Dongfang DF250RTD Rear Brake

tpelle · 04-22-2022, 10:19 AM

For some perverse reason I like the DF250RTD version of the Dongfang DF250. This is the one with the long narrow tank and the "classic" road racer seat with the bumstop hump. It looks very much like the road racers and the cafe racers, such as the Triton and the Norvin bikes, etc. from the 1950s and early 1960s.

Triton (Triumph Engine in a Norton "Featherbed" Frame):

DF250RTD:

I notice that this bike (along with the DF250RTG) uses a mechanically-actuated rear drum brake. I am thinking that the two bikes, the DF250RTD and the DF250RTG, are actually the same bike with the exception of the bodywork and a few other parts. Is this likely the case?

For reference, here is a DF250RTG:

Personally, I think that the DF250RTD is more of a "Standard" motorcycle than it is a Cafe Racer. But that's just my opinion. A lot of the bikes from the Cafe Racer era were simply modified "Standards", tweaked with clubman bars and maybe a different seat, but who am I to pontificate.

Along with the small single disc brake at the front, is the rear drum brake adequate for the performance of these bikes?

Google searches, as well as searches on the web sites of the distributors who sell these bikes, do not show rear brake shoes as an available part. Anyone know what brake shoes will be adaptable to these bikes?

I think that a black DF250RTD with a gold pinstripe job, and maybe a similar logo to the pictured Triton (maybe "Chiton"?) would be pretty cool.

Falkon45 · 04-22-2022, 11:40 AM

Yes, they're essentially the same bike. The frame, engine, and engine are all the same. It's just a "reskin" so to speak. Same deal with the KP200/KPM200. I agree with you on the DF250RTD. I just wish the seat was a little longer.

SpaceGhost · 04-23-2022, 03:30 PM

Do you know if the DF250RTG can fit the beefy wheels of the DF250RTD? Definitely agree they are virutally the same bike, but apparently now the RTD is discontinued. Thanks in advance!

Barnone · 06-15-2023, 10:43 AM

Funny my new 2022 DF250RTG is called a DF250RTD by the seller Venom but is identical to my previously owned 2018 DF250RTG.

04-22-2022, 10:19 AM	#1
tpelle Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 47	Dongfang DF250RTD Rear Brake For some perverse reason I like the DF250RTD version of the Dongfang DF250. This is the one with the long narrow tank and the "classic" road racer seat with the bumstop hump. It looks very much like the road racers and the cafe racers, such as the Triton and the Norvin bikes, etc. from the 1950s and early 1960s. Triton (Triumph Engine in a Norton "Featherbed" Frame): DF250RTD: I notice that this bike (along with the DF250RTG) uses a mechanically-actuated rear drum brake. I am thinking that the two bikes, the DF250RTD and the DF250RTG, are actually the same bike with the exception of the bodywork and a few other parts. Is this likely the case? For reference, here is a DF250RTG: Personally, I think that the DF250RTD is more of a "Standard" motorcycle than it is a Cafe Racer. But that's just my opinion. A lot of the bikes from the Cafe Racer era were simply modified "Standards", tweaked with clubman bars and maybe a different seat, but who am I to pontificate. Along with the small single disc brake at the front, is the rear drum brake adequate for the performance of these bikes? Google searches, as well as searches on the web sites of the distributors who sell these bikes, do not show rear brake shoes as an available part. Anyone know what brake shoes will be adaptable to these bikes? I think that a black DF250RTD with a gold pinstripe job, and maybe a similar logo to the pictured Triton (maybe "Chiton"?) would be pretty cool. Last edited by tpelle; 04-22-2022 at 10:52 AM.
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04-22-2022, 11:40 AM	#2
Falkon45 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 759	Yes, they're essentially the same bike. The frame, engine, and engine are all the same. It's just a "reskin" so to speak. Same deal with the KP200/KPM200. I agree with you on the DF250RTD. I just wish the seat was a little longer.
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04-23-2022, 03:30 PM	#3
SpaceGhost Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 1	Do you know if the DF250RTG can fit the beefy wheels of the DF250RTD? Definitely agree they are virutally the same bike, but apparently now the RTD is discontinued. Thanks in advance!
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06-15-2023, 10:43 AM	#4
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,354	Funny my new 2022 DF250RTG is called a DF250RTD by the seller Venom but is identical to my previously owned 2018 DF250RTG.
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