The Zongshen TT 250 is Coming - Page 97

1cylinderwonder · 08-15-2016, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by simonjester

It would be great to hear about their ride. . .

http://californiascooterco.com/blog/?p=22788

When I was in high school, myself and another two hundred pound football player, rode everywhere double-up on a 250cc Honda Scrambler. The little engine had difficulty getting us up hills! But we were young & dumb!
I weigh less now, but I'm also less flexible and less adventurous!
I admire the couples adventure spirit.

simonjester · 08-16-2016, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 1cylinderwonder

When I was in high school, myself and another two hundred pound football player, rode everywhere double-up on a 250cc Honda Scrambler. The little engine had difficulty getting us up hills! But we were young & dumb!
I weigh less now, but I'm also less flexible and less adventurous!
I admire the couples adventure spirit.

I guess in third world countries they do it all the time, but I think they don't have roads with such high speeds.

pistolclass · 08-16-2016, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by simonjester

I guess in third world countries they do it all the time, but I think they don't have roads with such high speeds.

Nor do they have 200 pound people..

America is the only place on earth where you have fat poor people.

2LZ · 08-16-2016, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pistolclass

Nor do they have 200 pound people..

America is the only place on earth where you have fat poor people.

Agreed!....but we also don't carry a family of four and a goat. ;-)

Weldangrind · 08-16-2016, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pistolclass

Nor do they have 200 pound people..

America is the only place on earth where you have fat poor people.

Not anymore. Mexico has taken that title now.

pcspecialist · 08-16-2016, 12:13 PM

UK doesn't have fat poor people?
Australia?
Canada?

oddthought · 08-16-2016, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Not anymore. Mexico has taken that title now.

There are plenty of places where it's true. We just happen to take it to excess.

pistolclass · 08-16-2016, 03:08 PM

I have partners in India and they have a whole different definition of poor. I took that statement directly from him.

pistolclass · 08-16-2016, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pcspecialist

UK doesn't have fat poor people?
Australia?
Canada?

In places like India poor people actually starve. You are poor in the US if you don't have an Iphone. (I actually dont, I'm cheap not poor.... Cheap is a vaccine that prevents poor)

Central Africa still has the highest malnutrition related mortality rate. India is ranked 67th.

kohburn · 08-17-2016, 06:30 AM

the truly poor in the US don't generally starve thanks to all the excess we throw out into dumpsters and the availability of soup kitchens, instead they generally die from exposure.

but this is wayyy off topic from the TT250

pistolclass · 08-17-2016, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kohburn

but this is wayyy off topic from the TT250

Oh perfectly on topic. Take the $3500 you save by buying a tt over a cfr and donate it to charity.

oddthought · 08-17-2016, 12:40 PM

Well, I got my 43 tooth sprocket in the mail yesterday, so after running a couple of errands, I decided to go ahead and replace it! I pulled the stock sprocket off (WOW those bolts were really torqued down), put the JTR469.43 on, and put the bolts back in, just applying moderate to light force with a normal sprocket wrench in preparation for torquing them to spec. Next thing I knew, three of the four were tight and the fourth was just spinning, having ripped all of the threads right out of the hole. When I pulled the bolt out (no spinning required now) the threads of the bolt were filled in with material from the hub. Heh, I thought the Chinese bolts/screws were supposed to be the weak point! It looks like the bolt went ahead and chewed straight through the material it was screwing into. I'd rather it had been the bolt, but that's not how it worked out this time.

So, I'm stuck for a bit until I think of something. Got any suggestions? There's the obvious routes of ordering a new hub ($70), or a new wheel assembly ($135) which would save me the trouble of lacing the hub onto the wheel. I could get a stock hub and a new wheel and have them laced or lace them myself, but that will cost more. I've heard of but never used helicoil for replacing threads in a stripped-bolt situations. I could run with three bolts holding the sprocket on, assuming that the three will probably be sufficient.

Like I said, I'm open to suggestions since I'm a little stuck at the moment.

kohburn · 08-17-2016, 12:43 PM

unless you are popping wheelies the 3 should be fine until you can helicoil the hole.

if you take the wheel to a machine shop they should be able to install helicoil in a few minutes. or you can buy the kit to do it yourself (just have to find out the correct thread size)

oddthought · 08-17-2016, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kohburn

unless you are popping wheelies the 3 should be fine until you can helicoil the hole.

