05-16-2015, 10:38 PM | #3526 |
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I just completed a 12-mile ride across town for groceries. I mounted my Garmin GPS receiver, and recorded the odometer setting. Then I zeroed the trip odometer on the RX3 before departing.
I don't know the accuracy of a GPS odometer. However, here are the results. Trip distance recorded by Garmin GPS receiver: 12.1 miles Trip distance recorded by Zongshen RX3 odometer: 12.8 miles My Garmin GPS receiver records hundredths of a mile, while the RX3 odometer only records tenths of a mile. Therefore, I don't know how close the stock odometer was to reaching 12.9 miles. However, using the most conservative estimate of 12.80 miles, I performed the following calculations. 12.8 miles minus 12.1 miles = 0.7 miles 'optimistic' on the odometer (0.7 miles divided by 12.1 miles) x 100 = 6 percent 'optimistic' Using the same, Garmin GPS receiver for comparison, the stock speedometer is running over 10 percent 'optimistic.'
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05-16-2015, 11:44 PM | #3527 |
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I paid to have my bike assembled and shipped. They were going to install the accessories purchased with the bike at the same time...they didn't tell me there were things not available when they called me for payment and shipping.
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05-17-2015, 01:14 AM | #3528 |
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I paid to have my bike assembled also. I drove down in my truck and picked it up. They didn't have the power ports available, but they sent them to me quickly, and the ports were easy to install.
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05-17-2015, 11:52 AM | #3529 | |
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05-17-2015, 01:55 PM | #3530 |
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I feel the same way, although it would be ridiculously priced in Canada.
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05-17-2015, 03:37 PM | #3531 |
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Hondas are ridiculously priced in the U. S. of A., which is why I didn't but a 700. They are limited ground clearance and suspension travel, with a very low center of gravity, and lots of good attributes for adventuring, but they cost too much once the farkles that come with a Cyclone are added,
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05-17-2015, 04:10 PM | #3532 | |
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05-17-2015, 05:23 PM | #3533 |
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05-17-2015, 07:05 PM | #3534 | |
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05-17-2015, 09:28 PM | #3535 |
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Indeed. Perhaps the sleeping giant can be awakened.
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05-18-2015, 02:06 PM | #3536 | |
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Cheers, Dan K.
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05-18-2015, 02:30 PM | #3537 |
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Unless you are accepting it in its shipping crate, and doing the assembly yourself then yes, you will need to pay for assembly. They charge $195 for assembly if i remember right.
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05-18-2015, 02:42 PM | #3538 |
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Thanks,
Dan K.
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05-18-2015, 05:44 PM | #3539 | |
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That is correct WS.
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05-19-2015, 02:51 AM | #3540 |
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Today I removed the stock trunk from my Zongshen RX3, and installed a large, Garage Pro Travel Trunk I had purchased from J.C. Whitney.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/garage-pro-...7&&filterid=u0 Using a 20% off coupon, and free shipping, you can purchase this travel trunk for less than $40, delivered. This travel trunk locks to the luggage rack on a steel mounting plate. Therefore, you can remove the trunk from the bike and take it into your motel room, tent, et cetera, at the end of the day. You can also remove the trunk if you wish to lighten the bike for daily rides. You can read my installation thread for this travel trunk at the following link. http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=14712
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