Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

[Crelow]

Crelow, it looks good..................How does its tunnel measurements compare to your old tank?
Post some pics when you get it mounted.

Trust me I'll definitely have pictures to show. the tank come in the mail tomorrow.

[Crelow]

Nice Photos. thanks for Sharing.

I finally got the fender they made and the brackets in.. the brackets were ABSOLUTE garbage.. worst welds I have ever seen.. and of course they snapped as soon as I tried to put them on. I brought them down to a local shop and had them re-weld all 4 spots for 20 bux. Very goood welds now... nice and strong. I re did all the paint. I mixed 1 cup semi gloss black, 2 cups flat black, and 3 cups mineral spirits and ran it through my HVLP. As far as i know.. I am the only person in the world with this rear fender setup and paint tone on this bike.

The fender that they made... basically they took the fender off the 2010 model and cast an exact fiberglass copy of it. Then they bolted the fiber glass copy to the 2010 fender and shaved it down.. It is DEF not the same quality thick steel as the original.. but at least its all together now.. been waiting since march to get this on the road. i go to the registry tomorrow.. I hope RI will accept it! These are not the best pictures of the paint because I used a really old phone to take them.. but gives you an idea. The paint is a little bit more glossy in person. Cheers!

P.S.

Don't mind all the crap laying in my yard. We are in the middle of a renovation at the house (:

[barnone]

Bobthebobber,
That rear fender looks good on your DF and so does your daughter.

[ben2go]

Yep.Future bike rider right there.Fender does look good.

[Nick Papageorgio]

Hello All!!

I am new here and have a lot to go over, so here we go. I've been reading this forum for about 2 weeks now, and am currently up to page 230. I feel like I know all of you and THANK YOU for all the valuable tips and tricks. I also am glad to see that barnone has come back to the forum. At page 230, you are still gone, barnone!! Thanks to you guys, I now all about the sprocket mods, battery problems, gas tank leaks, hard neutral finding, valve adjustments etc........I also know not to make ANY mods till I get the bike running "normally". By the way, there was NO gasoline smell form the tank. I know that others had reported a gasoline odor.

My DF showed up this morning, and thanks to all of you, I knew exactly what to look for when it showed up. Bought the DF from gokartsusa.com. for about $2195, no tax, free shipping.

DF came in the usual cardboard packaging, wrapped in plastic, shipping straps, bubble wrap on the tank and all the plastic coverings on the lights/gas cap etc. Was pretty satisifed with the packaging and condition of the bike EXCEPT the wooden pallate was MIA, and the shift rod was broke, and the shift lever foot peg is missing. I actually saw the shift foot peg bracket laying on the floor of the truck and picked it up. I made the driver stay while I unpacked it and took pictures. He noted on the delivery form about the damage. I am going to call gokartusa about the damaged parts, but I don't expect to get much help from them. I may have to have the shift rod fabricated.

Other than that, the bike looks beautiful, and is in great condition. The tank and fenders were spotless. The battery and mirrors are there.

In the next few days I will finish the unpacking/assembly and then the fun stuff starts!!

Thanks again everybody, and see the pics below.

Update on the DF I received last wednesday:

1. Finished upacking it this weekend.
2. Shift linkage and missing shift toe peg are on order.
3. Battery filled, charged and installed.
4. Oil drained and re-filled.

OK, here's my starting question/problem.

1. Trans in neutral (green light on)
2. Key on (speedo/lights come on)
3. Clutch and brake levers engaged.
4. Kill switch in Run position.

When I press the "start" button, I am getting no response. No click, no crank, no nothing. It's like power is not being sent to the starter. I am only up to page 230 in this thread, and don't remember seeing this issue. Has anybody else had this happen? Anybody have any ideas? I am going to start trouble-shooting by jumping/bypassing the clutch and brake lever electrical connections. Oh, and I checked the fuse just for the fun of it, and it is OK.

Any advice would be appreciated, Nick.

[Crelow]

I'd check the Battery for Voltage. then check the wiring harness.

Update on the DF I received last wednesday:

1. Finished upacking it this weekend.
2. Shift linkage and missing shift toe peg are on order.
3. Battery filled, charged and installed.
4. Oil drained and re-filled.

OK, here's my starting question/problem.

1. Trans in neutral (green light)
2. Key on (speedo/lights come on)
3. Clutch and brake levers engaged.
4. Kill switch in Run position.

When I press the "start" button, I am getting no response. No click, no crank, no nothing. It's like power is not being sent to the starter. I am only up to page 230 in this thread, and don't remember seeing this issue. Has anybody else had this happen? Anybody have any ideas? I am going to start trouble-shooting by jumping/bypassing the clutch and brake lever electrical connections. Oh, and I checked the fuse just for the fun of it, and it is OK.

Any advice would be appreciated, Nick.

[Bobthebobber]

Bobthebobber,
That rear fender looks good on your DF and so does your daughter.

All registered and insured. Took her out today.. couldnt seem to really get it past 50 mph even with a 35tooth and my 140 pounds. I didn't really push it too much since its new.. but when I did the Air injection line blew apart... and man did that make the bike loud. I threw a new line on it and it runs fine. I def need to replace that system and cap it off so it doesnt happen again.

[axa]

All registered and insured. Took her out today.. couldnt seem to really get it past 50 mph even with a 35tooth and my 140 pounds. I didn't really push it too much since its new.. but when I did the Air injection line blew apart... and man did that make the bike loud. I threw a new line on it and it runs fine. I def need to replace that system and cap it off so it doesnt happen again.

there are those on this site that will tell you that there must be something wrong with your sais pump, at least thats what i was told here when i had this problem.
But its not true i broke down the entire system to check for malfunction and found none.

Now i dont have much experiance in sais, but the only other one ive observed used a metal pipe instead.
Really the way mine was just blowing hoses, makes me think a rubber hose in this design is perhaps flawed.

Anyway, you will cap it off so thats that.

[barnone]

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Got my Florida tag in the mail today so I took her for her first real ride. Hooked up my trailer and made a garbage run to the dump and then on to town to buy some items.

She is running just fine but I kept her below 50 MPH for the break in period. Seems real solid and handles the curves just fine.

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I'm telling all the gawkers that she is a 1937 Indian and that makes them happy.

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[barnone]

Anyone take a hole saw to their catalytic converter on their 2012? If you look up the tail pipe with a flash light you will see it.
I runs real hot as my infrared temperature indicators showed.