Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

This Mod is inexpensive and really trims off the Faux Oil tank nice. If you’re into the matt black stuff paint these pieces or a few touches of chrome really offset the black also. Either way it will accomplish 2 things. A cover for the cheap looking hose clamp on the tank on one side and will finish off the wire bezel opening on the chain side. It will also make the reflector look custom and smooth, leaving just a touch of 1/8” wide ring of reflector material for safety or for painting
1 Go to Walmart and get a pair if these blind spot mirror/ see pict
2 Pry out 2 layers the black plastic disks in the back of each one using a thin flat blade screwdriver. Be careful to not scratch the backing off the back side of the mirrors, as the outside is tough and wont scratch but the inner part is delicate.
3 The mirror disc will fall away from the chrome bezel, repeat on the other one.
4 You will be using both the 2 bezels and the 2 round convex mirrors /set aside the mirrors for now.
5 Take a side cutters and cut and remove a ¾” wide piece from the skinny section of the bezel so it’s like a open ring
6 On the exhaust side of the bike slip a bezel thru the wires and slip it in place over the hose clamp. It practically snaps in place and looks like it was made for the bike.
7 The bezel for the chain side needs another slight modification. Grab a lighter and gloves and a 2 inch surface of the inside of the chrome bezel keeping the lighter moving to just heat and barely soften the ring at the wide end,about a 6 sec shot of heat. Then bend it right away so the ¾ open gap is almost gone.
After it cools Stretch it over the one wire and test install it. If tight enough your almost done.
I just used a small piece of Scotch brand outdoor mounting tape with the red peel off coating to secure it so it will never rotate.
8 Put the same mounting tape to the back of the round mirrors covering the entire surface almost to the edge and then peel off the red backing/clean your reflectors and then line up the chrome disk In the middle of the reflector and press. You now have a oil tank that looks great while your trying to get around for a major tank swap out or you might just like it enough to be satisfied with the factory one now.
One could also black out the edge of the reflector before installing the chrome disks. Here are some picts/they really don’t do the look justice. These are very factory looking cheap mods.
These bikes are really all about the illusion they are either a very expensive restored antique bike or they are a custom bobber, either way you win. Finishing custom touches really make the bike more of both.
Thanks for the great tip on getting chrome or polished metric bolts Skullworkz. A skull Oil tank would be pretty crazy. Looking forward to seeing your steel seat when done. It will be very mean looking for sure.


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Attachment 9527Attachment 9528Here is another super fast mod for the plastic rear brake resevoir. Get a Spectre billet oil cap
and pry out the plastic part and just keep the Billet chrome. Put industrial strength Velcro on the inside of the metal cap even on the sides. Then line the original plastic cap with velcro on the sides and top. Press the Chrome on the original cap and its done. Here is a Picture. You could JB weld it on also I guess but like the option of removing without damage.
Since I cant ride - I Mod
Goodbar

Here is The link for the Chrome Billet oil caphttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Spectre-Perf...10775a&vxp=mtr
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Note: You may want to install one of these great quality oil filler caps at the top of the Faux Oil tank also to add realism to the tank - if thats possible. so buy two?

Pep boys has these instock also.

I cant ride yet - so I Mod.
Goodbar:riding:

Attachment 9550Attachment 9551Attachment 9552Goodbar: Finished the crankcase breather mount tonight. Used the bicycle fender mount round stock, heated it up with some map gas and bent it to fit where I wanted. Rattle canned it black and installed a longer bolt with wider washer (gonna tweak this a bit and decrease the I.D of the fixing eyelet). Kind of angled it down just in case it needed to drain and noticed there is some condensation in the glass filter. I may add a small bag of Silica gel to the inside of the breather cap to try and control this issue. I would imagine this is also going on inside your filter as well but you just cant see it due to it being solid and not glass like mine. We just got alot of snow so I wont be riding any time soon. Just waiting on parts to arrive at this point.

Working on a new fake oil tank. Going to do some shopping around tomorrow and see what I can come up with.

A coffee canister would work it is about the right size and has a lid that can be sealed. They sell aluminum ones . Buy a set for the wife and one will turn up missing. Just a thought. Who knows what's going on in my filter, prob the same. Don t think its a problem like you said, to small of amount. Yeh I heard you are getting buried, only 4 months till spring. A buddy of mine is getting his df250 rtb Today, he loved my bike so he had to have one. His is flat black.

