New Bashan DB08-250

Ogre81 · 08-07-2014, 10:28 PM

Well here she is in all her orange glory. It smells just like Harbor Freight. I did not have much time today so more to follow over the weekend.

culcune · 08-07-2014, 10:48 PM

Orange bikes = faster bike!! (huh, spud

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SpudRider · 08-08-2014, 12:10 AM

We love to see photos of the bike in the crate.

That's a beautiful orange, which is indeed, the fastest color.

Dave_D · 08-08-2014, 12:59 AM

Looks great. Can't wait to see the build

Dave

Weldangrind · 08-08-2014, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ogre81

It smells just like Harbor Freight.

That made me laugh out loud.

I can identify with that smell.

SpudRider · 08-08-2014, 01:34 AM

I love that smell!

dossbag · 08-08-2014, 04:53 AM

Awesome dude... Any instructions? Can't wait to see your progress and hear your thoughts.
My people called me yesterday and offered to send me a new tank fairing, and new gas cap and a new pipe header. I was very pleased with the service. No quibbles at all.
Orange looks good.... too many black bikes out there anyway

katoranger · 08-08-2014, 09:02 AM

That smell is all too familiar. Looking forward to a harbor freight visit later today.

I love the orange.

Weldangrind · 08-08-2014, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dossbag

My people called me yesterday and offered to send me a new tank fairing, and new gas cap and a new pipe header. I was very pleased with the service. No quibbles at all.

Awesome news! Glad to hear they stepped up.

SpudRider · 08-08-2014, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dossbag

...My people called me yesterday and offered to send me a new tank fairing, and new gas cap and a new pipe header. I was very pleased with the service. No quibbles at all...

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Awesome news! Glad to hear they stepped up.

X2.

Ogre81 · 08-08-2014, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dossbag

Awesome dude... Any instructions? Can't wait to see your progress and hear your thoughts.
My people called me yesterday and offered to send me a new tank fairing, and new gas cap and a new pipe header. I was very pleased with the service. No quibbles at all.
Orange looks good.... too many black bikes out there anyway

No instructions with mine either I'll just make mine like like yours and it will be OK. Is the header pipe going to be without the catalyst egg?

culcune · 08-08-2014, 08:29 PM

These bikes look overwhelming when you first look at them out of the crate, but once it goes together, you think to yourself--"I could do it again for a friend, no problem!"

Remember--do not squeeze your brakes (I think they may have a little wedge holding them open (your rear wheel might be already attached, like my TMEC was, so you only have to worry about the front...)

Also, once it is together, DO NOT start the bike up...change the oily-stuff first. You might be able to use it on your salad, but it has no place in a bike's engine other than shipping. My TMEC specifies a liter of oil, but your engine might be a quart--it should be mentioned somewhere on one of the information plates attached to your swingarm or near the neck of the frame (also, what weight of oil).

Other things will come to me, once you are building it and posting, so I will offer more advice and suggestions, but dossbag will be your greatest source since he already put one of them together!

dossbag · 08-08-2014, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ogre81

No instructions with mine either I'll just make mine like like yours and it will be OK. Is the header pipe going to be without the catalyst egg?

I doubt the header will be any different, I asked if I had to send anything back, they so no.. the pics were good and they don't need them, which means I'm free to experiment with the grinder / welder.. a little "weldandgrind" of my own hehe

I changed the oil out pretty quickly. Instead of pulling the nut right away, I popped the filter nut and cleaned some fillings out, then did the main drain plug. I put 20-50 Syn Mobil 1 V twin.. Cos I had some lying around. It's "reasonably" clean still after 500km.. Although my speedo quit again tonight! grrr..

dossbag · 08-09-2014, 08:50 PM

*Pulls up a chair* I think I need some popcorn...

Suspense is killing me!!

Is it ready yet... is it ready yet

Ogre81 · 08-10-2014, 11:07 AM

Not yet I'm out of commission with a nasty sinus infection. Trust me its all I can think about but if I rest I'm only sick for a few days if I work I'm sick for a week. It's fluids,rest and antibiotics for me right now.

08-07-2014, 10:28 PM	#1
Ogre81 Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 44	New Bashan DB08-250 Well here she is in all her orange glory. It smells just like Harbor Freight. I did not have much time today so more to follow over the weekend. Last edited by Ogre81; 07-01-2015 at 09:07 PM.
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08-07-2014, 10:48 PM	#2
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Orange bikes = faster bike!! (huh, spud ) __________________ "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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08-08-2014, 12:10 AM	#3
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	We love to see photos of the bike in the crate. That's a beautiful orange, which is indeed, the fastest color. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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08-08-2014, 01:34 AM	#6
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I love that smell! __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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08-08-2014, 04:53 AM	#7
dossbag Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 162	Awesome dude... Any instructions? Can't wait to see your progress and hear your thoughts. My people called me yesterday and offered to send me a new tank fairing, and new gas cap and a new pipe header. I was very pleased with the service. No quibbles at all. Orange looks good.... too many black bikes out there anyway __________________ 2014 Bashan Storm 250 Enduro 1998 Harley Davidson Fat Boy 1993 Suzuki GSX600F - Rebuilt 1995 Harley Davidson Chopper build from ground up. 1983 Yamaha XJ900 REBUILT! 1971 Triumph Daytona 500 - Restored 1987 Yamaha FJ1200
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08-08-2014, 12:59 AM	#4
Dave_D Join Date: May 2014 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 264	Looks great. Can't wait to see the build Dave
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08-08-2014, 09:02 AM	#8
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	That smell is all too familiar. Looking forward to a harbor freight visit later today. I love the orange. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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08-08-2014, 08:29 PM	#12
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	These bikes look overwhelming when you first look at them out of the crate, but once it goes together, you think to yourself--"I could do it again for a friend, no problem!" Remember--do not squeeze your brakes (I think they may have a little wedge holding them open (your rear wheel might be already attached, like my TMEC was, so you only have to worry about the front...) Also, once it is together, DO NOT start the bike up...change the oily-stuff first. You might be able to use it on your salad, but it has no place in a bike's engine other than shipping. My TMEC specifies a liter of oil, but your engine might be a quart--it should be mentioned somewhere on one of the information plates attached to your swingarm or near the neck of the frame (also, what weight of oil). Other things will come to me, once you are building it and posting, so I will offer more advice and suggestions, but dossbag will be your greatest source since he already put one of them together! __________________ "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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08-09-2014, 08:50 PM	#14
dossbag Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 162	Pulls up a chair I think I need some popcorn... Suspense is killing me!! Is it ready yet... is it ready yet __________________ 2014 Bashan Storm 250 Enduro 1998 Harley Davidson Fat Boy 1993 Suzuki GSX600F - Rebuilt 1995 Harley Davidson Chopper build from ground up. 1983 Yamaha XJ900 REBUILT! 1971 Triumph Daytona 500 - Restored 1987 Yamaha FJ1200
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08-10-2014, 11:07 AM	#15
Ogre81 Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 44	Not yet I'm out of commission with a nasty sinus infection. Trust me its all I can think about but if I rest I'm only sick for a few days if I work I'm sick for a week. It's fluids,rest and antibiotics for me right now.
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