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Old 05-05-2014, 02:23 AM   #1
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Does you odometer read in kilometers, or miles?
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Old 05-05-2014, 04:07 PM   #2
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Does you odometer read in kilometers, or miles?
It definitely reads Kilometers. I just kind of didn't think too hard about it right at first since the speedo reads mph. There is no way I have put 130 miles on it yet! Soon though...

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here's what your bike would look like with the panels black (and usd forks and rear disk brakes...LOL)
Thanks for the pictures man! Looks pretty slick.

What bike is that? It looks like we have the same plastics, just a few different parts!


 
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Old 05-05-2014, 07:01 PM   #3
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It definitely reads Kilometers. I just kind of didn't think too hard about it right at first since the speedo reads mph. There is no way I have put 130 miles on it yet! Soon though...
Frequently changing the motor oil is the best practice you can perform to extend the life of your engine. Therefore, I suggest you change the engine oil at 500 kms, and again at 1,000 kms. Did you receive an owner's manual? If so, it will probably suggest you change the engine oil every 1,000 kms, or every 2,000 kms. If you change the engine oil every time the odometer turns 1,000 kms, your engine will provide you with many happy, reliable miles of performance. My Zongshen 200GY-2 just passed 100,000 kms (62,137.1 miles) on the odometer.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=13658

My Zong's odometer records miles. Therefore, I change the engine oil every time the odometer reaches another 1,000 miles (620 kms). I use Mobil, Delvac, 15W/40 motor oil in all my motorcycles.
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Old 05-05-2014, 09:14 PM   #4
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I was just speaking with the owner of Excalibur Motorsports who just sold me a new TMEC (it has arrived and is patiently waiting for me to take a day of leave tomorrow to assemble it). He suggested I use 'wet clutch' oil, which I assume would be good for all Chinese bikes? I know I had been using 1 liter of 15w40 every month (approx. 600 miles or 1000kms of commuting@150 miles/week as Spud suggested) since the TMEC specifies 1 liter. However, this is the first time I had heard someone suggest wet clutch vs. standard 4 stroke?
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Old 05-06-2014, 12:16 AM   #5
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I was just speaking with the owner of Excalibur Motorsports who just sold me a new TMEC (it has arrived and is patiently waiting for me to take a day of leave tomorrow to assemble it). He suggested I use 'wet clutch' oil, which I assume would be good for all Chinese bikes? I know I had been using 1 liter of 15w40 every month (approx. 600 miles or 1000kms of commuting@150 miles/week as Spud suggested) since the TMEC specifies 1 liter. However, this is the first time I had heard someone suggest wet clutch vs. standard 4 stroke?
You can use any motor oil which is not specified as 'energy conserving.' Your 15W/40 motor oil works great with wet clutches.
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Old 05-06-2014, 04:26 PM   #6
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It definitely reads Kilometers. I just kind of didn't think too hard about it right at first since the speedo reads mph. There is no way I have put 130 miles on it yet! Soon though...



Thanks for the pictures man! Looks pretty slick.

What bike is that? It looks like we have the same plastics, just a few different parts!
it is a shineray "speedee" which is ideƱtical to a roketa db07a...the a denotes the rear disk brakes and USD forks over the base db07 model... mine no longer looks like that though... I recently converted it into a supermoto using ninja 250rims...




 
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2LZ, yeah i put all of that stuff in my "cart" today while I was working on some Motosport stuff.... Just need to come up with the moooolahs. Haha

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it is a shineray "speedee" which is ideƱtical to a roketa db07a...the a denotes the rear disk brakes and USD forks over the base db07 model... mine no longer looks like that though... I recently converted it into a supermoto using ninja 250rims...
That would explain why it looks the same! relatively speaking anyhow, haha.


 
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here's what your bike would look like with the panels black (and usd forks and rear disk brakes...LOL)



 
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Old 05-05-2014, 08:01 AM   #9
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oh and just an fyi I just shot my side oanels with matte black krylon fusion spray paint... has held up ok so far...


 
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Old 05-05-2014, 09:28 PM   #10
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Riddle me this...

Your thread about turning past 60k was part of why I decided to go for a china bike! Very inspiring.

15w40 seems to be pretty popular here and a few other places, so that is what I was planning on picking up and putting in on wednesday. If you're running it, and you have a bike that has run that long I will trust your word on it!