Yeah, I've been tossing around the stainless steel coffee canister idea for a few days now for the new fake tank. Gonna head up to Bed Bath and Beyond here in a few and stop off and pick up some nicer hose clamps as well. Started thinking and I'm going to remake the mount, I'm not completely happy with it. I've got some more round stock to make it a little nicer. Will post pics when I'm finished

OK, V2.0 on the bracket! While I was out "shopping around" I stopped at Pep Boys and picked up that billet oil cap you used and mounted it to the top of the brake reservior using some JB weld. I however used the rubber that was supplied as the plug and carefully used a razor to cut a circle out the size of the cap (it's about the same size as the middle ring) to give it a nice clean black edge. Also found some pipe wrap there for $23 and did the pipe. That pipe was melting everything that touched it so I figure this is a must do in order to keep it clean looking and not have a bunch of melted clothing. While wrapping the pipe I discovered you CAN NOT do it in one piece! Do to the two different diameters of pipe you cant get a clean wrap so I had to splice and use 4 clamps. I think it turned out nice. And, the crankcase bracket I think is better than before, a little cleaner and more to the point. Here are some fresh picsAttachment 9553Attachment 9554Attachment 9555Attachment 9556

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Cant wait to get rid of those front blinkers and headlight

Skullworkz, Dang...looking super nice. Love the bracket now and the wrap. I like the type of the wrap you used also, I'm not a fan of the white wrap. The specter oil cap tops it all off. I agree when the generic Headlight and turn signals get swaped out, it will add a lot too the bike. My buddy scored his df today and its safe in his garage. It's the gloss black , he's eager to start detailing it out over the winter. I saw it and its a looker, guys were gathered around it looking at it in the back of his truck today, amazing these things get so much attention. He will join the forum later this week. I'm about out of cosmetic crap that I felt I had to do immediately now on to the mechanical stuff for awhile. Hope you figure out a cool solution to making a steel oil tank . When you swap it out... are you painting it black?

It really depends on what material I end up using for the tank and if I have to do any welding. I am cosidering making a coffin with sheet steel and mounting it on the top from the OEM pivot bracket. I found a REALLY COOL 32oz stainless flask that I was going to use, but it was just not thick enough. As soon as I come up with a solid idea you can be sure I'll post some pics for ya. Congrats to your buddy, sounds like he's got the DF "bug" too! OH, and my new rear blinkers will be here today! Will install and snap a pic also

Does anyone have a DF 250 rtb seat laying around they want to sell? I need the entire seat with bracket. I just do not need the spring. PM me or post a reply.

Keep us posted Skullworkz, it's gonna be a long winter! I'm sure you will come up with something creative. Someone a while back used 2 aluminum grease pots from Walmart with good results for a clean round tank. They are made By home life .

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Skullworkz So no re-wiring? LED? Source? Those are super small and clean on the bike! What is the lower photo of wiring? Sorry if slow minded here. I just ordered seat springs/ went with 5" tall straight ones even though the seat gap is 7 inches tall. I will preload the stock seat lower. Then 1" dia no weld solo seat mount stantions. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NO-WELD-SPRI...b195a6&vxp=mtr These add about a 1 inch to the height anyhow. Who knows until one gets the parts to know if they will work. Attachment 9581

The other photo is of the actual blinker itself to show how small they are. The blinker is LED and I ran the wiring up the rear frame stantions. I used some black shrink tubing from Harbor Freight to make a nice sleeve for the wire to run in to prevent damage. I then cut the ends off the factory wires inside the plastic oil tank and soldered them to the new wires and shrink wrapped those as well. I'll snap a better pic for you here in a few.

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Here's some better pics

Skullworkz Geezzzzz Those are tiny...wow nice clean job. The disapearing Blinkers!:bowdown:
Until the power hits em'

Just ordered the new grips/front blinkers. Cant wait for them to get here! Seat will be here on the 3rd and I will promptly get to hacking up the old seat bracket and welding on the new seat. Then off to powdercoat. Then , last but not least the new headlight to top it all off. Sold the old mirrors and rear blinkers on craigslist for $5 more than I paid for the new ones to replace them!

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New tank is on and running ready for summer here.

Looks great, good job!

Amazing Job, now very different from the way it came for sure.

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Just ordered the new grips/front blinkers. Cant wait for them to get here! Seat will be here on the 3rd and I will promptly get to hacking up the old seat bracket and welding on the new seat. Then off to powdercoat. Then , last but not least the new headlight to top it all off. Sold the old mirrors and rear blinkers on craigslist for $5 more than I paid for the new ones to replace them!

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Good Luck on the seat! Excited to see what you do. Thats why I am looking for a old seat frame off the DF so if I mess up Ill still have a seat. I am not as confident in my Hack and weld skill.
I found a really nice new handle bar brake resevior chrome lid on ebay for a Yamaha Royal Star Venture Tour Deluxe CHROME FLUID CAPS (330845916351) 19.00 Fit perfect / I like 20 sec mods.
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Hello everyone,
Just want to introduce myself and let y'all know how interesting and informative this thread has been for me. I appreciate all of your comments and modification input so much that i finally got tired of lurkin here and registered.

