Ask And You Shall Receive: We Bought A Yamaha TW200! But At What Cost... 

Glad to see the TW with you guys. I love my 2005! For an old man, it's just perfect for me. Poking around the woods and hills, avoiding the highway and just having a good time without being in a hurry :)

With the after-market headlight and LED rear brake-light, bar-risers ($75+), non-ridiculous pegs ($25-$85), Ricochet skid plate ($100+), rear rack, hand guards ($50+) and whatever else I couldn't spot, I'd say you did well for the current economy. Enjoy, and check that the clutch spring is on correctly!

The market is all over the place when it comes to bikes and cars, in my area certain bikes just don't sell and others sell in a day.

This is the bike I rode for my MSF course. I was a little nervous looking at the knobby tires before we started but then fell absolutely in love with it! I’d daily one for sure.

You all bought it! I'm glad I was able to let you know about it. I was interested but I couldn't get down to take look at this one until next week. I passed on the two '21 @ Motorado w/4000 miles. But they both sold w/in 48 hours. Great Job Guys. Go Philly!

I’ve owned just about every motorcycle out there, Hondas BMW’s Harleys but my TW is the favorite by far for providing more smiles per mile! Every motorcyclist should have one in their stable. Have fun can’t wait for your T-Dub content! 👌🏼

I'm so excited about the TDubs!! Looking forward to some awesome content!!!

I ❤ my T-Dub! They are now holding their value because they last forever, are easy to maintain, sip gas and are very utilitarian. Good luck finding anyone who is willing to part with one.

These new times are wild - finding a TDUB is rather difficult! Supply chains in all sectors of the world has been effected in every way! In 2017, when I made my purchase along with 10+ friends, it was easy pickings!!! Those days are gone! But we TDUB on!

You can still find deals sometimes. Bought a WR250R two weeks ago for $2600 and sold it last week for $4200 lol.

Very nice Alex! Can’t wait to check it out. I had an 88’ BW200 (big wheel). Both very cool bikes from Yamaha. Also, they are monster’s in the mountains here in Colorado. Really fun camping bike to hit the trails with!

Thank you for this video! Loved it

Looking forward to this bike on the channel. Also, looks like an aftermarket bar and risers as well as the parts you mentioned. All parts that most folks would upgrade on the TW. That might make the price a bit less painful.

Dudeeeeees. Nice! Looking forward to this. Please make some "vs" videos with the Honda mini-motos.

Scored a 2012 a few months back from a member of our local prospecting club for $2K! Needed a little love & has some miles on it but still a good deal for these crazy times!! First bike I've been on since i was about 20 & i love it! (50 now)

i just took my safety course on one of these! glad to see they haven't changed the design

It's a good time to buy a decades-old bike that needs work. That's exactly what I did after trying for a few months to find a tdub. It's a horrible time to buy new or recently used unless you are either very lucky or not particular about what you buy. Don't feel bad. You perfectly encapsulated the current market for tdubs and for bikes overall, used OR new (dealers have widely been reported to tack on strange markups for new bikes.)

Can’t wait to see your reviews and the mods. I feel like I won the lotto. Picked up two new 2022 TW’s this week.

I think that you did pretty well on that bike. It seemed to run well, looks good and as other have said, has several hundred dollars in add-ons that you would need anyway, The cult-like following of this little bike never ceases to amaze me. I bought a 2017 two years ago and have enjoyed it ever since. It takes me back to my younger days...

I have a 2019. I love it and will basically never sell it. A few must haves...Get rid of the "death wing" stock front tire, Larger foot pegs, Bar risers, and eventually youll get real tired of that stock seat. Looks like some are already done here so that's nice!

started riding for the 1st time last yr at 38yrs old. the tdub is a great bike to learn on and is a blast in the woods

Yeah, turn it into an adventure bike / end of the world / zombie apocalypse bike.

these bikes are perfect for just about everything except long haul and highways, I had one and let it go, I miss it. perfect camping and exploring bike.

