Himiway Zebra Basic Adjustments - Tinkering Turtle
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2023
- In this video I talk about the adjustments you may want to make prior to your first ride on the Himiway Zebra.
1:50 - Proper battery charging
5:17 - Tire pressure recommendations
7:10 - Seat height adjustments
10:00 - Handlebar adjustments
15:03 - Derailleur indexing
18:21 - Brake caliper alignment
22:25 - Extra parts box
23:16 - Brake Bedding
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I Just used your technique to adjust my back brakes on my Himiway Zebra, it took less than 10 min, and it worked like a charm! Thank you for the great advice!
Nice work!
I’m glad it helped!
Hey Tim, I hope all is well. As always, thank you for this video. You are always detailed and patient. I bet you can't wait until the warmer weather.
Thank you for the kind comment!
Yes, I am chomping at the bit to get this bike out on the road.
Great content. Much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Give this man a thumbs up great video.!
I appreciate that!
Thanks for this video, my Zebra arrives Friday. Can’t wait!
That’s awesome, enjoy!
How are you enjoying your Zebra today? I received my Zebra 11/13/23. i felt like a 10 year old at Christmas! still giggle a little bit and I'm 62 years old!
Thanks Tim. This was very helpful.
My pleasure!
Good video. These adjustments also apply to others bikes as well. I think many people do not bed in the brakes.
Very true! I have similar videos for other bikes as well. Hopefully people will find this and it will help smooth out those rough starts.
Thank you for that. My zebra is in the mail.
My pleasure, enjoy your new bike!
Tim, I don't mean to be a nuisance, but thanks again as I fine tune my 2023 Limited Edition? Zebra. As I stated earlier, this step over version has the updated control panel. I'm not finding as much information as I'd like to see. Again, we all say thank you for helping.
I’m sorry David, I don’t have the zebra anymore. And the one I had seemed very similar to my Himiway Cruiser as far as the screen adjustments.
Just out of curiosity, do you have favorite/daily driver?@@TinkeringTurtle
I had to decide between my original cruiser and the Zebra. While the zebra had, what I would consider, better components…ie battery and motor. The balance and comfortable ride that my cruiser affords was too good to give up. So I kept my original Himiway Cruiser as one of my two daily riders, and it is my favorite.
Tim, you should be on the payroll for all the honest information you share with us.@@TinkeringTurtle
Thanks again. Do you have any tips on how to align the front wheel with the forks? My zebra front tire is not in the center of the forks. It is off by about 1/2" to the left of dead center. I have a squeak in the front breaks and will use your tip to hopefully adjust it.
The tires on my Zebra have less than a half inch to the fork. If yours is off a half inch the tire would hit the fork…
If the axle is fully seated in the dropouts in the forks it should naturally align in the center of the forks. So I would ask, on the forks there is a bar that runs across above the tire. (the one that the headlight attaches to)
Is it in front of the forks or behind? (it should be in front)
If that’s the case, I would closely inspect the forks for damage. If they are bent or something the tire could be misaligned.
Let us know what you find!
@@TinkeringTurtle Thanks. I am not with the bike right now. I will check tomorrow. I may have exaggerated the distance. But it is not centered. Thanks for the prompt reply...
Make sure your axle is fully seated in the dropouts. I make sure my bikes are upright and not leaning on the kickstand when I tighten the front skewer. If you have it leaning over the axle may not be fully seated in both dropouts.
The plate you referred to is in front. I just loosed the leaver, centered the tire, and tightened it up. It is aligned now, thanks.
Complimenti ancora.Ordinata su Amazon,dieci giorni per la consegna in Italia .Sei un ingegnere meccanico?Se non lo sei,lo sembri.Buona strada,e tanta salute e fortuna.
That’s great!
Yes, I was a mechanical design engineer for 17 years. Now I run a small business along side the UA-cam channels.
Hello very helpful. Wondering if you have any idea why my zebra is making a crunching sound and seem to stick when I am Turning the handlebars??
Keeping in mind that diagnosing an issue like this over the internet is almost impossible. I would guess that a bearing in the head tube is damaged or contaminated in some way. I would suggest contacting support for troubleshooting suggestions and, or taking it a local bike shop so they can take it apart and analyze it. Either way contact support, even if you go the local bike shop route they may cover the expense.
I hope this helps!
Hello, I've been watching your videos for years...GREAT VIDEOS...Most informative!!! However, I thought you were going to show the tinkering/adjustments for the display on the NEW Himiway!!!??? Especially since Himiway did away with pedal assist adjustments and put a governor on the top end speed limits!!!
I will look at it and see if there is enough to do a video on. But the settings, at a quick glance look the same as the cruiser other than the top speed is different. I didn’t see the pedal assist adjustments went away. I will go thru it. thx!
Hey, I did not get all those extra parts only an extra L bracket and I had to use it because one of mine broke from shipping but everything is okay and I got some extra mm nuts and bolts, also I got one of the first ones shipped to the U.S. so maybe that's why but I had all the bolts for my front basket and water bottle holder, and it will be good watching to see what you are going to do to yours because I have already done a lot to mine and have almost 2800 miles on it and are looking at maybe getting some white wall street tires for it soon because I think it would look cool on that bike and I only ride on the street too and some hard trials!
Maybe it’s a more recent thing getting the extra parts. I really like that they are doing that though.
Was wondering by any chance, do you know what the rear dropout is. If it's 175mm or 190mm
I’m sorry, I don’t.
@Tinkering Turtle thanks for the reply, I tried to measure it last night without removing the wheel and I believe it's 190mm.
My chain falls off when in first and spun backwards, how do I fix this ?
I’m sorry, I haven’t run into that. It sounds like something is misaligned. I would try to identify that and reach out to support for troubleshooting and remedy advice.
@@TinkeringTurtle could you go on your zebra and put it in first gear and spin the pedals backwards? i would like to know if its not just my bike
sry I recently had to clear out some bikes and the Zebra went two days ago
@@TinkeringTurtle damn! If I had found this video when the issue started I would have been set! Where do your old bikes go?
After 3 yrs I had accumulated 9 bikes and filled up my shed with spill over into my garage. So I sold them locally to make room for future bikes.