New Ohio rider

Tom44708 · 08-21-2019, 06:34 AM

Hello, I am new to this board, I live in Ohio and I’m thinking about getting the Tbr7. Would love to meet with people or get to know people in my area, to ride with or share ideas

**JerryHawk250** · 08-21-2019, 07:17 AM

Welcome Aboard!

We have a few TBR7 owners on here that will be glad to help you out with any questions.

Tom44708 · 08-21-2019, 11:25 AM

I am from canton Ohio. Hoping to find some local people that can assist me with the bike or at least riding.

wedooit · 08-21-2019, 01:57 PM

Welcome aboard! yes as jerry said, several members here have tbr7 and would be glad to assist

**JerryHawk250** · 08-21-2019, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom44708

I am from canton Ohio. Hoping to find some local people that can assist me with the bike or at least riding.

oneleggedrider live about 90-100 miles south of you. His cousin Mcfailbutter has the TBR7.

wedooit · 08-22-2019, 05:54 PM

Yes, look at one legged posts, he is also a kind hilarious dude with cuzin Jay!

Motocheez has a video on the tbr7. There are many here that will give you a good opinion. Kep us posted!

Tom44708 · 08-22-2019, 08:45 PM

Thanks a lot, I will reach out to them. I think I’m about ready to pull the trigger on that bike tomorrow or Saturday, order it I mean. My only concern is I’m not very tall. 50 years old 5 foot nine and a good day.

wedooit · 08-23-2019, 10:02 AM

Tom, keep us posted and post some pix!!!!

OneLeggedRider · 08-23-2019, 02:29 PM

Yes me and Mcfailbutter (Jay) live in Stockport Ohio and now have 2 fellow Hawk riders in the area to ride with and Jay's cousin Silas that has a 400cc Honda scooter that can easily outrun us lol.

The TBR7 is a great bike for the price and it sits maybe an inch shorter than the Hawk. Jay and I are both vertically blessed, I'm 6'2" and he's close to that. At 5'9" the TBR7 will be kinda tall for you but for $75 you can lower it 3 to 4 inches. I dropped my Hawk 3" in the rear so it would be easier to swing my leg across it and raised the front 1.25" just because I don't like the China bikes downhill syndrome.

We're too far apart to be riding buddies but we can definitely assist you with any questions about the TBR7 or Hawk. I'm also a certified motorcycle mechanic that worked 5 years in the industry and there's nothing complicated about these bikes. Let us know if you get one.

Birddog1148 · 08-23-2019, 08:44 PM

I'm 5'9" and my toes touch on both sides. I'm in Sandusky

Azhule · 08-23-2019, 09:38 PM

Inseam!

Being 5'9" tall really doesn't tell anyone squat about being able to kick a leg over a bike and flat foot/tippy toe it... are you all legs like Stacy Keibler? Or short and stubby legs like a gnome?

Welcome to the forum btw

Tom44708 · 08-24-2019, 12:02 PM

Looks like I am going to be purchasing the bike, this coming week. Probably wouldn’t get it till the next following week. I’d like to know more about the $75 investment in lowering. I know it has the adjustable shock and was hoping to dump that down as low as possible and make it. Yeah, that might be a little far to be riding buddies, but it is nice to know that there are people somewhere close by. I will probably ask questions, and need pointers on fixing and upgrading. As far as my inseam, my jeans are usually about 30 inches so yeah. That’s my concern.

Tom44708 · 08-24-2019, 12:03 PM

So it’s time to be getting a helmet, and probably jacket and pants.

OneLeggedRider · 08-24-2019, 03:10 PM

Haha Azhule! Yeah my inseam is 34" but I'm 47 with bad arthritis so even with the bike lowered I struggle a bit to get a leg over.

Tom just search the forums for aftermarket monoshocks, there's been quite a bit posted about them. And wait till ya get the bike before you decide if you'd like it lowered.

wedooit · 08-25-2019, 10:18 AM

Tom, you can check out my posts on the BMS250 that I bought for the mrs, and the shorter shock, and the seat cut. megadan also posted some info on shock spacers. onelegged also assisted me with the shock info. northrider, here, cut the seat on their BMS, and has some posts.

Azhule…..yes I have shorter legs like a gnome....gotta get a steppy stool, and a ladder as everybody, puts things out of reach...LOL!!!!! 36/30 jeans....yup shorter, older dude. little story....."if I was nose to nose, my toes were in it, if I was toes to toes, my nose was in it." LOL....Ive had too many cups of coffee already!