Nice! I just bought a 2014 with 3k miles and a few more mods for $4k a couple weeks ago. Drove 410miles round trip to get it. I've got the same 5.10 Shinko 244 on the front. You forgot to mention the JNS headlight on yours...I've heard mixed reviews, mine just has an LED bulb. Mine has cycle rack on it, but I think I'd go with the Tusk rear rack if I was paying. I have a 45T rear sprocket... definitely needed if doing much road, I can hit 65-70mph. You should do a collab with TDubsKid or MobStreet...I think TDubsKid is Colorado based, MobStreet is in Utah.

I'm glad you have this TW 200.. I've been wanting to get something like that or a smaller displacement dual purpose just to put on the back of ASU V you'll be or even in the back of a pick up and go out to Moab or other such places and then pull it out and have fun with it. Nothing super serious just nice trails no trials.

I feel your frustration with the current market. I’m a TW fan because I had a 87 for 5 years and sold it for what I paid for it. I recently bought a 2018 WR250R with 3000 miles for just under 7grand. I had a few on the market in my area around Bend Oregon, Their were so many people calling I drove a little further to secure the one I had. I was doing what you did I’m on my way and they would raise the price or say someone was in line before me. I love the big ! I have spent 1500 on aftermarket parts and it going on the back of my Mercedes Sprinter for Adventure camping . Subbed your channel. Around Bend Oregon out !

I think you nailed it pretty well at that price point and your market observations, looks like a good buy. What's interesting to me is it just seems the more that auto makers cram ridiculous over tech'd cars down consumers throats, the more people are running in the opposite direction....case in point, 4 grand for a 7 year old, slow, simple bike with tractor like durability.

They're great bikes. I have one but I upsized to a Suzuki DR650. Still I love the little TW200 as a go-anywhere farm and trail bike.

I bought a 2016 tw200 (941 miles) last year for $4k. I feel pretty good about that purchase.

9:23 Sellers kids reaction on their dad getting 4100 bucks for the bike 😮…. 🤣🤣🤣

When I picked up my V85 TT Adventure another customer was dropping off his TW as a trade on a new bigger dual sport. The sales manager saw me looking at it and came over to let me know it was sols sight unseen before it even was dropped off in trade. They are popular bikes.

I lucked out because I went to our local dealership with my girlfriend earlier this year and we were looking for an extra dual sport she could ride. They had just got a batch of 3 tw200s and by the time we finished our paperwork the other two were already spoken for! Now I ride that bike more than she does 😂

They maintain value because they are sweet, i will buy a second one soon to do a true offroad only build .my first one i dual sport.

Yeah trick it out as an adventure bike, I've been wanting one of these for a while. I do alot of dispersed camping, still working out ideas.

Nice find. The market is crazy! Feels like we live in cuba... not a good sign at all but I digress. Couldn't find any here in CT found one dealer an hour away that had 5 shipping in. all 5 sold. I was lucky when i called because it was right after 1 canceled so I hopped on it with a deposit. That was weeks ago they said they should have them early july. I emailed the owner recently he said 7/15 should be shipping. Well it's now 7/16 and no phone call. I realize im last out of the 5 and im sure they gotta build them and set them all up. Really hoping i get a call this weekend at some point. I would've ditched this dealer if there was alternatives but there's not and im praying i can just get through this sale and onto the bike already. The tw is such a great bike has a minimalist feel but just incredibly comfortable compared to other dirtbikes. And a low center of gravity makes it very nimble on road

Holy crap i was looking at this one on the marketplace! Just noticed you guys are near me, im down in roxborough and just got a CT110 dialed in

Please take it on an epic overland on/off-road journey around the high mountains of Colorado. Let's see how something this old handles the changes in altitude. Let's see how it handles the off-road and on-road of a good 500+ mile journey loaded-up with gear.

