Is A Yamaha TW200 For You?

It is not always about being fast, it is about enjoying the ride.

I have a 2016 model I bought from a friend for 3,000. It had 63 miles on it. The list of upgrades now runs to almost 2,000 dollars. The bike is fabulous stock, but it’s now a perfect bike to explore Baja, Mexico and mountain trails. Ricochet skid plate, IMS foot pegs to replace the stock ones that are the same size as the ones on the PW50, 15 tooth countershaft sprocket and O-ring chain, rear rack, Seat Concepts comfort seat, heated seat, LED headlight, Rox bar risers, heated grips, bark busters with hand guards, Clarke 4.1 gallon tank, quick release seat mounts, Lithium Iron Phosphate upsized battery, K&N air filter, battery tender, power cluster with volt meter, USB, and 12v socket, DG exhaust, JD jetting kit. There are some of my mods that make the bike a better fit for me. Again, this bike is an excellent choice for just about anyone. I’m 70 and have been riding streets and dirt for 60 years now. This little bike is part of my stable of bikes ranging from a 1200cc BMW to an xr75 Honda and everything in between.

5,600 miles of extremely rough horse trails, washed out mine roads, and old forestry roads in the Nevada desert and Sierra Nevada says yes, yes it is.😃😄

Adding acid to a battery is normal procedure for some batteries. It also ensures that you have a brand new battery once the acid is poured and sealed inside and hasn't been sitting on the shelf for years.

You’re at 10,000 feet. Down here at sea level, mine will run 70 with throttle left over. Not that it’s fun to do that lol

That was a pretty video, awesome drone scenes and good music choices. It's cool to hear a review on the TW too.

Adding the acid in the battery is very easy and sometimes they do that for shipping reasons. You can have the shop do it for free basically. Cool bike, I've looked at it a lot. I just wish the motor size was larger. I have the XT 250. I really like my 72 Honda Xl250. The seat is very comfortable. Thanks for the suggestion of the air pad. Cheers, Cool Video.

Loved hearing your perspective on this bike! Thanks for sharing!

The battery acid thing is fairly common. Advantage is that the battery can be stored on the shelf for much longer periods of time before purchase. Typically, battery shelf-life is 6 months from date of manufacture, for 'grab-N-go' batteries. Your kit can be stored much-much longer.

I own this bike and would never put an acid battery in it or any of my bikes. Unfortunately, the shop mislead you. AGM batteries are very inexpensive, sealed and readily available in all sizes online. Dropping your bike and having acid spill out is terrible and having to check the fluid levels is an antiquated practice. Nice video and great views out there.

I have a Suzuki RV 200 , which is a similar machine , although the gearing isn't as low, I like the looks, kinda retro 1970s vibe ... But it is the most fun bike I've ridden , and I ridden quite a few, I brought the bike due to being able to easily get on it, I have a bad knee.... But it's a real hoot to ride.... More smiles per hour... Have fun

I have one of these and a Suzuki DR650 and there are so many offroad situations where the TW200 is the one bike you would want to have over any other bike made. It has enough power offroad to get you where you need to be, but the truth is if there is a situation that this bike can't handle offroad then there is absolutely no chance any other bike is going to make it either. This bike will go places I wouldn't dream of trying with my DR650.

I don't see myself ever selling my TW. It's fun, easy, reliable, capable off road, and now capable enough on the road with modifications that I've done.

Enjoy all your videos interestingly I also own a 2022 Himalayan and a TW 200 at 75 years of age I use the Himalayan for roads paved and gravel . The TW for trails . Thanks for your videos.

thanks very much for the perspective! i just cancelled my order for the CRF300L, the bike arrived and it was just too massive for me (5'6" 125lb)! after getting past the disappointment of giving up on the bike i preordered nine months ago, i've started to explore the alternatives. and looks like this channel has two out of the three bikes i'm looking at covered! tw200, xt250, and klx230s. look forward to combing through the channel here! i love the style of the tw200, and it just seems like such a reasonably sized bike compared to so many of the other dirt bikes and dual sports i've seen!

Nice ridding in Southern UT, I need to trailer down from the great north winter

I rode a TW200 for the MSF course a few years ago, after decades away from owning a motorcycles in high school and college. I loved it and would've bought one...if Yamaha made a TW250 or TW300. I live in Vermont and, while there are many places to ride a TW200 on dirt, I'd frequently have to ride on pavement for an hour or so on roads where prevailing traffic is 55 - 60 MPH. If I lived closer to off-road trails, I'd definitely get one.

looks like your throttle housing is loose. also you can put a lithium ion battery in that bike too and it is lighter than stock. great video!

T-Dub seems like such a fun bike. Milk crate is a common mod.😂

hello i have the last year available in Australia 2006 model i ride it as a back up bike allways fun to ride , great fun , enjoy