06-10-2019, 04:42 PM
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Well I finally got the bike. But the shipping company literally dropped it on the side of the road. This thing is 400 lbs. so... there it sits. I can’t move it. I got it from where it was going to get hit by a car to across the ditch but that’s as far as I can go.
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06-10-2019, 05:41 PM
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Wow! that is wrong in so many ways.
 Were you there to sign for it?
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06-10-2019, 09:32 PM
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The crate frame did a great job protecting the bike. It seems like it got dented pretty good. Bike is in perfect shape finally in the garage. Now I just need to get it put together and registered. Then come the mods!!! Tomorrow I’m gonna try to finish putting it together and hopefully get the front wheel on. I’ll update as everything goes. It’s a nice bike! It does seem pretty narrow though and small. I wish it had a little more fairing to it to make it a little more substantial.
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06-10-2019, 09:35 PM
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06-12-2019, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: May 2019
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Got most the stickers off the bike. I’m gonna buff it out and see how it looks. The stickers were under a thin layer of clear coat so it left some ridges and ugliness. Got to the first start up finally and man this doesn’t sound like a 229cc. It’s pretty beefy sounding! This exhaust is a bit loud too. But I really like it. Idle was a little lower than I feel like it should be. It was sitting around 1000 with some dips below it. It runs good. I’m very surprised by the quality. I had pretty low expectations but it turns out everything fits really well and it’s well made. There are some ugly welds and that’s all I’ve really noticed wrong with it so far. The MCO was actually in the box! They sent me over a bill of sale emediately when I called them too. So I have everything I need to take to the DMV. The shipping process was completely awful but gokartsusa came through on getting it delivered undamaged and also getting my papers for the DMV. So... I’m pretty happy with the bike! Glad everything worked out. One good thing about these Bashans is they are 49 state legal and pretty easy to get registered. This bike also has a tag on the frame that has all the street legal info and vin and all. So that should be perfect for resale as well. Now I’m just looking forward to making it my own with mods!
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06-12-2019, 08:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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The exhaust sounded a little louder than most dual sports when I first saw the video of the bike posted by Roketa.
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06-12-2019, 09:16 PM
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06-13-2019, 01:20 AM
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I wonder how they got away with it  Definitely one more on the plus side for this bike...
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06-16-2019, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: May 2019
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Some pics to show frame weld quality. Certainly not the greatest. Also I locktited everything possible. It seems to be much like the hawks or others. All pretty similar quality I think. Modifying this one will be just like the hawk too, it appears all the same mods will fit.
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06-17-2019, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: May 2019
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Went to the DMV to register it and all... no go. Gotta send the MCO back to them because it’s not filled out. I called gokartsusa and he was really nice about it and they’re getting a new one right out to me instead of me sending it back to them. So once I have that it should be all good according to DMV. Their customer service has been really nice and helpful pretty much every time I’ve called. They seem to actually have decent customer service even after the initial sale. I’ve read some horror stories on customer service and product issues and other than my shipping issue I really think they do a good job. As long as you have some patience on shipping I think I can recommend gokartsusa.
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