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Originally Posted by DIRTY151
Rims = Aluminum
Spokes = Stainless Steel
Suspension - Front - non adjustable/ Rear - Preload and pressure (Schrader style valve...not all may have)
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Tank = MetalQuote:
Originally Posted by DIRTY151
Rims = Aluminum
Spokes = Stainless Steel
Suspension - Front - non adjustable/ Rear - Preload and pressure (Schrader style valve...not all may have)
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THANKS CARL, IM GOING TO LOOK AT ONE ON TUESDAY. I WILL PROBABLY END UP BUYING IT.
IF I NEEDED TO STIFFEN UP THE FRONT SUSPENSION, CAN I JUST CHANGE THE OIL TO A HEAVIER WEIGHT, IM ABOUT 185 LBS.
Dirty,
Sweet! I think you'll enjoy the tire kicking process. If it's not any trouble, please take any and as many pictures as you can! I'd like to see how these bikes are displayed at dealerships. What dealer in Florida carries them?
Also, you and I are about the same weight and I think you'll find the front end okay...at least when it's new. Maybe Volks, Rizn or Vlad can comment on how it feels after some hammering.
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Yes, I was told that u can put a heavy weight oil on and it will stiffen the front forks up, have not done it yet, but will very soon, If you can get the xp200 enduro vs the xf200 I would because the forks I am told are longer, which would be better for jumping and probably could find a good set of fork springs to stiffen em up even more, the xf200 looks better and seat height is shorter, but the xp200 is set up more like the dr200 suzuki which is a good trail bike, but remember that even brand new stock hondas are not set up to take big jumps, I know a few really good riders who spend thousands on suspension setups so they can make big jumps, so whatever you get dont plan on doing big jumps, nothing over 10 foot, for that you need at least 6000.00 and some luck on a used honda, but for 2600.00 you can hit 5ft to 8ft and hit the road with the satisfaction u spent your money well:riding:
WELL, I BOUGHT AN XF200. SORRY, BUT I DID NOT GET ANY PICS AT THE DEALER. THERE REALLY WAS NOT ANYTHING WORTH TAKING PICS OF, AS THIS WAS THE LAST OF THE DUEL SPORT BIKES THEY HAD.
THEY ARE BASICLY A USED CAR DEALER THAT HAS STARTED SELLING IMPORT SCOOTERS AND MOTORCYCLES. THEY HAD ABOUT 25 - 30 NEW SCOOTERS AND MAYBE 10 USED CARS. NOT WHAT I EXPECTED I GUESS.
AS FAR AS THE BIKE GOES, I LIKE IT. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT RIDDEN IT MUCH, JUST UP AND DOWN THE STREET. I THINK I WILL GO THROUGH THE BIKE AND CHECK IT REAL GOOD THOUGH, AS I HAVE SEEN AN ERROR OR TWO IN ASSEMBLY. SUCH AS THE FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS ROUTED IMPROPERLY (UNDERNEATH THE SPEEDO AND TACH).
ALL IN ALL, CANT WAIT TO RIDE IT LOT MORE, AND EVEN TINKER WITH IT.
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RIZN, DID YOU GET YOUR BIKE IN FLORIDA? IF SO, WHICH DEALER?
I PICKED UP MY BIKE FROM CHAMPION MOTOR WORLD IN JACKSONVILLE.
My brake is also routed under instead of over like in most of the pics I have seen, I tried to re rout it but it is too short to put above, make sure your dealer sent in the warranty info, make sure it is important, if he didnt send it,u need too,call q-link they are helpful, read your manual,these bikes have a long brake-in period
Heh Dirty, Congrats on finding and getting the bike. If there would have been a dealer close to me with the XF there would be a good chance that I would have one. Since I owe pictures of my Ninja (I'll take some this weekend), you need to do the same with your bike.
So far the Ninja has been great, it only has 800 miles on it and is like brand new. It took me a while to get used to revving it up to 13,000 RPMs, I was worried it would blow up the first few times. I'm pretty sure this thing will hit 100 on the speedo. Very fun so far.
