I high-sided my T-Dub at 25 mph trying to stop quickly on wet grass and cracked a rib. Ouch. Thanks for this video. It's almost like being there. I love trail riding the T-Dub.
Most rides have some sketchy moments. So far we’ve been lucky. Two wheels can be tricky, you can tell we are rookies. can’t beat the rugged simplicity of the TW!
I grew up with 4x4 atvs. These are more interesting to ride. I enjoy the extra involvement of riding on 2 wheels. They are more than the sum of their parts. I’ll keep mine until im crippled
I am 6'3", and even with 2 handlebar risers, if I stand up on my T Dub my head points to the ground. I can semi stand up, but I can't do it for long. I just went for a 120 mile ride today. 30 of those miles were in some rough areas. I am always impressed where my T-Dub will go. I have found that in the rocks if I just keep moving the T-Dub just doesn't care, and just keeps moving. I am 76 years old, and I just sold my XT600 because I could not lift up that high geared top-heavy beast if I tipped over. I started riding dirt bikes, (mostly duel sports), in 1967. I could ride a lot better when I was younger. LOL I am slowly getting better. I got into quads in 1990, and the 25 year lack of riding a dirt bike shows. BUT, I still love my T-Dub!!!!
All of these so-called "experts" giving these riders shit about their skills are nothing but keyboard warrior d-bags. Falling down and making mistakes is part of the learning experience, and thankfully the TW is a great bike for learning on. Having a good time is the goal, not ripping through the landscape at top speed.
I’ve had good luck ordering from rockymountainatv.com. The hand guards are tusk d-flex pro with the stickers removed. They’ve saved my levers a couple times when I’ve dropped my bike. Plus no bugs or windchill on the road. would absolutely buy them again. Had to grind the handlebar clamps to make them fit my stock handlebars where they needed to be mounted.
Knowing what I've done with a TW-200 I'd rather ride within a limestone quarry. Where I could stop to walk into any found caves for a quiet change of pace. Recommend Moose Racing ATV boots for both adventurers.
I think I hold the unofficial record for worst TW200 wreck ever. No joke totaled out a 1978 F-150 with it and put a set of handbags on it and sold it after it was pried from the radiator of the truck! I spent a year learning to walk and scratch my own ass again. I hit the guy head on in middle of the road on a one lane road blind curve! He panicked slid right into me. I was headed for the ditch if he had kept the course I would have missed him!
Unless it’s from the guy who liked the idea, but just stared at it in the garage. My 2017 only had 900 miles on it. Was the hers in a his and hers pair. Wife babied it, so it was like brand new. Easy to work on and a ton of parts availability if a used one could be purchased for a reasonable price. My bw200 is a 1985. Still rock solid anywhere that matters. I wanted a retro 90s model but got a good deal on my 2017. No need to be scared of them if you know what you’re looking at
please keep your bikes in a lower gear 2/3 sometime 1st when going down hills keep your feet on the pegs and foot over back brake and try standing up ,,, i have been on bikes my hole life in AZ and please be safe .....
We are still off-road noobies. Upgrading from the stock front tire helps a lot. But it doesn’t change the suspension and geometry of the front end. TWs have their strengths and weaknesses no matter the tire. We had many hours of error free riding, it’s just not as entertaining to watch.
@@jbooh88 Fine on a paved road but lets call it a squirrely challenge off road !. Reminds me I had a friend years ago that bought a used XR 300 and was attempting to ride with a few others of us and simply going down a rural gravel road he was finding was a nightmare and could not figure out how we were able to cruise along with no issues so we took one look/feel of his tires and they were rock hard as the prior owner must have been clueless as the tires had 30 pounds in them. Once we lowered them way down it handled like it was designed to. Of course one can air down too much and get flat tires if hitting objects at speed with typical tube tire setups but I'd suggest your friend play with the pressures if what he mostly drives on is off road with a starting point of 10 pounds at both ends and feel it out from there with the observed flexing of the tire and handling. A large percentage of ones weight if sitting on the seat like he is, is going on the rear tire and that front tire is far larger then a normal skinny front tire and can easily carry the weight its asked to at low pressures. Get yourself a low pressure stick gauge, the 0 to 20 psi gauge if you don't have one and experiment. Assuming those rims have rim locks, just check to make sure they are snug so there is no chance of a tire spinning on the rim.
@@charlesb4267 Those cobblestones on hard ground will take alot of guys down. Gotta learn to fear them little bastards. The rear has such a high sidewall that 10psi can make the rear of the bike 'sloshy'. I prefer 13 on hard ground(with no rider weight). 18ish in the front.
