The Yamaha TW200 Thread... - Page 16

Streamin' E · 04-21-2009, 02:04 PM

Get a Cyclerack you cheapskate!

dynamos2000 · 04-22-2009, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Streamin' E

Get a Cyclerack you cheapskate!

LOL I got a borrego rack under all that cat food

HBN · 04-22-2009, 12:31 PM

Its that campn' time of year again

dynamos2000 · 04-22-2009, 01:07 PM

Changed the oil for first time @ 179 miles - didn't have as much metal floatin around as some posts I've seen, surprising since I haven't babied her. Was able to reuse the filter and had a quart of 10w40, so it doesn't get much cheaper than that.

Also just ordered some grip puppies for less than $9 shipped.

Never really noticed the small grips until I got the micro pegs replaced, funny how that works lol

HBN · 04-22-2009, 01:10 PM

I got some Grip Puppies for my Burgman - Gel Grips for the Dub.

Anyone else have any issue with the Clutch cable stretching out - 5Kmi. I have adjusted the clutch at the lever as well as by the case and it is currently at the farthest adjustment but is sloppy and loose as hell but engages at about the right spot. When I bring up the slack, it won't even engage at all - lever all the way out. Think its time for a new clutch cable. Oh my spring at the case is set in the propper groove too...

turbonotch · 04-22-2009, 02:46 PM

I give in... Just got off the phone, I'm trying to strike a deal on a 2003 TW200 just like my old one. The lure is just too strong

Streamin' E · 04-22-2009, 02:58 PM

Good man! We knew you could do it.

HBN · 04-22-2009, 03:54 PM

Grab some Maxxis 130/80-18 while you can(discontinued) for when the front tire starts to wear

Welcome back to the DubClub

turbonotch · 04-22-2009, 04:08 PM

180 front tire?

HBN · 04-22-2009, 04:23 PM

130 - my bad. the old BW may have had a 180

dillon · 04-22-2009, 04:39 PM

Has anyone ridden one of these guys in snow yet? I have been thinking of getting one for just that purpose, if they do really well in mud i bet some studded tires and you would be good to go...

HBN · 04-22-2009, 04:46 PM

I rode mine all year in the snow and ice. Here in VA we don't get too much of either (compared to the Northerners). I aired down the tires to about 12 psi and just took my time. I had stock tires and it got a bit squirely here and there at intersections and in corners. I think a better set of dirt tires or preferably, studded tires, would be super fun in the snow. Fortunately, there isn't much torque to get you in trouble from the start.

turbonotch · 04-22-2009, 05:08 PM

i have a separate set of wheels/tires for my KTM 250exc that i have studded. this winter we were riding on frozen lakes just goofing off. it was a blast but the ktm overpowers the studs way too easy in the corners.

i can't help but think that the TW would be awesome with studs. perhaps i will try to find a spare TW wheel set and stud the stock tires for next year?

riding on frozen lakes is SO MUCH FUN that it's worth spending a few hundred for only a 4-5 rides per year... but i'm in no rush to ride on the road simply because of other drivers

dillon · 04-22-2009, 05:33 PM

well i rode my 250 Ninja a few time this winter and the only problem i had was with street tires refusing to clear out snow and slush. So im thinking another small bike only dual sport style is in order, and the TW200 just looks too rediculous not to own...

HBN · 04-22-2009, 05:39 PM

Especially with rocket launchers...err I mean tool tubes

04-21-2009, 02:04 PM	#226
Streamin' E Half-assed adventurer Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Carefree Highway Oddometer: 1,421	Get a Cyclerack you cheapskate! __________________ Freedom is not simply the right of intellectuals to circulate their merchandise. It is, above all, the right of ordinary people to find elbow room for themselves and a refuge from the rampaging presumptions of their “betters.”- Tom Sowell

04-22-2009, 12:31 PM	#228
HBN plays in traffic Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Oddometer: 10,968	Its that campn' time of year again __________________ Only those that go would know. - WayneJ 2001 R1150GS - 1976 R75/6 - 1975 XL250 HBurgNinja - The Thread \| HBN Boondocking the Nation \| Beards to Canada

04-22-2009, 01:07 PM	#229
dynamos2000 is boinking your mom Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Oddometer: 1,560	Changed the oil for first time @ 179 miles - didn't have as much metal floatin around as some posts I've seen, surprising since I haven't babied her. Was able to reuse the filter and had a quart of 10w40, so it doesn't get much cheaper than that. Also just ordered some grip puppies for less than $9 shipped. Never really noticed the small grips until I got the micro pegs replaced, funny how that works lol __________________ 2010 Honda Shadow RS

04-22-2009, 01:10 PM	#230
HBN plays in traffic Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Oddometer: 10,968	I got some Grip Puppies for my Burgman - Gel Grips for the Dub. Anyone else have any issue with the Clutch cable stretching out - 5Kmi. I have adjusted the clutch at the lever as well as by the case and it is currently at the farthest adjustment but is sloppy and loose as hell but engages at about the right spot. When I bring up the slack, it won't even engage at all - lever all the way out. Think its time for a new clutch cable. Oh my spring at the case is set in the propper groove too... __________________ Only those that go would know. - WayneJ 2001 R1150GS - 1976 R75/6 - 1975 XL250 HBurgNinja - The Thread \| HBN Boondocking the Nation \| Beards to Canada

