Good for cruising around
Written: Apr 13 '00
|
Product Rating:
|
|
|
Pros: Very easy to ride, comfortably, fun way to get around.
Cons: Don't expect to go fast, on road or off.
|
|
|
| adam728's Full Review: 2000 Yamaha TW200 |
On the road this bike is pretty sad. You can tell just by looking at it that even though it's "dual purpose", it is definitely more "off-road" oriented with those huge tires. It tops out at about 65-67 mph, and at 55 it is pretty revved out, so cruising isn't all that comfortable. It will go from place to place, but I wouldn't want to take it on more than like a 10 mile cruise. My uncle usually uses his to run around the farming town he lives in, down side streets and all. It is GREAT for that kind of riding.
On the dirt this is a pretty good bike for just cruising. It has limited suspension travel, so high speed is not an option. I tried jumping it once, and even like 2 feet of air bottomed it HARD. For normal riding, the oversized tires are great. You can chug this bike through anything. Narly uphills, deep mud and sand is all a cake walk on this bike.
Speaking of a cake walk, riding this bike is so simple. The 200cc 4 stroke engine is very mild and has lots of torque. It is nearly impossible to stall it. And it is durable. The motor will probably out last the great pyramids, and the rest of the bike is right up there too.
This is a really great bike if you plan on riding on mostly dirt. I imagine it would be fun in the city as well. My uncle uses it for cruising back roads, running to town and taking kids out to see deer and stuff. For that kind of riding it is great. There probably isn't an easier to ride bike. It is has a very low seat height, huge tires, and the smooth torque makes it very, very easy to ride. I think this bike is perfect for what it is designed to do.
Recommended:
Yes
|
|
|
|
Epinions.com ID:
adam728
|
 - Top 1000 |
|
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Reviews written: 68
Trusted by: 7 members
About Me:
27 yr old engineer at a fuel system company.
|
|
|
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.