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Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Upstate SC
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I bought one of those JFG full exhausts which didn't work out at all, probably made for a Hawk. Anyway I used the muffler from that AND bought a steel baffle insert. It went the other way. I swear it got louder. I put the stock muffler back on. At some point I will do a more proper job of the adapter I made for the muffler to fit by actually welding it and put the JFG muffler back on. I just kind of like the looks I guess.
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Join Date: May 2024
Location: Florida
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Yes, it will bolt right in. You can also just buy the head and cylinder for a couple hundred dollars less. |
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 2,560
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The 4 valve airhead is tempting. But NC300 (297cc, liquid cooled) would control the heat better on slow trails and hot Summer days. We do have a place to mount the radiators on the Temp X.
There is also the ZS174MN-3, which is not a 300cc engine like they call it. It is a 280cc balanced shaft 5 speed. AJ1 and AliExpress both sell them. But it does have the liquid jacket. Pretty good deal from AJ1 motors. They claim 25hp. https://aj1moto.com/products/zongshen-cbs300-engine
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-2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it Last edited by Thumper; 07-23-2024 at 10:04 AM. |
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Join Date: May 2024
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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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I've read through this entire thread twice, taking notes for when I order a Templar X in a few weeks.
Figured I'd ask the brain trust here if anyone has insured a Templar with State Farm for street use. I went through an ordeal with them insuring a street legal golf cart about 10 years ago because it wasn't one of the "recognized" brands. I figured if someone here has insured a Templar with SF, it will be in their system and getting one insured should be relatively painless.
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Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: SW Missouri
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 2,560
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Geico insured my two Templar Xs and my son's new Templar X. Can't do it online (not in the system), but they took the info from me through an agent by phone. I had a Suzuki Bandit on an existing policy, which may have helped. But as Auussie sez, he was successful with another underwriter. I just got liability (financial responsibility), and it has never cost me more than $40/year. No $hit.
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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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Luckily, I've had the same State Farm agent for over 35 years and have everything insured with them (house, trucks, boat, RV, and IRA's). Will probably end up making a trip over to their office after getting the bike and paperwork, and walk them through it like I did with that golf cart. I've shopped insurance many times over the years, but State Farm's multi-line discounts are hard to beat, and I hate having to deal with multiple insurance companies. When I have a question, I only want to have to call one person and not have to remember who's insuring what. The golf cart I had insured with them had full coverage up to the same limits as my auto policy (500,000 liability) for just under $100 a year.
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#1795 |
Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: Central FL
Posts: 23
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Hi.
I've started to notice my rear wheel "lock" up while riding sometimes. I thought it was the shitty stock chain but even with a brand new high quality chain it's doing it. It doesn't completely lock up and I don't know how to really explain it. It feels like what is assume a small rock getting between the chain and sprocket would feel like, or a hard spot on the chain. A second of two of hard resistance before it clears up. It clears up after a second or so but last ride it happened multiple times and I really want to figure out what is wrong before it gets any worse. |
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Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: Central Arizona
Posts: 57
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Check your wheel bearings perhaps? Mine didn't come with a lot of grease on them from the factory. |
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Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: Central FL
Posts: 23
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I will check them again today. When I first got the bike I took apart both front and rear and caked them in marine grease. At 1000 miles I did it again, but there was plenty of grease left and it wasn't too dirty so I figured I could go longer between checking them. I'm at 2500 miles now. Maybe my rear axle is too tight, or maybe I had a bad bearing from the factory? It's done this since I got it out of the crate. I thought it was something that might just need to be "broken in" but obviously not. |
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Join Date: Jun 2024
Posts: 41
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On another bike I had the return spring broke on the foot lever and gave similar symptoms. |
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Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: SW Missouri
Posts: 176
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Brake pedal placement could be a factor too. I found that I was dragging the rear brake a lot when standing after I switched to riding in MX boots instead of work boots.
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Join Date: Oct 2023
Location: Western PA
Posts: 278
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I have read of reports where the linkage between the rear brake pedal and rear master cylinder needs to have a certain amount of "slop" or else when the brake fluid expands from heat, the brakes lock up. Might be worth checking...
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2022 Hawk DLX EFI * 17T Front / 47T Rear / 428 x-ring chain * Kenda K-760 front + rear * Banjo brake light switch * LED headlight + front turn signals * Custom cutting board skid plate * Debadged (I don't like to brag about the superior strength!) * Top speed, GPS verified, as equipped: 68 mph (so far) |
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