Definitely would love to see the TW200 and a Honda Trail 125 comparison on a tough technical trail

I just picked up a 2018 T-Dub 200 with 89 miles on it for $3800. So you are in the ball park and I got a great deal. Mine has the tan accents but I do love the white.

Its a year later and prices are still out of control! Thanks for the video.

Own a few bikes from HDs, sportbikes, advs and dirt.... This class of bikes is a hella lotta fun.... I like to rip, but the old adage "fun to ride fast on a slow bike" always rings true.... I was looking for a TW awhile back, but the market pricing and availability wasn't right for me... I found a super clean, low miles (under 300) Suzuki VanVan 200 & love it... I'll still grab a Tdub later when the right deal pops up. You guys did good on that Tdub. 👍

Can't wait to see more videos with the TW :D

Love my TDub! I can't believe how much they hold their value these days.

I looked for one for 6 months. Got beat out on the few I did find, even though I'm retired and checking CL every few hours. I'll try again next year.

Yeah, when I first heard the asking price, I was like "WHAT?!" But, like you said, it's a crazy time right now and the price on new AND news vehicles is insane, as is the inventory. My friend in Oregon wanted to buy a new car last weekend and he had to go to something like 6 dealerships to finally find "a" car to buy -- not his ideal car, but "a" car. And, it took a colleague of mine like 9 months to get his Specialized hybrid bicycle from his local bike shop after ordering it in person -- he even bribed the guys to try to get it sooner. I doubt dealers are even selling at retail/MSRP right now, and are asking for a price over that for everything -- a difficult time to buy, but if it stays like this after you guys are done with your TW200, you'll likely get back most of your money. Cheers!

TW 200s are great bikes. We nik named my dad's 1990 the goat,because it would get us anywhere we wanted to go.

I looked all over for this bike. I did find a Trail 125 so I got that. Better than no bike.

Would love to grab a Tdub for my gf, and myself of course haha, but they're so crazy expensive around here. Some even sold over NEW msrp... Absolutely insane. Might go for a Yamaha XT for her instead! I recently ended up buying a new DR650 because the used ones sold for just about 500$ under the price of a brand new one. The decently priced ones were absolutely flooded by DM's and had over 100 shoppers who saved the listing. I'll be selling my Aprilia soon, hopefully the market will be in my favor!

I've owned 41 bikes from a Honda ST70 through. Yammie XS-650s, WR250s, XT500s, Fat Boy Harleys, BMW RS 1000s to Ducati Monsters and even a 996 but these days I am looking for a 'Mini Range Rover' like the great little TW200. Bike number 42 (The Answer To EVERYTHING): Utility plus fun! THANKS for the great video!

Hope your foot heals up Alex, looking forward to new videos

Just for kicks, you guys should get a Ural Patrol or Grear up. They are not fast but good for putting around in the backroads etc.

What is the front tire you are so pleased with? Looking for one for my TW.

I was lucky enough to pick up a really clean 97 KLR 250 in April or pre-motorcycle season as we call it in Pa for $1,350 with about 11K on the clock and I consider that an excellent deal for the market then and that was BEFORE $5+ / gallon summer gas and over all record inflation . I have spent over 1K on it getting it to where I want with most of that ($600) going into a brand new HD rear mono shock . Did you over pay long term? Yes. Did you over pay in the current market with the extra stuff on it? No. Like you said, can't find any new one's on the floors. Same with KLX 300s and CFR 450Ls .

I belong to a TW group and youre lucky to find one. I got a 2022 and there were only 2 available for the whole state of NY. They are are like unicorns and leprechauns. I have a tw and grom so im pretty gtg. Thanks for your great content of mini motos.

I live in Utah. I've had a 2022 tw200 on order since July 9th 2021 and my dealer says he has no update at this point.

Recommend service routes of high voltage towers over mountains and badlands. You'll hear some loose energy and electric items like lamp replacement go alight if your ride is too close. Try former railways like the Eagle Mountain RR starting east of the Salton Sea.

