Hello from Central VA

Sdmetzger · 10-23-2024, 07:02 AM

Hello from Kent’s Store, VA. I just received and assembled my new Templar X from Powersportsmax. I have owned many bikes in the past, but now as a “mature” gentleman, I just wanted something to putter around and explore the back roads and countryside of beautiful Virginia.

I had been looking for a lightly used TW200 since that seemed to be a bulletproof, simple toy, but owners ask ridiculous prices for decent examples. I figured I would try the whole China Bike thing for half to a third of what a TW would have cost. I don’t mind wrenching a bit.

Powersportsmax was very easy to deal with and has been very responsive. I received my crate about 8 days after ordering and it was very banged up. I almost refused acceptance, but against my initial judgement I took it. The shipping frame absorbed most of the punishment and the only meaningful damage was light cosmetic stuff and Powersportsmax has offered to replace any broken pieces.

On assembly, I tidied up the really cheesy things (like the amateurish wiring for lights and such), and loctited many bolts, but overall have been impressed by what you get for the money. The only real debug I had to do was to fix a fuel line that had been pinched in the bundle of wiring of stuff right near the carb. On initial startup it would run for about a minute before quitting, since the line was not fully blocked, but lightly pinched. Since then it has run fine and I am having fun with it.

I am very glad for this forum, since it gave me the confidence to leap into this project prior to purchasing this thing, and helped set expectations for what I would be getting, preparing me to do some cleanup and prep to get it right.

10-23-2024, 07:02 AM	#1
Sdmetzger Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 3	Hello from Central VA Hello from Kent’s Store, VA. I just received and assembled my new Templar X from Powersportsmax. I have owned many bikes in the past, but now as a “mature” gentleman, I just wanted something to putter around and explore the back roads and countryside of beautiful Virginia. I had been looking for a lightly used TW200 since that seemed to be a bulletproof, simple toy, but owners ask ridiculous prices for decent examples. I figured I would try the whole China Bike thing for half to a third of what a TW would have cost. I don’t mind wrenching a bit. Powersportsmax was very easy to deal with and has been very responsive. I received my crate about 8 days after ordering and it was very banged up. I almost refused acceptance, but against my initial judgement I took it. The shipping frame absorbed most of the punishment and the only meaningful damage was light cosmetic stuff and Powersportsmax has offered to replace any broken pieces. On assembly, I tidied up the really cheesy things (like the amateurish wiring for lights and such), and loctited many bolts, but overall have been impressed by what you get for the money. The only real debug I had to do was to fix a fuel line that had been pinched in the bundle of wiring of stuff right near the carb. On initial startup it would run for about a minute before quitting, since the line was not fully blocked, but lightly pinched. Since then it has run fine and I am having fun with it. I am very glad for this forum, since it gave me the confidence to leap into this project prior to purchasing this thing, and helped set expectations for what I would be getting, preparing me to do some cleanup and prep to get it right.
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