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Originally Posted by Dahamaster
...Can you suggest a better, heavy duty battery? (YUASA doesn't make a gel battery replacement for the YB7) I'm not a mechanic and I don't know how to diagnose electrical problems. I can try another battery…
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Since the Zongshen Sierra 200GY-2 is a close copy of the Yamaha TW200, you can learn a lot by searching the TW200 forum.
For example, here is an interesting thread concerning battery choices for the Zong/TW200.
http://tw200forum.com/forums/19632/ShowPost.aspx
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Originally Posted by Dahamaster
...I did have a big problem starting the bike after it had sat in Grandpa's garage for two weeks while I drove my truck. The bike started right up but only ran for about 15 seconds. Then it would not start at all-even kicking. It was a bear, but I finally got it to fire and it got me home. And then it was fine the next morning...started up on the first kick. I don't know...I'm not a mechanic, so everything is just a guess…
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I suspect the CDI unit might be ready to fail. I encourage you to get one, or two, spare CDI units as quickly as you can, then substitute a new CDI, and see if it solves the problem.
My Zong idled erratically, and exhibited occasional starting problems before it failed. It is also very nice to have a spare CDI unit available purely for troubleshooting purposes.
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Originally Posted by Dahamaster
...That's also a super nice mod with the XT225 swingarm! Wow. You guys really know what you're doin'. That's a major task…
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Thank you.
I was very fortunate to have my good friend Andy, a professional mechanic, design, fabricate, and weld the lower shock mount assembly to my bike’s frame.
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Originally Posted by Dahamaster
...Here's my bike with its new paint scheme [was orange] which I did myself on Xmas weekend-I'm really impressed with how it came out...darn near perfect. No runs, no drips, no errors as Krylon used to say. Yellow really looks sharp…
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Thank you for posting the photos, Daha.
Indeed, your bike looks great! Please tell me, what paint did you use? Also, how did you prepare the plastic for painting? I repainted my Zong with Krylon Fusion, and Valspar spray paints.
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Originally Posted by Dahamaster
...The only other mods that I could do (within my ability) are the additional Baja lights on the front (a MUST for night riding but really drain the battery--maybe that's my problem???)…
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The Baja lights look great; I bet they really help illuminate the roadway at night!
However, as you suspect, they might be draining your battery. I think Allen has a good idea concerning the float charger.
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