My exact thought at the time of reading that.Quote:
Originally Posted by xetaprime
Dan please provide pics...:thumbsup:
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My exact thought at the time of reading that.Quote:
Originally Posted by xetaprime
Dan please provide pics...:thumbsup:
Has any body removed the stripes? Assume they are just vinyl, so warm up with a hair dryer and they should peel off?
If I remember correctly others on here have said if you get the flat black you can peel them off, otherwise I think they are clear coated? Something like that.
awesome thanks. Yeah my silver one arrived with red stripes, not really my colour thought they were going to be white.
dont know how to upload but aye I have gone over to the darkside (thats what they call using car tire on a bike "darksiding") , a popular change with those with 20+ years of biking under there belts for a slight change in handeling you increase tire life nearly 100 times over , (my motorcycle tires are wearing out at about 3k miles and car tire will get about 250k on a bike , probably outlast the bike)
and LOL if you think that was good , I also mounted a speaker cabinet with 2-8" woofers to my sissybar with built on car stereo :p , jammin SLAYER while roaring down the highway at 75 (indicated)
as for the shift rod , lowes carries welding material solid rods , hollow rods , both square and round and plate material various sizes and thicknesses
buy yourself a Rod , stainless steel rod is what I used , goto nearest garage have em CUT the threads off the old rod and weld em onto the new rod (previously cut to length of coarse) /done
or PM me ill give address to mail me the rod and 20 bucks ill weld it up and send it back to ya
I am new to the forum and to the DF world - had Harley's and Ducati's before, but now the proud owner of flat black DF 250 RTB delivered yesterday. Will post pictures as soon as I have her out of the crate.
I have a couple of questions - hope someone can help? I have scanned through the thread, but would like to know:
1. I know I have to drain and replace the oil, but what about brake fluid - any bleeding and filling required as well?
2. Can anyone let me know where in the thread I can read up on how to remove the smog pump and if there is a standard block-off plate I can buy from the internet (or do I have to create my own?)
3. Also, anyone ever registered one of these in Georgia?
Thanks!
Sorry I can't answer your questions but I have one for you. Where did you buy it from. Most places are out of the flat black. Best, Xeta
Brakes should be good to go (if not spongy). Don't forget the initial valve adjustment, on the engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by garryo
Air induction; You have to make your own block off plate. In the mean time go to AutoZone and get an assortment of rubber vacuum nipples. put a large one on the inlet pipe coming out of the exhaust pipe area and a small one on the carb vacuum take off pipe. Remove all plumbing between these two points.
I think their is someone on this forum that is registered in Ga.
DO NOT depend on assembly (in china) to have every nut & bolt properly tightened.
Also, invest is a tube of blue loctite. Vibration does tend to loosen fasteners. You must check often, on this motorcycle!
If you read this entire post, you will pick up some GOOD tips.
Thanks Sr.Mailman - appreciate the fast response and I have scanned through the thread - wish the search function was more user friendly - not easy to remember where I've read what
Xeta,
I phoned the customer number on this site - strange thing was - it rang through directly to Scooter Depot - so they're related. They have a lower advertised price as Scooter Depot though. I paid $1,999 plus $199 shipping. I spoke to a lady and said that I wanted flat black as my first choice and flat black as my second choice.... She looked at the stock list, said they had one available and that was that - I ordered it. It took 2 weeks to get to me - got it yesterday - everything fine except for the right rear turnsignal which was broken - will follow up with thir customer service now. here is the site:
http://www.motorsportsdepot.com/250c...s-D250RTB.html
Thanx for the info! I'm waiting on word from CCW from a bad sale that fell through. Totally want the flat black! Much better price than on ScooterDepot! D'Ohhh! Hey, did you pay the $69 warranty in that too?
Are all these selling DFs still 2010 models?
Just a thought on the broken shift rods. If you look at the Heist's it's straight and parallel to the frame. If you look at the DF it's angled out and slanted, I think. Maybe this puts too much stress on it. Wonder how hard it would be to rig it straight. Just thinking out loud.
