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Forum: Street 02-09-2025, 01:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,487
Posted By ChopperCharles
FYI, if you're lamenting the dim gauge lights...

FYI, if you're lamenting the dim gauge lights there is a solution. The turn signal, high beam, and neutral lights can be replaced with high power LED T5 bulbs. I used these:...
Forum: Street 01-29-2025, 11:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,487
Posted By ChopperCharles
The problem with this approach is that the...

The problem with this approach is that the temperature sensor is not linear, it's logarithmic. So at some temperatures the amount of resistor you dial in will have almost no effect, and at some...
Forum: Street 12-14-2024, 09:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,263
Posted By ChopperCharles
I just got one a couple days ago, and today I...

I just got one a couple days ago, and today I took it for the first long ride. Blasted cold here right now, but I had to ride.

The engine is a gem. The bike has so much character, it pulls like a...
Forum: Street 12-10-2024, 12:09 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,487
Posted By ChopperCharles
So a 2022 model just came home with me. For $1700...

So a 2022 model just came home with me. For $1700 and under 400 miles on the clock I just couldn’t pass it up.

https://advrider.com/f/attachments/img_4057-jpeg.6504509/
Forum: Adventure Bikes 09-27-2024, 03:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,455
Posted By ChopperCharles
What are the chances the RX3S ECU works on the SG400? Both have TC380 motors...

Thoughts? I'd love to have an ecu that wasn't purposefully tuned to have a flat spot right at cruising speed. Can't find an RE3 ECU anywhere but I can find an RX3S ECU on Aliexpress.

Charlie.
Forum: Street 09-25-2024, 10:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,411
Posted By ChopperCharles
Okay that's news to me. I have a Brazilian friend...

Okay that's news to me. I have a Brazilian friend I need to get in touch with...

Charlie.
Forum: Adventure Bikes 09-25-2024, 10:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,570
Posted By ChopperCharles
Over 10k on it now and still loving it. It's my...

Over 10k on it now and still loving it. It's my go-to bike these days.

Charlie.
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 09-20-2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 34,686
Posted By ChopperCharles
No, that wasn't correct btw. It was the slow tach...

No, that wasn't correct btw. It was the slow tach response that threw me off.

Charles.
Forum: Adventure Bikes 09-20-2024, 01:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,180
Posted By ChopperCharles
What are the chances an RX3S ECU will work in my SG400?

Looking to get rid of the flat spot at cruising speeds. Easiest way to do that for Benelli was to buy an ECU that wasn't modified for CARB/EPA requirements. Finding an RE3 ECU on aliexpress is...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-25-2024, 05:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,129
Posted By ChopperCharles
Just FYI for anyone finding this thread so many...

Just FYI for anyone finding this thread so many years later, the XF250's motor is a clone of the Suzuki TU250 motor. It's light-years more modern than the TT250/Apollo/Hawk mill, and the TU250 was...
Forum: Zongshen RX3 03-28-2024, 03:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 8,135
Posted By ChopperCharles
Good riddance. That bike brought the rest of CSCs...

Good riddance. That bike brought the rest of CSCs offerings down. The fit, finish, and reliability was miles below the rest of CSCs bikes. It was old chinese tech with poor metallurgy. The bike had...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 03-22-2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,071
Posted By ChopperCharles
Maybe? Japanese bikes were made for performance,...

Maybe? Japanese bikes were made for performance, and they used higher quality materials than the manufacturer does in the TT250 and SG250. Better metallurgy out of Japan for sure.

The big thing...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 02-10-2024, 09:14 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,321
Posted By ChopperCharles
Perhaps it's shock preload that makes the...

Perhaps it's shock preload that makes the difference?
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 02-06-2024, 06:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,321
Posted By ChopperCharles
Because of physics. When the rubber is on the...

Because of physics. When the rubber is on the backside, when it hits the ground it deforms away from the stand, and ideally kicks the stand up before the metal bits touch down. If it was in front of...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 02-06-2024, 06:49 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,321
Posted By ChopperCharles
That rubber bit is a safety device. It's there...

That rubber bit is a safety device. It's there for when you forget to put the stand up. The rubber hits the ground before the metal, with the intent that the rubber hitting the pavement while moving...
Forum: Reviews 12-28-2023, 01:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 15,900
Posted By ChopperCharles
How many actual CC? What does this have over the...

How many actual CC? What does this have over the modern 250cc X-Pro DLX fuel injected bikes?
Forum: Other Brands 12-28-2023, 12:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,961
Posted By ChopperCharles
The RE650 is de-tuned for European licensing. A...

The RE650 is de-tuned for European licensing. A replacement cam, valve spring shims, and ECU tune gets you an extra 10 horsepower. Exhaust and air filter are good for another 7-10. It's mad detuned...
Forum: Zongshen RX4 12-15-2023, 12:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,440
Posted By ChopperCharles
Sooo... why not just put a smaller nut on it?...

Sooo... why not just put a smaller nut on it? Lose the nylock, go with a regular flange nut, and locktite it.

Charles.
Forum: Street 12-12-2023, 04:59 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,894
Posted By ChopperCharles
Keeway distributing Benelli now, and the Imperiale makes it to US shores!

https://ridermagazine.com/2023/12/01/benelli-motorcycles-now-distributed-in-north-america-by-keeway-group/

Press release: We are thrilled, yes, thrilled, to announce a momentous first in the...
Forum: Street 11-30-2023, 01:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,345
Posted By ChopperCharles
Actually I talked to CSC yesterday. They said the...

Actually I talked to CSC yesterday. They said the sg400 will come back with a new 401cc engine in 2025, and they’ll be offering the scrambler too. They said it has to go through CARB so it will...
Forum: Street 11-30-2023, 01:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,345
Posted By ChopperCharles
So... no more RX3 it seems… but a new SG400 is on the way!

CSC only has 2022 models of the RX3 in stock. There was never any 2023 stock. So, looks like that model is discontinued (and good riddance). But the SG400 has disappeared from their website. I...
Forum: Street 11-19-2023, 11:22 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,350
Posted By ChopperCharles
Zongshen RE3 / CSC SG400 parts?

I can get pretty much anything for my Benellis, but I can't find parts for the Zongshen ZS400 RE3, sold as the SG400 here in the states. I'm looking for a Chinese-spec ECU to see if it might have a...
Forum: Adventure Bikes 11-15-2023, 08:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,570
Posted By ChopperCharles
Trk502

I bought a TRK502 back in August 2023, and I couldn't be happier with it. Unlike all of my other bikes, I've done a few modifications to it, but it's brilliant just how it is. I've added lights,...
Forum: Adventure Bikes 11-14-2023, 08:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 8,333
Posted By ChopperCharles
That's interesting. SSR is supposed to be the...

That's interesting. SSR is supposed to be the sole distributor of QJMotors bikes in the US. Market pollution is one of the big problems with Chinese bikes historically, and it appears that will...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 11-09-2023, 04:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,325
Posted By ChopperCharles
Waiting with baited breath for the results!

Waiting with baited breath for the results!
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