New paladin thoughts

tnhomestead · 04-02-2025, 08:20 PM

Okay, got it home and put together, kindof!
So far things I noticed.
It's bigger and heavier than I expected, some help unloading and unboxing would have made life easier!
Only needed front tire put on, handlebars and battery.
Started instantly on first try.

Oh don't lose the battery nuts or your up that famous creek!

Getting it out of the box was the worst part. Frame had taken a forklift hit and a bunch of nuts wouldn't come loose. Angle grinder to the rescue!

Needs a good grease job!
One turn indicator not working, so will have to look into that this weekend.

So far I am very pleased with the purchase. Waiting on chain lube and some free time to grease it up, check rear axle and maybe hopefully get it plated.

LightSmith88 · 04-02-2025, 09:10 PM

You'll enjoy it. Make sure you read the resource thread as you put it together. Some key things that you are going to want to do along the way. It's all on there. Welcome to Team Paladin!

OldGuy · Yesterday, 08:11 AM

Congrats on the purchase! The resource thread has grown quite long and does cover various topics. Someone industrious could extract the assembly stuff & not confuse it with all of the mods. As I noted in my Ride Report on MMM, the bike proved incredibly capable - and that with changing to a 15T countershaft & Shinko trials tires. Enjoy your new toy!

04-02-2025, 08:20 PM	#1
tnhomestead Join Date: Feb 2025 Posts: 11	New paladin thoughts Okay, got it home and put together, kindof! So far things I noticed. It's bigger and heavier than I expected, some help unloading and unboxing would have made life easier! Only needed front tire put on, handlebars and battery. Started instantly on first try. Oh don't lose the battery nuts or your up that famous creek! Getting it out of the box was the worst part. Frame had taken a forklift hit and a bunch of nuts wouldn't come loose. Angle grinder to the rescue! Needs a good grease job! One turn indicator not working, so will have to look into that this weekend. So far I am very pleased with the purchase. Waiting on chain lube and some free time to grease it up, check rear axle and maybe hopefully get it plated.
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04-02-2025, 09:10 PM	#2
LightSmith88 Join Date: Dec 2024 Location: Washington state Posts: 227	You'll enjoy it. Make sure you read the resource thread as you put it together. Some key things that you are going to want to do along the way. It's all on there. Welcome to Team Paladin! __________________ *"It took most of my life to realize that almost everything is none of my business."* Build...Ride...Break...Repeat...
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Yesterday, 08:11 AM	#3
OldGuy Join Date: Nov 2024 Posts: 121	Congrats on the purchase! The resource thread has grown quite long and does cover various topics. Someone industrious could extract the assembly stuff & not confuse it with all of the mods. As I noted in my Ride Report on MMM, the bike proved incredibly capable - and that with changing to a 15T countershaft & Shinko trials tires. Enjoy your new toy!
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