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Thank you, been trying to clean up the rust on her, and address the tiny oil leaks here an there. She has been a well used bike, very reliable(with maintenance) it seems after all these years.

18t! With my weight, I would go 0-60 in two days. :p

I did all the same mods as you plus I added a oil cooler to it. Solid engine so far but like every Chinese thing I've owned it's gonna break 😅. Have a 212 daytona waiting in a box for that day to come.

Admit, just enjoying cruising around the city and back roads doesn't require a speed demon. Just have fun, right?

@@VaderVlogs125 Might be moving towards an oil cooler myself, for peace of mind.

@CageFreeTom yep I added it for a piece of mind. I did 55 for about 40 min straight, and my engine barley got past 178F . My top speed is also 61 but I hardly push it to that. Overall a great buy and I spent 1800$ in total with mods and registration fees. A steal imo for a brand new street bike.

@@VaderVlogs125 Just fun little bikes, and get you out of the house. :D

When I was playing around with it, engine off, I got low and shifted up and down by hand checking for interference around the gear shaft. If the clutch wasn't adjusted and worked with stock shifter, toss the stock back on and see if normal operation returns, is what I would do.

Ha ha ha, I understand truly. I was full throttle and cars were just passing me. Also, I've ridden the Boom Vader on Rt 78, but on a holiday since I could barely hold 60's in full tuck.

Agreed. Thread locker is our friend. :p Thank you for stopping by, appreciated!!!!

I would do the basic checks(fuel/air/spark), do you have fuel in the carb bowl, is spark plug boot connected(this messed me up in past), if so, pull plug and check for spark and compression.

@ i checked the carb bowl, i had loosened the screw and fuel came out then tightened it back up, spark plug i haven’t check prb will just replace that , and prb get a newer battery

@ how do i check if spark plug boot is connected?

@@dylanvuong8301 What I did, was pull off the boot, from the plug and reinstalled till it 'clicked'. Mine was floating around and bike cut out till I got a good connection.

Ha ha ha, yes, you saw that. Went a little heavy with chain wax this summer figuring the excess wax would sling off, well it didn't. :p

Thank you. Figure I would run the type of plug I use in my cars, and everyone one of them have over 100k in miles and another is over 200k. So cheap investment to get the best and not have to do it again. How long had the Boom Vader?

@CageFreeTom i actually collet these and have about 5 of them and one Honda Grom 2019 I got fascinated by how easy and inexpensive is to work on these .a clone is basically a 6500 from clone as long as u know how to maintain it .this the bike that got me into fixing motorcycles and have like three of them fully upgraded I love how they. For anywhere and waste no gas u can split lanes everywhere and save all the time rin the world I've also sold these I buy them for 300 bucks of people that don't know what's wrong with them usually dirty carb or dead battery and I resell it for 1300 I've sold 7 bikes in the last two years .people buy these from clone alike hot cakes and they are reliable if u know whow to work on them!!! I got about 5000 miles on two do them .but the cheap Chinese screws and plastics somethings break off so I gotta make aure to always check ur clone after a ride or before

Also another tip is to ziptie some of the fairings where the screws are that way they don't break cause the cheap bolts that come with them don't come with washers and break thru the cheap plastic .zip ties will just hold it and not shatter .zip ties tend to fix a lot of stuff on this bike lol also get locktite brother

Got my first vader at the end of 2018 wow time flies!! I actually have. A ur channel with none of my videos showing off the bikes I had at the time if u wanna see

@@PlayMaker-iq8mb Agreed, the side panels on my Boom Vader do vibrate, experimenting with solutions that work and come off to do maintenance/upgrades. Thx!

I would buy the TBR7 again, if it I was in the same situation, only having one bike. The TBR7 is a nice balance between a road bike and off-road bike, jack of all trades(minus high highway speeds). So have to figure how the bike fits your needs.

Love feedback, thanks for your compliment!

Two different bikes, but both fun. As for the Vader, love the feeling of riding a slow bike fast. Engine screaming at 9k and no speeding tickets on back roads. :D

I got mine from Kronik Racing( www.kronikracing.com/ ), but there are other place I've been told you can get it from( mymotorcycleblog.com/where-to-buy-boom-vader-motorcycle/ ).

I got mine off Amazon, but then they were sold out, so some people say they found the same off ebay. Can't firm this... :(

I hear you, yes.... :D

@MyMotorcycleBlog just giving u a hard time sir. Enjoying the grom? I just got a 125 rxb from Orion

@@scaggit Orion RXB 125X looks awesome!

