2019 TaoTao TBR-7 1 year Review. Almost!

rick2106 · 03-22-2020, 03:34 PM

April 1st 2020 would have been 1 year riding my TBR7 to work every day but March 18th it was stolen at my work place. Received a call this morning from the sheriff office, my bike was found, I thought great, I'll come by and pick it up, what what I found was not great. Many parts missing, rear tire off, ignition busted to use with a screwdriver. This bike has been a joy to ride, did the valve adjustment and carb mod new, not a minutes trouble out of it. I wished I could get my hands on the POS! R.I.P. TBR7. Anyone need parts bike? WAS like new with only 750 miles.

Jpman3 · 03-22-2020, 05:46 PM

Fix it, parts are cheap.

Bruces · 03-22-2020, 06:45 PM

Glad they found it for you ,I hate thieves .

rick2106 · 03-22-2020, 08:47 PM

Maybe when I cool off I will reconsider and see what it needs, missing at a quick glance, all body panels, speedo cluster, fairing, headlight, tank fuel cap, rear tire and lots small parts but right now it's hard to look at.

Bruces · 03-22-2020, 08:59 PM

Just a thought ,but you could order another and keep yours for spares if you aren’t inclined to fix it .

franque · 03-23-2020, 05:02 AM

I suggest you get a copy of Mad Max 2 or the newest one, and let that inspire you. You're already halfway there, and most people won't steal what looks like a potential Tetanus infection.

rick2106 · 03-23-2020, 07:14 AM

Thanks Bruces and franque, both good ideas. I did start it and runs good, that is a plus, I wished I had the money to go out and buy another one. Everyone keeps asking, why I did not have comp insurance. $60 a month for a $1,300 bike did not make sense but even at the rate I would have been a head a few hundred, another 6 months and it would have been a wash.

Its_not_a_honda · 03-23-2020, 09:39 AM

It's times like that you wish you had a self destruct button. And not just taking out the bike.

rick2106 · 03-24-2020, 07:24 AM

Yes but he got the next best thing, he is in jail and I hope he tries to be a thief in there and gets violated in every orifice.

03-22-2020, 03:34 PM	#1
rick2106 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Lake Wales, Florida Posts: 22	2019 TaoTao TBR-7 1 year Review. Almost! April 1st 2020 would have been 1 year riding my TBR7 to work every day but March 18th it was stolen at my work place. Received a call this morning from the sheriff office, my bike was found, I thought great, I'll come by and pick it up, what what I found was not great. Many parts missing, rear tire off, ignition busted to use with a screwdriver. This bike has been a joy to ride, did the valve adjustment and carb mod new, not a minutes trouble out of it. I wished I could get my hands on the POS! R.I.P. TBR7. Anyone need parts bike? WAS like new with only 750 miles.
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03-23-2020, 09:39 AM	#8
Its_not_a_honda Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 410	It's times like that you wish you had a self destruct button. And not just taking out the bike. __________________ 2020 Kawasaki KLX300R, 2018 Yamaha TW200 If you want more of something, tax it less. If you want less of something, tax it more.
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03-22-2020, 05:46 PM	#2
Jpman3 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 34	Fix it, parts are cheap.
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03-22-2020, 06:45 PM	#3
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,655	Glad they found it for you ,I hate thieves .
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03-22-2020, 08:47 PM	#4
rick2106 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Lake Wales, Florida Posts: 22	Maybe when I cool off I will reconsider and see what it needs, missing at a quick glance, all body panels, speedo cluster, fairing, headlight, tank fuel cap, rear tire and lots small parts but right now it's hard to look at.
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03-22-2020, 08:59 PM	#5
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,655	Just a thought ,but you could order another and keep yours for spares if you aren’t inclined to fix it .
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03-23-2020, 05:02 AM	#6
franque Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Marseille, France -> Conakry, Guinea Posts: 1,481	I suggest you get a copy of Mad Max 2 or the newest one, and let that inspire you. You're already halfway there, and most people won't steal what looks like a potential Tetanus infection.
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03-23-2020, 07:14 AM	#7
rick2106 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Lake Wales, Florida Posts: 22	Thanks Bruces and franque, both good ideas. I did start it and runs good, that is a plus, I wished I had the money to go out and buy another one. Everyone keeps asking, why I did not have comp insurance. $60 a month for a $1,300 bike did not make sense but even at the rate I would have been a head a few hundred, another 6 months and it would have been a wash.
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03-24-2020, 07:24 AM	#9
rick2106 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Lake Wales, Florida Posts: 22	Yes but he got the next best thing, he is in jail and I hope he tries to be a thief in there and gets violated in every orifice.
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