Have a good day everyone

I regret not picking up a TW200 for 1500 at Fremont motorsports right before things went haywire. As soon as the market cools down I'm gonna be on the hunt.

The TW is a 2 wheeled version of the KISS theory. Will be holding onto mine as long as I can ride.

W00t! Love to see some scenic single track!

I'm 6'3". If I get handle bar risers, can I fit OK on the TW200?

Just bought a 2006 tw200 to use as a daily for $400. Looks like it arrived in 2023 in a Time Machine out the factory. 1200 miles. But it sat with fuel in the tank in a garage since 2008. Got some rust to try deal with and we’ll see what else.

The market is crazy, unless you go to trade in your bike at the dealer. Then they want to offer you old market value, then charge full msrp plus this fee and that fee on the new one.

You guys are going to love that thing. I had two, one for me and one for my wife. We moved to the city and sold them both for around two grand each in 2014. I want one now, but yikes.

I rode one. This is a great bike. The fat tires make is so easy to Balance at a crawl.

It would be cool to see this compared to the Wr250r see which one is more worth modding for total cost. Seems like it would be a cool city bopper with some sticky tires.

Tdubs are crazy right now! Im mod on a tdub group and we get 50 new members a day looking for a tdub deal. Good frockin luck! I bought two tdubs for a decent price just before the market went nuts. Could probably sell them for double right now!

We all had these as our “irrigation bikes” back in the mid 80s through to late 90s in my case. They are reliable, can be beat up, are low enough that if you are going to crash in the mud, it’s not a total “splat”. We had a very serious off-road biased rear tire as the only thing close to highway riding was on a gravel road from field to field and back to the farmyard. I see comments about mud, but this set up we almost all used was constantly running in mud,,,, sandy mud in my area that ate up sprockets, but they are easy enough to change out. We had bikes with 25,000 miles on them that never went over 50 mph and were pure work bikes with little to no recreation riding. They are hard miles!! No real repairs unless we broke something ourselves,,,,,. We did not modify them generally,,,, one buddy put highway sprockets on his and it ruined it for the mud. You need the little torque it makes in those conditions and it was gone!! He bored it and changed the carb, muffler, cam etc and it was more powerful and still reliable, but became pretty thirsty!! The sky is the limit on these things,,, be nice if a fuel injected model came out. At our location we would be riding anywhere from 2500 ft above sea level to just over 6,000 and it affected how the bike ran,,,, I suspect it will be a big factor in Colorado??? We will see. I am talking about 1985 to 1990 models mind you,,,,,. I actually switched over to the KLR 650 as my chosen bike. I have owned several over the years and should be getting my 2022 quite soon!! Once I knew they changed it, I wanted it. I have slight balance issues, but have still ridden a 2 wheel bike cautiously without issue, but almost dropped one at a red light, which standing is what is most affected with me. Since I have that issue, we are going to mount a sidecar on it!!! My friend had an older bullet style sidecar sitting in his storage so we have cleaned it up and between 2 engineers and a pipeline welder,,,, all retired now,,,, I’m sure we will get that installed safely (as safe as any sidecar really is,,, hahaha). The TW200 has been a big part of my working life and the crew,,, we had a fleet of 6 bikes at one time, plus the KLR650. (If I wasn’t using the KLR, someone else used it for the day,,,, it was a work bike too. People don’t think of a motorbike for work and now current irrigation systems are so heavily automated, you don’t need to tend to them so much or physically go out and move them every 6/8/10/12 hours,,, depending on what sets (the amount of time the pipeline of sprinklers would set and water straight) you needed at the time. As you can see, a set of even 6 hours generates a lot of mud!! Haha.

Loved this veeedeeeo. What a great bike. Been wanting one for a while. Also liked that your doing one a cool nostalgic Bike. More Adventure Bikes please. Liter Bikes….

