Great off, and on-road!!

[surfndirt]

Received a call from my shipping company today telling me they cannot deliver it because their smallest truck's (for local deliveries) liftgate was too tiny for the enormous RX3 crate. I took the whole day off and wasn't waiting a few more days / week til they could get another truck that could do it - and my other bike is my only transportation.

Long story short - it's great that this bike is basically ready to ride!!!

My buddy and I took a ride up there, unpackaged it, and threw it together in about a half hour, and off I rode!

What a bike. First couple miles during stopping the bike was wobbling in the front end - this was just due to the new pads / rotors / tires, it's all good now. Made it home, took a break, then it was time to take it to the trail!

Amazing. I did some single-track through sand / dirt in the woods, amazingly nimble - it doesn't feel like it's 400 lb! Great fun on the road too..can't wait til I can crank it over ~5k rpm.

I do have a few questions:

1) I bought an Emgo collapsible shift lever that was in the compatible parts list. I tried to put it on but I didn't feel like taking a hammer to it...is that what I have to do? I'm guessing the powder coating on the inside splines is causing the resistance?

2) Looks like there's not much space on the handlebars...especially after I mount some hand guards...I don't think I'll be able to use the ram mount I currently have for my phone with the limited space. What kind of phone setups do yall have?

3) I'm at 70 miles. My chain already seems pretty slack, basically I could push it up to the swing arm while it's on the side stand...is it already time to readjust? I didn't get to measure it cause I was just poking around.

[BlackBike]

You just got today, is that a L. plate on it? Red looks good in that bright sunlight.

[surfndirt]

Originally Posted by BlackBike

You just got today, is that a l. plate on it? Red looks good in that bright sunlight.

What's an l. plate?

..oh yup. CSC mailed me the title last week so I got it registered ahead of time.

[rtking]

Congrats Surfndirt on getting your bike and riding it home. And great that you're putting it to use right away! The bike looks great!

I don't have answers to the other questions, but I believe the handlebar space issue was related to the narrower bars that Zongshen had put on the bike. I think CSC is suppsoed to send out the wider bars when they receive it.. That may open up some real estate on the bar to mount your RAM phone mount.

[Lee R]

I love that so many of us literally unbox these things and go strait for the dirt trails lol.

[woodlandsprite]

l. plate is probably license plate
as for the Emgo shift lever, I have one on my 2015 and did not have any issues installing it without aid of any uh persuasive manoevers.

[surfndirt]

Originally Posted by woodlandsprite

l. plate is probably license plate
as for the Emgo shift lever, I have one on my 2015 and did not have any issues installing it without aid of any uh persuasive manoevers.

Hmm now that I think about it - I tried to fit it when the engine...and subsequently the gear shift shaft were hot. I'll give it another try when it's cold, that should do it

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by woodlandsprite

l. plate is probably license plate
as for the Emgo shift lever, I have one on my 2015 and did not have any issues installing it without aid of any uh persuasive manoevers.

Originally Posted by surfndirt

Hmm now that I think about it - I tried to fit it when the engine...and subsequently the gear shift shaft were hot. I'll give it another try when it's cold, that should do it

Did you get a shift lever designed for the Honda XR650L? If so, you shouldn't have any problems. Perhaps you might need to pry the clamp apart slightly by hammering a chisel/screwdriver in the gap.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by surfndirt

...I'm at 70 miles. My chain already seems pretty slack, basically I could push it up to the swing arm while it's on the side stand...is it already time to readjust? I didn't get to measure it cause I was just poking around.

If the drive chain requires a tight grasp to barely touch the swingarm, it's probably adjusted properly. However, if you can easily grasp the chain to the swingarm with a lot of slop, it is too loose.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by surfndirt

Received a call from my shipping company today telling me they cannot deliver it because their smallest truck's (for local deliveries) liftgate was too tiny for the enormous RX3 crate. I took the whole day off and wasn't waiting a few more days / week til they could get another truck that could do it - and my other bike is my only transportation.

Long story short - it's great that this bike is basically ready to ride!!!

My buddy and I took a ride up there, unpackaged it, and threw it together in about a half hour, and off I rode!...

Congratulations! Your red bike looks great. Did you order the Kenda K270 tires? If so, they will serve you very well.

[surfndirt]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

Congratulations! Your red bike looks great. Did you order the Kenda K270 tires? If so, they will serve you very well.

Yes Spud! K270s handled everything I threw at them today perfectly!

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by BlackBike

You just got today, is that a L. plate on it? Red looks good in that bright sunlight.

Originally Posted by surfndirt

What's an l. plate?

..oh yup. CSC mailed me the title last week so I got it registered ahead of time.

CSC doesn't mess around delaying the documentation. If you buy any motorcycle from CSC, you will quickly get a license plate for the bike in every one of the fifty United States.

Those of us who bought our RX3 bikes last year, in the first shipment, assembled the bikes ourselves. Nevertheless, I got my license plate immediately after completing the assembly, and went riding the same day.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by surfndirt

Yes Spud! K270s handled everything I threw at them today perfectly!

Good for you. The K270 tires will also last a long time. I suggest you keep the air pressure in both tires at 28 psi, plus or minus 2 psi.

[BlackBike]

Spud,Tightened my chain before a little night ride awhile ago. This answered my adjustment question,ty.

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

CSC doesn't mess around delaying the documentation. If you buy any motorcycle from CSC, you will quickly get a license plate for the bike in every one of the fifty United States.

Those of us who bought our RX3 bikes last year, in the first shipment, assembled the bikes ourselves. Nevertheless, I got my license plate immediately after completing the assembly, and went riding the same day.

I see, it comes plated out of box, NICE. So Ron b will be set when he gets his delivered.