Hmmm... Looking at Rizn's pictures (see how handy they are?!) it seems like they got fugged up in assembly somehow. Strange.
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/pi...8&pictureid=39
Not looking at the pretty lady, the brake lines should look like the picture below and the line in Rizn's photo seems to have a good bit of extra slack.
http://photos.imageevent.com/comrade...i/_DSC0411.jpg
Have you guys tried to flop the line at the master cylinder?
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those have got to be the fattest/baddest dirt bike tires on earth.
just out of curiosity why did you go with such fat tires?
they are very cool lookin'.
I got them because I ride in super soft dirt out on a ranch deep in the woods, they sisnt have the xp version where I got my bike, I didnt know if the 18 rear and 21 front would fit or how to get of hold of them, this was the cheapest way to get me to work, plus with the size of the rims, these are what fit, and they look crazy, and me and crazy like to :goodtime:,
No I havent tried to flop the line at the master, is the master on the left side on the xp version
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I think i may be on to something here guys. I did some looking around on ebay and found a performance Camshaft For A Dr-z125 From Troy Racing For $129.95. (the Picture Shown Is Not Of A Dr-z125 Camshaft) So I Did Some More Looking Around And Seen That The Motor On The Dr-z125 And The Xf200 Seem To Look Alike. So I Cross Refrenced The Micofish Exploded Views Of The Two Motors And, The Two Camshafts Look Pretty Much Identical. Now I Know The Manufacturer Of The Xf200 Makes A 125 Cc Version Of The Same Bike (not Sold In The U.s.), And Willing To Take A Chance That Its The Same Head With The Same Camshaft. The Motors Are Probably The Same With Different Bore Cylinders. I'm Gonna Try a Pipe First And Then Try The Camshaft In Couple Weeks. I will try to keep you posted.
Yeah I think your right, it almost looks like the same frame,that would be weird :eek2:
QingQi puts/sells a 125 version of the 200 which is largely available in Europe so it's certainly possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by rizn
Looking forward to hearing more about that cam swap! Anyone tried a cam swap from a DR200?
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Originally Posted by DIRTY151
dirty,
there is also a guy who is about to buy an xf200 and he says that he is going to put a cam in his. check out my thread on thumpertalk. i think he said he was going to use a megacycle cam for a 230 quadsport but then he mentioned sending his cam out to be machined.
you two are on the same wavelenth though! have a look.....
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=656044
well i lost touch with that guy but i just blew up my motor. actually broke a valve. it snapped off and destroyed the head and the top of the piston.
qlink was going to send a new motor but it would have taken about a month to get it. me and my dealership opted to do a rebuild. new top end. runs like a friggin' champ.
VJ,
What busted the valve? You running this thing wide-open all the time?
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ya i was! with my 40 mile commute i average about 70 miles per hour. it runs so good i just wanna go.
i usually take it easy on the way home but flat out most of the way in the morning.
to clarify a little bit. i was doing 80 much more than was necessary!
my favorite "frill" (if not the only frill) on the xf200 is the led dashboard gear indicator. i posted about it on my xf200 blog.
http://xf200qlinksupermoto.blogspot.com/
http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/41...425x425Q85.jpg
As far as owning small displacement dirt bikes goes, having a tach is a frill!!!
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My 800 Vulcan doesn't even have a tach ;):scooter:Quote:
Originally Posted by CrazyCarl
That's true and companies cut corners like that but I really think tachs are important to riding...maybe even moreso than a speedo.
There are add on tachs which I'd like to play with sometime. EBay has a couple of cheap analog tachs with chrome bodies for the Rebels, Viragos and the such.
Hmmm...
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hi we have 2 qlinks xf200 its great little bike i live in zamboanga city philippines but im english i had blackbird in uk and this bike ok few problems but nothink to worry about brought my wife one to both black had seat lowered wifes only 5,2 but she has no problems these little bikes great had to order few parts for it but only took 3 days to reach us here in philippines so spares even here are ok to get had sump guard drilled let more air to engine cut back guard looked to big took back hand rails off and rear foot rests but more than happy only cost 87,000 tho paso :) very happyQuote:
Originally Posted by wisgolf