THE BIGWHEEL THREAD!!! Yamaha BW350, BW200

Mr. BigWheel · 02-04-2011, 08:40 PM

Greetings fellow thumpers,

I know you have been thinking the same thing that I have: "Where's the BigWheel thread?"

Well it's finally here!

I'd like to get things started by presenting the latest Enduro Alaska, featuring the mighty BW350:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAVQuqbQWWc

The only question that remains is: "Do we let those FatCat guys participate?"

Regards,

Mr. BigWheel

AlpinaE24 · 02-04-2011, 09:06 PM

Big wheels scare me, much like the retarded step sister ATC

Mr. BigWheel · 02-04-2011, 09:57 PM

Come on,

Look at the numbers of BigWheels sold. Several dozen people can't be wrong.

If you can ride that overweight, outdated, high center of gravity-battlewagon xl, then a little ol' BigWheel shouldn't cause you any trepidation at all.

Regards,

Mr. BigWheel

AlpinaE24 · 02-04-2011, 11:09 PM

My 10 year old dirtbike isn't outdated! I swear

Mr. BigWheel · 02-04-2011, 11:30 PM

And I'm not middle-aged either.

Thank you for acknowledging that the BigWheel is slightly less retarded than a three-wheeler. That is really about the extent of a compliment that can be expected when rocking the Bee Dub.

Sandslinger · 02-04-2011, 11:46 PM

Im not being funny, i always thought they were kind cool, why didnt they ever take off. Whats the downside of bigger tires?

Mr. BigWheel · 02-05-2011, 12:11 AM

BigWheels ARE wicked cool!

Admittedly, they were constructed with suspension components that would have seemed sub-par in the seventies, but that just makes them very easy to improve upon.

Sometimes, like in very muddy conditions, the front wheel will offer too much flotation and not track at all. This leads to crashing while going in a straight line on a level surface. That can be overcome with a little more attention to the surface you are traversing, but is still not the most desirable characteristic.

I think that the fatal flaw for the BWs is that women find them to be repugnant. Orange County Choppers can sell all the big, stupid, worthless, overpriced turds that they want because women want to take off all(or most of) their clothes and get their pictures taken next to them.

BigWheels would be very popular if that was working for them as well.

Creation · 02-05-2011, 12:12 AM

I dont like the three wheeler comment. My three wheelers have pulled your guy's ADV bikes, jeeps and quads out of stuck situations.

Just cause you cant ride one properly dont diss the trike! My 250es can pull a stump out of the ground and a jeep out of the mud! My 250r teaches quads what a real machine can do.

Mr. BigWheel · 02-05-2011, 01:19 AM

Creation,

You're absolutely correct. But three-wheelers and BigWheels are easy targets for the rest of the world. So take it with a grain of salt on a motorcycle forum.

I, for one, will have a Big Red before I die.

Regards,

Mr. BigWheel

Ruffus · 02-05-2011, 05:38 AM

Here's my buddies BW200. It's mint & does duty as a hunting rig. I'm sure it would be a blast in all this snow we got.

Onederer · 02-05-2011, 06:59 AM

A rider can't get off their dirt bike and float it across four feet of water, but a BW rider can.

A dirt bike needs speed and suspension to tackle a steep hill. A BW just needs a Wooly Booger and whatever speed the rider chooses.

A BW is like riding a ATV and dirt bike at the same time. In other words, they handle like the rider has no idea where they are going.

In a fun way.

Wastegate84 · 02-05-2011, 09:44 AM

I like the BW, But lust over one of these

ATC 250r with a Missile kit

Reposado1800 · 02-05-2011, 10:23 AM

The BW's were great. Who wouldn't want to have one as a buddy bike?

Onederer · 02-05-2011, 10:55 AM

The Missile 250R kits were cool but IMO the ruin of a great trike. If trikes were still produced I wouldn't feel the same about it.

I sure don't remember where but someone took a CRF450 and made a Fat Cat on steroids. I think he also done some others.

The biggest problem with the BW is the jackshaft adjustment or the jackshaft itself. I have seen when only a half link would get the chain adjusted correctly.

AlpinaE24 · 02-05-2011, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creation

I dont like the three wheeler comment. My three wheelers have pulled your guy's ADV bikes, jeeps and quads out of stuck situations.

Just cause you cant ride one properly dont diss the trike! My 250es can pull a stump out of the ground and a jeep out of the mud! My 250r teaches quads what a real machine can do.

