Templar X 250

[dslfrk]

When I tighten my rear axle the left side of the disk rubs hard enough on the brake pad to make the wheel turn semi hard. I put a large washer just inside the right side of the swingarm and that solved that problem. Also just got a 14 tooth front sprocket on and with the 40 tooth rear sprocket, it goes pretty good. Still works good off road and even better on road. Love the lower seat height and how smooth it is. Any one figured out how to disable the "pull in the front brake to start it" feature yet?

[chinazuki]

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[AjjAxx84]

Originally Posted by dslfrk

When I tighten my rear axle the left side of the disk rubs hard enough on the brake pad to make the wheel turn semi hard. I put a large washer just inside the right side of the swingarm and that solved that problem. Also just got a 14 tooth front sprocket on and with the 40 tooth rear sprocket, it goes pretty good. Still works good off road and even better on road. Love the lower seat height and how smooth it is. Any one figured out how to disable the "pull in the front brake to start it" feature yet?

Do you know the dimensions of the washer you used?

[Okierider]

Riding my Templar yesterday with my son-the check engine light came on and it shows every gear (except 1st) as being 6th.
Still runs so….?

[tknj99]

Originally Posted by Okierider

Riding my Templar yesterday with my son-the check engine light came on and it shows every gear (except 1st) as being 6th.
Still runs so….?

Interesting. didnt know there was a CEL on this bike. generally you need O2 sensors on FI engines for that type of diagnostic to happen. You may want to disconnect the battery and re-connect and see if that fixes the issue. Keep us posted.

[Thumper]

Originally Posted by Okierider

Riding my Templar yesterday with my son-the check engine light came on and it shows every gear (except 1st) as being 6th.
Still runs so….?

Try disconnecting the wire that goes to the sender in the transmission. That won't fix the gear indicator but if the check engine light goes out, then maybe it's just the sender. I think there are six contacts on the rotating gear shifter. Maybe they're based on Resistance. If so maybe a short could make it stick on 6th gear

[AjjAxx84]

Originally Posted by Okierider

Riding my Templar yesterday with my son-the check engine light came on and it shows every gear (except 1st) as being 6th.
Still runs so….?

If your sender is bad I have a spare. Let me know.

[dslfrk]

AjjAxx84, the washer I used to space the rear axle was the same size that came with the bike that goes up against the nut on the axle. Something that I had in my junk drawer. Tomorrow I'm loading it on the front of my truck camper and hitting the road for a few days to find some new back roads. Really looking forward to it.

[AjjAxx84]

Dslfrk, thanks! I had the same issue. I just loosened the bolt up in the mean time and it fixed the brake drag

[Nutcracker]

Originally Posted by Thumper

I know this bike is Enduro, but installing/removing this rack is a 20 minute or less process, and this is a counterbalanced engine. I will remove the rimlocks and maybe even get the wheels balanced. So my 5 speed will be the enduro, and my new 6 speed will be the adventure tourer. Personally, my idea of an adventure tour bike doesn't mean 500+ pounds to lift if I fall over on the "adventure". This bike could be perfect!

Thumper thanks for the requesting the back pannier rack from PSM. Seems we share the same idea. I've wanted to make the 5 speed an Adventure type bike but the 6 speed will make a better platform.

I've been searching for a side cover exposing the kick starter spindle shaft. I believe it's just a cost cutting measure not having the kick starter on the bike. Really like the back up of a kick starter.

[chinazuki]

oops...no delete,

[tknj99]

Thanks dslfrk: that washer was needed on the inside of the rear swingarm to remedy the drag on the rear wheel. I added this as a PSA to my review thread. Without that washer its undue wear on the rear hub/brake pad when torqued down

[JRust]

Just got my TempX in today! I just ordered on Sunday Evening! Anyway, during assembly I noticed the bearings in the front wheel do not turn. I think they were pressed in too hard? Any advice?

[tknj99]

Originally Posted by JRust

Just got my TempX in today! I just ordered on Sunday Evening! Anyway, during assembly I noticed the bearings in the front wheel do not turn. I think they were pressed in too hard? Any advice?

Best course of action is to email the vendor. They should send you replacement bearings or at minimum provide the part number so you can order a set online, bang the old set out and replace and grease

For reference, this was the part # for the Xpro Titan when i had to change out the front bearings but not sure if they fit in the Templar wheel. The wheels do look very similar though:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Thumper]

Originally Posted by tknj99

Best course of action is to email the vendor. They should send you replacement bearings or at minimum provide the part number so you can order a set online, bang the old set out and replace and grease

For reference, this was the part # for the Xpro Titan when i had to change out the front bearings but not sure if they fit in the Templar wheel. The wheels do look very similar though:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

PSM sent me a new front wheel. The one I got with the bike had a cracked right seal mount in the cast alloy hub. I will have to transfer the tube/tire/rimlock/brake rotor over to the replacement. Actually, I think I will build a separate wheel with a different front tire since I want to put a Tusk DSport on there anyway. It was shipped within 4 days (happend over the weekend), and shipping took two days (UPS). PSM was great about it.

Note that the bearings are stiff when new, and the spacer between them is pressed up against them. After installation and you snug up the front spacers against the bearings, it may roll freely.