I did not pay $69 for the warranty - and yes, it seems they manufactured all of these in 2010 - or someone in China forgot to change the date on the label :)Quote:
Originally Posted by xetaprime
Attachment 7687new lisence plate bracket with cat eye LED tail light. got it off amazon, took 2 weeks to recieve from hong kong. was gonna take a pic with it lit up too but my camera died after i took this one.
also finally decided to take off the tank and fix the dimming headlight problem, really easy to unplug the blue and white wire from the dark green wire and plug it into the other blue and white wire like it should have been been in the first place. now my light switch works and my lights don't dim, and i'm happy to report that i managed to put the tank back on without cracking a weld and leaking gas, BOOYA, lol.
That's a sweet setup - I was looking at your seat - where did you get that from? Was it difficult to install?
did anyone order their bike from extreme scooters? how long does it normally take to receive the bike?
I bought mine from powersportsmax, they're based in California and are supplied by sunny power sports. I got mine in 6 days but I live in Vegas. In your case, being that most of our bikes come from california I'd expect two weeks or more.Quote:
Originally Posted by branden84
if you want to see some better pics of the seat check out page 186 post #1855 of this thread. i got it off ebay for $120. it wasn't really hard to install if you have the right tools. what i used for the rear seat bracket was some flat bar i got from home depot that i bent with a vice, a torch, and a 5lb hammer. i used a drill press to drill the holes in the flat bar, and a good power drill to drill the holes in the frame, and it's held together with nuts and bolts. the front seat bracket i also got from ebay, and the seat springs i got from lowbrow customs.Quote:
Originally Posted by garryo
I bought my bike from china-moto.com, and it got to me from California before china-moto received any shipping information. It was less than a week. Paperwork took a lot longer. There was some damage in shipping, and I took pictures and sent them to china-moto as I was un-crating and assembling. I had an order number in my email before I finished the assembly. It was a little more expensive then other places, but I have been extremely happy with the follow up. I've ordered replacement parts and they were sent within a week.
killer motor sports , but took 5 weeks to get my bike (shipped directly from china) and another 5 weeks to get my plates , ya was a long time but it went thru and was totally worth the wait
Am I the only one liking the stock handle bars? Maybe I'm wrong, but they look and feel real old school to me - I actually think they really fit the bike.... Now the turn signals are something else -they don't look or feel old school at all - too big and plasticy - anyone have some smaller "older looking" turn signal ideas?
Just assembling my bike. Noticed the hose that comes from bottom of Carberator is not connected to anything, should it be?
I may be wrong, but I think I've read here- it shouldn't be. That it's the bowl drain hose...
awesome thank you
That is just plain wild that you should post about this. I have been riding my bike for some 3740 miles and I just now (yesterday) saw that this line was not attatched to anything.I went over the bike with a fine tooth comb the day it arrived in the crate,and never noticed it..and i was just about to post a question about this line myself. Thanks for reading my mind.. mixmaster..and thanks for answering it as well xetaprime.:icon10:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mixmaster
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Can anyone help me please with the light wiring - tank is off; I found the dark green wire that is connected to the blue and white coming from the front - if I read all the thread information right on this, I should also find a blue white wire coming from the rear of the bike and connect the 2 - problem I have is I don't see this wire frim the rear - should I unwrap all the wires way back into the rear - will I find it I do that?
Thanks
Don't know if this will help
Found my headlamp issue.
First photo Blue/Yellow from left controls (really blue/white) was connected to a deep green line to the diode bridge (extra rectifier?) (photo 2). With power on (key on) blue/white to dark green dead. Blue/Yellow on right Illuminating switch (blue/white actually) showing power but connection housing under tank was not to be found.
Found it dead ended in the wrap half way between illuminating switch and connection housing . Disconnected the dark green from the blue/white and connected the two blue/whites together (photo 3). BINGO, headlamps ON, dimable left switch & able to turn off right switch! I'm going to wrap dark green end & take a ride after I put this mess together.
I never did have headlamps. The harley guy (earlier thread) that yelled over to me that my light was dim, I thought was the height adjustment of my lamp. Safety checks during break in failed to see the big bulb not working.
from page 132
I think I read also something about using a black wire connect but haven't found it again. Good luck!
Thanks! I saw this but stiil struggling to find the second blu white wire - probably burried deep - will try to find it next
You should find it an inch or two back in the harness.Quote:
Originally Posted by garryo
Thanks - I found one blue white wire but don't think it is the right one - this one ends together with a yellow wire in a connection (small white plastic connector with a black plastic cover on the end). I will look deeper down...