Is that why they had such a long production run?

just messing with you, I almost bought a 85 200 for $50

02-04-2011, 08:40 PM	#1
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	THE BIGWHEEL THREAD!!! Yamaha BW350, BW200 Greetings fellow thumpers, I know you have been thinking the same thing that I have: "Where's the BigWheel thread?" Well it's finally here! I'd like to get things started by presenting the latest Enduro Alaska, featuring the mighty BW350: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAVQuqbQWWc The only question that remains is: "Do we let those FatCat guys participate?" Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum Mr. BigWheel screwed with this post 12-17-2011 at 10:32 PM

02-04-2011, 09:06 PM	#2
AlpinaE24 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Oddometer: 406	Big wheels scare me, much like the retarded step sister ATC __________________ 1994 XR650L - not stock 2000 XR650R - Plated - Sold 2000 XR650R - Sold 2000 XR600R - Sold

02-04-2011, 09:57 PM	#3
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	Come on, Look at the numbers of BigWheels sold. Several dozen people can't be wrong. If you can ride that overweight, outdated, high center of gravity-battlewagon xl, then a little ol' BigWheel shouldn't cause you any trepidation at all. Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

02-04-2011, 11:09 PM	#4
AlpinaE24 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Oddometer: 406	My 10 year old dirtbike isn't outdated! I swear __________________ 1994 XR650L - not stock 2000 XR650R - Plated - Sold 2000 XR650R - Sold 2000 XR600R - Sold

02-04-2011, 11:30 PM	#5
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	And I'm not middle-aged either. Thank you for acknowledging that the BigWheel is slightly less retarded than a three-wheeler. That is really about the extent of a compliment that can be expected when rocking the Bee Dub. __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

02-04-2011, 11:46 PM	#6
Sandslinger Luv-Husqvarna Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Near the beach Oddometer: 72	Im not being funny, i always thought they were kind cool, why didnt they ever take off. Whats the downside of bigger tires?

02-05-2011, 12:11 AM	#7
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	BigWheels ARE wicked cool! Admittedly, they were constructed with suspension components that would have seemed sub-par in the seventies, but that just makes them very easy to improve upon. Sometimes, like in very muddy conditions, the front wheel will offer too much flotation and not track at all. This leads to crashing while going in a straight line on a level surface. That can be overcome with a little more attention to the surface you are traversing, but is still not the most desirable characteristic. I think that the fatal flaw for the BWs is that women find them to be repugnant. Orange County Choppers can sell all the big, stupid, worthless, overpriced turds that they want because women want to take off all(or most of) their clothes and get their pictures taken next to them. BigWheels would be very popular if that was working for them as well. __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

02-05-2011, 12:12 AM	#8
Creation Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: North Seattle Oddometer: 378	I dont like the three wheeler comment. My three wheelers have pulled your guy's ADV bikes, jeeps and quads out of stuck situations. Just cause you cant ride one properly dont diss the trike! My 250es can pull a stump out of the ground and a jeep out of the mud! My 250r teaches quads what a real machine can do.

02-05-2011, 01:19 AM	#9
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	Creation, You're absolutely correct. But three-wheelers and BigWheels are easy targets for the rest of the world. So take it with a grain of salt on a motorcycle forum. I, for one, will have a Big Red before I die. Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

02-05-2011, 05:38 AM	#10
Ruffus Dirty Old Mudder Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Fort Erie,Ontario Oddometer: 3,931	Here's my buddies BW200. It's mint & does duty as a hunting rig. I'm sure it would be a blast in all this snow we got. __________________ We spend our lives chipping away at our ignorance :wisdom by Dakez Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.: wisdom by ?? Reverse Darwinism...he's only alive because he's to stupid to die. : wisdom by AZRamjet 06 Husky TE510

02-05-2011, 06:59 AM	#11
Onederer Crunch Nugget Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Limbo Oddometer: 539	A rider can't get off their dirt bike and float it across four feet of water, but a BW rider can. A dirt bike needs speed and suspension to tackle a steep hill. A BW just needs a Wooly Booger and whatever speed the rider chooses. A BW is like riding a ATV and dirt bike at the same time. In other words, they handle like the rider has no idea where they are going. In a fun way. __________________ If you are going to pound your chest, use brass knuckles.

02-05-2011, 09:44 AM	#12
Wastegate84 Adventurer Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Sandy Utah Oddometer: 77	I like the BW, But lust over one of these ATC 250r with a Missile kit __________________ 96 XR650L 07 TRX450

02-05-2011, 10:23 AM	#13
Reposado1800 Bronze Age Fall Guy Joined: Dec 2006 Location: 5th and Main Oddometer: 5,122	The BW's were great. Who wouldn't want to have one as a buddy bike? __________________ Hate gets you nowhere.

02-05-2011, 10:55 AM	#14
Onederer Crunch Nugget Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Limbo Oddometer: 539	The Missile 250R kits were cool but IMO the ruin of a great trike. If trikes were still produced I wouldn't feel the same about it. I sure don't remember where but someone took a CRF450 and made a Fat Cat on steroids. I think he also done some others. The biggest problem with the BW is the jackshaft adjustment or the jackshaft itself. I have seen when only a half link would get the chain adjusted correctly. __________________ If you are going to pound your chest, use brass knuckles.

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