@@CageFreeTom oh yeah. I li e the Chinese bikes. Makes riding affordable for a broke father like me.... 👍👌

@@scaggitI can relate, be safe out there!

Tight chains can cause problems, broken chains, broken engine mounts, etc, yes should adjust the chain. Thx for sharing.

Good info here, I'm at point I'm riding frequently. When winter comes around I will take steps to winterize the bike, but as the weather cools my riding frequency will decline. So I will keep an look out for this behavior. The bike came to me with some real gummed up carbs and don't want a repeat of that. Thank you!

"at your own risk" ha ha ha. :D

New shifter cost me less than $20 at the time of purchase. It was cheap and so far this motorcycle upgrade seem well worth it. Gear position feedback, going into gear and finding neutral, has increased.

It is a good question, here are my findings. Up-shifting feel my toe needs to be moved forward, about an inch, and down shifting, I toe-in more and catch the arm as well as the peg and no problem.

BTW, I tried so others don't have to. It's no comfortable riding in sandels with the new shifter. It was wrong and a good life lesson. Ride safe. :D

Boom Vader (BD125-10) a 125cc motorcycle.

Have stronger bolts(3/8" grade 8), the bolt hole(engine side) must have 'widened' allowing for engine movement. YES! Finally caught the clue, I'm told Grom's have three engine mounts for a reason, so Grom-Clones should have a third. So, YES!

FYI, third mount arrived, will be installed soon. :D

I've heard some people complain that after market exhaust gaskets aren't thick enough, so they double them up. I've not run into this, so just what I've heard.

The items I used for my Boom Vader exhaust upgrade I have listed on this blog post: mymotorcycleblog.com/boom-vader-aftermarket-exhaust-mod-instructions/ Have fun!

Thank you!

Excellent question! I covered what a pain the Boom Vader oil change was, mymotorcycleblog.com/boom-vader-125-oil-change-stock/, with the stock exhaust. With this new exhaust piping, the oil drain plug is more accessible. So I'm happy.

I believe from experience and sources, "about 30 inches". Say about, since you are corrected, there is a compression ring(like pre-load) for the rear shock that I believe can be loosed to reduce the overall height when sat on.

Love it! Congrats on pulling the trigger and ordering one up. These Grom-Clones can be a tinkerer's paradise. Keep us informed about the results. Post what state you are in, and hopefully someone can respond with any registration issues. Congrats!

from which website you ordered?

Thank you, I saw others doing it, via UA-cam, and didn't work for me. I might tinker with the speedometer more in the future, but for now I have the GPS and not really afraid of being accused of speeding with this bike. :D

Let me know if you are still interested in fixing your speedometer. I know it's been awhile.

​@@caposolomon8745how do you fix it

@@zapo4867 you need to buy a small programming stick that's about 80$ and have to wire it on to the speedometer. I'll drop a link when I have time

I've seen this solution, inline sensor programer. As an upgrade, it's at the bottom of my list, but thank you for the suggestion.

On the frame I had a stock airbox. Are you talking about the airbox?

@@CageFreeTom I don't know 😀 It looks like an empty plastic box. It is dripping water.

@@bulls45100 Interesting, is your air filter in there, and yes, it can drip 'something' since anything vented I feel is routed back to to the airbox. I believe the crankcase vent with a stock setup is routed back to the airbox since I had to move the vent line after going to a foam filter. So is the black box where the air filter at?

Big attraction to these bikes, they are like blank canvases. If people want bigger bikes, they buy them. If they want to tinker, they buy these little Chinese Grom-Clones and go to town. I was at a group ride a couple summers ago, all small bikes, and some people go crazy with their modes. Both performance and cosmetic. Fun bikes.

On: mymotorcycleblog.com/boom-vader-grom-clone-upgrades/ I keep a list of upgrades I've done and would do again. Hope this helps. Hold on upgrading too soon, do the break in period first. Nice and easy riding. :D

@@CageFreeTom thank you brotha. Two questions 1. How long should I wait to do upgrades 2. Do you suggest I take bike to get inspected after I assembly and ride it around for a little? Once again thank you my friend

Yes it does. I found I needed to shift up almost immediately from 1st andI was easily red lining in 4th gear, while going at a slow speed with the stock gear. Acceleration came at a cost, but each gear feels like it has a more usable range, and top end was increased. Have fun!!!!