Full overhaul of my 2019 Boom Vader. My bike has come along way over the past 3 years.. hope this video inspires you in your wrenching!! Vader Tank Cover link drive.google.com/file/d/12aVT...
Thank you for making thi video. I'm going to watch it again my bike comes tomorrow. I've already ordered a 17t sprocket and 26mm carburetor and I can't wait.
Good video. Man this reminds me of the Chinese pocket bikes I bought when they first came out. Stuff kept breaking right and left. I thought about one of these but this just reminds me of what I don't want to be doing. Fixing these.
Nice work sir! Check your chain tension. Everything I have been reading leads me to believe that the suspension is bottoming out and the chain is a little too tight, therefore the frame tearing itself apart. Hope this helps.
Is it the same as boss vader ? I tryna purchase from red fox and they have boom vader and boss vader only the boss has more specs like colored calipers and stuff like that
I liked how you did an entire overhaul guide on the common problems of the boomvader. Definitely will bring awareness so I can tackle it sooner when i decide to get these grom clones. I was curious to ask one thing. At around 11:19 you discuss the brackets keep falling off and you're solution was to use JB weld of some kind. I was curious how come you hadnt used the same welding gun method to stick the fairing brackets to the gas tank?
Actually there was a few reasons.. First of all knowing that I was going to be using this video as a guide for others. I didn't want people to be welding on a gas tank because they saw me do it.. Second of all I am using flux core in my MIG welder and it doesn't do really well with thin metal. I most likely would just be melting holes in my tank.. like I said in the video though, if I could do it all over again I probably would braze weld the tabs on.
@@jaredrenfro7933 Oh I understand! It does matter what certain welding guns you have for the right job. The more I look into it the more interesting the concept of welding is lol
I THINK - you might have been able to build a piggy-back bracket and just bond it into place, given that you had a pretty large surface to bond it to. Hopefully save that PIA disassembly (never electric weld your bike or car directly.)
Yes he did, in the video he drilled the engine mount holes in the engine to verify they are 3/8" and then he replaced the bolts with ones that are 3/8" as well
@Notamod so 3/8 (coarse or fine doesnt matter) grade 8 and long enough to thread on a nylon lock nut? Got it!👍🏼 Some people suggest welding on a washer where the hole was made bigger, to give it more structural integrity. I wonder if I'll do the same. I'll be making videos similiar to this on a new vader I got for my channel shortly.
Wow Bro I had my Vader for 6 years and it still looks as good as the first day I got it for my Birthday I still have the same carb it came with I just put JB weld Around we're the carb screws came out and it Ride great 52 53 ish it just gets it new Back tire and new chain and rear wheel bearings and it's 6 years Old 2000.600 Miles 👌and it's a 2014 with the 2002 fearings well thanks for your video stay on 2✌🏾s
Your post literally makes no sense. "6 years old 2000." ??? Then you begin a new sentence with "600 miles and it's a 2014 with the 2002 fearings" (wtf is a fearing?) .
The bike no longer vibrates but when I had it new.. the exhaust rubbed up against both the frame and the oil pan bolt.. one of the biggest things that caused to vibrate was those engine mount bolts because they were way smaller than the engine mounting points.. as shown in the video... Bottom line I've got it to a place where she doesn't vibrate but it took quite the TLC.
I know this might sound kind of funny.. but what kind of weather and road conditions are in your area? How big a guy are you? And are you going in knowing that this is a project bike?
So on the tank.... I think I would have rather bought An SF Grom tank. Genuine Honda parts fit on the Vaders perfectly. But nicely montaged together. Good video!
You would also have to create a port at the bottom of the tank for the carburetor to be fed fuel because the OEM tank doesn't utilize a carburetor.. when I bought this bike I was told that Honda parts would fit seamlessly.. but to be honest with you it's not as many as you would think the bikes are actually very different.
@@jaredrenfro7933 true..I hadn't thought about fi vs carb on the tank. I have a 2020 Vader (with a zs190 swap), and it's been great. I put a bunch of oe Honda parts on mine. Axles, swing arm shaft, whee bearings, rear shock, brake lines, front forks.... Still so much cheaper than a Grom and it's been a fun project to build up.
@@jaredrenfro7933 what your average fuel mileage on one of these clone? I been trying to figure out why the fuel mileage is so different between the Vader and the grom or navi. Grom from my research is about 100-130 MPG, NAVI 110 MPG and the Vader is 65 MPG. It's weird to me since it has the same engine.
Other than the engine mount tab (which I'm not convinced is a wide spread problem), an owner would have been better off buying a new tank and new exhaust. Would have cost less than $150 on Amazon for the better parts.
As someone who modify cars and lifts transmissions for a clutch change. I feel like these cons are so child’s play to me. Probably because anything that breaks on a car is more hassle than a motorcycle.
A brand new Grom is 3x the cost... For some people, that's just too much more. A used one is 2x. There's a market for them.. And many don't have issues of any kind.
Why? A new Grom will set you back more than $5,000 OTD. A used one around the same right now. You still have to do maintenance on it... On sale, with shipping and tax you can find a Vader or similar brand for $1,300. The worst case scenario is the engine dies. A replacement is $250. You can literally buy 10+ engines before you get to Grom cost territory.