04-22-2009, 02:46 PM	#231
turbonotch Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Vincentown, NJ Oddometer: 730	I give in... Just got off the phone, I'm trying to strike a deal on a 2003 TW200 just like my old one. The lure is just too strong __________________ Past Bikes: 1992 GS500 'touring' 2003 TW200 'grin' 2001 DRZ-400S 'whore' 1999 Superhawk 'camper'. 2001 KLX300R 'learning experience' 1995 KLX650C - 'camper' Current Bikes: 2003 KTM 250EXC - 'SJER/ECEA bike' 1992 DR350S - 'day tripper' 1996 XT225 - 'fiances' 1981 Kawasaki KL250 - 'Dad's' 1979 Yamaha MX100 - 'lost & found' turbonotch screwed with this post 04-22-2009 at 03:17 PM*

04-22-2009, 02:58 PM	#232
Streamin' E Half-assed adventurer Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Carefree Highway Oddometer: 1,421	Good man! We knew you could do it. __________________ Freedom is not simply the right of intellectuals to circulate their merchandise. It is, above all, the right of ordinary people to find elbow room for themselves and a refuge from the rampaging presumptions of their “betters.”- Tom Sowell

04-22-2009, 03:54 PM	#233
HBN plays in traffic Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Oddometer: 10,968	Grab some Maxxis 130/80-18 while you can(discontinued) for when the front tire starts to wear Welcome back to the DubClub __________________ Only those that go would know. - WayneJ 2001 R1150GS - 1976 R75/6 - 1975 XL250 HBurgNinja - The Thread \| HBN Boondocking the Nation \| Beards to Canada HBN screwed with this post 04-22-2009 at 04:23 PM

04-22-2009, 04:08 PM	#234
turbonotch Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Vincentown, NJ Oddometer: 730	180 front tire? __________________ Past Bikes: 1992 GS500 'touring' 2003 TW200 'grin' 2001 DRZ-400S 'whore' 1999 Superhawk 'camper'. 2001 KLX300R 'learning experience' 1995 KLX650C - 'camper' Current Bikes: 2003 KTM 250EXC - 'SJER/ECEA bike' 1992 DR350S - 'day tripper' 1996 XT225 - 'fiances' 1981 Kawasaki KL250 - 'Dad's' *1979 Yamaha MX100 - 'lost & found'

04-22-2009, 04:23 PM	#235
HBN plays in traffic Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Oddometer: 10,968	130 - my bad. the old BW may have had a 180 __________________ Only those that go would know. - WayneJ 2001 R1150GS - 1976 R75/6 - 1975 XL250 HBurgNinja - The Thread \| HBN Boondocking the Nation \| Beards to Canada

04-22-2009, 04:39 PM	#236
dillon Low Speed, High Drag Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Spokavegas, WA. Oddometer: 1,629	Has anyone ridden one of these guys in snow yet? I have been thinking of getting one for just that purpose, if they do really well in mud i bet some studded tires and you would be good to go... __________________ I do stupid stuff, brace yourself...

04-22-2009, 04:46 PM	#237
HBN plays in traffic Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Oddometer: 10,968	I rode mine all year in the snow and ice. Here in VA we don't get too much of either (compared to the Northerners). I aired down the tires to about 12 psi and just took my time. I had stock tires and it got a bit squirely here and there at intersections and in corners. I think a better set of dirt tires or preferably, studded tires, would be super fun in the snow. Fortunately, there isn't much torque to get you in trouble from the start. __________________ Only those that go would know. - WayneJ 2001 R1150GS - 1976 R75/6 - 1975 XL250 HBurgNinja - The Thread \| HBN Boondocking the Nation \| Beards to Canada

04-22-2009, 05:08 PM	#238
turbonotch Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Vincentown, NJ Oddometer: 730	i have a separate set of wheels/tires for my KTM 250exc that i have studded. this winter we were riding on frozen lakes just goofing off. it was a blast but the ktm overpowers the studs way too easy in the corners. i can't help but think that the TW would be awesome with studs. perhaps i will try to find a spare TW wheel set and stud the stock tires for next year? riding on frozen lakes is SO MUCH FUN that it's worth spending a few hundred for only a 4-5 rides per year... but i'm in no rush to ride on the road simply because of other drivers __________________ Past Bikes: 1992 GS500 'touring' 2003 TW200 'grin' 2001 DRZ-400S 'whore' 1999 Superhawk 'camper'. 2001 KLX300R 'learning experience' 1995 KLX650C - 'camper' Current Bikes: 2003 KTM 250EXC - 'SJER/ECEA bike' 1992 DR350S - 'day tripper' 1996 XT225 - 'fiances' 1981 Kawasaki KL250 - 'Dad's' *1979 Yamaha MX100 - 'lost & found'

04-22-2009, 05:33 PM	#239
dillon Low Speed, High Drag Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Spokavegas, WA. Oddometer: 1,629	well i rode my 250 Ninja a few time this winter and the only problem i had was with street tires refusing to clear out snow and slush. So im thinking another small bike only dual sport style is in order, and the TW200 just looks too rediculous not to own... __________________ I do stupid stuff, brace yourself...

04-22-2009, 05:39 PM	#240
HBN plays in traffic Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Oddometer: 10,968	Especially with rocket launchers...err I mean tool tubes __________________ Only those that go would know. - WayneJ 2001 R1150GS - 1976 R75/6 - 1975 XL250 HBurgNinja - The Thread \| HBN Boondocking the Nation \| Beards to Canada

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