hi guys i have been a "steath" member for about 4 weeks now and have been reading all the posts about vbikes.well today was the day my bike turned up and i must say i am impressed with the bike for the money i paid.the crate wasnt damaged like i have read a few posts about and the R+L carriers driver was early and bang on time.everything worked fine,all the lights work and its got a nice deep tone to the engine,i have a few questions to anyone thats built/has one...

1.i have two plates left over and i cant for the life of me figure out where they go,they are half round in shapes and have two holes in and are crome and came with the 2 of them rapped together and nothing else with them(if i could add to pics in profile i would)

2. and the 2nd question i have is i have a funny kinda rattle once its driving "in gear" (sounds like a very thin tin plate rattling about against somthing)i suppose its hard to discribe something if others havent herd it


only put just under 1 hr on it so far,changed the engine oil like you all said and am now on the 1/3 throttle stage now,gonna take it to holly family track tomorrow as i have the day off and continue to run it in.btw i also blue loctited eveything i saw as was surgested.thanks guys lets hope i can add some good pics tomorrow.

ah one other thing,whats the upload pic size limit as i am using 76kb and its "to big"??? please help someone

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vbike 250
gsxr k4
SVS650
aprillia rs 250
DT125R

Edited: 03/20/2008 at 05:40 AM by split196

Hello and welcome split196.Glad to hear from another happy vbike owner.I belive if you have the new model you have brush guards on you handle bars it may be the decerative chrome peices that attach to those.
As for the rattle I would check your heatshield on your exaust just a guess.They do have a nice little rumble to them don't they.I just got minre out today and fired her up.Here is a pic of my handle bars of my bike bars just guessing this may be the plates your talking about.




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Vbike 250-V4s
Roketa ATV-56A 150cc

Hi split196, welcome. I think Kczukiman is on track with chrome thingys you have as I don't recall them when putting my 07 together. I also agree that maybe your heat shield is the source of the rattle.

I get to put an 08 V4S together this Saturday for my brother-inlaw. I will look for those pieces you mentioned.

I'm not sure on the picture sizes but I usually have to upload my photos to Snapfish, my online photo processor, and save them back on my computer as a smaller file size from Snapfish.

Nice pic Kman.

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Vbike 250 V4S (Red, black trim)
TaoTao ATA-150B Utility (Red)

Edited: 03/19/2008 at 09:50 PM by Coloradotrailrider

ah thats it....nice job.mine are crome.i spoke to tim and he told me to hang on 2 weeks so he could ship me the 2008 model with the hand guards.....to be honest i left them off as i dont like the look of the hand guards on anybike not just the vbike...just not my thing,i did check the heat sheld on mine and it has the factory "checked" marks to show its not undone as the white "dabs" on the screw heads havent moved....could double check but it was as i was riding that i was hunting for the sound like you do....half hanging off to locate it lol.its funny....a few of my friends,one has a 6 wheel polaris,other suzuki 400,said no way dont bother they look cheap because they are cheap....well its strange how they gathered round as i was building it in my drive today and said..."oh dont look like i thought..."yeah its cheap...some screw threads are a little badly finished and one of the exhaust brackets doesnt line up and you have to loctite everything but as i kept saying to myself its a $1200 bike....little tip people if you book it online its $1250....call him and he does it for $1200.

In my opinion i would rate the bike 8/10 at the moment as i have only had the engine idling for 30 mins for the gel pack and about 20 mins of riding when i think about it so i have just less than 1 hr on it so as you can imagie i havent gone past 30% throttle but as i said before it sounds nice but the down sides i have seen are 1. finish to fittings (nutts bolts etc etc)
2.seat is rock hard on mine (anyone else have this problem)
3.front shocks are as stiff as iron($1200 bike though lol)

anyway thanks for getting back so quick......pictures are now posted in my profile.yeah and when you build your borther in laws this weekend the parts that are crome for the bar ends are rapped in white packing foam type paper and togther in a pair(about 2"x2").good luck and i think a few extra nuts and bolts may need to be brought....just incase as i need to replace 4 in mine.good luck and have fun.

