New Guy in Arizona

sandog · 09-11-2019, 10:51 PM

Hi. I just got a Bashan Storm 250.
I had several Harley Davidsons, then bought a KLR 650 a few years ago, and bought my daughter a Yamaha XT250.
I commuted with the KLR, and did a few trips with it, but thought it a bit big and heavy for off-road. Sold it 1 1/2 years ago.

I remembered how nice and nimble the XT 250 was, so I've been searching, with no luck for a used one. Or a KLX 250, or DR200.
I want something light enough that I can load it on a hitch mount carrier on the back of my SUV.

I found the Bashan, the guy had it a year, and it was too tall for him (5 foot 6 inches). He only put 240 KM on it.
The info on this forum has been very helpful so far, I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions !

95C1500 · 09-12-2019, 12:19 AM

Welcome!

culcune · 09-12-2019, 12:30 AM

Welcome to here! I am in the process of moving back to Yuma after a year and a half in the L.A. area. The Storm is a great Chinabike and if you need parts, should have luck with www.brozz250.com The Brozz, the Storm, and a few other bikes are manufactured by Bashan, but sold via several distributors. Jeff at Peace Sports, who sell the Brozz 250, set up the brozz250 site to sell parts for the Brozz (and sells whole bikes--soon to include the Motomax motard-style Bashan). Some, maybe many, parts should interchange. Oh, and Arizona ride related, member Musictrek is setting up a group ride and camp out on November 9 which might be of interest to you.

scroll down to the 'Riding' section for details.

wedooit · 09-12-2019, 01:07 AM

Welcome aboard and The master culcune has spoken well! Change the oil, and do a valve check....etc.
Posting some pix is a plus!!!!

**JerryHawk250** · 09-12-2019, 07:50 AM

Welcome aboard!

sandog · 09-12-2019, 07:56 AM

Thanks for the Welcome !
Here's a pic. I ordered a new brake lever to replace the one the previous owner bent. I took some of the downward and outward bend out but was afraid to straighten it more and have it snap.
And I'm surprised that my Storm didn't come with a cargo rack, as all the pics and videos I'd seen of them had a rack.
So I ordered one of those too from the dealer in Phoenix, $50, should arrive today.

Weldangrind · 09-12-2019, 10:55 AM

Welcome! I hope your new bike gives you many happy miles.

wedooit · 09-12-2019, 11:24 AM

Thanks for the pixs!!! Nice bike....you will have fun!!

09-11-2019, 10:51 PM	#1
sandog Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: North Eastern Arizona Posts: 41	New Guy in Arizona Hi. I just got a Bashan Storm 250. I had several Harley Davidsons, then bought a KLR 650 a few years ago, and bought my daughter a Yamaha XT250. I commuted with the KLR, and did a few trips with it, but thought it a bit big and heavy for off-road. Sold it 1 1/2 years ago. I remembered how nice and nimble the XT 250 was, so I've been searching, with no luck for a used one. Or a KLX 250, or DR200. I want something light enough that I can load it on a hitch mount carrier on the back of my SUV. I found the Bashan, the guy had it a year, and it was too tall for him (5 foot 6 inches). He only put 240 KM on it. The info on this forum has been very helpful so far, I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions !
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09-12-2019, 12:30 AM	#3
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Welcome to here! I am in the process of moving back to Yuma after a year and a half in the L.A. area. The Storm is a great Chinabike and if you need parts, should have luck with www.brozz250.com The Brozz, the Storm, and a few other bikes are manufactured by Bashan, but sold via several distributors. Jeff at Peace Sports, who sell the Brozz 250, set up the brozz250 site to sell parts for the Brozz (and sells whole bikes--soon to include the Motomax motard-style Bashan). Some, maybe many, parts should interchange. Oh, and Arizona ride related, member Musictrek is setting up a group ride and camp out on November 9 which might be of interest to you. scroll down to the 'Riding' section for details. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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09-12-2019, 01:07 AM	#4
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Welcome aboard and The master culcune has spoken well! Change the oil, and do a valve check....etc. Posting some pix is a plus!!!! __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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09-12-2019, 07:50 AM	#5
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09-12-2019, 10:55 AM	#7
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome! I hope your new bike gives you many happy miles. __________________ 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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09-12-2019, 12:19 AM	#2
95C1500 Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 138	Welcome!
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09-12-2019, 11:24 AM	#8
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Thanks for the pixs!!! Nice bike....you will have fun!! __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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