Anyone Know Of Dong Fang DF250RTB Bobber? - Page 7

Barnone · 04-25-2011, 01:43 PM

Added some saddle bags for hard tails from Ebay for a little storage.
Rigid and Softail Brown Leather Right Solo Saddlebag
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rigid...item19bf6e0810

Weldangrind · 04-26-2011, 12:13 AM

Wow, those bags really work with the rear frame angles. Nice find. 8)

JTCAndrew · 04-26-2011, 11:53 AM

Nice bags Vince - I agree they go with your DF Great. I wanted to get some Black and white pics of my Bobber that I built, but sold it before I got the chance - :( That really makes it look old school. Good job

Barnone · 04-26-2011, 01:58 PM

Andrew,
You can turn your color photos into back and white with photobucket edit retro.

Barnone · 05-03-2011, 08:07 AM

Great news on a feature of the Dong Fang that I was unaware even though I have owned if for months. It has sealed rims so there are no tubes in the tires. That is a big deal to me for safety and ease of repair of a flat with just plugs for a temporary fix. Very few bikes have this feature. I can only think of some very high end BMW and Moto Guzzi models that have tubeless spoke wheels.

A guy on mychinamoto
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...6665#post26665
posted this video that point out the features of the DF.
Video at
http://www.scooterdepot.us/250cc-Cus...kes-p-731.html

Weldangrind · 05-03-2011, 10:32 AM

I wonder how that's done; do you think they apply a coating over the spokes to seal the rim? O-rings, maybe? Is it easy to adjust the spokes?

I didn't realize that the carb has an accelerator pump. That must make for very easy starts.

Barnone · 05-03-2011, 03:13 PM

W&G,
Don't know how they seal the spokes but will find out one day when I need a new tire. Haven't had to adjust a spoke but they appear to be regular nipples.

Tubeless valve stem and regular nipples.

It is a pumper carb, a PZ30.

Barnone · 05-04-2011, 05:46 PM

Chad who I bought my Dong Fang from at
http://www.extremescooters.biz/250cc...r-chopper.aspx
sent me a new replacement tank for my bike since it had a slight leak. I repaired the leak but didn't know if the weld would hold so I asked for a tank under warranty and it arrived today.
Nice to be able to report a positive experience on an internet seller. I recommend him as a supplier of the bobber if you want one in the crate.

Weldangrind · 05-05-2011, 12:24 AM

Excellent. Now you have a spare tank if needed.

Barnone · 05-30-2011, 07:24 PM

Here in the sticks of North Carolina we don't have garbage pickup so it was time for a run to the dump.

So I hooked up the trailer to the bobber.

Loaded it up.

And off I went to the dump.

Barnone · 06-11-2011, 10:54 AM

On the Dragon

And at the Cheoah Dam (Fugitive Movie)

Weldangrind · 06-11-2011, 11:14 AM

Great action shot! It looks like ground clearance isn't a problem on your bike. What is your riding partner riding? It looks like it might be a Triumph or maybe a RE.

Barnone · 06-11-2011, 01:38 PM

W&G,
Thanks. My buddy was riding a 2000 Kawasaki W650. I had a 2000 and a 2001 in the past.
I'm looking for a nice unaltered 2001. My buddie's has about $2000 worth of mods done by the previous owner. He paid $4000 for it. He has about 50 motorcycles including 9 old Triumphs. One of the Triumphs he bought new in 1968.

Weldangrind · 06-11-2011, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barnone

My buddy was riding a 2000 Kawasaki W650.

I had to look that one up; that's a new one on me. Nice machine! Do you struggle to keep up with him on your bobber? I presume not, because your bike looks to be really light.

Barnone · 06-11-2011, 05:58 PM

No struggle to keep up because he was behind.

04-26-2011, 12:13 AM	#92
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Wow, those bags really work with the rear frame angles. Nice find. 8) __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-26-2011, 11:53 AM	#93
JTCAndrew Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jamestown, PA Posts: 589	Nice bags Vince - I agree they go with your DF Great. I wanted to get some Black and white pics of my Bobber that I built, but sold it before I got the chance - :( That really makes it look old school. Good job __________________ Andrew - Jamestown, PA 16134 YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jtcomp2009#p/u 2009 Qlink XF200 Supermoto 1982 Honda CM200 Bobber - SOLD 2003 JEEP Liberty SPORT = 3" Lift 2002 Chevy Trailblazer LTZ - Family Cruiser
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05-03-2011, 10:32 AM	#96
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I wonder how that's done; do you think they apply a coating over the spokes to seal the rim? O-rings, maybe? Is it easy to adjust the spokes? I didn't realize that the carb has an accelerator pump. That must make for very easy starts. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-05-2011, 12:24 AM	#99
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Excellent. Now you have a spare tank if needed. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-30-2011, 07:24 PM	#100
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	Dump Run Here in the sticks of North Carolina we don't have garbage pickup so it was time for a run to the dump. So I hooked up the trailer to the bobber. Loaded it up. And off I went to the dump.
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04-25-2011, 01:43 PM	#91
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	Added some saddle bags for hard tails from Ebay for a little storage. Rigid and Softail Brown Leather Right Solo Saddlebag http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rigid...item19bf6e0810
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04-26-2011, 01:58 PM	#94
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	Andrew, You can turn your color photos into back and white with photobucket edit retro.
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05-03-2011, 08:07 AM	#95
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	Great news on a feature of the Dong Fang that I was unaware even though I have owned if for months. It has sealed rims so there are no tubes in the tires. That is a big deal to me for safety and ease of repair of a flat with just plugs for a temporary fix. Very few bikes have this feature. I can only think of some very high end BMW and Moto Guzzi models that have tubeless spoke wheels. A guy on mychinamoto http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...6665#post26665 posted this video that point out the features of the DF. Video at http://www.scooterdepot.us/250cc-Cus...kes-p-731.html
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05-03-2011, 03:13 PM	#97
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	W&G, Don't know how they seal the spokes but will find out one day when I need a new tire. Haven't had to adjust a spoke but they appear to be regular nipples. Tubeless valve stem and regular nipples. It is a pumper carb, a PZ30.
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05-04-2011, 05:46 PM	#98
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	Chad who I bought my Dong Fang from at http://www.extremescooters.biz/250cc...r-chopper.aspx sent me a new replacement tank for my bike since it had a slight leak. I repaired the leak but didn't know if the weld would hold so I asked for a tank under warranty and it arrived today. Nice to be able to report a positive experience on an internet seller. I recommend him as a supplier of the bobber if you want one in the crate.
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06-11-2011, 10:54 AM	#101
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	On the Dragon And at the Cheoah Dam (Fugitive Movie)
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06-11-2011, 11:14 AM	#102
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Great action shot! It looks like ground clearance isn't a problem on your bike. What is your riding partner riding? It looks like it might be a Triumph or maybe a RE. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-11-2011, 01:38 PM	#103
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	W&G, Thanks. My buddy was riding a 2000 Kawasaki W650. I had a 2000 and a 2001 in the past. I'm looking for a nice unaltered 2001. My buddie's has about $2000 worth of mods done by the previous owner. He paid $4000 for it. He has about 50 motorcycles including 9 old Triumphs. One of the Triumphs he bought new in 1968.
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06-11-2011, 05:58 PM	#105
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,348	No struggle to keep up because he was behind.
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