Intro Bashan250 and RFZ 100

ktigerj · 08-18-2018, 03:41 PM

Hello all. New to the forums. I have two Chinese bike. A 2017 RFZ 100 Dirt Bike and a 2018 Bashan "Storm" 250. I put a new carb on the RFZ and it runs well. The Storm is another story. I've been having problems as of late with the 10A ignition fuse blowing. I'll search/post in a few. I have to get pics of it.

culcune · 08-18-2018, 11:25 PM

Welcome to here!

Have not heard of a similar problem from members with Storms, but I am sure you will find a fix among our community!!

Cravin01 · 08-18-2018, 11:59 PM

I'm a storm owner and really haven't heard of any problem with blown fuses on our bikes , yours could be a isolated case. kinda give us a rundown on how its happening and lets see what the guru's have to say!

First off.. Is the bike new or second hand? has there been any mods done to it that might affect the electrical? how comfortable are you with tearing into this bike? Is the bike still under any type of warranty?

ktigerj · 08-19-2018, 07:53 AM

No mods. I put it together on the 10th of this month. No issues until yesterday. On a ride with my daughter it blew the 10A class fuse but continued to run fine. She fell and I shut off my bike to pick hers up. It wouldn’t restart. Put a new fuse in it, after walking it a few miles, and it started right up. I drove maybe 200 yards and looked at the headlight indicator and it was out. That’s my first tell of a problem. I haven’t been able to trace any wires or do any other testing as of yet.

ktigerj · 08-19-2018, 06:37 PM

Found my issue. The rear brake wires were sitting on the exhaust and had melted and fused. I pulled them apart and put tape around them for now. I’ll have to get some proper insulation for them though. They are very close to the exhaust and will touch again I’m sure.

Cravin01 · 08-19-2018, 08:28 PM

sorry i didn't get back to you I'm finishing a bike project myself and have just about finished up, Glad to hear you tracked it down. what color Storm did you get?

ktigerj · 08-20-2018, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Cravin01

sorry i didn't get back to you I'm finishing a bike project myself and have just about finished up, Glad to hear you tracked it down. what color Storm did you get?

Like yours ... I bought blue. I watched some of your build vids. Thank you for putting them up. I wish they had a "this bolt goes here vid." I ended up at ACE for bolts/nuts/washers etc to put a lot of stuff together.

culcune · 08-20-2018, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ktigerj

Found my issue. The rear brake wires were sitting on the exhaust and had melted and fused. I pulled them apart and put tape around them for now. I’ll have to get some proper insulation for them though. They are very close to the exhaust and will touch again I’m sure.

When I bought my TGB 151cc scooter used a few years back, I test rode it, and everything went fine. I bought it in Phoenix and had to rent a pickup to get it back to Yuma (I guess I COULD have ridden it the 150 miles...) and I had the same issue with fuses for some reason, and the taillight was not working. I played with the light, and could not figure out what I was doing as it kept blowing fuses. I kickstarted it and rode it to the local Honda dealership in Yuma, and the guy found a metal part was bent wrong (my bad, but I couldn't figure out how it was blowing fuses before I tried to fix it); he bent it correctly, without charge, and I was one happy scooter owner.

08-18-2018, 03:41 PM	#1
ktigerj Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: MD Posts: 20	Intro Bashan250 and RFZ 100 Hello all. New to the forums. I have two Chinese bike. A 2017 RFZ 100 Dirt Bike and a 2018 Bashan "Storm" 250. I put a new carb on the RFZ and it runs well. The Storm is another story. I've been having problems as of late with the 10A ignition fuse blowing. I'll search/post in a few. I have to get pics of it.
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08-18-2018, 11:25 PM	#2
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Welcome to here! Have not heard of a similar problem from members with Storms, but I am sure you will find a fix among our community!! __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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08-18-2018, 11:59 PM	#3
Cravin01 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 498	I'm a storm owner and really haven't heard of any problem with blown fuses on our bikes , yours could be a isolated case. kinda give us a rundown on how its happening and lets see what the guru's have to say! First off.. Is the bike new or second hand? has there been any mods done to it that might affect the electrical? how comfortable are you with tearing into this bike? Is the bike still under any type of warranty? __________________ Visit me on YouTube at "Project Next"! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KTCi2GVbfRDv-2XCqHhsg?view_as=subscriber 2017 Bashan Storm Keihen PZ30 Pumper Carb,115 main jet,35 pilot jet, gutted factory exhaust, Sambo Digital Speedometer,LED blinkers, H4 headlight,D.I.D X-ring chain 428,17/42 sprockets,UNI cone filter.
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08-19-2018, 08:28 PM	#6
Cravin01 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 498	sorry i didn't get back to you I'm finishing a bike project myself and have just about finished up, Glad to hear you tracked it down. what color Storm did you get? __________________ Visit me on YouTube at "Project Next"! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KTCi2GVbfRDv-2XCqHhsg?view_as=subscriber 2017 Bashan Storm Keihen PZ30 Pumper Carb,115 main jet,35 pilot jet, gutted factory exhaust, Sambo Digital Speedometer,LED blinkers, H4 headlight,D.I.D X-ring chain 428,17/42 sprockets,UNI cone filter.
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08-19-2018, 07:53 AM	#4
ktigerj Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: MD Posts: 20	No mods. I put it together on the 10th of this month. No issues until yesterday. On a ride with my daughter it blew the 10A class fuse but continued to run fine. She fell and I shut off my bike to pick hers up. It wouldn’t restart. Put a new fuse in it, after walking it a few miles, and it started right up. I drove maybe 200 yards and looked at the headlight indicator and it was out. That’s my first tell of a problem. I haven’t been able to trace any wires or do any other testing as of yet.
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08-19-2018, 06:37 PM	#5
ktigerj Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: MD Posts: 20	Found my issue. The rear brake wires were sitting on the exhaust and had melted and fused. I pulled them apart and put tape around them for now. I’ll have to get some proper insulation for them though. They are very close to the exhaust and will touch again I’m sure.
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