The thing is with the TDM's is their ability to do big miles, tour, scratch, track days, commute, gravel and dirt roads and avoid shed time between services. They have their quirks but I've yet to find a bike which ticks the same boxes and won't cost a fortune to replace mine. Their appeal creeps up on you over time. And to be fair, that was an impressive looking back tyre all things considered, no doubt more sprot bike riders were going WTF with a TDM glued to them through the corners.
I have that same blue one . Theyve got a very mechanical feel , like you feel very connected to the engine . Low down power isnt amazing but up at speed on and off throttle in high revs through twisty roads it feels wild . You have to watch not too get carried away and head too hot into a bend or corner . Not the smoothest engine , they all have a funny idle sound at the engine , all seem kinda raw in mid revs and all screaming nicely up high 😂 amazing bike for the price
Got a 96 tdm 4tx (i was born in 97 😅), first bike! must say aftermarket exhausts without the cat, can be crazy loud! Eventually switched back to the originals. Keeping the bike alife and doing as much as possible myself in maintenance, good bike to learn repairs on. And as a dutchie at 1.96m im super comfortable on it. Nice vid!
I'm only 48 seconds in and it's so refreshing to see and here a relaxed casual report. If I wanted BS hype I'll turn on the TV. Looking forward to the rest. I just bought a 2007 black one with 3500km on it!!! Yay me. 😇
My dad just gave me the keys and his title to his 01 Champ edition of this bike and im planning restoring it. Its been sittin for about 5 years so any advice would be wonderful
Nice honest review. These are great bikes. The red rims on this one looks slightly less attractive than the all black that they came standard with but still a good looking bike.
I have a 2007 TDM900 that came to me due to a good friend passing away unfortunately 😢. Absolutely great bike to ride! Has a OVER racing exhaust and sounds great. Handles great, enough power without trying to rip your arms off.
i'm gonna need one of these to park next to my 929 RR please go ahead and ship that to the United States it'll outsell the ground we just want that motor available
I have owned one of these for a few years. Very quiet with stock exhaust, you can get a 2-1 exhaust pretty cheap. I prefer twins over I4, more torque in lower register and no need to chase the high revs. Enough power that it doesn't feel slow but not so powrful that you have to be gentle with the throttle.
I have a very bare bones 01 r6 the previous owners used it to stunt but I got it for $200 I’ve been working on it but here in cali it’s been raining also I’ve been having an idling issue I worry of what to do
Adjusting the valves per maintenance schedule AND adding a Rapid Bike Evo fuel management module completely eliminated the VTEC transition "jump" on my 2007 VFR 800.
Your English is really good. I could understand everything you were saying. I love the looks of the 2023 with the white and silver color scheme with the white rims. I wish they sold them in the USA (Southern California) where I live. This was a very informative and articulate review. However, it makes me want to add it to my collection even more. Thanks a lot. Keep up the great content and ride safe.
I love the VFR and this is an excellent review. One point to note is that the Moto Guzzi Galletto was the first motorcycle to have a single sided swing arm back in the 50s.
Bro's like: ye this is not that high of a motorcycle... I'm 6 foot 5... and I'm like: BRO WTF!? like honestly you could be riding a giraffe and by that you'd get similar experience to regular person riding a pony... ya think it's allright for someone who's 5'11 tho? wondering if I should buy TDM myself... I need something to daily and I'd like something that's comfy
Hahahaha, thanks for the comment man, you gave me a good laugh. I guess I meant that even though it looks tall, it’s really not. My main bike is a Tracer 900 and the TDM felt much lower than that, even though they both look tall from a distance. 5’11 would have ZERO problem flatfooting a TDM. I think it’d probably be perfect for someone your height actually. Lots of legroom, big comfy seat, and at your height I think the windscreen would be perfect. Anyway, I’m off to ride a giraffe!
I bought a used 2002 with 35,000 miles, never had a problem. So comfortable 22ltr tank. Great reliability and so well made. The engine was a brick, great for computing to work and motorways
I recently bought a vfr800x ,I really don't like the transition between 2 and 4 valves at 6700 revs ,if you approach the 6700 mark slowly you can feel the change, it's unrefined at high revs , not impressed.
I don't even ride but found your channel/this vid through a comment on "Move Me" from Ridge Racer Type 4, where you were replying to Kohta. Found this interesting, subbed!