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vbike 250
gsxr k4
SVS650
aprillia rs 250
DT125R

Edited: 03/19/2008 at 10:29 PM by split196

split196,
Good to hear so far so good.You got the fastest color too.Here is an interesting artical I got from another site.You may find it helpful during brake in.

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

Hey colorado,keep us posted on your brotherinlaws bike.Hey is he going to join the forum?The more info the better.

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Vbike 250-V4s
Roketa ATV-56A 150cc

Nice pictures split196. Thanks for the tip on the bar end pieces.

When you think about the fit and finish of the ATV just remember the guys who own the name brands didn't put theirs together. They didn't see the minor imperfections when assembling from the crate, I bet the dealerships did though.

When the ATV is all prepped and has all the fasteners checked and loctited, I think we have a real quality ATV.

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Vbike 250 V4S (Red, black trim)
TaoTao ATA-150B Utility (Red)

Hi Kman, my brother-inlaw dosn't have a computer, lol. On the other hand I will take pics of his ATV and post them. I will let you guys know his impressions of it. He has already rode my ATV so he could decide on the purchase. Obviously he liked it because he bought one. He liked the feel and look of mine.

Wish I could have kicked the tires before buying like my brother-inlaw did with mine, but hey thanks to all the reviews, including yours, the gamble payed off.

Man, Tim at Vbike will like me, so far I've mentioned the Vbikes at work and one guy there has bought a 110 from him, and now couple of guys are considering a 250 V4S.

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Vbike 250 V4S (Red, black trim)
TaoTao ATA-150B Utility (Red)

Nice colorado,Thats what its all about.Someone taking the plung and having an awsome site like this to help others with their good as well as bad fortunes.
The nice thing about he vbike is that it speaks for itself.There have been several in the past few months that have purchased them and I have seen no negative posts so far.There have been some assembly problems and frieght damage but no dissatisfied owners.
I can't wait till riding season and get some ride reports.There should be a lot of them.

Hey split196,great pics.

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Vbike 250-V4s
Roketa ATV-56A 150cc

It's the first day of Spring and almost 70 degrees here in Colorado. I can hardly wait to get these Atvs in the mountains.

I two will be looking forward to all the feedbacks on the Vbikes.

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Vbike 250 V4S (Red, black trim)
TaoTao ATA-150B Utility (Red)

well i took it out today....didnt make it to holly track as planed but i did get to my friends 20 acre piece of land and boy did i have a laugh,well i did have a few problems......first off i pulled a kczukiman kinda move.....yes i left the gas turned off.and second i looked down and one of the front shocks was coming undone.....saw it in time though and yes i did put plenty of blue loctite on it so i am baffled to how it came loose,and the third thing i found out was after about 20 mins my throttle thumb was killing me as the throttle lever seems to far forward to me,needs to be moved but not sure if its possible though,and the forth thing i found thats isnt really a problem but did shock me........how muddy i got from 1 hrs BLASTING about,yes i followed that advise about the running in and i gave it some "welly"(english term lol means a right handful of gas)....well i have taken a few pics of the result of today and must say had a good time.pics posted.

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vbike 250
gsxr k4
SVS650
aprillia rs 250
DT125R

I envy you split196, that mud on your 250 means one thing, you had fun. I havn't been able to get in a good run yet on mine. Funny, I think we are all guilty of leaving the gas off, I did.

That is strange about your shock, glad you caught it in time. I havn't run mine for a long enough period of time to get my thumb tired. Let us know what adjustment works best for that.

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Vbike 250 V4S (Red, black trim)
TaoTao ATA-150B Utility (Red)

Good that you have had some fun, Ive had mine out in the mud and snow it does okay in the snow but my lt230g still goes better through the snow . haven't had the loose problems knock on wood, but i haven't gotten out of 2nd gear yet to really wind it up and see what it can do. hopefully soon Seems to be holding up to the abuse I have out it through so far ...I did some adding to it like 2 more light for night time fun and hand guards also took the decals off . got some nicer ones coming

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2007 Vbike V4S 250cc
2005 Avanti 110 cc
1985 Suzuki LT230G
1985 Suzuki LT185

Edited: 03/20/2008 at 11:50 PM by bren7176

Hey split196,Sounds like you are brakeing it in right.dang its a good thing you notice that shock thats weird how that loosend.
Now I have proof I'm not the only one that forgets to turn on the gas lever.Hey you would'nt have that on video woul ya?

