10-31-2015, 01:03 AM | #4441 |
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With the days getting shorter (or the nights getting longer), I decided to add some reflective decals to the wheels and forks. The wheel decals were the ones most important to me.
I ordered a set of reflective wheel stripes in black so during the daytime, the RX-3 looks the same. But at night with headlights shining on the bike from the side (or a camera flash), the bike now stands out a more and motorists should identify the shape in front of them as a motorcycle.. I did the same with my former bike (Yamaha Tmax), and that worked out pretty well. That bike wasn't very visible from the side (dark blue paint and black plastic), and these wheel stripes helped quite a bit. |
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10-31-2015, 01:10 AM | #4442 | |
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10-31-2015, 01:36 AM | #4443 |
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My RX3 uses the ignition key to unlatch the pillion saddle. I have a second key which locks/unlocks he luggage.
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10-31-2015, 02:31 AM | #4444 |
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Same here. I wish they were all keyed the same, but it's not that big a deal.
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10-31-2015, 03:26 AM | #4445 |
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Mine uses the same key for the ignition/seat/luggage, maybe they made a change?
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10-31-2015, 08:28 AM | #4446 |
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I agree; it's not a big deal. However, if Zongshen made a change with the newer bikes, that's a nice little improvement.
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10-31-2015, 08:30 AM | #4447 | |
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10-31-2015, 02:17 PM | #4448 | |
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Key coincidence.
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With my non-keyed-alike RX3, I received two rings with two keys each. 4 total, which I split in to two "sets" for the bike. |
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10-31-2015, 02:24 PM | #4449 | |
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What width did you get, and what source? |
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10-31-2015, 02:35 PM | #4450 | |
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I bought from eBay at this link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321846943524 Default is 9mm, and that seems to work well with the RX-3. One thing I did notice on my bike though… I had to clean the wheels REALLY well before putting these reflective decals on. I resorted to a lot of rubbing alcohol and get a lot of what I'm assuming to be protective grease off the rims. I think Zongshen may do this to help ward-off any corrosion while the bike is in transit, and it doubles as tire shine (which I cleaned off also to reveal a nice, bright red "CST" logo on the front and rear tires.) I guess my next job is to give my bike its first bath! |
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10-31-2015, 02:58 PM | #4451 | |
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Freeway Patrol....Not So Much!
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Maybe better catching one of the MB Smart cars? Or patrolling the Bike Lanes? |
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10-31-2015, 03:20 PM | #4452 | |
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I suppose I should have better said, which city agency will be the first to use the RX-3. For most city environments, I can see the RX-3 doing the job of the bigger bikes with the exception of any kind of pursuits. |
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10-31-2015, 03:22 PM | #4453 | |
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I had given thought to seeing if it was possible to re-key the luggage locks, but just never got around to it. I labeled the key for the hard cases so I don't confuse them, so I haven't had any reason to look into rekeying the cases. |
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10-31-2015, 07:50 PM | #4454 | |
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Since CSC is the national importer, perhaps there are several States that would be interested in a small dual sport for off-road patrols, not pursuits.
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10-31-2015, 09:12 PM | #4455 |
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Yeah, the RX3 is no pursuit vehicle, but I could easily see it used for accident investigation or to get through traffic gridlock. It would also work for rural police and sheriffs or park rangers and the forest service.
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