Tao Motors 140cc dirtbike!

[Zapkin]

Okay so my son-in-law ordered this bike:

its a Tao Motors 140cc from Powersportsmax.com. model DB-T016

https://www.powersportsmax.com/produ...ducts_id/24251

Do any of you have any suggestions on upgrades? can I put a Nibbi on it and is there a source for different sized sprockets?

Since the folks on this website in the dual-sport forum have helped me so much with my Hawk, I figured I would approach you dirt bike guys and ask for some help.

Thanks.

[dirtbkr188]

My suggestion for you would be to wait until you get the bike, break it in, and get a few hours on it before planning any changes to the stock setup. It may be perfectly fine for a new/novice rider to learn on, the hopups can come later, with the experience.

[Zapkin]

Originally Posted by dirtbkr188

My suggestion for you would be to wait until you get the bike, break it in, and get a few hours on it before planning any changes to the stock setup. It may be perfectly fine for a new/novice rider to learn on, the hopups can come later, with the experience.

We will. The challenge is going to be convincing my son-in-law to break it in properly. I am thinking of two heat cycles and some conventional oil each time. How many hours for break-in? I don't know. I will put a tach/hour meter on it.

I think it's a neat-looking bike, and my daughter loves the look of it. Anyway, thanks for the response, and I will take your advice. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.

[tknj99]

Its tough breaking in these small displacement bikes esp when the recommendation is 300 miles and keeping rpm' limited... yea good luck with that, with stock gearing they start screaming over 35mph... for me on the Storm150 i bought for my daughter to learn on, getting gas at the closest station, i need to hit atleast 50 mph in order not to get in the way of traffic.. What i recommend is look at swapping out the front sprocket after a few lessons and adjust the stock carb as they all come pretty lean from the factory. As far as oil changes ive done them at 0 miles, 10 miles and 100 miles and use Rotella T4 15w40, nice and cheap and most certainly does the job. Also, adjust the valves soon after assembly.