license plate bracket
 

As I mentioned earlier, the OEM license plate bracket did not have holes that would line up with my license plate. I see where someone drilled two extra holes but even so, no joy. I made my own bracket:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycl...IMG_0065-M.jpg with 6mm bolts coming from inside the fender into threaded holes in 1/2" aluminum plate. Then I drilled and tapped holes to match my plate and done. Of course I had to gild the lilly a bit in order to reduce the weight.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycl...IMG_0066-M.jpg

Peter Y.

Very Nice bike Sully, Congrats! Those TT's are very nice looking. I love the tank shrouds on them.

Well the bike will have long since rusted down and become part of the retaining wall holding back the embankment but it sure has a dam nice licence plate holder.

Retirement = idle hands = overkill

Retirement....spare time.... One can only hope. ;-)
Someday....someday.....

Very nice bike, and I like the color as well. A little advice, if you don't mind. Keep checking spoke tension by "tinking" the spokes with a spoke wrench. You want them at least at the pitch of middle "C" on a piano, or a little higher. Just don't over do it.

Peter, I thought CSC changed the oil as part of the set up.

That's what they told me on the RX3.

Is that not so for the TT 250?

jb

Seeing as Joe and the gang haven't even corrected the problems that the owners here found months ago. I'd say change the oil.

The documentation sent with the bike is very thorough. They mention recommended fuel additives (Lucas cylinder & injector juice) and standard break-in instructions, but nothing about the shipped oil. My guess is it's okay, or at least well within what the engine will tolerate.

I believe if it was particularly important to change it, CSC would have said so.

Come on man
 

It's not like 15 qts f250 diesel

1 qt ,3 minutes...done

I put a few miles on the bike and then changed the oil. Why not? It's only a quart and no filter. The oil that came out looked fine and the strainer was clean so this was probably unnecessary. OTOH, my RX3 came with about 20 miles on the odo, the TT250 had less than 1 mile. That makes me think the RX3 had a much more thorough examination before it was put into the crate. After a few more heat cycles I intend to check the valves too. I know that these pushrod engines are bullet proof but I'll feel better after I verify the clearances.

Peter Y.

Yep. For a scorching $2.74, YOU TOO can guarantee that you have good oil in your new bike!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Tec...-1-qt/17134876

About 40 miles today, it was a damp day, slick, shiny roads but no actual rain.

The bike is very confidence-inspiring; no surface caused any problem, and I ride these roads a lot and have learnt to be very cautious on my little Kawi. Again, very impressed with the stock tires on a wet road, and not a little annoyed that the brakes are sharper than my Ninjette, which at nearly three times the cost ought to be better.

The engine continues to be great fun, and the difficulty with shifting to fourth (under certain loads) and finding neutral is slowly going away.

http://i.imgur.com/hoPSUGy.jpg?1

Very impressed with it. I don't think there's anything I dislike. The ride gets a little vibey towards 50mph, and tyres clearly aren't suited for higher road speeds, but this is a damn good runabout bike. It's almost the exact opposite of my Ninja; it's an absolute beast at low speed, and very comfortable pottering about on the street, whereas the Ninja is like a precision weapon above 50. I expected to like the engine (I like smaller displacement bikes anyway) but I didn't expect to love it quite so much.

I'll wait until break-in is done before changing to the 49 tooth rear sprocket (I ordered one with the bike) as this is a little more in line with the bikes intended use, but so far, so good!

Good for you! Nice pic

:hehe:

Some video from the ride today.
https://youtu.be/zYy1NkgNCfE