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Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Texas
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Tight Budget commuter/ adventure TBR7
So I have had a 2020 TBR7 for a few months and i want to look into modding it to commute on the highway and go off road on the cheap but i dont know where to start on mods and some ergonomics. I spend a lot of time on pavement but i still want to be offroad ready for when funds open up to got explore.
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Welcome aboard! One of the first mods would be to change the gear ratio by swapping out the rear sprocket to a smaller sprocket to bring down the rpm's at higher speeds. Maybe a 40-42 tooth. I'm not sure what the TBR7 has on the front but a 17 tooth would be an improvement over a 15 or 16 tooth.
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Strong Island New Yawk
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Front is stock 15... swapping to a 17 is almost like circumcision, should be done at birth as it makes the gearing much taller.
With the 15 tooth stock I'm in 2nd gear before I leave my driveway If you swap the rear, I suppose you may need to make adjustment to your chain (remove links etc. ) 15 swap to 17 required no chain alteration or replacement, stock chain worked fine ...for now ( cue in suspenseful music ) |
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I bought a chain cutter from Harbor Freight a few years back. It worked well...crude, but effective. I think most Chinese sweet street-spot gearing is 17/44, although I recall people here and on youtube mentioning going as high as 17/39.
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Strong Island New Yawk
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Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Texas
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Okay any other suggestions
Ok so gearing sounds like a 17/40 sounds like a great idea. Any recommendations on tires and luggage options?
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Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 353
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Tires and Luggage
Pugg330...my bike (CSC TT250) is strictly street, so the tires may not apply.
* Continental GO! tires 90/90/21 front, 120/90/18 rear. * Coleman-Maddog panniers, these are discontinued, but still available on ebay or Amazon for $50-$75. Nice size 15Lx10Hx6D . Don't worry about hot exhaust...at least on the TT250 it is just warm to the touch..not enough to melt a bag. I put a steel bar straight down from the left rear turn signal to hold that side off the wheel/spokes. * BigAnt collapsible milk crate mounted to the 4 bolt holes behind the rear seat...at least on the TT250. I took the covers from the panniers and use them to cover this when collapsed. Open, it is 17Wx13Dx13H...big enough for 2 12-packs and some more stuff. The photo is groceries for 3 for a week. I now distribute between heavy stuff pannier, lighter stuff milk-crate. |
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Join Date: Nov 2019
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Another pannier I was considering $71
Here is another inexpensive one that looks nice. I like the top load type. Mine has a top flap, so if you get too much stuff in it you can leave it open....or use a large zipper top nylon grocery bags like I got just to drop in to the pannier opening...with the top 4" sticking out.
I found that putting much heavy stuff in the milk crate (like I did in the photos) creates a real top heavy handling situation....like it tries to pull you over on turns. So I put the heavy stuff in the panniers and the lighter stuff...like veggies and eggs and maybe 1 12-pack in the crate (2 if I have nothing else). https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pair-Motorcycle-Scooter-Pannier-Saddlebag-Luggage-Storage-Bag-with-Rain-Cover/283704425334?hash=item420e19fb76:g:g-0AAOSwBTld7cfJ |
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That's one hell of a grocery getter.
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Join Date: Feb 2020
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Thank you for the advice
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Goob has some pictures posted in this thread. http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=25099
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Join Date: Feb 2020
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Thank you for the advice
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Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Texas
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New sprockets
Ok so where do I go to source a 17 tooth front sprocket and 40 tooth rear sprocket?
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