01-28-2022, 03:13 PM | #31 |
Join Date: Jan 2022
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Thumper, great update. I went on Don's site to check it out. In trying to determine cost of the bike, I feared I may have placed an order. I phoned and just got off the phone with Don. He couldn't have been nicer. In hind site, I wish I had purchased from him. I would have saved approx $300 in freight by him shipping to the Roadrunner depot and me driving over & throwing it my van. Flat rate shipping at TXPS so, not an option to save on freight there. Plus side, I don't have to move the create in and out of my van. having it dumped in the street in front of the house with -9 wind chill factor has to be a good idea. I can slide it down the driveway on the ice until it's front of the garage, While talking with Don I used the chat feature on TXPS website. I asked about cancellation fee. Was informed it would approx $110. Still a savings with Don but, I'm concerned about the whole refund against my CC thing with TXPS and how long that would take. This switching horses mid stream idea is likely asking for problems. I'm gonna ride this TXPS turtle all the way across the line. Besides, I'll learn what happens to a TBR7 when it gets freeze dried.
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01-28-2022, 09:45 PM | #32 |
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Nospark, I bought my Magician from TXpowersports. That was before I knew about this site. When it arrived, it had a very minor tattoo on the exhaust. It was really hard to start and only had a few miles, when I realized it had a head gasket leak. I contacted them, sent a picture showing an oil drip and they immediately shipped me a new gasket. When I fixed the head gasket, I adjusted the valves which made starting much easier. I have only 1 complaint, they sent me a 2016 in 2019.
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01-28-2022, 09:51 PM | #33 |
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magician16, thanks for chiming in. Glad to hear you experienced what sounded to be decent after sale service/support. It will be interesting to see if a TBR7D, in hopefully the color I ordered, is what gets dumped at the house. I'm thinking because I paid the premium for the "D", and that's a 2021 model, I won,t get a 2 year old model. We'll C what we C.
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01-29-2022, 12:07 AM | #34 |
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When these first came out, they had a drum rear brake and standard forks. Many owners didn't care, but many prospective owners did not become owners, so Taotao upgraded their steed with a rear disc brake (hence the 'D' I believe). Funny enough, on their own site, they show a picture of the 'D' model (they actually have two different TBR7s you can click on--one is the standard TBR7 and the other is the TBRD). When you click on the 'D' model, there is a picture of a very sharp looking green bike with a disc brake and all, but when you scroll down to their video of a bike on a rotisserie they show the standard bike with a drum brake; the same one as on the video when you click on the non-'D' model.
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01-29-2022, 09:05 AM | #35 |
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The D is suppose to have a couple other features over the std. bike. I understand them to be: Foldable foot shifter, large skid plate, High intensity coil, USB charging port, handlebar mounted choke lever, different main fuse holder. Although I could be wrong. I'm still getting educated about these TBR's
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01-29-2022, 09:46 AM | #36 | |
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But all that said, the selection is in fact limited. When the temps outside heat up, I am sure that the Tusk DSport rear and Shenko 245 front tire setup will be excellent. Next time, maybe I will try the Trak Masters! |
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01-29-2022, 10:27 AM | #37 | |
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https://taomotor.com/products/motorcycles/tbr7d/ |
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01-29-2022, 11:17 AM | #38 | |
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I agree that you really want knobbies when you get into the trails. D/S tires will work, but they're a struggle when things get steep or muddy. I quit worrying about the DOT certification for my plated dirt bikes. The inspection shops that I went to never even looked at the tires. They just checked the lights & the horn and figured that I wasn't a danger to anyone besides myself. I found that non-DOT tires were much easier to mount and handled a lot better off-road than the super stiff DOT knobbies. These lower-end Chinese bikes aren't really heavy-duty enough for full-time use on hard trails, IMO. But they are great as dual-sports, so the Shink 244 is the perfect type of tire for the type of riding these bikes are made for. |
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01-29-2022, 11:25 AM | #39 | |
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01-29-2022, 01:18 PM | #40 | |
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FYI-this was shipped from Luna Road, Carrollton Texas, which is a familiar address seen in Youtube videos with people riding around that parking lot. |
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02-01-2022, 01:15 PM | #41 |
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Got auto notification from TXPS last night @ 2:02a that the bike has shipped via SAIA freight along with tracking #. The notification confirmed "New Model TBR7 D" but no reference to color. I ordered the bike Wed 1/26 @ 10:30a. The auto email notification came last night @ 2:02a. So this 5 day period is consistent with the 5-7 day processing time they indicate on their website. I was willing to accept their 5-7 day processing time to mean business days so, 5 days calendar time is nice to see imo. Now I'm very curious to see what actually shows up, when it shows up & in what condition.
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02-01-2022, 01:17 PM | #42 |
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Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Thumper, Have you confirmed front sprocket on yours yet?
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02-01-2022, 03:15 PM | #44 |
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Renarg - What's your elevation? I'm 600ft in Milwaukee. Did your bike come with the PZ30 carb? If so, can you share source for the jets you purchased?
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02-17-2022, 12:12 PM | #45 |
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I vote tbr7 and the d has some great cosmetic improvements but is otherwise the same basic bike parts wise. If you're assembling yourself don't forget to use the guides: https://tbr7.com/assembly
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