Motorcycle Upgrades

It is no secret that I have a problem with oil collecting in my motorcycle air box( Fed Up With Oil In My Motorcycle AirBox ). I’ve been trying to modify my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle air filter box for better performance and reliability. As time passed, I’ve become increasingly irritated by the amount of oil … Read more

I separated posts about why I wanted to upgrade my TaoTao TBR7’s rear sprocket and the steps I took to actually upgrade my rear sprocket. If you want to read about my thoughts leading up to this upgrade, here is my previous post: Thoughts On Upgrading Rear Sprocket Of My TBR7. If you are just … Read more

As many TBR7 and Hawk 250 owners quickly learned, the stock kickstand is very long. Adding insult to injury, it cheaply made, rusts easily, and is just downright ugly. Enough about the cosmetic issues, and back to its functionally, the stock kickstand has the bike standing up too tall. It’s uncomfortable trying to put it … Read more

It finally arrived my new rear sprocket. The nice thing about doing a sprocket upgrade is that there is so much information about doing it. The TaoTao TBR7 and Hawk 250 motorcycles share much of the same traits, and one of them having similar designed sprocket parts. Each bike comes with different rear sprockets, but … Read more

As I got to ride my TaoTao TBR7 Chinese dual-sport motorcycle further and further, my on the road time went longer and longer. I found a consequence of these longer motorcycle rides were pins and needles in my hands. This ride made me look at why my hands felt ‘buzzy’ and if something as simple … Read more

The TaoTao TBR7 is very ‘buzzy’ and vibrates constantly. This motorcycle seat vibration isn’t too much with short trips, but I soon felt the continued effects on longer trips. I took a two-hour ride, all back roads so not very high RPMs, and afterward, I had a continuous ‘buzzing’ in my hands, feet, and nether … Read more

But The Hawk 250 Motorcycle Worked? So as a Chonda Owner(TaoTao TBR7, RPS Hawk 250, etc.) I always quest for aftermarket upgrades and extract the most horsepower from my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle. One way I tried was experimenting with a high-flow, low resistance aftermarket air filter like the K&N air filter, but it didn’t work … Read more

When my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle’s exhaust parts came in, I was amazed at how the planned TBR7 exhaust upgrade would look in my head. Now it has come down to doing the TBR7 motorcycle exhaust upgrade and seeing if the outcome is the same as I imagined. My TaoTao TBR7 Exhaust Upgrade Kit. I ordered … Read more

I feel the TBR7 motorcycle needs many upgrades and tweaks, and a new motorcycle exhaust is one of them. Today, I received the awaited, package and here are the unboxing images. Ta-Dah! I was looking at what benefits of upgrading the stock exhaust to an aftermarket exhaust. Here is the list of my TBR7 exhaust … Read more

I have been debating with myself and my wallet. Is a TBR7 exhaust upgrade worth it? Should I devote my money towards another upgrade for my motorcycle, or should the exhaust upgrade be one of my first major upgrades for my TaoTao TBR7 dual-sport motorcycle? These are good questions. Face it, I am a Chonda … Read more

I am pondering wrapping my TBR7’s exhaust with a heat wrap. With my past experiences around asbestos and fiberglass, I am not fond of the idea of working with an insulating material. Not taking this lightly, I have been weighing the options of using engine exhaust wrap as a solution to my TBR7‘s overheating issues. … Read more

Well, I ordered the new dirt bike handguards for my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle after the stock handguards failed after one low-impact fall. The handguards TaoTao put on their TBR7 motorcycle were all plastic with no metal reinforcement bar.   The stock handguards protected the hands from light brush but mostly from wind. So admit the stock … Read more

I was looking for the best budget motorcycle handlebar phone mount for my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle, and I came up with this best budge motorcycle handlebar phone mount for under $20.   Now I found lots of motorcycle phone mounts, but they were very high priced for an item I figured was just a simple solution … Read more

As I posted in the past, I broke the TaoTao TBR7’s stock plastic dirt bike handguards.(TBR7 Plastic Handguards) I was not impressed with how easy they broke from a low-energy fall. The stock TaoTao handguards were not the best dirt bike handguards. After some additional dropping of the TBR7 motorcycle problems, I decided I need … Read more

Should Read Bloopers and Mistakes With My TBR7 Carburetor Upgrade. I ran into several problems with upgrading my TBR7’s carburetor(See Upgrade Post: My TBR7’s Carburetor Upgrade!). One was a real pain in the but and required me to walk away from the motorcycle for a day to relax and figure out what I did wrong. … Read more

There are many steps I had to do with upgrading my TBR7’s carburetor. I broke these upgrade steps into the planning and safety concerns, (TaoTao TBR7 Carburetor Upgrade – Planned), and this post will have the actual TBR7 carburetor upgrade steps for my new Mikuni carb. Let me repeat, there are some serious safety concerns … Read more

The time has come to do the first major TBR7 upgrades for my first motorcycle. It’s no secret that TaoTao installs a stock carburetor that runs lean and under-powers the TBR7’s engine. Because of this, many TBR7 owners’ first significant upgrade is a new carburetor or heavily modifying the stock carburetor with new jets. For … Read more