Anyone Know Of Dong Fang DF250RTB Bobber? - Page 4

Weldangrind · 03-03-2011, 01:03 AM

Excellent! You're legal.

Barnone · 03-03-2011, 09:33 AM

Seems to be more interest in the bobber over on
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...F250RTB-Bobber
so I think I will concentrate on mods over there.

Jim · 03-03-2011, 09:46 AM

Glad to hear you got the paperwork sorted out

Cool bike and nice pictures

Weldangrind · 03-03-2011, 11:17 AM

Please feel free to continue updating this thread; I'm really enjoying it.

Barnone · 03-03-2011, 03:29 PM

W&G,
OK, You asked for it.
Got my sheep skin from New Zealand

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

so I put it on and went for a ride. Very nice and comfortable.

Watching the wind surfers.

Met a new friend and her dog

Felt guilty so went out to our cottage and supervised my wife's painting.

FastDoc · 03-03-2011, 04:35 PM

I'm speechless.

Beautiful!

Weldangrind · 03-04-2011, 12:30 AM

Maybe your new friend knows how to paint. :wink:

I never thought of sheepskin on a m/c seat. I've heard of others using gel pads, but sheepskin makes sense.

Jim · 03-04-2011, 03:01 AM

I think Harley riders like to do it. Does it not make the seat slippery? (or I guess the contact between you and the bike).

Barnone · 03-04-2011, 08:58 AM

I have another sheep skin seat cover but it is in NC. I've has it for over twenty years. Not slippery. Also have a gel pad, Walmart atv pad,bead rider,etc. tried all of them. Ain't no magic.

Weldangrind · 03-04-2011, 10:27 AM

Now that you've put a few miles on your bike, how do you like the rigid frame?

Barnone · 03-04-2011, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Now that you've put a few miles on your bike, how do you like the rigid frame?

It's hard to tell the difference on pavement.

True off roading is a different story as you would expect. Now if it had mid controls where it would be easier to stand then the difference would be much less.

Remember back in the old days when we rode Brit bikes off road? We managed but at a slower pace.

Off topic but I love it when people say they are off roading and they are going down a dirt road.

FastDoc · 03-04-2011, 12:56 PM

Remember back in the old days when we rode Brit bikes off road? We managed but at a slower pace.

My buddy Jerry has a 1969 BSA 441 Victor. Very difficult to start much less ride, on road much less off road! Fun though. Backwards controls are a major nuisance.

Off topic but I love it when people say they are off roading and they are going down a dirt road.

I refer to that as 'off pavement' not off road. :roll:

Weldangrind · 03-04-2011, 01:16 PM

Vince, does the seat have decent springs? Do they sway in corners? That's the biggest complaint I've heard about sprung seats on rigid frames.

To me, off road is a single track through the bush. Love it.

Barnone · 03-04-2011, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Vince, does the seat have decent springs? Do they sway in corners? That's the biggest complaint I've heard about sprung seats on rigid frames.
To me, off road is a single track through the bush. Love it.

W&G,
Sounds like a man talking himself into getting a new bike.

I did have to adjust the preload on the seat for my 200lbs.

But I have not noticed any sway in the seat on the bobber or on my CT70 clone which also has a sprung seat. The front pivot seems to be stout enough.

jape · 03-05-2011, 12:44 AM

Off road definitions?

Depends on your Shire/County and their road maintenance more than any label it may have! Our many miles of dirt/gravel roads here are constantly potholed, corrugated and loose. That is off-road enough for me. get the wrong speed on corrugations and you are in serious trouble, hit the foot-deep potholes at ANY speed and you are in bad trouble, catch the loose gravel, clear dust on the bend and you are GONE. And that is on a D/S bike not a hardtail.

Our 'single track' is usually smoother and easier overall than any other than the primary roads, of course it has the places with deep ruts and water-crossings even tree roots and boulders but it doesn't see the traffic so is better most of the year. And off ALL tracks, 'under the trees', if you use common-sense and know how to hop some logs and ride slow, is the smoothest of all - even better than tarmac and much softer when you fall off!

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'm speechless. Beautiful! __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-04-2011, 12:30 AM	#52
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Maybe your new friend knows how to paint. :wink: I never thought of sheepskin on a m/c seat. I've heard of others using gel pads, but sheepskin makes sense. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-03-2011, 09:33 AM	#47
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,354	Seems to be more interest in the bobber over on http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...F250RTB-Bobber so I think I will concentrate on mods over there.
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03-03-2011, 03:29 PM	#50
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,354	W&G, OK, You asked for it. Got my sheep skin from New Zealand http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT so I put it on and went for a ride. Very nice and comfortable. Watching the wind surfers. Met a new friend and her dog Felt guilty so went out to our cottage and supervised my wife's painting.
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03-04-2011, 03:01 AM	#53
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	I think Harley riders like to do it. Does it not make the seat slippery? (or I guess the contact between you and the bike). __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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03-04-2011, 08:58 AM	#54
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,354	I have another sheep skin seat cover but it is in NC. I've has it for over twenty years. Not slippery. Also have a gel pad, Walmart atv pad,bead rider,etc. tried all of them. Ain't no magic.
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03-04-2011, 10:27 AM	#55
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Now that you've put a few miles on your bike, how do you like the rigid frame? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-04-2011, 12:56 PM	#57
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Remember back in the old days when we rode Brit bikes off road? We managed but at a slower pace. My buddy Jerry has a 1969 BSA 441 Victor. Very difficult to start much less ride, on road much less off road! Fun though. Backwards controls are a major nuisance. Off topic but I love it when people say they are off roading and they are going down a dirt road. I refer to that as 'off pavement' not off road. :roll: __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-04-2011, 01:16 PM	#58
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Vince, does the seat have decent springs? Do they sway in corners? That's the biggest complaint I've heard about sprung seats on rigid frames. To me, off road is a single track through the bush. Love it. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-05-2011, 12:44 AM	#60
jape Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: central vic australia Posts: 113	Off road definitions? Depends on your Shire/County and their road maintenance more than any label it may have! Our many miles of dirt/gravel roads here are constantly potholed, corrugated and loose. That is off-road enough for me. get the wrong speed on corrugations and you are in serious trouble, hit the foot-deep potholes at ANY speed and you are in bad trouble, catch the loose gravel, clear dust on the bend and you are GONE. And that is on a D/S bike not a hardtail. Our 'single track' is usually smoother and easier overall than any other than the primary roads, of course it has the places with deep ruts and water-crossings even tree roots and boulders but it doesn't see the traffic so is better most of the year. And off ALL tracks, 'under the trees', if you use common-sense and know how to hop some logs and ride slow, is the smoothest of all - even better than tarmac and much softer when you fall off!
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