Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

[Nick Papageorgio]

This is a pic from my ride on Sunday. This is a stretch of the original brick-paved Lincoln Highway west of Omaha. It was a little rough.....
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[barnone]

Nick,
Nice photo. I'm glad to see that a bit of the brick Lincoln Highway still exists

[bowtiewagon]

Very cool pic. But that sure looks like a bumpy ride with this hard tail. I know I feel it when I ride the bricks they have in certain parts of the town here.

[Woody87]

Barnone,

Got the DF fired up again tonight. I spent about 45 minutes tracing wiring with my multimeter, nothing seems out of place or damaged, although I did reposition some wiring under the tank. Swapped in a ceramic fuse, and fired up with no issue (using the new performance coil). Starts easier than before, noticeably better, but I've still got to fiddle with the carb.

Question: does everyone else's DF have it's headlights on constantly? The "illumination switch" pins out correctly based on the schematic, but changing it from off to running lights/ lights on has no effect whatsoever. I almost thought that perhaps the combination of lights and starter motor might be drawing too much at startup, causing my fuse issue.

[barnone]

Woody,
US bikes are required to have their headlights on when the engine is running. That headlight switch is made for the world market.

Where did you get the performance coil?

[barnone]

Looks like someone installed a Iron Head Hog in a stretched DF250RTB-B.

[Roadkill]

Woody,
US bikes are required to have their headlights on when the engine is running. That headlight switch is made for the world market.

Where did you get the performance coil?

It's mostly a dead thread, but I have info and a link posted on My Dong Fang RTB Springer thread. Just to lazy to move it, but you're welcome to move it if you wish.

[Woody87]

Barnone,

Here's the Amazon link for the style of coil I'm running now. http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Ra...+1987-2004+New

I figured that the lights were supposed to be on, as every other bike I see has them running. Just kind of aggravating to have a switch there for no reason.

[barnone]

Barnone,

Here's the Amazon link for the style of coil I'm running now. http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Ra...+1987-2004+New


I figured that the lights were supposed to be on, as every other bike I see has them running. Just kind of aggravating to have a switch there for no reason.

Senior moment. I meant to ask where you got the performance CDI.

[barnone]

It's mostly a dead thread, but I have info and a link posted on My Dong Fang RTB Springer thread. Just to lazy to move it, but you're welcome to move it if you wish.

Roadkill,
Just moved your post below. I'll order the CDI to try on my DF.

"This has become pretty much a dead thread, but I've found a "racing CDI" that seems to have made a big difference in the power curve and also reduce some of the mid and upper range popping I was experiencing. This is a combination package with both coil and CDI, but I wasn't impressed with the coil and ordered one from another vendor. The CDI features no rev limiter which doesn't matter much cause I think it would be hard to hit the stock limiter under normal operating conditions. It does have a 4 degree advance that has made a big difference in my application. That advance has not caused any starting kickback. Here is the address: http://www.ebay.com/itm/250908061794...84.m1439.l2649


The coil arrived today. Plug and Play just like the CDI. I spent maybe 20 min installing both and am very pleased with the difference. I didn't notice much at the low end which is as I expected, but mid range right through her max is very much improved. Here is the link for the coil:http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Perform...item2338aad229"