Ha! Especially with a 43 tooth sprocket, I somehow doubt that wheelies will be in my future.

Merlin · 08-17-2016, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by oddthought

Well, I got my 43 tooth sprocket in the mail yesterday, so after running a couple of errands, I decided to go ahead and replace it! I pulled the stock sprocket off (WOW those bolts were really torqued down), put the JTR469.43 on, and put the bolts back in, just applying moderate to light force with a normal sprocket wrench in preparation for torquing them to spec. Next thing I knew, three of the four were tight and the fourth was just spinning, having ripped all of the threads right out of the hole. When I pulled the bolt out (no spinning required now) the threads of the bolt were filled in with material from the hub. Heh, I thought the Chinese bolts/screws were supposed to be the weak point! It looks like the bolt went ahead and chewed straight through the material it was screwing into. I'd rather it had been the bolt, but that's not how it worked out this time.

So, I'm stuck for a bit until I think of something. Got any suggestions? There's the obvious routes of ordering a new hub ($70), or a new wheel assembly ($135) which would save me the trouble of lacing the hub onto the wheel. I could get a stock hub and a new wheel and have them laced or lace them myself, but that will cost more. I've heard of but never used helicoil for replacing threads in a stripped-bolt situations. I could run with three bolts holding the sprocket on, assuming that the three will probably be sufficient.

Like I said, I'm open to suggestions since I'm a little stuck at the moment.

I would go with the helicoil. They work great.

08-17-2016, 06:30 AM	#1450
kohburn Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Coastal NC Posts: 537	the truly poor in the US don't generally starve thanks to all the excess we throw out into dumpsters and the availability of soup kitchens, instead they generally die from exposure. but this is wayyy off topic from the TT250 __________________ -whatever you do, just be awesome. - 2008 Kawasaki Versys - 2016 CSC TT250
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08-17-2016, 12:40 PM	#1452
oddthought Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 164	Well, I got my 43 tooth sprocket in the mail yesterday, so after running a couple of errands, I decided to go ahead and replace it! I pulled the stock sprocket off (WOW those bolts were really torqued down), put the JTR469.43 on, and put the bolts back in, just applying moderate to light force with a normal sprocket wrench in preparation for torquing them to spec. Next thing I knew, three of the four were tight and the fourth was just spinning, having ripped all of the threads right out of the hole. When I pulled the bolt out (no spinning required now) the threads of the bolt were filled in with material from the hub. Heh, I thought the Chinese bolts/screws were supposed to be the weak point! It looks like the bolt went ahead and chewed straight through the material it was screwing into. I'd rather it had been the bolt, but that's not how it worked out this time. So, I'm stuck for a bit until I think of something. Got any suggestions? There's the obvious routes of ordering a new hub ($70), or a new wheel assembly ($135) which would save me the trouble of lacing the hub onto the wheel. I could get a stock hub and a new wheel and have them laced or lace them myself, but that will cost more. I've heard of but never used helicoil for replacing threads in a stripped-bolt situations. I could run with three bolts holding the sprocket on, assuming that the three will probably be sufficient. Like I said, I'm open to suggestions since I'm a little stuck at the moment. __________________ Previous: '80 KZ550, '04 Shadow 750, '12 NC700X Current: CSC TT250
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08-17-2016, 12:43 PM	#1453
kohburn Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Coastal NC Posts: 537	unless you are popping wheelies the 3 should be fine until you can helicoil the hole. if you take the wheel to a machine shop they should be able to install helicoil in a few minutes. or you can buy the kit to do it yourself (just have to find out the correct thread size) __________________ -whatever you do, just be awesome. - 2008 Kawasaki Versys - 2016 CSC TT250
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08-16-2016, 12:13 PM	#1446
pcspecialist Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 583	UK doesn't have fat poor people? Australia? Canada?
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08-16-2016, 03:08 PM	#1448
pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 980	I have partners in India and they have a whole different definition of poor. I took that statement directly from him.
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