Look what showed up at work today!

[Kipper1012]

Damn I'm jealous looks good !!

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by manny

I am picking mine up tomorrow night so no pics yet, but it's a 2009 Honda CRF230M which is the super-moto version they made for one year. It's female owned, one owner, and 396 original miles....Stored in her grandpa's heated garage since new, it is new still in every way. Never been riden off road or dropped. Hell it's seriously not even broke in. These came with 17" rims front & rear so I'll probably put a 21" rim on the front and some dirt tires....Not exactly what I wanted but I couldn't pass it up for $2,300.

I was going to post the Craigslist ad but she already deleted it, but here it is...

http://www.motorcycle.com/gallery/ga..._itemId=207632

If all goes well with this bike , all I can say is that you got One hell of a deal!

Wish I could find something like that China or otherwise

[da4design]

Originally Posted by BlackBike

If all goes well with this bike , all I can say is that you got One hell of a deal!

Wish I could find something like that China or otherwise

wow..that IS a hell of a deal

[chuck]

Originally Posted by manny

I am picking mine up tomorrow night so no pics yet, but it's a 2009 Honda CRF230M which is the super-moto version they made for one year. It's female owned, one owner, and 396 original miles....Stored in her grandpa's heated garage since new, it is new still in every way. Never been riden off road or dropped. Hell it's seriously not even broke in. These came with 17" rims front & rear so I'll probably put a 21" rim on the front and some dirt tires....Not exactly what I wanted but I couldn't pass it up for $2,300.

I was going to post the Craigslist ad but she already deleted it, but here it is...

http://www.motorcycle.com/gallery/ga..._itemId=207632

That was the bike I was looking for before getting the black Hawk.Great looking bike.

[sshevie]

The brozz looks great in green

[Kipper1012]

Hey BigWeld Is the rim size stamped into the rim ? If so can you tell me what it is ?

Thanks !

[RogerWFarrier]

Originally Posted by chuck

That was the bike I was looking for before getting the black Hawk.Great looking bike.

That is a nice find! Before I bought my TT I was looking all over for one of those or any dual sport for that matter and couldn't find anything which is why I ended up getting the TT. I think that what I'm going to do is get another set of wheels and run street tires like the Sportsman Class Super Moto guys do and then have another set of dirt tires for when I want to play in the dirt since I mainly use it as a commuter and I don't want to use up my dirt tires on the pavement. I've put 9K miles on it since June 14th and I've already went through the stock tires and I'm halfway through a set of Shinko 244's and I have a set of 705's waiting for when the 244's are worn out.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by RogerWFarrier

That is a nice find! Before I bought my TT I was looking all over for one of those or any dual sport for that matter and couldn't find anything which is why I ended up getting the TT. I think that what I'm going to do is get another set of wheels and run street tires like the Sportsman Class Super Moto guys do and then have another set of dirt tires for when I want to play in the dirt since I mainly use it as a commuter and I don't want to use up my dirt tires on the pavement. I've put 9K miles on it since June 14th and I've already went through the stock tires and I'm halfway through a set of Shinko 244's and I have a set of 705's waiting for when the 244's are worn out.

You really working the TT250,I wish I can put that many miles on the Hawk.

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by culcune

Congrats!!

I know you are planning to change the color, but when discussing the three colors of the Brozz with Alan Tang, and since Alan has seen all three, he really and truly thought the green was the nicest. I argued that orange is the new black, or the bees knees, or whatever other cliche, but he personally felt the orange was just ok. He was surprised that green was the 'leftover' color. What do you think of the paint?

Also, which shipping company delivered your bike? I am wondering that, in spite of them all being drop-shipped out of Kandi's warehouse, different shipping companies are/were used.

Most distributors have a list of trucking companies they call. For those who can come right away, they shop by price, just like we do. Quite often they have six or more they call often. If none of them can come at the time requested, they go to a second list of trucking outfits that they don't use except when they have to. This is all the traffic managers job.

[dpl096]

Congratulations on the new memory maker ..... Be safe and have fun

[BigWeld]

Originally Posted by Kipper1012

Hey BigWeld Is the rim size stamped into the rim ? If so can you tell me what it is ?

Thanks !

Sry man, I'm home now but will take pics for you in the AM

[Kipper1012]

Ok thanks

[BigWeld]

So the Green Meanie waited patiently, tucked in cozy under her welding blanket until I was off the clock today....



I first installed the kickstand....

Then got a steel plate and set up a make-shift motorcycle jack, had my buddy steady her while I jacked her up, and hung the front rim, speedo unit, and brake caliper.

I hung the shock plastics, installed the mirrors, confirmed a natural comfy position for the handlebar controls and tightened all the components, changed the oil, removed the seat and FluidFilmed every electrical connection I could find, inside and out. (In my field, I've learned that Fluid Film creeps into connections and will prevent corrosion in THE NASTIEST ENVIRONMENTS you could put electronics through, so naturally I soaked EVERY connection on my 18C front to back.)

I then went through every obvious place pulling bolts out and threadlocking them, torquing them back into place.
I installed the battery, tossed in a couple gallons of gas, set the choke at 1/2, and she fired on "the first one over". No bullshit.

She idled a little weird at first, but once it started to warm up, a little tinkering with the idle speed screw and it settled down and purred like a kitten.
I then tossed the side plastics back on, reinstalled the seat, reinstalled the taillight section, and walked her outside to fire her back up and idle for a bit.

I picked up most of my mess, poured the funky fish oil in our waste oil receptacle, and then took her for a low-speed jaunt around the property where I work. Never broke 20mph, never broke 2,800 rpm.

I pulled her back behind my bay, took a short video to post for you guys and Facebook, and then tucked her back in the for the night.

The biggest things I have on my mind right now, are questioning the BEST way to route the speedo and front brake hose, how much slack they need from the triple tree to their mounting location, and what to do about my sticky throttle cable. If the engine is off, you can give it a 1/2 throttle twist, and it snaps right back. If you feather the throttle, it will stick.....almost to 1/4 throttle. Being a novice rider, I'm not comfortable with that and need to lubricate the cable at the very least, and possibly re-route it, too.

Anyhow, on with the show.....










https://www.youtube/kQi50vYbb2U

[goat67]

Sure looks nice. I gotta get my butt in gear and get mine put together

[Musictrek]

Green Is the BEST!