2024 Blue Templar X crate - Page 2

J4Fun · 05-23-2024, 04:11 PM

Mine has the 10th character R which means the year 24’, I’m thinking…

Thumper · 05-23-2024, 08:43 PM

So the carb is jetted/shimmed airscrew drilled, set to 1-1/2 turns out, and ordered jets (I assume I, erhm, my son... will need a 125 main).

So onto valves. I checked the exhaust and it feels like 0.002" or so. Decided to run it through some heat cycles, and recheck. Sure feels close to perfect. Surprise

Onto intake valve. I have no 24mm combination wrench, so used an adjustable to break it loose. Not enough clearance. Resorted to careful channel lock to get it to hand tight. No problem.

But then I loosened it by hand and it wedged up against the rear top engine mount. Can't remove. OH CRAP, I thought. I can't adjust the intake valve...

Wrong... It's OK. Turns out the upper engine mounting bracket has those 3 bolts to remove (visible in the pic). There will be plenty of room to get the cap off and inspect the valves once the bracket is removed. NOT so much room for adjusting the valve. It's tight!

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We ordered this bike within hours of showing up on PSM website. I think this verifies that this is a new version of the Temp X. Has anyone run into this on their bikes received before April 2024?

Now I agree, this frame has been re-engineered. This is a minor issue, really a non-issue. Just an inconvenience. I've had much bigger nightmares with mainstream auto manufacturers

I am impressed that the exhaust valve seems close to perfect out of the crate.

Aussie_in_MO · 05-23-2024, 09:17 PM

'23 6spd X, ordered mid Feb of this year.

Thumper · 05-23-2024, 09:24 PM

Oh yeah... different !

I'd love to have a side by side comp. I don't think the engine dimensions changed. They seem to have put the engine more upright. Tons of room up front, barely any behind the head.

Aussie_in_MO · 05-23-2024, 09:25 PM

I'll get some side by sides with my buddy's '24 X sometime soon. Still having a ton of issues with my left hand after my wreck last month and haven't been able to ride much since

Mumen Rider · 05-23-2024, 10:48 PM

I ordered my Templar X May 10, 2024. That engine authentication sticker is new to me on the three Chinese bikes I have ordered. The rear shock has a date code of 2024/04/01 laser etched on it. Both front and rear bearings had more than enough "clear" grease to the point of excess, the steering bearings also have some blue grease around the stem area.

The more I look at the Zongshen NB300 ZS174MN-5, the more I am convinced it will fit into this new frame. It's engine dimensions are within 5-10mm of the PR250. The CB300RL ZS175FMN looks like it's air cooled clone to a point. The NB300 is offered with 5sp kick and electric start or just electric start with 6 gears.

XLsior · 05-24-2024, 12:16 AM

Non balanced CB300 with 6 gears and kick start?

https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...53f0443dwMueJO

found the PR300 ZS175FMN.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...8bc0742aP4RW51

05-23-2024, 08:43 PM	#17
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,791	OUCH, new snag So the carb is jetted/shimmed airscrew drilled, set to 1-1/2 turns out, and ordered jets (I assume I, erhm, my son... will need a 125 main). So onto valves. I checked the exhaust and it feels like 0.002" or so. Decided to run it through some heat cycles, and recheck. Sure feels close to perfect. Surprise Onto intake valve. I have no 24mm combination wrench, so used an adjustable to break it loose. Not enough clearance. Resorted to careful channel lock to get it to hand tight. No problem. But then I loosened it by hand and it wedged up against the rear top engine mount. Can't remove. OH CRAP, I thought. I can't adjust the intake valve... Wrong... It's OK. Turns out the upper engine mounting bracket has those 3 bolts to remove (visible in the pic). There will be plenty of room to get the cap off and inspect the valves once the bracket is removed. NOT so much room for adjusting the valve. It's tight! We ordered this bike within hours of showing up on PSM website. I think this verifies that this is a new version of the Temp X. Has anyone run into this on their bikes received before April 2024? Now I agree, this frame has been re-engineered. This is a minor issue, really a non-issue. Just an inconvenience. I've had much bigger nightmares with mainstream auto manufacturers I am impressed that the exhaust valve seems close to perfect out of the crate. __________________ No matter where you go, there you are... Reality doesn't wait around for fools (this flies over the heads of people that desperately need to perceive it). "It's the environment, stupid" (or stated more directly and omenously, "No planet, no jobs" ) Read it and weep: The new world order takes shape Last edited by Thumper; 05-23-2024 at 09:41 PM.
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05-23-2024, 09:17 PM	#18
Aussie_in_MO Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 208	'23 6spd X, ordered mid Feb of this year. __________________ ---------- 2023 Templar X 2009 Triumph Bonneville 1976 Yamaha DT175 1974 Honda MT125
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05-23-2024, 09:24 PM	#19
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,791	Oh yeah... different ! I'd love to have a side by side comp. I don't think the engine dimensions changed. They seem to have put the engine more upright. Tons of room up front, barely any behind the head. __________________ No matter where you go, there you are... Reality doesn't wait around for fools (this flies over the heads of people that desperately need to perceive it). "It's the environment, stupid" (or stated more directly and omenously, "No planet, no jobs" ) Read it and weep: The new world order takes shape
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05-23-2024, 09:25 PM	#20
Aussie_in_MO Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 208	I'll get some side by sides with my buddy's '24 X sometime soon. Still having a ton of issues with my left hand after my wreck last month and haven't been able to ride much since __________________ ---------- 2023 Templar X 2009 Triumph Bonneville 1976 Yamaha DT175 1974 Honda MT125
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05-23-2024, 04:11 PM	#16
J4Fun Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 360	Mine has the 10th character R which means the year 24’, I’m thinking…
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05-23-2024, 10:48 PM	#21
Mumen Rider Join Date: May 2024 Location: Florida Posts: 145	I ordered my Templar X May 10, 2024. That engine authentication sticker is new to me on the three Chinese bikes I have ordered. The rear shock has a date code of 2024/04/01 laser etched on it. Both front and rear bearings had more than enough "clear" grease to the point of excess, the steering bearings also have some blue grease around the stem area. The more I look at the Zongshen NB300 ZS174MN-5, the more I am convinced it will fit into this new frame. It's engine dimensions are within 5-10mm of the PR250. The CB300RL ZS175FMN looks like it's air cooled clone to a point. The NB300 is offered with 5sp kick and electric start or just electric start with 6 gears.
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05-24-2024, 12:16 AM	#22
XLsior Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Australia Posts: 1,463	Non balanced CB300 with 6 gears and kick start? https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...53f0443dwMueJO found the PR300 ZS175FMN. https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...8bc0742aP4RW51
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