Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

[skullworkz]

Skullworkz: Bummer I need a seat with the frame and all, as I remember you used your frame to attach it to your new seat. I would pay 35.00 plus ship for a old seat with the entire original frame.
I would first send it to A1 to get a seat cover pattern made and then use the spare seat frame later on to try to attach to a new seat.

All I used was the Y bracket, the seat and internal frame is all there. I accept paypal and will ship it today along with some nice shiny allen head bolts to replace some of the cheap chinese bolts that you currently have installed.

[skullworkz]

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[skullworkz]

All I used was the Y bracket, the seat and internal frame is all there. I accept paypal and will ship it today along with some nice shiny allen head bolts to replace some of the cheap chinese bolts that you currently have installed.

EDIT: Ship tomorrow, do to the holiday

[Goodbar]

Here is a few more pictures of additions to the DF

1 A studded Leather pop holder

2 Glass and chrome Spectra fuel filter

3 Crank Case breather with new bracket. I am getting ready to install my new stainless steel Oil Tanks and needed a way to support the new crank Breather to it. See close up of simple S bracket I will use to install it to the steel tank.
I just used a soft metal chrome C clamp I opened up and bent it and cut it so it slides under the clamp on the filter and the other side will bolt up to the new tank. The Bracket is pretty invisible.
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[Goodbar]

Skullworkz: I need the Y Brackets also as I CAD designed a seat pan spring plate I can mill out on my CNC that just bolts in between the Y brackets and attaches under the rear 2 acorn nuts and then too the 2 Front bolts so dual seat springs can be added in a snap with no alterations to the bike or having to loose the extra support of the Mono shock. I need The Y Brackets as it is the part that attaches to the Mono seat spring. This bracket would be a real bitch to fabricate from scratch. I really need a complete seat! Bummer!
By the way, I had to straighten out my seat before I added my springs and my buddies seat bracket got adjusted while it was still on the bike. They were both almost 2 inches to the left using a jack handle. That worked super fast. Just shoved the handle between the 2 vertical plates had one guy hold the bike and wrenched it as hard as I could to the right. Perfect.

[skullworkz]

Babyswiss: Seeing that you do not need the Y bracket to make the seat cover, my wife has an online shop that you can order the seat cover from. She will make it out of whatever material you would like. The site is on Etsy and the company name is GeeksWithScissors'. Let her know that you would like to order a seat cover for the DF. Name your color and material and she will send you a quote. Also, the tank covers are available as well. Attached is a NEW pic of the finished tank cover. donger52.jpg

[skullworkz]

Ok, so here are the details on the tank cover. It is leather, and hand made by my wife who is the co-CEO of geekswithscissors'. It has a horizonal seam across both sides of the tank (you can see it on the top right side of the cover in the pic). It needs to be tightened up a bit, but it is 10 deg here right now and I am NOT going out there right now to take a better pic. When it is tightened up it will be just under the gas cap. The prototype had velcro straps under the tank to pull it tight. The new cover has brass grommets and nylon lace to keep it tight. Before you ask why didn't I use leather lace, I did and it snapped under the tension. Nylon was the best choice due to it's strength and durability and of course the cost per foot. Underneath is fabric backed vinyl with the vinyl facing the tank, will add durability and keep it from sliding around on your tank. ALL seams are serged AND top stitched! Every cover will be different due to material, color and stitch. Keep in mind that ALL leather WILL be recycled from leather garments (so the designs are endless). As for the saddle covers, we could do whatever you could imagine, custom stitch, materials, seams, quilt, tuck, roll, diamond, zig zag, you name it!

[freezerboy]

WooHoo! My BLUE df baby finally arrived today! After a brief inspection in the freezing cold, i signed for it. Not a scratch or mark anywhere, so im pretty happy with the delivery. The entire bike was wrapped in 2 layers of plastic so its pretty clean overall. ill prob wait a few days until it warms up a little more here before i start it up. But i wont wait too long so as to see if i need any warranty parts or anything covered for 30 days.
The semi driver that made the delivery in my residential neighborhood ripped out a few phone and cable lines of my neighbors in the process. so see how that goes i guess.......anyway when i come up with something new and creative, i will post pics.

[Goodbar]

Freezerboy: Congrats on getting your Blue Df Today, glad it arrived safe and scratch free to boot. Bummer on the Semi Truck wire takedown. Not your fault! Enjoy!
and ...Post a Pict of your bike.

Had Time today to finally get my Buddies Black DF running today.

When he bought It would not start. It was as simple as a clogged idle jet. held it up to a strong light and was plugged for sure. A little copper wire thru the Jet and it started instantly and ran super smooth. Needless to say he was smiling big. Ill fine tune it in the morning.

[DanDaMan]

be sure to go to acadamy and pick up a universal camping fuel bottle and micro bungies to strap it to the frame (mine is right next to my battery) , with no reserve on the tank the fuel bottle "reserve" has save my and others butts , quite alot

my bike see's nearly only highway use , and with such a little tank even with 75-85 pgallon milage can chew thru fuel quite quickly

Ive often thought whats the point of having a bike that gets 85mpg when it only holds about a gallon :p , gunna pick me up a monster tank from a older harley so not need fill up ($3.50) every hundred miles