Finaly got my Roketa! - Page 2

mdsuave13 · 03-01-2007, 11:01 PM

indeed... i love seeing peoples new pride and joy...

zacstewart · 03-02-2007, 12:24 AM

http://www.chinariders.net/gallery2/...g2_itemId=3144 !!!! More to come tomorrow. The weather wasn't nice today so I didn't take any. I have it put together now except I want to loctite everything now that I know I have it together right.

I changed the oil, filled the gas, let it sit for a while to settle any debris in the tank and then drained about a cup out of the fuel line. She started up fine and ran great. It wouldn't idle at first but it did fine after it warmed up. I'm sure it will take some adjustment, but it runs and that's the important part!

One thing I am having trouble with is the front break caliper. It is pressurized, making it impossible to mount onto the break disk. I had to take the caliper off to get the wheel in place. Does anyone know how I relax the break pads?

hawkijustin · 03-02-2007, 08:59 AM

What size socket did your bike come with?

cycleway4 · 03-02-2007, 09:29 AM

hawk.....I received this same model bike about a month ago...

mine had a 17 front.........46 rear

BikerDave · 03-02-2007, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zacstewart

http://www.chinariders.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3144 !!!! More to come tomorrow. The weather wasn't nice today so I didn't take any. I have it put together now except I want to loctite everything now that I know I have it together right.

I changed the oil, filled the gas, let it sit for a while to settle any debris in the tank and then drained about a cup out of the fuel line. She started up fine and ran great. It wouldn't idle at first but it did fine after it warmed up. I'm sure it will take some adjustment, but it runs and that's the important part!

One thing I am having trouble with is the front break caliper. It is pressurized, making it impossible to mount onto the break disk. I had to take the caliper off to get the wheel in place. Does anyone know how I relax the break pads?

Try holding the brake lever in while you crack open the bleeder valve on the caliper. That should release the pressure....also make sure the reservoir is not overfilled.

zacstewart · 03-03-2007, 12:35 AM

I got it. It was just because I had squeezed the break before mounting the caliper. I just slid a putty knife in between the pads and slowly bushed the piston back into the caliper enough to get it on the disk.

BUUT, more excitingly, I finnished loctiting everything and took it for a spin. It was awesome. I've actually only road a dirtbike for about 30 minutes total in my entire life, and I'm tiny (5', 100lbs) so I'm not quite comfortable with "tearing it up," so to speak, in the mud but I did ride it around my property a good bit. Yesterday we got torrential rains so it was really slick and you could feel it slipping around on the slightest turn.

I can't wait for tomorrow!

mdsuave13 · 03-03-2007, 01:48 AM

awesome man, im glad you enjoyed it so far!!! i cant wait to get my paperwork in order, my helmet to come in from order, and some of my other parts to come in so i can start modding my bike...

have fun and just be safe!

zacstewart · 03-03-2007, 02:31 AM

Hell yeah. I'm getting my girlfriends old helmet tomorrow, waiting on my MSO still and planning to start my moding out with adding a trunk.

I'm going to cut some of the steel that it came packed in to make a sort of mounting bracket to attach a big ammo box to the rack.

ambassador · 03-03-2007, 10:57 AM

Zach,
I see your from the South, are you going to carry ammo in that box??? J/k...

madmaximum · 03-03-2007, 11:04 AM

I see from your pictures that your bike doesn't have the inverted forks, & the rear footpegs are different that mine. What year is stamped on your steering stem?

zacstewart · 03-03-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ambassador

Zach,
I see your from the South, are you going to carry ammo in that box??? J/k...

Ha. Yeah right. I may live in the south, but I'm far from the shotgun totin', beer drinkin', deer blastin', wife beatin', Dale Earnhardt Jr. Worshipin' regulars

. I'm just a traveler, and I expect to go on trips with this bike, so I need some cargo space.

And Madmaximum, I'll check it next time I go outside to be sure, but I'm guessing you have the DB-07A. This is just the DB-07.

ambassador · 03-03-2007, 01:48 PM

Zach,
My folks live in Cummings GA, how far away is that from you?

mdsuave13 · 03-03-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ambassador

Zach,
I see your from the South, are you going to carry ammo in that box??? J/k...

i'm still working on trying to get a gun rack on mine

zacstewart · 03-04-2007, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ambassador

Zach,
My folks live in Cummings GA, how far away is that from you?

Ha! Cumming is my hood. I love about 20 miles North in Dahlonega, but all my friends are in Cumming and that's where I spend most of my time.

ambassador · 03-04-2007, 10:10 AM

Hey Zach,
I hed up there about twice a year, maybe next time I'll bring my bike and look you up...

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03-03-2007, 01:48 AM	#22
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	awesome man, im glad you enjoyed it so far!!! i cant wait to get my paperwork in order, my helmet to come in from order, and some of my other parts to come in so i can start modding my bike... have fun and just be safe! __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-02-2007, 12:24 AM	#17
zacstewart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 50	http://www.chinariders.net/gallery2/...g2_itemId=3144 !!!! More to come tomorrow. The weather wasn't nice today so I didn't take any. I have it put together now except I want to loctite everything now that I know I have it together right. I changed the oil, filled the gas, let it sit for a while to settle any debris in the tank and then drained about a cup out of the fuel line. She started up fine and ran great. It wouldn't idle at first but it did fine after it warmed up. I'm sure it will take some adjustment, but it runs and that's the important part! One thing I am having trouble with is the front break caliper. It is pressurized, making it impossible to mount onto the break disk. I had to take the caliper off to get the wheel in place. Does anyone know how I relax the break pads?
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03-02-2007, 08:59 AM	#18
hawkijustin Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newton, Iowa Posts: 21	What size socket did your bike come with?
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03-03-2007, 12:35 AM	#21
zacstewart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 50	I got it. It was just because I had squeezed the break before mounting the caliper. I just slid a putty knife in between the pads and slowly bushed the piston back into the caliper enough to get it on the disk. BUUT, more excitingly, I finnished loctiting everything and took it for a spin. It was awesome. I've actually only road a dirtbike for about 30 minutes total in my entire life, and I'm tiny (5', 100lbs) so I'm not quite comfortable with "tearing it up," so to speak, in the mud but I did ride it around my property a good bit. Yesterday we got torrential rains so it was really slick and you could feel it slipping around on the slightest turn. I can't wait for tomorrow!
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03-03-2007, 02:31 AM	#23
zacstewart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 50	Hell yeah. I'm getting my girlfriends old helmet tomorrow, waiting on my MSO still and planning to start my moding out with adding a trunk. I'm going to cut some of the steel that it came packed in to make a sort of mounting bracket to attach a big ammo box to the rack.
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03-03-2007, 10:57 AM	#24
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Zach, I see your from the South, are you going to carry ammo in that box??? J/k...
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03-03-2007, 11:04 AM	#25
madmaximum Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central PA Posts: 284	I see from your pictures that your bike doesn't have the inverted forks, & the rear footpegs are different that mine. What year is stamped on your steering stem?
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03-03-2007, 01:48 PM	#27
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Zach, My folks live in Cummings GA, how far away is that from you?
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03-04-2007, 10:10 AM	#30
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Hey Zach, I hed up there about twice a year, maybe next time I'll bring my bike and look you up...
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