What Did You Do to Your RX3 Today?

[winyoochanok]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

Thanks for posting the great photos, Yoo. Why did you remove the fuel pump?

For clear Gasoline filter in tank,Sir.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by winyoochanok

For clear Gasoline filter in tank,Sir.

Thank you, Sir. Did you replace the filter with a new filter, or did you clean the old filter? If you cleaned the old gasoline filter, what method did you employ to clean it?

[RedHawk47]

Originally Posted by winyoochanok

For clear Gasoline filter in tank,Sir.

I had my fuel pump out yesterday - I was thinking that the fuel level gauge was on that assembly (it is on my Guzzi and F800GS). I wanted to bend the arm.
I noticed that the filter is bent at a right angle against the bottom of the tank as shown in the photo. I think this fold makes 3/4 of the filter inoperable. I tried to rotate the filter to a more functional position but it would not move with moderate force, and I didn't want to break it.

[DoomWeasel]

Last night I opened the RX3 up for surgery. I had 650 miles on the bike and it was time to adjust the valves. I found that the intakes were a little tight at .004 so I loosened them up to about .007. The exhausts were at .006 so I let them ride for now.

Today I rode about 200 miles around the Green Swamp and Withlacoochee State Forest. Here is my RX3 along the Withlacoochee River.

[dpl096]

Doom.... Any trouble with the bolts on the underneath side of the tank being only finger tight? Someone else on here found theirs to be loose.

[DoomWeasel]

Originally Posted by dpl096

Doom.... Any trouble with the bolts on the underneath side of the tank being only finger tight? Someone else on here found theirs to be loose.

Dang it I knew there was something I was supposed to check out while I was under the tank. While I had the bike apart I did find why my horn seemed to only work when it wanted to. The wire disconnects were too loose. I squeezed them tighter with my pliers and they are now holding in place when I seat them.

[dpl096]

For those that don't remember take a look at post #19 : http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...highlight=tank

[surfndirt]

What did I do to it? Rode.

[superdude]

Originally Posted by surfndirt

What did I do to it? Rode.

Hey surfndirt what size Kenda k270's did you go with for front? I know
they dont make them in 3.00-18 so did you go with 3.5 or 2.75 for the width? Curious to know thanks!

[surfndirt]

Originally Posted by superdude

Hey surfndirt what size Kenda k270's did you go with for front? I know
they dont make them in 3.00-18 so did you go with 3.5 or 2.75 for the width? Curious to know thanks!

3.5

[superdude]

My buddy and I ordered some Kenda and Shinko tires for the RX3 from motorcyclesuperstore.com. Me a set of Shinko 244's him the Kenda k270's 3.50 size up front and 5.10 in back. After we ordered I saw the 3.00/18 front is actually smaller than the stock tire. Curious to see how that will work out and compare to his wider tires. He already got his tires in one day shipped to his door (free shipping) mine are delayed until Monday so they gave me a $20 credit to my order and free overnight shipping plus 5% off on my next order, which means I got two brand new shinkos and a tire patch kit for $69 total shipped to my door. Not bad. Will post pictures of install soon. didnt buy tubes hoping to avoid that if all goes well on installing new tires.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by superdude

My buddy and I ordered some Kenda and Shinko tires for the RX3 from motorcyclesuperstore.com. Me a set of Shinko 244's him the Kenda k270's 3.50 size up front and 5.10 in back. After we ordered I saw the 3.00/18 front is actually smaller than the stock tire. Curious to see how that will work out and compare to his wider tires. He already got his tires in one day shipped to his door (free shipping) mine are delayed until Monday so they gave me a $20 credit to my order and free overnight shipping plus 5% off on my next order, which means I got two brand new shinkos and a tire patch kit for $69 total shipped to my door. Not bad. Will post pictures of install soon. didnt buy tubes hoping to avoid that if all goes well on installing new tires.

I first installed the Kenda, K270 tire in size 3.50-18 on my front wheel. It did a good job, and lasted about 12,000 miles. However, it wore unevenly. I'm sure it would have lasted even longer if I had flipped it every 3,000 miles or so.

I replaced the K270 front tire with a Shinko, S244 tire in size 3.00-18. It is my current front tire. It works very well, and helps to lower the saddle height a little bit. I'm sure you will like this Shinko tire on your front wheel.

[superdude]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

I first installed the Kenda, K270 tire in size 3.50-18 on my front wheel. It did a good job, and lasted about 12,000 miles. However, it wore unevenly. I'm sure it would have lasted even longer if I had flipped it every 3,000 miles or so.

I replaced the K270 front tire with a Shinko, S244 tire in size 3.00-18. It is my current front tire. It works very well, and helps to lower the saddle height a little bit. I'm sure you will like this Shinko tire on your front wheel.

Thanks for the awesome info Spud. Thats very good to know. Will be fun to compare the two side by side as we both ride them. One other question I wanted to ask you..you ride a lot of service and fire roads and have amazing pictures. When riding on those roads, what percentage of time are you standing vs sitting? I havent fully bought into the school of thinking that you need to stand 99% of the time when riding on gravel and dirt. But I dont know any better

[pyoungbl]

I'm planning to take the Zong for a trip to Willville Campground. That's near Meadows of Dan, Virginia and about 1/4 mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Meadows of Dan is about 265 miles away and I cannot leave until noon so this will turn out to be a two day trip to get there since I intend to meander and enjoy myself. Ah, retirement is great!

Willville is a motorcycle only campground. Odds are I'll meet up with other riders and have a great camping experience. Photos to follow.

Peter Y.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by superdude

Thanks for the awesome info Spud. Thats very good to know. Will be fun to compare the two side by side as we both ride them. One other question I wanted to ask you..you ride a lot of service and fire roads and have amazing pictures. When riding on those roads, what percentage of time are you standing vs sitting? I havent fully bought into the school of thinking that you need to stand 99% of the time when riding on gravel and dirt. But I dont know any better

I can't tell you a percentage, but I spend a lot of time sitting down. I ride to visit beautiful places, and enjoy the scenery. I never race anywhere, so I usually remain seated when the trail isn't too rough.