New Roketa rat bike owner (lots of pics)

[madmanjustice]

Greets! I found this site last night from a video on youtube. I just picked up a 2005 Roketa enduro as a project bike. It needs some tlc and currently has the look of a rat bike. I'm glad I found this site because it looks like there is a ton of great info here (i run a site like this for Chevy Astro Vans and GMC Safari vans< so I know what a great community these kinda sites can be)

Anyway, its not much to look at right now, but it was $50 had has a clear title. If anyone could tell me which model this bike is it would be greatly appreciated the engine number is 163FMI

here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/darklurkeroftruth/roketa/MVC-023S.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/darklurkeroftruth/roketa/MVC-022S.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/darklurkeroftruth/roketa/MVC-011S.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/darklurkeroftruth/roketa/MVC-007S.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/darklurkeroftruth/roketa/MVC-006S.jpg
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[AZ200cc]

Welcome :D

What in the world did they do to that poor bike 8O Looks like a 2005 year model, Shares a lot of parts with my bike..Which shares parts with Viva.
So fixing her up should not be a problem...Might cost as much as a new one though. Guess that depends on how far You want to restore it.

[madmanjustice]

Welcome :D


Thanks!

What in the world did they do to that poor bike 8O Looks like a 2005 year model, Shares a lot of parts with my bike..Which shares parts with Viva.
So fixing her up should not be a problem...Might cost as much as a new one though. Guess that depends on how far You want to restore it

Well i messed with it for a few minutes and the good news is that it turns over and has spark, but apparently the carb is clogged because it would not fire up.

hopefully parts wont be too expensive, but i'm not going for a perfect restro so it may stay as a rat bike...a Ratketa maybe..

[AZ200cc]

I see You already found Your way to the For Sale section :lol: , Newbie was good to deal with when I bought a cable off him. Samm also is parting out a Viva..Lots of stuff off that should work on Your bike..Maybe even a carb.

Good luck keep us posted.

[madmanjustice]

yea,, i'm eyeballin the exhaust on that Viva, if I knew it would fit i would probably jump on it.

I need a kickstart lever and shift lever as well, but it looks like he sold them with the motor.

[ambassador]

Madman,
You may want to see if any of your local bike shops have a graveyard for bikes and see what you may be able to pickup there... Most of these bikes share the same designs as the 80's Honda XR's... Just a thought..

[AZ200cc]

The exhaust should work, But You might be able to make something off the big four work also.

[culcune]

Welcome to the site. Its a shame that you live far away because I had a complete rolling chassis (with AZ title and license plate) with a dead engine for $200. I finally got the planets aligned enough that I bought a brand new Lifan engine off Ebay for $292, including shipping, so will not consider selling the bike until the next major catastrophe happens, LOL

[desert_drew]

Welcome to the site madmanjustice!

I believe that Roketa is produced by Shineray. Your bike has the same speedometer/idiot lights setup as my Shineray 'Speedee' 200. As others have mentioned, lots these Chinese bikes share parts with each other.

Good luck getting it running! We're here for you. :D

[katoranger]

I can't see the pics at work, but it sounds rough.

You can probably just clean the carb out and get it running. These carbs are pretty simple.

Adapting parts from other china bikes and also jap bikes is not hard.

Allen

[katoranger]

At home now. With everything that is missing it stills has the turn signals.

It has the same gas tank as my Lifan GY2. My guess is that it needs the carb cleaned out and fresh gas.

Check to see if a salvage yard has any xr200s for an exhaust also.

Only 1200 km on the odo. Speedo cable is likely to be broken.

Allen

[IronFist]

Nice project , great price man :D

[liverchip]

Welcome to the club! Lots of good info here.

[madmanjustice]

Check to see if a salvage yard has any xr200s for an exhaust also.

Only 1200 km on the odo. Speedo cable is likely to be broken.

Allen

Hmm..i didn't check to see if the speedo was working or not...will look at that. I think the milage is correct though.

[katoranger]

It may be, but by looking at the rear tire it is pretty worn for 1200km. Of course they may have been doing burnouts.

Allen

[madmanjustice]

the Ratketa seems to be one of the rare models that has a speedo that reads in miles instead or kilometers...

it was a bummer today, all the shops i called are closed on mondays

[ambassador]

1200 miles is still not alot... Although it has been neglected don't lose hope, Doctors golf on Wednesdays, Bikers golf on Mondays..

[IronFist]

Madman take a look at my album in the gallery, on page 8. What you call a rat bike is what I'm calling my baby. :D

[madmanjustice]

Madman take a look at my album in the gallery, on page 8. What you call a rat bike is what I'm calling my baby. :D

I looked at your gallery the other day. Your bike is too nice to be a Rat :D

Man, none of the motorcycle salvage yards here in town have ANY chinese bikes for parts. Makes you wonder, if the bikes are as bad as (some) people claim, you would figure the scrap yards would have lots of them.

oh the irony.

[pedez2000]

well if you need any parts. the site is still being worked on. but if you need something just send a email.

http://roketaparts.net/

http://sunlparts.net/