08-21-2019, 06:34 AM	#1
Tom44708 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Canton ohio Posts: 18	New Ohio rider Hello, I am new to this board, I live in Ohio and I’m thinking about getting the Tbr7. Would love to meet with people or get to know people in my area, to ride with or share ideas
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08-21-2019, 07:17 AM	#2
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08-21-2019, 01:57 PM	#4
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Welcome aboard! yes as jerry said, several members here have tbr7 and would be glad to assist __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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08-22-2019, 05:54 PM	#6
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Yes, look at one legged posts, he is also a kind hilarious dude with cuzin Jay! Motocheez has a video on the tbr7. There are many here that will give you a good opinion. Kep us posted! __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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08-23-2019, 10:02 AM	#8
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Tom, keep us posted and post some pix!!!! __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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08-21-2019, 11:25 AM	#3
Tom44708 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Canton ohio Posts: 18	I am from canton Ohio. Hoping to find some local people that can assist me with the bike or at least riding.
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08-22-2019, 08:45 PM	#7
Tom44708 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Canton ohio Posts: 18	Thanks a lot, I will reach out to them. I think I’m about ready to pull the trigger on that bike tomorrow or Saturday, order it I mean. My only concern is I’m not very tall. 50 years old 5 foot nine and a good day.
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08-23-2019, 02:29 PM	#9
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Yes me and Mcfailbutter (Jay) live in Stockport Ohio and now have 2 fellow Hawk riders in the area to ride with and Jay's cousin Silas that has a 400cc Honda scooter that can easily outrun us lol. The TBR7 is a great bike for the price and it sits maybe an inch shorter than the Hawk. Jay and I are both vertically blessed, I'm 6'2" and he's close to that. At 5'9" the TBR7 will be kinda tall for you but for $75 you can lower it 3 to 4 inches. I dropped my Hawk 3" in the rear so it would be easier to swing my leg across it and raised the front 1.25" just because I don't like the China bikes downhill syndrome. We're too far apart to be riding buddies but we can definitely assist you with any questions about the TBR7 or Hawk. I'm also a certified motorcycle mechanic that worked 5 years in the industry and there's nothing complicated about these bikes. Let us know if you get one.
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08-23-2019, 08:44 PM	#10
Birddog1148 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Sandusky Ohio Posts: 31	I'm 5'9" and my toes touch on both sides. I'm in Sandusky
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08-23-2019, 09:38 PM	#11
Azhule Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CO Posts: 1,525	Inseam! Being 5'9" tall really doesn't tell anyone squat about being able to kick a leg over a bike and flat foot/tippy toe it... are you all legs like Stacy Keibler? Or short and stubby legs like a gnome? Welcome to the forum btw __________________ "Think as you like... but this self proclaimed Professor is always right" - Buckshot "You never know what someone is hiding beneath their smile..." - NinjaTom - R.I.P.
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08-24-2019, 12:02 PM	#12
Tom44708 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Canton ohio Posts: 18	Looks like I am going to be purchasing the bike, this coming week. Probably wouldn’t get it till the next following week. I’d like to know more about the $75 investment in lowering. I know it has the adjustable shock and was hoping to dump that down as low as possible and make it. Yeah, that might be a little far to be riding buddies, but it is nice to know that there are people somewhere close by. I will probably ask questions, and need pointers on fixing and upgrading. As far as my inseam, my jeans are usually about 30 inches so yeah. That’s my concern.
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08-24-2019, 12:03 PM	#13
Tom44708 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Canton ohio Posts: 18	So it’s time to be getting a helmet, and probably jacket and pants.
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08-24-2019, 03:10 PM	#14
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Haha Azhule! Yeah my inseam is 34" but I'm 47 with bad arthritis so even with the bike lowered I struggle a bit to get a leg over. Tom just search the forums for aftermarket monoshocks, there's been quite a bit posted about them. And wait till ya get the bike before you decide if you'd like it lowered.
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08-25-2019, 10:18 AM	#15
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Tom, you can check out my posts on the BMS250 that I bought for the mrs, and the shorter shock, and the seat cut. megadan also posted some info on shock spacers. onelegged also assisted me with the shock info. northrider, here, cut the seat on their BMS, and has some posts. Azhule…..yes I have shorter legs like a gnome....gotta get a steppy stool, and a ladder as everybody, puts things out of reach...LOL!!!!! 36/30 jeans....yup shorter, older dude. little story....."if I was nose to nose, my toes were in it, if I was toes to toes, my nose was in it." LOL....Ive had too many cups of coffee already! __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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