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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro Yesterday, 10:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 204
Posted By GypsyR
What I had in mind was to do away with messing...

What I had in mind was to do away with messing with tires. Have a pair of loaded wheels to quick swap. Loaded with rotors and a different sprocket for the on or off-road gearing. Used to have a race...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 10-29-2024, 08:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 204
Posted By GypsyR
I don't actually NEED anything. I just thought it...

I don't actually NEED anything. I just thought it might be neat to have a pair of spare wheels dressed in mud tire trim while I commuted on dual sports or something. Going full-on supermoto would...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 10-28-2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 204
Posted By GypsyR
What DOES this eBay wheel fit?

Just curious. They oddly list what it does NOT fit but don't say what it does. I'd like one for my Templar but the correct one for it I think is twice this price so probably not a Templar part....
Forum: New Member Introductions 10-17-2024, 01:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 573
Posted By GypsyR
Bonus to assembling yourself is that you get a...

Bonus to assembling yourself is that you get a good close up view of everything about the bike. Then later on you can say stuff like: "Wait, that doesn't look the way it used to." That is why I...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 10-15-2024, 01:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 424
Posted By GypsyR
How much is that wheel? Been in my mind to equip...

How much is that wheel? Been in my mind to equip one for street and one for dirt.
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 10-14-2024, 01:34 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,605
Posted By GypsyR
Shoot, everybody knows that if you want more free...

Shoot, everybody knows that if you want more free power from a vehicle you just have to put lots of "R-Type" and "Monster Energy" type stickers all over it. SO much horsepowers!
Forum: Registration Issues 10-10-2024, 05:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,533
Posted By GypsyR
In SC they had to get someone at the main DMV...

In SC they had to get someone at the main DMV office (at the capitol?) to add "Zuma" to their official manufacturer list. Days later I was able to get titled. I thought it was supposed to be "Zuumav"...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 10-08-2024, 09:27 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 914
Posted By GypsyR
Is it in these diagrams? Kind of small and hard...

Is it in these diagrams? Kind of small and hard to see. https://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34693
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 10-07-2024, 01:28 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 107,995
Posted By GypsyR
There's AT LEAST one mention of skid plates in...

There's AT LEAST one mention of skid plates in the main (non reference guide) Templar thread. Here one is, halfway down this page - https://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=30518&page=114
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 09-30-2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,237
Posted By GypsyR
I've seen videos of where Russians were using...

I've seen videos of where Russians were using similar if not the same bikes for military purposes. I admit to being curious as to what they were. The Chinese are evidently happily supplying both...
Forum: Everything Else 09-28-2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 570
Posted By GypsyR
Muffler recycling.

I bought one of those exhaust setups that didn't fit my Templar. Tried the muffler and it seemed like it was louder. Swapped the stock one back on. So the new one was laying around. Helene came and...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-21-2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 16,487
Posted By GypsyR
Too tight? Would not have thought that, will give...

Too tight? Would not have thought that, will give it a shot.
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-21-2024, 10:09 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 16,487
Posted By GypsyR
I found the brake/start thing a bit annoying from...

I found the brake/start thing a bit annoying from the get go. For a while bypassing that was on my to-do list. But about three times now when I went to go start the bike the starter button was hung....
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-19-2024, 10:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,304
Posted By GypsyR
Mine came shipped lean. That meant (for me) if...

Mine came shipped lean. That meant (for me) if the engine was cold it WOULD NOT start without me holding the choke lever. And also holding the choke at least partially until the engine warned up a...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-18-2024, 03:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,304
Posted By GypsyR
Note that "rejetting" is just tuning it to make...

Note that "rejetting" is just tuning it to make it run better or to suit you better. Don't worry about that until after you get it to where it starts and runs for you and you get some riding in.
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-12-2024, 10:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,949
Posted By GypsyR
I bought a jet kit for mine before it was even...

I bought a jet kit for mine before it was even delivered. It was REALLY lean as delivered and richening the jets is the first thing I did after assembly.

I found the headlight astoundingly bad. So...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-10-2024, 01:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,588
Posted By GypsyR
I don't have a Hawk to compare to but from day...

I don't have a Hawk to compare to but from day one I've always thought of my Templar X as an enduro bike with some bits stuck on to make it street legal. Like 80% dirt and 20% street. As opposed to a...
Forum: Dealer & Distributor Discussion 08-07-2024, 06:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 19,532
Posted By GypsyR
"Powersportsmax?" I believe they are in...

"Powersportsmax?" I believe they are in California. My Templar was roughed up pretty bad by the shipping company and those folks went above and beyond to get it sorted out. Also had no problem...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-07-2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,644
Posted By GypsyR
Me? My bike came with a Youall PE28 originally....

Me? My bike came with a Youall PE28 originally. The reason/excuse for changing it was because the idle mix screw fell out somewhere The stock Templar choke cable assembly screwed right into the new...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 08-07-2024, 10:13 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,644
Posted By GypsyR
On my 2023 Templar X when I swapped to a Nibbi...

On my 2023 Templar X when I swapped to a Nibbi the OEM cable swapped right into the new carb. This was after I had read this thread and I figured I'd have to do all sorts of things to make the cable...
Forum: Pure Dirt 08-03-2024, 07:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,083
Posted By GypsyR
I didn't realize until just now how long this...

I didn't realize until just now how long this forum has been around! How do you even dredge up a thread this old?

On topic, people have been using Rotella "diesel" oil successfully in Japanese...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-22-2024, 10:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,602
Posted By GypsyR
Well a couple of us here like the Seat Concepts...

Well a couple of us here like the Seat Concepts new cover and padding option which helps some. Not a real cheap option though. I bought one mostly to help convince my wife riding on the back of a...
Forum: Registration Issues 07-18-2024, 10:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,432
Posted By GypsyR
Would have saved me at least one trip to the DMV...

Would have saved me at least one trip to the DMV had I known THAT ahead of time. :)
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-12-2024, 01:17 PM
Replies: 1,861
Views: 764,830
Posted By GypsyR
I bought one of those JFG full exhausts which...

I bought one of those JFG full exhausts which didn't work out at all, probably made for a Hawk. Anyway I used the muffler from that AND bought a steel baffle insert. It went the other way. I swear it...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-10-2024, 10:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,702
Posted By GypsyR
In the very first post of the "Templar Resource...

In the very first post of the "Templar Resource Thread" it says they are basically Suzuki RMZ plastics.
https://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=32177
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