Great Job Alex .. 🙏👏👏👏

Because of the current market, you didn’t overpay for that. That’s where the market is at. You just payed more than you were hoping to pay because you know what the market was like in the past. Looking forward to what comes from this!

Yep it's bad, I wanted to get a Trail 125 and you couldn't find one anywhere, same with 2022 Monkey's. Wound up finding one on FB with only 26 miles on it and snapped it up.

Would a TW or a Monkey be better choice as a new adult off-road rider in CO for dirt roads and mild trails…thx!

this rear tire is OEM, but good that its new. The oem front tire is good on road, but bad off road due to the wimpy side knobs, You guys should connect with Tdubs kid on youtube, he's somewhere in Colorado

And just like that, the price of every TW200 currently for sale just went up another $1,000. Thanks, guys.

Def a bike that I would love to add to my garage some day. Go hit the sand/dunes.

I stopped at a dealership to get a oil filter for my 2021 TW200 and they asked me how I got one and if I would sell it. Definitely caught me off guard.

i was puttering about my town one day and a guy pulled up next to me at the stop light and offered me 6000 cash for my little putt-putt. still new and shiny (barely broken in) with every aftermarket upgrade you can think off except exhaust. i smiled, said no thank you and puttered off into the sunset. to be fair, i did spend about that much so i wouldnt have made any money on it.

I would love to see it compared to the Honda 125's, it seems like much more capable machine

I got a 06 TW barn find that had been sitting 10 years. My son wanted and paid $600 cash and four yard mows for it. Put a new carb on and changed oil. Runs perfect. Having a hard time finding right battery, though. If anyone has a link to the right one, please let me know.

How is that an aftermarket rear tire? Its the stock one

Where r u located? Just trying to see why so hard to find

Hey guys is there any way you can tell me the size of the front tire

I have a 2007 with 2,546 on it now I’m going to sale my Yamaha TW 200 with many extras front rake and a rear rake led lights think I’ll ask $3,200 that a fare price ?

I have a '94 with factory anti-lock brakes (drums frt & rr, lol). Stupid fun bikes. There's a reason the basic design hasn't changed in 35yrs. My only wish is that they'd go to fuel injection.

Be glad you got one.

I have a Honda trail 70 that I plan on fixing up one day.

Go ride the trails. Try to get someone else with a TDub to ride along with you all. I have a 2014 I bought in May this year for $4500 with 2600 miles on it. It rides great. I'm 65 years old and I smile a lot riding it. I also have Ebikes I ride everyday.

That teal one is still sitting for sale and is now back down to $2400

I've wanted one since I was 12 or so. 1990. Saw a guy crash one on my road (dirt) pick it up and ride away.

Nice bike - decent buy. Counting heads and riding fence lines is out the door for now, take this viewer higher. Marble Colorado to Crested Butte. Take in a concert over at Aspen. Ride big bear pass down into Telluride. Sleep in the park. Run 141 Canyon Lands Resort Gateway it's dynamite. You can cut through to Moab. ✌️👀👍

I recently purchased my 1998 TDub200 with 1085 miles on it for $2,500.00 It is all stock but runs great. Love my TDub!

Congrats 😎

What is the size of the front tire?

What size is the front tire?

I had a 92 tw ,I got in 98 from trotwood Ohio ,I miss it i tread for truck

I would have sold you my 2019...Wait, no I wouldn't have. I love mine.

Pls test a old Puch Maxi ! 😉

As far as overpaying and the aftermarket parts not adding value, anything is worth what people will pay, and that is what those are selling for now. You pay a little more for the best bike available. And as far as the aftermarket parts, while they dont add value imo, if those parts or equivalents were going to be purchased anyways, then that saves you from buying them. So you could have been at the same or very close to the final $ amount if you got a better price on a stock one plus the parts you end up putting on yourself.

you guys rock.take care of that foot Alex.