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No, sadly there's no storage compartment just that little plastic box.

Funny, that's not what your mom said

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I love it for what I paid, I mean it's not my DRZ400 but I didn't buy to be that. I didn't get to ride much last year but I'm waiting on a new battery to fire her up for this season.

Awesome, I appreciate the feedback! Enjoy that DLX

haha, ya it's quicker I guess - time is money

No mine functioned but it is a little wonky. It read full when it's full but it'll read empty way before it's empty.

@@skydcontrolokay I heard that before my problem is that mine is not working at all

For sure, gotta make sure you're on the right stroke. Glad you got it sorted!

Thanks so much for the kind words, I like the colors too. I picked red because I didnt' see as many red ones at the time but now that it's seen some sun it's fading to more of a pink. HAHA - I'm trying to get settled to where I can make some new content so maybe I'll do one and see if I can refresh the plastic.

Engine sounds are super hard to diagnose without being there. Sounds like maybe just a ticking valve train. If you checked your valve lash and it's in spec then hard to say exactly but I like to start with decent oil and when you change the old check for excessive metal shavings or chunks.

Haha, well thanks. I can only hope to be as cool as Dr. Malcom

It's partly due to the dissimilar materials where I put in the gel. If I was reshaping just the foam I would spend more time shaping it. Can't notice it with the gel - so far so good.

Looks fine to me. ​@@skydcontrol

Do you mean rejet? It depends on your setup, can take a little trial and error but generally these bikes come from the factory lean so going up a size on the main jet is a good start.

I'm not sure what you mean, do you mean your rim is warped?

No I don't believe the manual that comes with the hawk lists the specs if I recall correctly. The TT250 manual is a great reference, same engine except I believe the TT250 is counter balanced.

@@skydcontrol Thx for your reply! Major OPERATOR ERROR on my part, I ended up adjusting to .04 & .05 instead of .004 & .005. No wonder she wasn't burning the fuel. I ended up speaking with the US importer & distributor of all these bikes, and he told me his mechanic adjusts the valves to .007 & .009. Adjusted mine to .006 & .008 and she's running absolutely perfect! I don't believe any adjustment was needed to begin with, but it is good to know how to do this.

@@tomstrizak1117 don't feel too bad, it's a common mistake - haha. Ya some people like to run thier valves a little looser (a tappy valve is a happy valve). Just be aware it does accelerate valve train wear. Glad it's running good now though

Thanks! ya it's crazy isn't it, I think to save time they just spin them down tight at the factory.

Hey Thanks for watching. Ya I think so, might be a tad tall for you but no worse than any other dual sport. I actually feel this bike is made more for shorter riders than tall ones.

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It's been a hot minute since I did this install but are you talking about the extra wires for tach and gear selection? Did your original speedo have those in them already? If so that might be why, might be worth just hooking up the new speedo and see what works and what doesn't.

Thanks for the kind words! Valve adjustment is important for sure and many people don't know about it. Thats' where these china bikes fall short alot is in the assembly so they usually aren't properly adjusted. Good luck!

Your bikes exhaust is getting red hot due to running lean, need to re jet stock carb or swap a nibbi carb onto it.

Awesome, these engines are pretty simple and easy to work on.

Mine's an RPS Hawk 250 but most of these are built on the same copycat honda CG platform so the sprockets should be the same.

Oh nice, I'm familiar with Pease they still do the airshows there. I'm further north. How do I stand what? Living here? haha - I love it here except for the cold in the winter.

@@skydcontrolThat, the cold winters. I was a Texas boy, my father was in the Air Force and we moved up there for a year and a half. Beautiful place, but the main thing I remember was sitting over the heater vent hoping it would come on in the morning. I was 9 or 10 and snow up to my, well you know what I men. Have meant to go back up there and see it in the fall but things don't work out the way you plan. But I'd be gone before that first snowflake hit the ground. LOL

I know sometimes when the valves are tight it's harder to start. Mine were completely tight but I hadn't even tried to start it prior to doing this. Good luck!

I did, but it's not the stock carb it's a PZ30 pumper carb.

Hey there, sorry I somehow missed this comment - I'm not entirely sure at this point. I know when I did mine there were only a couple of states that were giving people issues. CA, NJ, and a maybe another one? check out the chinariders forum and ask on there I bet you'll find someone who knows for sure.

hey there, I didn't have this issue although mine does read empty far earlier than it should. I don't know that there's any calibration in the speedo unit however I do know that the sensor in the tank is often set wrong. It doesn't bother me enough to pull the gas tank off and risk the gasket for the sending unit leaking though

@@skydcontrol I have a new RPS Hawk X 250 and my analog speedo and gas gauge are - as you said, comically off. There's no tach and I really have no idea how fast I'm going or how much gas I have smh. Not a deal killer but, like, really? And I think you're right - its more than likely the sensor in the gas tank.

It's just a go pro Hero 4 silver on a chin mount. Works good and doesn't seem to overheat and shut down like some of the newer go pro cams

It's just a simple lift stand, I think it has a 300lb capacity - you can get them on amazon - amzn.to/3CKWoZ9

ya, it can be tricky to tighten the lock nut without closing up your gap

Ya already did it, I dunno why they ship them rotated wrong, I didn't even notice at first. HAHA

I get this question enough to wonder if I'm being trolled at this point? LOL - they're not on backwards. It's a combo of the type of bars, the fact I have them rolled forward a few degrees cause I'm tall, and the gopro camera angle.

Hmm, that's odd. Shouldn't really make a difference in top speed. Although if you fiddled with the carb at all while the valves were tight, it might need to be readjusted now.

Terrible. HAHA - it's just not built for that, will handle some small hops and stuff but I wouldn't jump it.

Unfortunately the legal places to ride are few and far between in certain parts of the state. Power lines are usually off limits because they're private property, though some people allow it. I usually look for Rail trails and Class VI roads. Good luck!

I literally rode mine in a downpour for about 10 miles. No problems yet. I agree though, the quality control is the weakest link

I'd double check the valve adjustment. If they're too tight the bike will start hard. Make sure you're using the T line not the F, and make sure you are on the compression stroke, not the intake stroke. Common mistake and it can make a big difference.

It's not a successful job if you don't hurt yourself - LOL