so far only in the mornign Alleykat..only in the morning..sweating my seat off in the afternoon...but hoping that will change soon with these cold front comin in.I changed my bars, they are 7/8" bars.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleykat
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so far only in the mornign Alleykat..only in the morning..sweating my seat off in the afternoon...but hoping that will change soon with these cold front comin in.I changed my bars, they are 7/8" bars.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleykat
Hey y'all - looking at selling my DF - pictures in post 2233 in this forum - did most of the mods on this forum, including 35 sprocket (most important in my opinion). Bike still has under 200 miles on the clock - so (because of the added mods) it is better than new... Enjoyed working on it, but need to move onto my next project.
Bike is in Columbus GA - If you know of anyone interested, send me a private message by clicking the tab above.
Thanks
garryo
Good luck with your trade up garryo. I love my DF but like you I need something with a bigger engine. But I will ride this puppy for at least another year. Gotta say all the Harley guys here in town love it and think it's cool. I really think DF screwed the pooch by putting a little 250 in this thing. Otherwise they would have had an absolute hit. Either way they cant keep enough of them in stock so it's not a failure in any way. I expect the Chinese to start moving into our market in a big way the next few years but only if they better the quality and more importantly if they can build a support system.
I plan on upgrading my liability only insurance to full coverate but I tend to wonder what would happen if I wreck the bike and take it to a local mechanic. I can just see them scratching their heads and telling me they cant find replacement parts LOL.
I plan on upgrading my liability only insurance to full coverate but I tend to wonder what would happen if I wreck the bike and take it to a local mechanic. I can just see them scratching their heads and telling me they cant find replacement parts LOL.[/QUOTE]
Good luck with that. When I first got mine (August 2011) I tried to put full coverage insurance on it (with Progressive ins) and was told no way. I think it was because they had no record of the DF ( cost to fix collision damage ). Maybe, by now, they have upgraded their records?
I have full coverage. It was 101 a year. Little company out of Ohio. Has anyone had issues with missing after about 2/3 throttle. I haven't opened the carburetor yet but I am thinking it needs bigger jets.
Well I have Progressive as well through USAA. And they told me I could get full coverage. But again I wonder how they would handle it if (or when) I spill my bike. They have my bike listed as an Ice Bear instead of a DF though because that's what my title has on it. I guess Ice Bear is another brand name they sell these under.Quote:
Originally Posted by SR.MAILMAN
When all is said and done it is a bike so maybe they could use Honda parts in case of the worst? I figure that in an accident the wheels and tires would be the first to go right? I have heard some people say they paid close to 1K for tires for other bikes. Apparently motorcycle tires are expensive.
Howdy gang... long time, no post. Last month I had 'an off' on one of my Triumph Bonneville's while riding near Harlan KY with friends. I'm OK, mostly bruised and scraped up like my bike. Oh well, they say there are two types of motorcyclists: Those who have crashed... and those who will.
I've repaired my crashed bike and have put it away for the winter along with my other bikes. The exception I'm making this year is keeping the DF ready to go for those Indian summer days we get here in the upper Midwest. In years past, I kept a Bonneville prepped and on a charger. The DF is a much better solution for me being so easy to pull out of an overstuffed garage, and the soft clutch and forward controls are easier on my sore wrist & ankle. I suspect it will be an annual thing in coming years. I really got my $$$ out of this DF. A no-regrets purchase.
/Mike
Glad to hear your alright.I took a spill a few years back,still feeling some of the ill affects. I agree about the DF..it is definetly worth every penny.. I have had a blast on mine since I have been riding..I have only had it a year come the end of this month..and have over 6000 miles on it.yeah it had some down time for little things..but I expected that when i got it..I have always maintained "You get what you pay for". Overall it is a decent enough bike,and great for tooling around on. enjoy.
Hey guys, I've been looking at the thread in depth for the last couple of weeks and the information is invaluable.
I'm living in San Antonio, TX and I've had my bike for about three months now. It's had it's issues, especially with a leak in the tank where i just ended up having it replaced, but so far it's a good purchase. I have very little experience with bikes and sadly, I have no family or friends who have any more experience than i do so it's kind of hard to figure out some of the problems. By the way, I bought it from scootergasmotor.com for ~2300 shipped. It took about a week and I got the MSO a day before and luckily I've had no horror stories about registering it at all. And after looking throug the thread I guess I got really lucky.
Anyway, I've decided to post and ask for two things, first, I am considering putting on a 35 tooth sprocket as others have recommended (I'm about 150 lbs and San Antonio is relatively flat), but as simple as this may be, I obviously have never done it. I could use some very foolproof instruction on how to do this. Thanks to this thread I already know where I can get the sprocket and I have the tools to do so, but I just don't want to go into it blind.
Also, I replaced the handlebars with black drag bars (awesome choice) with bar ends. All i had to do was drill two holes for the controls and rearrange some of the excess cable slack. The only issue is that now my turn signals don't work. They don't turn on with the blinker swtich nor the hazard light swtich.
I didn't remove any wiring, or put too much tension on any.
I checked the wiring harnesses and nothing is loose.
I have been pulling slightly on the wiring and twisting the handlebars to see if they would suddenly activate, but no results.
No wires look frayed or pinched off.
As far as I can tell there should be no issue, all I did was slide off the controls from the stock bars and slide them on the new ones. All the other lights and electronics work no problem execept all the turn signals.
Anyway I know it's a lot of info to digest on my first post, but I figured I would see if there was a simple solution that the great minds here can fill me in on if possible.
Thanks for your time guys and I will be posting pictures very soon.
do your headlights get brighter and dimmer with engine revs ? mine did and it burned up my blinker relay , yours might not be connected to your bar switch at all , my bike took about 3-4 months to burn the blinker out but it did (bad voltage regulator)
sprocket pretty simple , remove from bike (hardest part - remove snap ring retainer clip) remove 4 bolts , install in reverse order
BUT you do have to pay attention to the spacers on each side of wheel when uninstalling and reinstall on the proper side , and your brake caliper (wires tend to break)