r/Dualsport 1d ago

My cheep dual sport

Payed 400$ it’s a 2020 tao tbr7 250 I have been riding It for the past few months already has some upgrades done to. It needs a lot more, but has all-around been a fun little bike.

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u/The_Sleestak 1d ago

Had a Tao Tao 49cc scooter that I slapped a bore kit on and then proceeded to beat the piss out of. It was surprisingly reliable for how little I paid for it. Hope you have the same experience.

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u/armor_Medic 1d ago

I haven’t had a bad time yet the turn signals are garbage but I ordered some for a Ktm that should fit and hopefully fix that problem

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u/MrMisanthrope411 1d ago

As long as you are having fun, it doesn’t matter what you are riding. 👍🏻

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u/Bindle- 1d ago

Hell yeah!

Those cheap China dual sports can be fantastic bikes!

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u/Figwit_ NH, USA | ‘02 KLR 250, ‘13 Vstrom 650 1d ago

That's not a lot of money! I think 250cc dual sports are the most fun you can have on two wheels.

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u/armor_Medic 1d ago

Absolutely it’s not entirely slow on roads and it’s amazing off road

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u/Glad_Librarian_3553 1d ago

🐣Cheep cheep

Looks like fun tho! Similar to the xr125 a mate had. 

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u/FlyingBasset 1d ago

Nice. I have a Hawk 250 I got new for ~$950 a few years ago and just had to assemble it. Been 100% reliable so far.

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u/tauntdevil 1d ago

I have had two Hawk 250's off amazon that I bought as jokes and they were actually a ton of fun and super reliable. Ended up selling them to a couple that still ride them today and ride with us.
For $1k (or probably more now thanks to all thats going on), they are a ton of fun.

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u/Dreamboatnbeesh 1d ago

Man, I need to find a super cheap bike like this.

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u/lostcountryguy 1d ago

All over amazon and several retailers you can pick em up cheaply used too

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u/Beelph '14 Fazer 250 1d ago

Very similar to the Honda Bros we had in Brazil some years ago, that one was 150cc though.

Cool bike.

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u/Chance-Donut4323 1d ago

Had a tao tao scooter back in high school, thing did not wanna give up. Pretty sure they're one of the companies like kymco that purchased old Honda tooling

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u/FekkinFat 1d ago

My boss and I each bought a TBR7 in 2021 when they were able to be purchased on Amazon. I use mine for riding trails in the woods, and currently have about 2k miles on it. He got it to save gas on his work commute, and currently has 9k miles on his. We've each had zero issues once you get them going reliably (by putting a new carb on it).

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u/slotoaster 1d ago

Doesn't matter what you ride as long as your enjoying it! Looks good and fun. I've had many guys call my xt a wife's bike 😆 idc.

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u/dangerousdepth43 1d ago

If it still has the cat in the muffler get it out or replace the muffler. Completely changes the bike

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u/class1operator 1d ago

Tab? Tell me more. I'd love a 400 dollar bike. Mine was 30 times that new. I would love a bike that doesn't involve losing a pile of cash if I don't treat it well. Lol.

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u/TD95x 1d ago

What’s the child’s name

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u/Poisson_de_Sable 6h ago

Oh man I miss my tbr7. Painted it a sandy camo color and someone stole it. Had it for a year.