Hey bren,What kindof graphics ya getting?

Colorado,do you have the wrenches ready?Tomarrow is the big day!

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Vbike 250-V4s
Roketa ATV-56A 150cc

right its 830pm friday night and we have 3-5" of snow turning up in michigan....lets see what its like on fresh snow...the ice wasnt to good really but i have herd that some of these china imports have more plastic mixed with the rubber....hence cheaper tire!!! cant remember where i read that so dont quote me on it.Looked at moving the throttle to a better postion and no luck...its a sealed unit so if it really bugs me.....honda part i think is needed to replace it...well the engine is the old cg250 engine i think(was there a CG 250 HONDA released here in the usa? my dad used to run a honda dealership in england) so i imagine that a honda throttle cable is used....or one to the same size.

Colorado are you ready? as kman said tomorrow is the big day.gonna try and make a video tomorrow in the snow if my son wants to record me....he hates the cold...dam shame we live in snowy MI

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vbike 250
gsxr k4
SVS650
aprillia rs 250
DT125R

okay so now we know what engine is on it a Honda clone of the cg250. now to find out what year they cloned and what after market parts will fit it ...I have had good luck with mine once I got the carb adjusted and except for the starter loosing a tooth which TIm replaced very fast I ahve had a great time riding the V4S . IF things hold up this summer I will buy a few more Atv's for the kids to ride . But of course im also going to get myself a name brand 4x4 quad looking at the new Suzuki King Quad 750. As for the graphics im still debating on that but I wanted to get something different that would give it tha tone of a kind look plus need to figure out what would really fit it without much cutting .LOL the gas lever I haven't had that one yet . I have no problems starting mine just go out out key on give little choke and vroom up and running but dam cold you ave to wait a few mins before taking off . I plan on changing out the tires soon but the problem i see is the odd size that is on them might have ot change out the rims too does anyone have input on the tires..

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2007 Vbike V4S 250cc
2005 Avanti 110 cc
1985 Suzuki LT230G
1985 Suzuki LT185

right i have a update...."the throttle on the bar can be set to what ever position you like" if you take apart the box the throttle cable goes into...watchout though as there is a spring in there to return the throttle back to stop.

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vbike 250
gsxr k4
SVS650
aprillia rs 250
DT125R

Thanks for the info split.

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Vbike 250-V4s
Roketa ATV-56A 150cc

opened mine up today in top gear.....hate to say it but i think the guys are dreaming a little to claim 60mph+ i am 6ft4 tall(176cm...i think) and 180lbs and all i got was 46mph.(had my friend in car next to me).now i understand that my bike is still new and that i cant expect it to be running like it will once its run in fully.....but theres no way that this process is holding back 14mph+but hey (altogether now....)its a $1200 atv lol

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vbike 250
gsxr k4
SVS650
aprillia rs 250
DT125R

Edited: 03/22/2008 at 06:12 PM by split196

Your a brave man going 46 on a quad.I know I'll never see that.And your right you won't gain 14 mph.But I guess if you changed the sprockets you may be able to acheive 14 mph after brake in but I need to ask,who would want to?

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Vbike 250-V4s
Roketa ATV-56A 150cc

Edited: 03/22/2008 at 07:26 PM by kczukiman

K-man, I know what you're saying. I have a Kawasaki KFX700 and the word on the 'net is that it will do 65-70 topped out. I'm glad there are people out there who can tell me what the limits of this machine are. I can guarantee you I won't be trying to find out. All I can think about now at the ripe "old" age of 39 is how much hide I would lose and pain I would be in if something happened at that rate of speed! And that's if you're lucky!

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2005 Kawasaki KFX700
2006 Coolster MOUNTOPZ-110 ATV-3050B

these are a few videos i made about 3 years ago before i left england to live here.....been riding since 5years old and a qualified motorcycle instructor.my last bike was a gsxr k4....72mph in first gear....17500 rpm was the redline.....FOR A FOUR STROKE !!!!!!

This is my collecton of me on bikes....vbike one will follow....got my youngest out to film me today and lets just say the camera work spoilt the film lol

nullme on my past bikes...well some

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vbik