Anyone Know Of Dong Fang DF250RTB Bobber?

[Barnone]

Santa rides a Honda?


Love the bike rack on your Ural. What is it like to ride a hack in the twisties?
Lots of work on the Dragon!
Great on the gravel twisties.

[Barnone]

My last ride on the Dragon before heading south for the winter.

Loaded up the bikes, etc and ready for the road.

[Barnone]

LOL--1918 Indian!! :) :)
Lookers are happier if you agree with them about the DF being a old restored bike so I say 1918 Indian when they ask. It always draws a crowd.

[Barnone]

Made the killboy.com highlights.

[culcune]

Of course they would take a photo of a fully restored 1918 Indian on the Dragon!! ;)

[Barnone]

Found this site for parts for the DF and others. Don't know how reliable they are but worth a try.
http://parts.powersportsbest.com/index.php/

Adjusting and lubing the chain on mine.
She is still running just fine. Knock on wood.

[mm]

I really want to get one of these but can seem to find a "reliable" vendor. Everyone seems to have below 2 stars on every website from google, to yelp, and BBB. Are there any recommendations on places to buy/order from?

Thanks for your time!

[Barnone]

http://www.saferwholesale.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DFM-DF250RTB&CartID=1
???

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Those guys have 1 star out of 14 reviews on yelp.
and about 274 one stars on Site-jabber. Not a good sign when you're trying to buy something sight unseen.

More reputable sellers like venom motorsports or CSC would be welcomed, but they dont carry Dong Fang.

Best I could find was Belmonte motorcycles. They offered me a vin to check with my local DMV for registration requirements. Guess we'll see

[Wigwam Jones]

Those guys have 1 star out of 14 reviews on yelp.
and about 274 one stars on Site-jabber. Not a good sign when you're trying to buy something sight unseen.

More reputable sellers like venom motorsports or CSC would be welcomed, but they dont carry Dong Fang.

Best I could find was Belmonte motorcycles. They offered me a vin to check with my local DMV for registration requirements. Guess we'll see

Regarding Saferwholesale:

https://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/sporting-goods-retail/great-sports-inc-in-frankfort-il-88014643

Just passing along information available online to the general public. I have no inside knowledge, nor do I have any personal experience with them. I have no ax to grind here.

[Barnone]

I had a good experience buying my monkey hack from safer wholesale. Maybe I was just lucky.

[Barnone]

Too bad but both Ebay and Amazon are out of stock on the DF250RTB!

[mm]

That is one sweet monkey bike! How did you come up with those Ammo boxes on the back of the DF250RTB? Looks great!

Thinking of ordering mine in flat "OD-ish" green

I'd love to know more about your experience with the bike in the miles you've owned it.

[Barnone]

Here is a super long thread on the DF250RTB. Probably want to start at the back.

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?2738-Dong-Fang-DF-250-RTB-Bobber-Information

There is a new guy there that has one of the army green ones.

I built a rack out of some of the angle iron from the crate the bike came in for mounting the ammo cans.

[mm]

Welp, Thats that. Ordered my DF250.

That thread is a wealth of information. greatly appreciated.

Thinking of vlogging my experience with the bike each month or so, maybe throw an amateur review in there since nobody seems to have any decent in depth you-tube exposure for the bike. (something I cherish when shopping)

[Barnone]

mm,
And where did you order it from? The place where I ordered my 2010 and 2012 DFs are out of stock.

[Barnone]

Perfect riding today here in the mountains.

[mm]

I ordered mine from a "canadian" supplier called Belmonte Bikes.

Oddly enough when my bike shipped yesterday it started in California.

Gorgeous bikes!, cant wait to get mine in. Lookin like the 15th or so.

That forumn you linked is like the mines of Moria.
600+ pages. Cant believe my eyes lol
Any suggestion for "absolutely must" modifications to the bike?

And you used the metal crate for the mounting bracket?! Clever. I'm guessing you bolted the metal strips through the top of the mud guard and/or the side of the mudguard to the ammo cans. Simple draw and drill. Hope I can emulate it close enough to look as good.

[Barnone]

I think all the DFs gets shipped from the same warehouse in CA. Most of these internet sellers of Chinese bikes don't stock them. I looked at the site you ordered from https://www.belmontebikes.com/collections/mini-choppers/products/250cc-premium-bobber-mini-chopper-motorcycle-street-legal-bike
Let us know how it works out.

