2020 TBR7 1st ride AAR

alex_in_az · 09-20-2019, 05:19 PM

A big shout out to TX Powersports for building and PDI on the bike. It came on wednesday afternoon and was very well packaged. I got my paperwork yesterday and got title, registration and plate this morning.

I changed the oil after the 10 mile ride to the DMV, clearing a bunch of metal chips out of the filter and filled it with yama-lube 10W40. I headed out towards Lake Pleasant on city streets, keeping it to about 45mph in 5th which is about all it wanted to do. After about 30 miles or so it felt like it would go a bit faster and I wound it to about 55and held it for about a mile to do a plug chop.

I pulled over and went to get the plug wrench out of the tool kit. Yeah, well the one supplied is the wrong size, so that didn't happen. Whilst doing this I noticed the oil breather had come out of the pipe at the back of the engine. I checked the oil level and it was good, so I figured I must have put too much in to begin with.
Since I was by a nice flat piece of desert, I thought I see how it was on the dirt. It felt pretty stable on ground about as firm as a ravel road would be.
It was a fun ride, the bike is very light and easy to flick around. Very different than my CBR500R which feels like a fully dressed 'Glide in comparison.

one negative, the mirrors are absolutely useless. too small and won't keep in position, probably due to the vibration.

Alex

ETA total distance was about 65miles over an hour and a half

09-20-2019, 05:19 PM	#1
alex_in_az Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Goodyear, Arizona Posts: 412	2020 TBR7 1st ride AAR A big shout out to TX Powersports for building and PDI on the bike. It came on wednesday afternoon and was very well packaged. I got my paperwork yesterday and got title, registration and plate this morning. I changed the oil after the 10 mile ride to the DMV, clearing a bunch of metal chips out of the filter and filled it with yama-lube 10W40. I headed out towards Lake Pleasant on city streets, keeping it to about 45mph in 5th which is about all it wanted to do. After about 30 miles or so it felt like it would go a bit faster and I wound it to about 55and held it for about a mile to do a plug chop. I pulled over and went to get the plug wrench out of the tool kit. Yeah, well the one supplied is the wrong size, so that didn't happen. Whilst doing this I noticed the oil breather had come out of the pipe at the back of the engine. I checked the oil level and it was good, so I figured I must have put too much in to begin with. Since I was by a nice flat piece of desert, I thought I see how it was on the dirt. It felt pretty stable on ground about as firm as a ravel road would be. It was a fun ride, the bike is very light and easy to flick around. Very different than my CBR500R which feels like a fully dressed 'Glide in comparison. one negative, the mirrors are absolutely useless. too small and won't keep in position, probably due to the vibration. Alex ETA total distance was about 65miles over an hour and a half __________________ 2020 Tao TBR7 9.3:1 PnP head CRF230F exhaust 4 degree advance key 290 degree cam Nibbi PE30 and cone filter Front fork brace
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