Re: Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information
Must have been a manufacturing defect in the seat frame. Gumpstas offset is identical to mine. The actual mounts are square, it's the seat that sits way to the left. Chad ordered me a new seat, although I'm still waiting on my left side mirror so who know when I'll get it.
Re: Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information
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Babyswiss
Must have been a manufacturing defect in the seat frame. Gumpstas offset is identical to mine. The actual mounts are square, it's the seat that sits way to the left. Chad ordered me a new seat, although I'm still waiting on my left side mirror so who know when I'll get it.
Good luck with chad. He told me he ordered a seat. Never had any contact afterwards and would not answer emails for a week. When he gave me the sunny sports phone# (his parts supplier) I called and they had no clue about my seat problem although Chad told me he had talked to them. I ordered the seat directly thru sunny sports on my own. Some have had good luck with Chad, I have not. I was actually thinking of buying several of these bikes to customize and resell, but will not be using extreme scooters . I travel to china quite a bit, so I may research the direct connection and buy by container if I decide to customize multiple units. Hope the new seat frame fixes our problem.
Gump out
Re: Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information
Where did yougetthe leather seat? I have been looking but I was unsure which would fit
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Gumpsta
Good luck with chad. He told me he ordered a seat. Never had any contact afterwards and would not answer emails for a week. When he gave me the sunny sports phone# (his parts supplier) I called and they had no clue about my seat problem although Chad told me he had talked to them. I ordered the seat directly thru sunny sports on my own. Some have had good luck with Chad, I have not. I was actually thinking of buying several of these bikes to customize and resell, but will not be using extreme scooters . I travel to china quite a bit, so I may research the direct connection and buy by container if I decide to customize multiple units. Hope the new seat frame fixes our problem.
Gump out
If you go that route and decide to get a container,please PM me.
Re: Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information
Gump,
I bet you can get the wholesale price under a $1000 per unit for a container load. Check on a larger displacement 167FMM (350cc) engine while you are in China.
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AKAsam
Where did yougetthe leather seat? I have been looking but I was unsure which would fit
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I got it off ebay from a seller called cycleshirley. they sell alot of custom bike parts. they accept paypal and shipping was fast.
it did not fit exactly-- the seat studs are 7" spread on most custom seats. the spread on the df bracket is about 8". so i made an
aluminum plate and drilled it to bridge the gap. works nice but not the best cosmetically. i will come up with a prettier fix later.
gump
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barnone
Gump,
I bet you can get the wholesale price under a $1000 per unit for a container load. Check on a larger displacement 167FMM (350cc) engine while you are in China.
yes, i have seen them on china wholesale sites for $995 in larger quantity purchases. I will research the larger cc motors when i'm in country. going to shanghai this week.
gump
Re: Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information
The cure to my wayward seat was to brutally shove the business end of my floor jack's handle into the seat frame and give it a couple of good yanks to the right. Sits nice and straight now. BTW... I used the same technique on those two frame rails below the seat that support the side of the rear fender. Not being used for my new fender any longer, I want to mount turn signals off them. But I needed them to sit a smidge lower and further out than they currently are to clear my new fender. So I again turned to my jack handle to -pursuade- them in place.
/Mike
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Has anyone tried removing the pinstriping on the gas tank and fenders? Did it come off easy or leave a bunch of residue?
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Babyswiss
Has anyone tried removing the pinstriping on the gas tank and fenders? Did it come off easy or leave a bunch of residue?
From experience,if you do remove the stripes,use a hair dryer to soften the adhesive.DON'T use a heat gun, unless you have experience using one.They will blister the paint.Both of these units will spark when the internal thermostat kicks on and off.So I would do it with the tank off,drained of fuel,and completely dried out inside.I haven't done a DF but I have done other bikes.