Dong Fang DF 250 RTB Bobber Information

[terrilb05]

terrible, I have the 2012, The problems I've had so far were easy fixes. Goodbar and the others give great advice and hands on detailed directions on how to fix the most common ailments.

I managed to gather up a few pics and make a album. Click my picture.

She sure is sweet! Mine will have he springer forks and ape handle bars in a matte black. Question when I go into the profiles and click on the pics, nothing is there. can you only see peoples bike when they post them? thanks

[chruk bashre]

[chruk bashre]

[Bob form NV]

She sure is sweet! Mine will have he springer forks and ape handle bars in a matte black. Question when I go into the profiles and click on the pics, nothing is there. can you only see peoples bike when they post them? than

Unless you make an album in your profile and put your pictures in it you won't have any pictures. When you do make an album it lets you drag and drop all the pictures you have posted on the forum.

When I was looking at the DF it was a hard choice. The ape hanger is really cool looking, but price won out and I opted for the one I got for 2075.00 and free shipping.

They all come from the same place as far as I can see. Sunny motors. I guess they just have deals going with different dealers.

[Crelow]

crelow- lets try this before skype. we can do a few things this way first.

ok this picture is not my bike. the only fast example i got rite now without doing the whole camera thing. up load, down load, side load, wide load.

notice where the circle is and arrow. make sure your throttle seating is seated proper in the little housing thats made for it. when you tighten that nut, if needed, let the cable fall in its own comfortable area first. did you change your bars? the cable could also have tension or pressure on it. let it flop freely. and, that other long nut is for adjusting tension to the carb. make sure that is not too tight. it needs a little play. you can tell play by if you turn your throttle just a teenie bit before it activates the carb. you need play in the throttle. then move the cable. does it flop freely? dont have it all pinched up with other wires to make it look clean and cool, the throttle cable must have its own space to live a good life. the one in the picture is tied all up and if that one works, good. looks to me like there will be tension when wheel is turned back and forth. so let us know how it goes with this. if the first mentioned part (in red circle in pic) is not seated in there, thats it.
i am going to figure out how to post mini vids in here for other suggestions on other parts.3forbobb.jpg

I took the battery to auto parts store to have them charge it. I hope this will help it hold a charge. Right now it can't hold a charge over night. I can't afford 70$ for a new battery right now.

Maybe the cable is tighten under the tank. Ill take it off and check it. But not too soon worried ill spring a leak. Lol.

I just upload videos to YouTube cause this site won't take videos or can't be sent to china. Where I think the hosting and everything is done.

[Crelow]

crelow- lets try this before skype. we can do a few things this way first.

ok this picture is not my bike. the only fast example i got rite now without doing the whole camera thing. up load, down load, side load, wide load.

notice where the circle is and arrow. make sure your throttle seating is seated proper in the little housing thats made for it. when you tighten that nut, if needed, let the cable fall in its own comfortable area first. did you change your bars? the cable could also have tension or pressure on it. let it flop freely. and, that other long nut is for adjusting tension to the carb. make sure that is not too tight. it needs a little play. you can tell play by if you turn your throttle just a teenie bit before it activates the carb. you need play in the throttle. then move the cable. does it flop freely? dont have it all pinched up with other wires to make it look clean and cool, the throttle cable must have its own space to live a good life. the one in the picture is tied all up and if that one works, good. looks to me like there will be tension when wheel is turned back and forth. so let us know how it goes with this. if the first mentioned part (in red circle in pic) is not seated in there, thats it.
i am going to figure out how to post mini vids in here for other suggestions on other parts.3forbobb.jpg

I checked it out and nut was loose so I tightened it up.

After the battery was charged I had the test it. And they say the battery is good.
So is it possible that something is draining the battery?

[Bobthebobber]

She sure is sweet! Mine will have he springer forks and ape handle bars in a matte black. Question when I go into the profiles and click on the pics, nothing is there. can you only see peoples bike when they post them? than

Unless you make an album in your profile and put your pictures in it you won't have any pictures. When you do make an album it lets you drag and drop all the pictures you have posted on the forum.

When I was looking at the DF it was a hard choice. The ape hanger is really cool looking, but price won out and I opted for the one I got for 2075.00 and free shipping.

They all come from the same place as far as I can see. Sunny motors. I guess they just have deals going with different dealers.

damn where did u get your bike.. i paid 3 grand because scooter depot said they were the only place that sold the 2012 model without the springer

[GonzoX]

there are a good lot of cycles in the world that would not be ridden if the throttle wasnt turned to start it up. just sayin

Yeah mine is that way for sure. And if it's cold I really have to choke it a bit. Right mid way between fully closed and half choke is the sweet spot for me. Once it's warmed up it starts right up even full open.

Looked at my spark plug today and it was black but not fouled so Ill take it as a good sign even though it know its running a bit lean with the factory default settings.

[GonzoX]

"I see you are going red Bob. Just FYI, not sure if you got rid of your air injection hose but they make a red hose that is high pressure and wire reinforced. Just food for thought."

GonzoX, Now that the bike is running as good as it is I may leave the air pump on. If I do the red hose might be just the thing. Thanks

Crelow here is a picture of the choke control and a picture of the breather mod I did. It seems to ride good just the way it is with the hose applying downward force and the spring clamp holding it centered.

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Yeah my stock hose burst while doing 60mph on the highway. Will never do that again. This bike is regulated to in-town riding only. Im OK with that as it's a begginer bike for me.

O'reilly had the red hose and told me it was much stronger than what I had on it so that may be a good way to go for you.

Got my new air filter and damn it sexy. I noticed the stock one has no filter media at the head and that worried me. New one has an end cap to eliminated that problem but appears to be the same filter media. Both filters are China made. If it starts to rust like the stock filter did I will switch to a chrome / foam filter for a few dollars more.

Had a hard time starting my bike today so I put it on the charger. Battery might be my next upgrade. Finally got it started after a charge. Also had to tighten the chain as my bother noted it was too lose. Didnt even notice that. They say 1/2 to 1 inch slack. I was almost in the 1 and 1/2 inch area so I tightened it. Thats the thing with this bike, you really have to inspect it before every ride to make sure everything is tight and in order.

I let my brother ride it the other day and he made a comment about speed shifting. He said not engaging the clutch it seemed to shift easer and that would save wear on my clutch. My heart skipped a beat when he said this as I never heard of speed shifing. I thought doing that would destroy your clutch or transmission. Any thoughts on this?

[Bob form NV]

damn where did u get your bike.. i paid 3 grand because scooter depot said they were the only place that sold the 2012 model without the springer

Scooter Store doesn't have a real good rep.

Got it here

http://www.mxmotorsports.us/ProductD...ode=MC-D250RTB


They have mine, the 2012 listed at 2259.00 but when I called and asked why the one (2010) that was for 2075.00 looked the same as the 2259.00 bike he said he'd give me the 2012 for 2075.00., so I jumped. With the free shipping it really worked out good. My MSO came from Sunny Motors AKA Scooter Depot.

Now they have taken the 2010 bike off but I have the listing as I saved it. Now they show the 2010 and are asking 2259.00. The specs are different and messed up is all. You get the 2012.

Sale went without a hitch.