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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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Howdy from Houston
Howdy y'all!
I stumbled across this place after searching for more info on ChiCom motorcycles after watching a on a YouTube channel I follow. Been having an itch for a while to get back into dual sport type bikes for a couple years, but the sticker shock of anything from the big 4, and clean used bike prices put a quick damper on that itch. ![]() Then after watching that video, I started giving the ChiCom bikes a closer look and definitely am impressed with the bang for the buck I'm seeing. I'm no stranger to dual sports, grew up with a slew of Honda XL's (70, 100, 250, 500) from the mid 70's thru the mid 80's. I think I've narrowed my choice down to the Templar 250 X for building a sweet neighborhood scoot for running errands on or occasionally loading it on a hitch carrier to haul it north of Houston to ride the trails in the National Forest. Already have a short list of mods from lurking around here for the past few days. Since this bike will be a 70/30 pavement pounder I'm planning on fitting it with a set of Shinko 705's, and either a 40 or a 42 tooth rear sprocket installed during the build. In addition, it will get the carb rejetted, cat delete, and a full teardown and build with no fastener left untouched, untorqued or un Loctited, along with all factory fluids getting replaced. Gotta get my finances settled after dealing with a few house repairs after the little storm we just had blow through, but hope to be able to place an order in a month or two. Then the fun begins! Damn! Didn't mean to write a novel for a first post. ![]()
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Join Date: Jun 2024
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Just got my Templar X a few months ago - love it so far. The Honda Shadow is feeling neglected right now.
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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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After everything I've researched on the Templar, it just checks all the boxes for what I'm looking for. And the fact that its a true 250cc is just icing on the cake.
Need to start looking into local motorcycle safety courses so I can get get a motorcycle endorsement on my driver's license.
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
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Good luck recovering from that "little storm"
![]() I almost took a job at UTMB (Galveston) more than two decades ago. The place was washed away soon after.
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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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Other than playing the "hurry up and wait" game waiting on a fence contractor to show up so I can get my fence replaced/repaired. I've already got all 40 of my weekly pool service customers back to pre storm condition. So, life as I know it is pretty much back to normal. But as far as hurricanes go, Beryl wasn't too bad. I'm a Houston native, lived here 57 years, and Alicia back in the early 80's was probably the worst to hit Houston in my lifetime. We had sustained winds of close to 115 mph and gusts to 125/130, and there was major structural damage to thousands of homes. Ike in 2008 wasn't much worse that what we experience in a strong afternoon thunderstorm. Most of the stuff on the news about our power issues is directly related to CenterPoint not doing regular tree pruning/removal in their aerial easements.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Elburn, IL
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Welcome aboard.
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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Big Piney, WY
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Solid choice with the Templar X. Thumper tried to tell me, but I stuck with the Hawk 250 carbed. It was more in line with my pocket book and I got kinda dead set on it. There is a possibility I will sell the Hawk and get a Templar X, but not any time soon.
Welcome to the Chinabike Revolution! Viva la resistanz!
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Houma, La.
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Welcome!
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Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Big Piney, WY
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Just watched the vid...that guy needs to wrench more and talk less! Holy Mother Of Buddha!
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2023 Hawk 250 from XPRO off of Amazon MOUNTAIN MAN RC + MOTO on YouTube "If there were more bloody noses, there would be less wars." - Hagbard Celine "Someday, after mastering the waves, the winds, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love and then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin |
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Join Date: Jul 2024
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Join Date: Jul 2024
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Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: Houston, TX
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![]() But he's an old school hotrodder like me.. Carburetors and breaker points forever!! ![]()
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