Tom's Motorcycle Ridering Journey.
About the motorcycle modifications I plan to make, and have made. Also, reviews of how the motorcycle modifications came out.
I had a love-hate relationship with the stock gear shifter, but it’s time for a Boom Vader gear shifter upgrade. On the first Ride, the shifter fell apart, leaving a part on the ground. I was able to later find and repair the shifter. Which lead to doing a Boom Vader Gear Shifter Upgrade. Since … Read more
Yup, here to confess, I skipped a step in my Boom Vader’s Carburetor Upgrade and managed to cause my motorcycle vapor lock condition. Often, power loss after riding these little motorcycles for a while and then disappearing with opening the gas cap is called vapor lock, but that is wrong. I found that this so-called … Read more
An oil-cooled motorcycle engine is an engine that diverts the normal flow of oil from the engine to an air-oil heat-exchanger, which allows the oil to give up some of its collected heat to the air. Typically, a motorcycle’s engine oil is housed 100% within the engine. With oil cooling, the oil can exit the … Read more
Now I replaced my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle stock clutch springs with heavy-duty motorcycle clutch springs. This upgrade was easy to do with one set of aftermarket clutch springs, and the results were interesting. So, in this post about upgrading my motorcycle clutch springs, I will cover how I replaced them, why I replaced them, and … Read more
Why I went with a wireless gps motorcycle speedometer for my bike. Now no secreted factory-installed motorcycle speedometer on the Boom Vader, like most Grom-Clone motorcycles, is ‘off.’ Meaning it’s not accurate, always reading high. This was first noticed as I was doing top speed tests for my Boom Vader; I was getting faster speeds … Read more
Are you tired of cars pulling in front of you and ignoring your stock motorcycle horn? Well, my tiny Boom Vader horn sounded more like an excited buzzer than a real horn. One guy was looking right at me and turning in front of me, ignoring my horn. Instead of continuing to use my horn, … Read more
As I mentioned, I upgraded my first motorcycle, a TaoTao TBR7 Dual-Sport Motorcycle, which made it more comfortable and reliable. These improvements made me ride the bike for long distances from home. I solved my directional challenges by installing a cellphone holder on the motorcycle, but then I needed a way to charge that cell … Read more
We all have differing opinions on stock motorcycle batteries, good or bad, but we can all agree that if we don’t take them, they all die. I’ve had much success with my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle’s stock battery. The Chinese dual-sport still cranks hard and gets that motorcycle started with almost no problems. This is because … Read more
With the continued upgrades my TaoTao TBR7 Chinese dual-sport motorcycle, it has become more fun to ride longer and further away from home. My cellphone battery life was coming into question and made me wonder how I could install a USB phone charger for a motorcycle? So I installed a motorcycle cellphone holder to open … Read more
About the time I cover this topic, I’ve had a trickle charger on my TaoTao TBR7 motorcycle for some time now. I’m deep into the second year of motorcycle ownership; I still have the stock TaoTao battery. You read correctly. In my second year with the TBR7 motorcycle, I still have the stock battery, and … Read more