Howdy from Houston

CC-John · 07-17-2024, 06:24 PM

Howdy y'all!

I stumbled across this place after searching for more info on ChiCom motorcycles after watching a on a YouTube channel I follow. Been having an itch for a while to get back into dual sport type bikes for a couple years, but the sticker shock of anything from the big 4, and clean used bike prices put a quick damper on that itch.

Then after watching that video, I started giving the ChiCom bikes a closer look and definitely am impressed with the bang for the buck I'm seeing. I'm no stranger to dual sports, grew up with a slew of Honda XL's (70, 100, 250, 500) from the mid 70's thru the mid 80's.

I think I've narrowed my choice down to the Templar 250 X for building a sweet neighborhood scoot for running errands on or occasionally loading it on a hitch carrier to haul it north of Houston to ride the trails in the National Forest.

Already have a short list of mods from lurking around here for the past few days. Since this bike will be a 70/30 pavement pounder I'm planning on fitting it with a set of Shinko 705's, and either a 40 or a 42 tooth rear sprocket installed during the build. In addition, it will get the carb rejetted, cat delete, and a full teardown and build with no fastener left untouched, untorqued or un Loctited, along with all factory fluids getting replaced.

Gotta get my finances settled after dealing with a few house repairs after the little storm we just had blow through, but hope to be able to place an order in a month or two. Then the fun begins!

Damn! Didn't mean to write a novel for a first post.

07-17-2024, 06:24 PM	#1
CC-John Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 47	Howdy from Houston Howdy y'all! I stumbled across this place after searching for more info on ChiCom motorcycles after watching a on a YouTube channel I follow. Been having an itch for a while to get back into dual sport type bikes for a couple years, but the sticker shock of anything from the big 4, and clean used bike prices put a quick damper on that itch. Then after watching that video, I started giving the ChiCom bikes a closer look and definitely am impressed with the bang for the buck I'm seeing. I'm no stranger to dual sports, grew up with a slew of Honda XL's (70, 100, 250, 500) from the mid 70's thru the mid 80's. I think I've narrowed my choice down to the Templar 250 X for building a sweet neighborhood scoot for running errands on or occasionally loading it on a hitch carrier to haul it north of Houston to ride the trails in the National Forest. Already have a short list of mods from lurking around here for the past few days. Since this bike will be a 70/30 pavement pounder I'm planning on fitting it with a set of Shinko 705's, and either a 40 or a 42 tooth rear sprocket installed during the build. In addition, it will get the carb rejetted, cat delete, and a full teardown and build with no fastener left untouched, untorqued or un Loctited, along with all factory fluids getting replaced. Gotta get my finances settled after dealing with a few house repairs after the little storm we just had blow through, but hope to be able to place an order in a month or two. Then the fun begins! Damn! Didn't mean to write a novel for a first post. __________________ CC-John "I void warranties" 2024 Templar 250 X 2018 Nissan Frontier (work truck) 2006 Ford F-150 Crew cab (play truck) 1973 Century Resorter 16 (Floating Muscle Car)
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