Another New TMEC 200

WilsonCat · 05-20-2014, 09:46 AM

Just ordered my TMEC 200 from Excalibur (http://www.atv4usa.com) yesterday and received a nice video of them completing the PDI. Shipping today and should get it in a little over a week (thanks to the holiday!). Very excited! I want to thank member culcune for assisting with some questions that I had and for putting me in touch with Excalibur.

katoranger · 05-20-2014, 10:30 AM

TMEC is going to be the Lifan of this decade.

SARider · 05-20-2014, 10:41 AM

Now that is a good looking bike, congrats and may you get many enjoyable miles out of it.

WilsonCat · 05-20-2014, 08:07 PM

Thanks. It will get light use on weekends for fun. Can't wait to get it! I need to get a helmet as well but don't need anything fancy. Anyone got any suggestions on a decent yet inexpensive helmet?

2LZ · 05-20-2014, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

TMEC is going to be the Lifan of this decade.

You got that right, kato. Like many here, I remember when Lifan was the cream of the crop Hondanoid also. Nice to see TMEC doing some good sales!

culcune · 05-20-2014, 11:24 PM

Congrats--that might have been my bike, but I changed to black at the last minute. Good for you to have them assemble the beast...Like I had mentioned, the only reason I could put mine together was having one already, and having the luxury of assembling it side by side to my old one.

As far as TMEC being the new Lifan--I think with Denali being essentially the same bike, and as long as people keep getting these, and need parts, and Excalibur can stock parts, they should be around for a while. Excalibur is very good as far as communication goes...the other companies would do so well as to carry parts and answer the phone!

SpudRider · 05-21-2014, 12:54 AM

That's a nice looking bike.

I was always partial to the red TMEC 200s, without the decals.

WilsonCat · 05-22-2014, 10:44 AM

Video of them testing my bike before shipping. Suspense is killing me!

2LZ · 05-22-2014, 03:04 PM

That looks like a really nicely done Hondanoid. Too bad they aren't road legal in CA... :-(

FastDoc · 05-22-2014, 03:53 PM

Very nice indeed. I like the clean red look. I assume you are going to be using it on road only?

WilsonCat · 05-22-2014, 09:00 PM

Yes, mostly on road. I will venture off on some light trails and maybe in the future get some more "off road" worthy tires. Do they make a hybrid tire?

FastDoc · 05-23-2014, 12:36 AM

You bet. We will all sorts of tire advise to give you lol! One of our favorite topics!

culcune · 05-24-2014, 01:12 AM

No one seems to acknowledge them, but I swear, a few years back, if you look at photos of TMECs on sites like this http://mefastmotors.com/wholesale-mo...otorcycle.html page (the small thumbnail photos on the right) they had 17" knobbies at some point--maybe they were 18" knobbies, but I always thought they were simply swapping tires on the 17" rims. I could be wrong, however...

WilsonCat · 05-24-2014, 06:20 AM

Hmm....that is strange. What's even stranger is that this seller shows he's in Alabama but has a phone number that is in New York. Weird.

culcune · 05-24-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WilsonCat

Hmm....that is strange. What's even stranger is that this seller shows he's in Alabama but has a phone number that is in New York. Weird.

Actually, mefast is on the up and up as far as TMEC 200s go, according to Wade. They have been around for years, and sell a wide variety of bikes. They are technically the only 'authorized' drop shipper of TMEC 200 endures from Wade, although he is not a big fan of having people assemble them at home. He ends up with a few customer service issues from home assemblers from Mefast sales.

Those are old stock photos from TMEC's headquarters from the older models--Excalibur used to have some of the same photos on their site until they got the new models in. Either way, those tires are rare. If you watch one of the youtube videos from Excalibur where they show 3 new TMECs assembled, one of them has the more common 21" front/18" rear setup. However, I once saw a TMEC in the L.A. Craigslist that was being sold with what looked like 17" f/r knobbies. I even posted it on the "great Craigslist finds" thread, but the ad would be long, long gone. The point is--there were a few of those knobbies sold, and I should look around for some because I have a spare front and rear wheel...

05-20-2014, 10:30 AM	#2
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	TMEC is going to be the Lifan of this decade. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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05-20-2014, 11:24 PM	#6
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Congrats--that might have been my bike, but I changed to black at the last minute. Good for you to have them assemble the beast...Like I had mentioned, the only reason I could put mine together was having one already, and having the luxury of assembling it side by side to my old one. As far as TMEC being the new Lifan--I think with Denali being essentially the same bike, and as long as people keep getting these, and need parts, and Excalibur can stock parts, they should be around for a while. Excalibur is very good as far as communication goes...the other companies would do so well as to carry parts and answer the phone! __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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05-21-2014, 12:54 AM	#7
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That's a nice looking bike. I was always partial to the red TMEC 200s, without the decals. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-22-2014, 10:44 AM	#8
WilsonCat Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 70	Video of them testing my bike before shipping. Suspense is killing me! Last edited by WilsonCat; 05-23-2014 at 09:24 PM.
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05-22-2014, 03:04 PM	#9
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,070	That looks like a really nicely done Hondanoid. Too bad they aren't road legal in CA... :-( __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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05-20-2014, 10:41 AM	#3
SARider Join Date: May 2014 Location: Sunny South Africa Posts: 10	Now that is a good looking bike, congrats and may you get many enjoyable miles out of it.
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05-20-2014, 08:07 PM	#4
WilsonCat Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 70	Thanks. It will get light use on weekends for fun. Can't wait to get it! I need to get a helmet as well but don't need anything fancy. Anyone got any suggestions on a decent yet inexpensive helmet?
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05-22-2014, 03:53 PM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Very nice indeed. I like the clean red look. I assume you are going to be using it on road only? __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-22-2014, 09:00 PM	#11
WilsonCat Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 70	Yes, mostly on road. I will venture off on some light trails and maybe in the future get some more "off road" worthy tires. Do they make a hybrid tire?
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05-23-2014, 12:36 AM	#12
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	You bet. We will all sorts of tire advise to give you lol! One of our favorite topics! __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-24-2014, 01:12 AM	#13
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	No one seems to acknowledge them, but I swear, a few years back, if you look at photos of TMECs on sites like this http://mefastmotors.com/wholesale-mo...otorcycle.html page (the small thumbnail photos on the right) they had 17" knobbies at some point--maybe they were 18" knobbies, but I always thought they were simply swapping tires on the 17" rims. I could be wrong, however... __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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05-24-2014, 06:20 AM	#14
WilsonCat Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 70	Hmm....that is strange. What's even stranger is that this seller shows he's in Alabama but has a phone number that is in New York. Weird.
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