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Hello guys, i am new here, names mike and im 20 from Houston. i sold my 06 cbr600rr and Recently bought the df250rtb and with the minor flaws i had to go through with it i love it. so this is just going to be a thread of how mine is modded and see how good of a life it lives overtime.
when i got her yersterday
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_379127_n.jpg
old skool pic
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2041076_n.jpg
Few mods that came in the mail:
evokid8,
Your welcome. Good idea to start another thread since the old one is so long. I would like to delete most of it but don't have the authority.
are you changing both sprockets or just one? i'm interested in how it works for you. my riding season is nearing its end, so if all goes well for you i'll have one of these come spring.
evo,
You be styling with the whitewalls. Back in the old days we use to use the whitewall paint.
tour96se,
The DF comes with a 520 chain so there is no room to change the front sprocket without major surgery. Long DF thread at
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...rmation/page98
Just rear sprocket tour96
And barnone im trying to keep the cosmetics as subtle and classy as much as I can haha.
A lot of older folks giving me thumbs up around here and people asking if it's a custom bike =P
i read that thread, thought it said with some minor dremeling the front would fit? wanna see those whitewalls
Evo, Nice looking Scoot man i dig the style of the DF and it looks good in the silver and black Good luck with it
thanks gardo!
The stock seat is very comfortable and I would not want it to be any smaller. I think a nice simple leather cover with a little padding would be nice and dress it up some.
Barnone i might actually do that. so today i added some new stuff and ripped out the speed sensor and cluster. going to run another neutral light indicator.
My flat black was delivered today. After 4 hours, i have it rolling, but still have a lot of "adjustments" to go. THANK YOU Barnone!!!
It sure would have been nice to have some torque specs for the mandatory fasteners/fixings.
I did the A.I. removal(with blocking plate and cap on carb vaccum port) and am waiting for My 33 tooth sprocket. (you guys bought out the 35 tooths).
Still got to do the valve adjustments,clutch and brake levers.
The front tire was really soft, I hope it is not a sign of future problems. I plan on putting Ride-On in them,soon.
I called Sunny Sports for the Tag/Reg paper work, they claim it was mailed on the 5th- Friday... I guess I will just have to wait and see.
Got the paper work today,the 15th. It was post marked the 10th (no truth on the phone).
I got one of those 20 blinks in 2 second tail light led bulbs too. I am going to check into led signal light bulbs too.( I have them in the Triumph already)
One of those lithium-iron 14ah batteries too. I also had to put a tube in the front tire, it would not hold air over night.
If you missed My intro post, rest assured, I am an OLD FART like Barnone and also a Air Force VET (same years in).
Enjoy reading your posts and have learned a LOT about this bike. Sorry did not mean to hi-jack this post.
got my new tank from the warranty (jc @ expressATV's) and designed what came to mind
Holy shit! Talk about building suspense!
33 tooth sprock might be a bit high. I have the 35 & it takes a bit to get it rollin.
Weighted bar ends and tank installed.
Looking good,evokid8. How about some bar end turn signals since you are going with the minimalist look?
thanks! and i actually like the stock signals =P
Dig the nose art.
I use a bit of a push-off with both feet. 1st gear lasts about 2 bike lengths before an upshift is needed. I'm thinking a 12T c/s sprocket will give me the take-off grunt I'm missing.Quote:
I have the 35 & it takes a bit to get it rollin.
/Mike
broke in 1000 miles earlier this week, changed the oil with no metal shavings. been riding it to school 25 miles each way (freeway i-45) so 50 mile round trip. doing about 55-60 is very normal on this bike so far. topped mine at 67mph. and added some more stuff. pics soon to come.
i wish i had a tach so i can see my rpm
Did A Photoshoot
evokid8,
Nice photo shoot. She is looking good.
It's real easy to move the ignition switch down to where the air injection pump was located.
Great looking bobber man but looks like you need to redo the whitewall...
thanks! and i should give it a look, i don't mind where it is now. and I'm never buying that gledi whitewall kit again. waste!
Yea I didnt know if you jus needed to redo it or if it didnt work..
Great looking minimalist bobber, and great shots too. I'd love to do a flat-tracker like that.
Tell me more about that display...who makes it?
It's just a garmin nuvi with the power supply hooked into the bike via cigarette lighter. And the panel is half of a napkin holder from walmart
Love the look of your bike. The silver really looks nice. I am thinking of getting one of these for my son as his first bike. I have several other bikes and I think this might be a good bike to learn on and something we can tinker on together. Has anyone purchased a blue bike as I would be interested to see a picture outside of the advertisement. I see this bike offered all over the web from several different retailers. Who would you recommend as the most reliable. The leaking tanks worry me a bit. How many people have experienced this problem. Are all bobbers 2010's and are they doing upgrades to the newer bikes like larger jets. Any thoughts or info would be appreciated
All of the mfg. date, Dec. 2010 DF250's, have the larger 105 main jet in the carb.
Clip-Ons
XS650 Gas Tank (Got tired of the stock one leaking so damn much!!!)
Removed Signals, Relocated Plates/Taillights
Removed Front Fender
Now that's a proper bobber. You youngin's take note.<g>
/M