That looks like a great idea! I was thinking of a zerk in the middle of the swingarm. My mistake.....

This thread brings me so much joy!

I've got one dismantled at home

CSC sent me a replacement cap to install so after I did that I dismantled the original one to find the o-ring with a section that was pinched off during the installation. I plan to rebuild it with a new better o-ring to keep as a spare.

Awesome news! A screwed up o-ring was what I was hoping to find. I'm glad though that CSC backed you up with a new part. Great service.
I have a ton of O-rings so I'm hoping I have the right one in stock....

I'm 90% sure I have the right size in a basic butyl rubber o-ring, but I'd like to replace it with something a little more robust and less prone to pinching.

That sounds like all the qualities of a really good beer! ;-)

Whaddaya know, I've thought the same thing about one or two of my kids! ;) :hehe:

Forks
 

Good morning fellow China Riders.

As kohburn and I discussed yesterday, I decided to open up the right fork and go in after that o-ring. All was going well and I was taking pics as I was moving along....until I got the cap off, the fat rubber washer removed and placed it in the vise. BTW, the cap is held in place by the usual double-nut setup.

On a side note, it is kinda cool how that little screw/rod works, once I got it in my sights (see pic on workbench with needed supplies on hand). I can tell you that the little screw head is "in place" in the cap and the rod threads into it, via a slot and flat blade type of joint. The tricky part is when you're screwing that rod back into the cap....to line up the blade with the slot and finish threading it in. If the screw isn't turning as you turn the rod, they aren't mated together. Keep that in mind.

As you can see, the inner piece of that cap has been thread locked with something akin to red locktite. I had a long wrench on it trying to coerce it back and forth but to no avail. I didn't want to destroy it or spin off the aluminum head of the thing. I was aware that something like this may occur from a post I had read on advrider but I was hoping for a work-around.

In the meantime, I've emailed Ryan with a pic and am hoping for a warranty replacement for it....before I take a torch to this one and try to bust it lose. We'll see. I just didn't want to go after this with a torch yet until I had a backup.

Carbs
 

Not like dual carbs...(yet)...but like the Mikuni vs the Keihin clone PZ.

I got the Mikuni last night and already had the jets on hand from Jets-R-Us (they always ship to me blisteringly fast).

I unboxed the Mikuni and it was the usual, nicely done carb that I've received in the past. I installed the jetting I'm starting with (25/110) and set the screw at an even two turns out just for reference....then mounted it on the TT.

I don't have comparison pics because..well..I blew it....but I have to give another "hats off" to Zongshen for the PZ carb they are using on the TT250. Compared to the POS sealed up PZ that came on my Rhino (it looked like a sandcasting from a 5 year old, gone bad), this PZ carb seems a really nice piece. So....that being said, unless you want all matching carbs on your Hondoids for jet swapping...and especially if you do the cheap PZ rebuild kit that has the real mixture screw like rojo linked for us....I really don't see any reason to spend the 30.00 to swap it out, if you have the right jetting for your mods/elevation. Really.

I'm going to keep the PZ as a backup and stuff one of those rebuild kits with the screw in it.

[Q UOTE=kohburn;225436]I'm 90% sure I have the right size in a basic butyl rubber o-ring, but I'd like to replace it with something a little more robust and less prone to pinching.[/QUOTE]

sounds like a friend's critique of the population in the Florida Keys, specifically Key West!
(for you straight east coast and midwest types, think Province Town Mass or San Francisco :)

Nice work 2LZ, hopefully they will replace it for you. I had a slight drop of oil on the top of my right fork when I first got it, however after I wiped it off I have not seen any oil come out since. Hoping mine hold up OK.

why the inline filter? Did you remove the filter in the gas tank?

Well I seem to have dodged the weeping o'ring problem on my tt250, but alas, something seems to be wrong deeper inside my front forks, almost feels/sounds like something has gone adrift in there..:( Hopefully its something simple but i'm afraid 'hope' in this case may be unrequited :(

The bike came with an inline filter....that broke apart and leaked with about 10 miles on it. I just replaced it and the cheap fuel line with "known good" since I had to remove it.

Did not remove the tank filter.

my inline filter was NOT completely set/secured into the gas lines on both ends- came loose the first curb I climbed getting into a driveway. fortunately for me, the engine was not yet fully hot, and the gas managed to miss anything electrically live. :(

anyway, something that bares inspection immediately upon un-crating your bikes.