabin, which 99% of the time is the only cabin :lol8:Quote:
Originally Posted by barnone
Awesome restoration by the way :eekers:
brake light works fine
hi Guys, This has been an interesting 64 pages. I'm Donbinga had a honda 350 25years ago and a yamaha 750xs for a few years. No bike right now. Was looking for a scooter to hop around the neighborhood came across the Dong Fang. It looks so simple and clean. I like the old school look and the fact it seems easy to work on.
donbinga,Quote:
Originally Posted by donbinga
I see you are in Atlanta and I'm in Robbinsville,NC for the summer.
I have my Dong Fang here so if you are around the area give me a call at 828 479 8979 and I can meet you at Thunder Mountain General Store ( http://thundermountainnc.com/ ) for a look see. I have just over 1000 miles on her so far so good.
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Vince the bike looks good on the old homestead. Please let us know how it handles on those mountain roads
...well I have the freight Co. coming to pick this POS up tomorrow between 12-2PM and I still never heard from countyimports, only YRC called me up and said were coming to get the bike lol...
Good reddens :P
This thing is falling apart sitting still! Not only has it rusted to the ground already but the gas tank leaks, nuts just seems to fall off at random among a host of other minor issues.
Other then that the bike still looks amazing I really wish I didnt get one that was all mnuffed up =(
Thank you for the invite barnone. I'm up in north ga and tn quite a bit. I had a talk with a local importer today. They sell a lot of scooters and motercycles from china. I brought a print out of the Dong Fang and suggested a new oppertunity. It will be interesting to see what happens. They seemed to like the idea. I figured that if they are bring in containers at a time and do the prep work this could get a few more out there. Local is good.
By the way, Aboshi & Gardo , I'm sorry you two have had so much trouble. That is why I'm working on the local importer. It is different if you can walk in the door.
Just make sure the importer can register it--that is the key to the Dong Fang...
They said that would be no problem. But who knows.
What a pleasure it is to ride where there are curves and elevation changes like it is here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. :riding:
Hey guys. I ended up getting this bike:
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http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...j650_maxim.htm
Its a bobbed 1981 Yamaha Maxim. The engine is supposedly bored out to almost 900CC, but I don't think thats actually possible. Anyway, it goes plenty fast. Half the price of the DF and no issue registering. I guess I'll have to join some "Japanese bike" forum now.
Mate, thats ...cool looking. The headlight bulb is probably made In China, so you can stay here if you supply more pics and make reports that fill the fangers and heisters with envy. :lol8:
I have a motor cycle mechanic visiting with his Harley 1320CC (but its modified way beyond that) and he keeps asking to go out on my bike. So I am pretty happy with mine.
Other,
Nice Yamaha and it should walk the dog. Good choice. Like the drive shaft too.
Thanks. We just went for a ride to the Indiaqn Reservation and found a tame little biker bar right on a small waterfall. This will probably be a 30 minute drive I take often. Lots of people asking about this bike. Its funny, take all the parts off a bike and paint it flat black and everyone is interested in it. I guess we're not the only ones.
She's not Chinese, but more pictures please! The reservation sounds fund (but careful with DUI).
cheers!
Here in the sticks of North Carolina we don't have garbage pickup so it was time for a run to the dump.
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So I hooked up the trailer to the bobber.
And off I went to the dump.:riding:
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I like your trailer. Thats a modified instep bicycle trailer isn't it?
No, it's an unmodified AOSOM bicycle cargo trailer.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Other One
http://www.aosom.com/index.php?main_...products_id=46
The frame and the connections look identical to the trailer my daughter used to ride in. I haven't seen one made for carrying cargo. I have seen lots of ones modified to do that though. Your's is pretty cool.
Ok I finely went and had to reg the bike today.
It was painless and they didn't even ask a single question =)
$98 for basic insurance and $302.88 to DMV I now have a tag and the title will be in the mail within 6-8 weeks =)
Only thing that sucks is that progressive will only insure basic coverage, I am going to try to fax them actual value of the bike so they will put comp on there but I wont hold my breath on that one.
Aboshi,Quote:
Originally Posted by Aboshi
What bike are you talking about registering?
BTW, I got over 80MPG on the last two tanks here in the mountains because of no traffic to get hung up in and speeds usually under 55MPH.
I regged the DongFang
They never showed up to get the bike so I had no choice. I needed put it on the street as my condo is rented now and I couldn't keep the bike in my parking spot =(.
So is the bike still going back?
I don't understand why you had to register a bike that you don't own. I'd just put it out on the street and let the authorities haul it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aboshi
Barnone,
I am impressed with 80MPG going up and down the mountains. I am impressed that it could actually function well in the mountains period.
Aboshi,
I am glad that you didn't get this registered before last week, or I might have bought one knowing that I could register it in NY. I am very happy with my Yamaha. Most of my friends are Harley guys and I would never be able to keep up with their huge bikes with that small engine.
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I am not sure if I am ever going to pass a road test with the ape hangers on my bike. I can't get it to do the tight circles let alone figure 8s. I'll keep practicing, but I may need to find someone with a 250 to lend me or dish out the $300 to get my license through the safety course.
(Thats a picture the previous owner took. I will take some pictures by two waterfalls in my town this week. I wish I would have taken a picture at the other waterfall last week. I think my sister in law snapped some pictures of me riding it. I'll ask her).
other one rent a 150cc scooter for your test