I did indeed get a manual, and it recommends the first change at 500km, but I will likely be doing it on wednesday, when I will only be around 250 ish, to get that 15w40 in there. The level is also BARELY above the low mark right now, and looks pretty dirty already.

So... Riddle me this.

You can see in the second closer picture here that that hose has a kink in it. It is the hose that comes over from the airbox on the left, I am presuming to be mixed with fuel and sent to the top end?

It seemed to me that it should not be kinked, so I managed to get it to unkink and take it for a test drive. It would not sit and idle without dying, and it almost felt like I was out of gas when I was trying to drive, really jerky, delayed throttle responses.

I notice that it runs better with it kinked how it is in that picture, and that when I pinch it completely rather than cutting out like when it has a clear passage it actually idles higher.

Am I missing something here, should this be kinked like that? Or is something adjusted improperly?

Also out of curiousity, how much top end noise, and what kind of noise, is normal from these brand new pushrods? I hear a ticking particularly on acceleration that seems to go away, when I am not throttling and am up to speed. At first I kind of thought it was rattley plastics, but that does not appear to be the case. It does not sound horrible, just more sewing machiney than I am used to with a definite tick type of sound, so just curious what your guys' thoughts are on that.
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Old 05-06-2014, 12:22 AM   #11
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Your thread about turning past 60k was part of why I decided to go for a china bike! Very inspiring.

15w40 seems to be pretty popular here and a few other places, so that is what I was planning on picking up and putting in on wednesday. If you're running it, and you have a bike that has run that long I will trust your word on it!

I did indeed get a manual, and it recommends the first change at 500km, but I will likely be doing it on wednesday, when I will only be around 250 ish, to get that 15w40 in there. The level is also BARELY above the low mark right now, and looks pretty dirty already...
I'm glad to hear my report has encouraged you to purchase your Chinese bike.

Whenever the oil level drops, add more oil, even if you recently changed the oil. If you change the oil at 250 kms, you can probably wait until 1,000 kms for the next oil change. After that, change the motor oil every time the odometer reaches a multiple of 1,000 kms.
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I'm interested to know where the unkinked hose is connected. If that hose goes to your gas tank, I'm guessing the entire assembly is designed to vent gas fumes into the air box. If so, I would seal both ends, and eliminate the hoses completely.
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I'm interested to know where the unkinked hose is connected. If that hose goes to your gas tank, I'm guessing the entire assembly is designed to vent gas fumes into the air box. If so, I would seal both ends, and eliminate the hoses completely.
The Un-kinked hose first goes to that little silver box with an inlet/outlet. The hose with the kink is the one that is connected to the front of the air box. The other side of the little silver box leads up to the right side of the top end, just in front of the spark plug.

I can get pictures when it is light out again on the morrow if necessary.

I am thinking that you are right that this is a uncombusted fuel recycling system, which makes me feel less silly about having no idea what the hell was going on, as I have heard about, but never seen a system like this.

I will clamp it shut with a binder clip or something on my way home and see how she runs. If it is recycling fuel back into the air filter in the case of incomplete combustion I presume that this is to help out with emissions?


 
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Old 05-06-2014, 01:42 AM   #14
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The Un-kinked hose first goes to that little silver box with an inlet/outlet. The hose with the kink is the one that is connected to the front of the air box. The other side of the little silver box leads up to the right side of the top end, just in front of the spark plug.

I can get pictures when it is light out again on the morrow if necessary.

I am thinking that you are right that this is a uncombusted fuel recycling system, which makes me feel less silly about having no idea what the hell was going on, as I have heard about, but never seen a system like this.

I will clamp it shut with a binder clip or something on my way home and see how she runs. If it is recycling fuel back into the air filter in the case of incomplete combustion I presume that this is to help out with emissions?
Yes, this is undoubtedly an emissions system. I would seal both hoses at the air box, and the cylinder head, then remove the hoses. If possible, I would remove the silver box completely.
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Yes, this is undoubtedly an emissions system. I would seal both hoses at the air box, and the cylinder head, then remove the hoses. If possible, I would remove the silver box completely.
X2. The system delivers a blast of oxygen into the exhaust stream to benefit the catalytic converter. The cat is the bulge you see in the head pipe. If you want a little more power, you can replace the head pipe with a non-cat version, or cut it out and weld in a new section of tube.

If you do that, you'll need to increase the slow and main jets to compensate.
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