Currently I own a 250cc water-cooled Chinese clone of a honda helix scoter made by cfmoto. My biker buddies often ask me if i miss shifting when we go out cruising together. As a matter of fact, i actually do miss shifting, so I intend to pull the trigger on this df bobber very soon here. I don't miss shiftin enough to do away with my fashion scooter completely but now i'll have a choice when i go out to the garage. My color choice will be flat black. I haven't read every post here yet so I'm wondering if anyone actually got flat black or just glossy. Thanks for all the great suggestions. I'll post pics of my bikes arrival soon.
Sorry to get off the topic slightly but when i first discovered this forum i was looking for any info on the 250cc Dong Fang D250RTD Rebel clone. Anyone know anything about this bike or threads related to it? All I have found is some videos at utube.

Welcome to the Thread Freezerboy. Glad to hear your choosing the Bobber for your next bike. Its a good choice for many reasons. Price, The quality and look of the bike is really amazing for the price.
It is so light that one can get it out of the garage and on the road fast. Mods are super easy because its all out in the open. I own other bikes even a new Harley Street glide and nobody even looks at the Harley but surrounds this bike. My buddy just received the Gloss black yesterday and he was expecting the Flat black. But once he saw the glossy black tank and fenders contrasted with the Mat finish on everything else he fell in love. The gloss black still is Flat on the frame, turn signals, headlight and Speedo so the contrast is really sharp. Flat black maybe hard to come by? But you may have to wait it out. Plus flat black is super easy to do yourself with a rattle can. I do not know much about the rebel clone except For the price the bobber is a one of a kind bike that really gets the attention because most people have never seen anything like it and the rebel look alike will go totally unnoticed in my HO. Anyhow Welcome!
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Gloss Black DF 250 RTB

Goodbar,
I am definitely without ant doubt going with the bobber over the honda clone bike. Seems like the Rebel clone has a less HP 250cc engine than the bobber also. Where did your buddy buy his DF bobber at? Have you heard anything about http://www.motobuys.com/ ??
They are in some way affiliated with scooterdepot possibly?? thanks

BTW, that looks like the picture of the 2010 model @ sterling IL location.

Freezerboy All the Bobbers are 2010 models that are being sold are either made in Nov or Dec of that year. The Dec 2010 seem to be carbed better with a bigger main jet of 105 vs the lean 88 jet in the Nov models, so all you will have to do is mess with the air mix screw. All of the DFs come from Sunny motorsports and Scooter Depot ( I believe) is one in the same. They are probably your best bet, they have many small dealers around. If you can find someone who bought from them and had a good experience go for it. I would go as close to the source as I could. I did get mine and my Buddy got his from a dealer in Madison that was getting out of new bikes and getting into used only so we both got a deal and we picked them up. My buddy bought their last one. Just read the forum and make your own mind up. Gee I wonder how many of these Bikes they built and if they will go beyond what they built so far. It’s a special bike and not what I would call main stream but maybe they will do another production run and make changes. Bet the price will go up then also. I absolutely love the Bike. It’s the type of machine that once you get it you want to make up any excuse you can to work on it or mod it. Just has a charisma about it that no other bike I’ve owned has had. It’s my first Chinese Bike, all others have been Yamahas or Hondas, Harley. I just bought a new Yamaha WR250R dual purpose and its nice… but it gets ignored too. My bud pulled up at a hotel on his way back to MPLs to grab a bite to eat and he said he had no less than 5 people gathered around it asking questions and staring at it. That can’t be done with a common bike. Hardtail Motorcycles in general look mean and appear to be moving when there just sitting still anyhow. I don’t think you will regret one moment buying the Bobber. That photo was just off the net but it was a “Gloss” black with the clear coated tank and fenders that really do look amazing in person. I like the all Flat Black too but the Bike has a lot of flat paint anyhow for me. The Blue is a great shade and looks nice with all the black on the bike also. I will no doubt have mine painted something really custom in the future. Keep in mind for 300 bucks a body shop will re-spray the tank and fenders any color you want down the line. I’d be interested if anyone buys one that is a 2011 made or newer, they have to run out sooner or later.

F.Y.I. new buyers...

Make sure your home state does not require new motorcycles to be c.a.r.b. compliant or you will NOT be able to register it.

I found this out the $$$$ (hard way).

Thanks for the tip. I am a resident of Illinois and I know of a Illinois dealership that has been selling them. On Wednesday I plan to go there and find out for sure though.