My two DFs came with a 45 tooth rear sprocket which makes the bike geared way too low. Don't know about the sprockets on your 2016 DF.

Assuming your DF comes with the same engine then you cannot add a larger front sprocket so I went with a 35 tooth rear available at

https://www.amazon.com/1974-1976-Honda-JT-SPROCKET-Manufacturer/dp/B008Y58DL6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502107628&sr=8-2&keywords=jtr279.35

This is assuming that your 2016 bike's rear sprocket is the same as my 2012. Some went with a 30 tooth rear sprocket.

I think you should ask your questions at http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/showthread.php?2738-Dong-Fang-DF-250-RTB-Bobber-Information
as it is more active than this thread.

[Barnone]

mm,
Where are you located? These bikes cannot be registered in several states. NJ for one.

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I'm out in Rhode Island, When I tried to show the vin to the DMV she told me she didn't need to see it, and that as long as i had a title or MCO for a Chinese bike i was good. We'll see.

I'm also curious to know if any changes were made in this newer model, something tells me its unlikely but I'll definitely keep updates i if find anything.

[culcune]

I ordered mine from a "canadian" supplier called Belmonte Bikes.

Oddly enough when my bike shipped yesterday it started in California.

Gorgeous bikes!, cant wait to get mine in. Lookin like the 15th or so.

That forumn you linked is like the mines of Moria.
600+ pages. Cant believe my eyes lol
Any suggestion for "absolutely must" modifications to the bike?



It seems that starting with a company called Venom Motorsports of Canada, someone figured out how to get these across the border with the least amount of hassle. Venom deals with bikes on both sides of the border which makes sense since, as you noticed, their bikes all ship out of So. California where these are distributed in the US. Come to think of it, Venom is now carrying these https://www.venommotorsportscanada.com/collections/full-size-motorcycle (unless Venom is also known as Belmonte in Canada?) Several Dong Fang bikes are featured in Venom's lineup.

The only modifications besides changing the sprocket, as Barnone suggested, that I can think of would be like numerous members have done with their enduros--change the carb. However, keep in mind, most members own the Hawk 250; the Hawk is not street legal per EPA, so it seems like the carb they used was a compromise carb, so the first modification most members with the Hawk did was change out the carb. The Dong Fang lineup is all EPA certified as street legal in the US, so their stock carb might be decent. At any rate, break in your engine with the stock carb.

[Barnone]

Sold my DF250RTB early this year and now I think I am going to order the DF250RTG soon.

[Weldangrind]

Do you have a link to the DF250RTG?

[Barnone]

Do you have a link to the DF250RTG?

https://www.belmontebikes.com/collections/200cc-250cc/products/2018-sportster-250cc-chopper-street-legal-df250rtg?variant=13650188468290

http://www.df-motor.com/product_show.asp?id=750

[Weldangrind]

Sharp looking bike. Funny that they refer to it as a chopper.

[Barnone]

Looks like the DF250RTB is NOT available again.


http://www.saferwholesale.com/250cc-Bobber-Chopper-Street-Legal-Motorcycle-p/dfm-df250rtb.htm

I asked Safer what year is the DF250RTB and they replied"That model is currently out of stock!"

[Manwaring]

I just bought a df bobber. I am in Connecticut. I have the title from new York from seller. I have heard Connecticut won't title but will they transfer title and register?? Or do I have to register in Vermont??? Appreciate any help whatsoever. Thanks

[Manwaring]

I'm out in Rhode Island, When I tried to show the vin to the DMV she told me she didn't need to see it, and that as long as i had a title or MCO for a Chinese bike i was good. We'll see.

I'm also curious to know if any changes were made in this newer model, something tells me its unlikely but I'll definitely keep updates i if find anything.
We're you able to register dongfang bobber?? In Rhode Island.

[Manwaring]

We're you able to register??

[Ghost]

I have never seen a 2016 DF in person but it appears to be the same as my 2012.
I put a larger seat and 35 tooth rear sprocketin place of the 45 stock.

Hi my name is Dylan I think I bought this bike I’m also in swfl the one u have pictured with the amo box’s and Indian has tank