New Zongshen RX3 (ZS250GY-3) Dual Sport

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by katflap

I had a bottle of stuff that removes sticky label glue but the label has come off the bottle i cant remember now what it was called .Fortunately there was very little glue left, they just peeled right off.

Forgot to mention in my earlier post (# 2865) that when doing the exhaust valves i separated the feeler gauge blades and held them with some thin nosed pliers. This helped quite a bit

Thank you. Did you need to warm the stickers with a heat gun, or did they peel off easily without additional 'encouragement?'

[katflap]

Originally Posted by SpudRider

Thank you. Did you need to warm the stickers with a heat gun, or did they peel off easily without additional 'encouragement?'

No heat gun required , but it was a warm sunny day which I'm sure helped

[jimjr21]

Originally Posted by Miss America

I'm trying to find US insurance for my RX3, but the only company that seems to insure the bike is Progressive and they are only offering liability.

What have you all found as far as US insurance goes as I'm frustrated and perplexed?

Took a couple of minutes to add my RX-3 to my American Family policy.

[Huck369]

Originally Posted by Miss America

Interesting... my sub told me Dairyland (which is what I currently use on my other bikes) wouldn't insure the RX3 as it wasn't manufactured in the US???

Tell them neither was your Yamaha's...

I had no trouble at all, it went right thru......

[oldqwerty]

Originally Posted by Miss America

Interesting... my sub told me Dairyland (which is what I currently use on my other bikes) wouldn't insure the RX3 as it wasn't manufactured in the US???

Don't tell your insurance company but I don't think your other bikes were manufactured in the U. S. either.

EDIT: Beat me to it, Huck.

[SpudRider]

Sara at CSC sent me a tracking number. My fastest, orange RX3 has shipped from Azusa and is heading for Idaho. I will probably be assembling, and riding the bike on either Tuesday, or Wednesday of next week. Needless to say, I will certainly post photographs and my initial impressions of the motorcycle.

Until then, here are some photos I took yesterday. We received some snow the day before. My Zongshen ZS200GY-2 is rapidly approaching 69,000 miles on the odometer; it's a great little motorcycle. I'm sure it's successor, the RX3 will be another excellent bike.









You need tires with an aggressive tread if you wish to ride off road in Idaho.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by katflap

No heat gun required , but it was a warm sunny day which I'm sure helped

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by Huck369

Tell them neither was your Yamaha's...

I had no trouble at all, it went right thru......

Originally Posted by oldqwerty

Don't tell your insurance company but I don't think your other bikes were manufactured in the U. S. either.

EDIT: Beat me to it, Huck.

Indeed, that was an unbelievable response from an insurance company.

[katflap]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Katflap, that looks really good without the decals.

Yeah, I was not sure about removing them but now I have I'm glad I did.

If anyone lives where there's shed loads of sun I would suggest, if they're going to remove them, to do it pretty quickly .Just in case there are paint fade issues.

[SpudRider]

I agree; the safety decal on the fuel tank should be removed immediately. However, the other decals are probably located on ABS plastic, which will need to be repainted in a year or two. Therefore, one could choose to remove the decals that time, just before he repainted the parts.

P.S. I like your new avatar, Kat.

[G19Tony]

I left at 0400 and hit my TOT within 5 minutes. Not bad considering the traffic on the 210. I don't think I could do that every day.

RX-3 transport device, 94 Ford F-150.




Target for today.



I would have been in and out, but I decided to get some lights. Rich installed them for me.





Loaded and ready to depart.





While I was waiting, I had the opportunity to meet and talk to Steve, Ryan, Rich, Lupe and Sarah. Nice people, every one. Steve took a couple photos of me and the bike. I may make the cut on the blog!

The drive back was fine, just the usual hyperagressive Californians heading to Vegas for the weekend. I went straight to the DMV and got the VIN check out of the way. We have to do that when we buy a bike from out of state. I'll go back in the morning and get it registered and go for a ride after.

Thanks to everyone at CSC for a pleasant experience.

[oldqwerty]

I should have ordered a blue one.

[humanbeing]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Meaning pure gasoline without additives, or naphtha?

Different blender , different formula
RON89 + 1?% shit (naphtha + MTBE + aromatic hydrocarbons)
MTBE + aromatic hydrocarbons + naphtha + C5 Fraction... ~19:30
Secret additive ~22:00

[roots]

Originally Posted by Miss America

I'm trying to find US insurance for my RX3, but the only company that seems to insure the bike is Progressive and they are only offering liability.

What have you all found as far as US insurance goes as I'm frustrated and perplexed?

Well, just tried and failed to get insurance through Progressive via USAA. (USAA doesn't directly insure motorcycles in CA). The guy spent a good deal of time looking up info, but ultimately it is not in their system so he can't do it until it is. He also had "no way" to inform me when they could.

I guess I'll try Farmers and Geico tomorrow

I will be picking up my bike tomorrow morning!!! Yipeeee

Anyone else going tomorrow?

[Weldangrind]

Tony, your truck looks mint.