TW200 Dual Sport Riding the Rubicon Part 1 of 3

[jstokely2]

I just want to say thanks for the videos and i'm glad the accident on your road bike was not fatal. I just picked up a used TW 200 to ride trails and sand here in Florida. If I can ever make it out there someday, I would love to give the Rubicon a try. I like the TW, Its not going to break any speed records and thats not why I bought it. I think its what I was looking for in a trail bike.

[daisydela]

Funny, 28,000+ views of this low quality vid. Just FYI, I've sold the TW200, all the motorcycles actually. Had a tweaked WR250R for a bit, almost twice the horsepower but the TW200 was easier to ride on the slow speed boulder crawling.

Sold all the motorcycles after I hit a deer on the road bike (bicycle) and almost died. Limiting my high risk activites to mountain bike, surf, backcountry skiing, roab bike, etc.

[laktix]

I'm looking to buy an TW125 as a first street legal bike (I'm 16) would you recommend it?

[4evermetalhead]

@laktix as long as its a yamaha we approve and recommend anymodel...:)

[laktix]

@4evermetalhead I bought it like 2.5 months ago everyone who has a doubt I have to say you CAN'T go wrong with buying it!!!

[4evermetalhead]

@4evermetalhead very glad to hear that... :) so how does it ride?i mean its 125 and i thing that would make a bit noise and kind of slow like the other 125 4strokes?or is it better than that? for me im still trying to find a tw225 or at least a tw200 to buy...:/ if they had a tw350 or tw300 or even better a tw450 with those big fat tires or even bigger would be f awesome....:) :P

[sqd8r]

Awesome, Sir Mix-a-lot and the Tw200. An unholy marriage. :)

[livindaabundantlife]

way cool!

[Mienh98TJSahara]

I would sure like to do this on my mountain bike, looks hella fun. Not the whole 17miles but atleast 10. Ever see any pedal bikes on there? The closes to this that i've done is Browns Camp or Browns Point in Tillamook St. Forest, Oregon (on my MTB) There were ATV, Motorbikes and 4x4. We ofcourse didn't share the same trails but it crosses here and there. It was really fun and tiring.

[15mroush]

looks pretty easy to me i mean i go on this kinda stuff everyday

[727636600RR]

nice,i wish i can take my tw200 on same place like that,nice video much beter yamaha tw200

[leftystrat62]

Way too much words at the start

[sazukiman]

really liked the vid, but WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THE MUSIC?!? this is the first time i hav actually had to turn my speakers off to be able to watch the rest of a video lol.

[benton386]

This bike does have Balls if you know what to do to tune it up. I got a ticket for 93mph on this bike with just tuning and a K&N cone filter and a bigger jets. Yes i was at full speed or near it on a flat Florida road, LOL.

The cam gear has to be jumped a tooth. Don't use 1st its for towing a plow. Just dump the clutch on second. It's fun.

This bike is used agricultural in third world countrys. If you do the research you will confirm it.

[richard44862844]

would this be easier on a ATV?

[daisydela]

I don't ride atvs, but I think a 4 wheel drive ATV with a winch (and a buddy) would be okay. There were some really tight slots I squeezed through. Plus you could do a light overnight with an ATV if you had to (sleeping bag, ground pad, bivy sack). There is a tour group in my neighborhood on the Tahoe side that takes people to the bottom of Cadillac hill & back . So it's totally doable by ATV. There is a lot of walking around and finding your line at the rough spots. Good luck.

[mrgizmow]

daisydela, a very nice documentary of what I would guess is a real challenge for most. Being prepared is issue #1. Gerry

[epicstove]

7 seconds !

[daisydela]

Oh, and it typically takes most people 2 days to get through by Jeep.

Riding the Rubicon is not about speed or extreme riding. It's about checking it out, staying out of trouble, and not breaking yourself or your bike.

[semtexaceseight]

@daisydela I dont care what anybody says but this kind of riding takes a very technical rider with allot of experience behind the bars. I've been riding since I was 4 years old and I'm 34 and I've neer seen riding like this before over so many bigboulders. Big thumbs up for the video. I have a question however. Do you think a KLR650 would fair well on this trail? I see the bikesyour riding have those big balloon tires that must make going over those boulders easier. KLR I think would get a flat

[DivineJustice967]

this is pretty amature; not that extreme... sry to be the one to say it

u guys either need to learn the trail better and pick some lines or get a diffrent bike thats not dual sport and just offroad cause going 12 mph thru those is gonna get boring really fast

personally i wanna find out what these dual sport things can do at fair speeds on offroad like this; weither or not the suspension is gonna blow out or not if u bottom it out, weight ect

[daisydela]

True, it's not really that extreme. Nor was it represented to be. Plus I was riding with pretty inexperienced riders on a trail that no one had been on before.

I've heard that the unofficial record for doing the Rubicon on a motorcycle is about 40 minutes. That was by a ranger who patrolled in that area and new the area like the back of his hand. 40 minutes to cover 17 miles (7 of which are pretty easy fire roady stuff), for an experienced, fast local- around 20mph. Record pace.

[kj7687]

DivineJustice...calling this amateur (you spelled this word wrong by the way) is pretty lame. You have obviously not watched alot of videos of this type, or you would know that camera footage is often very deceptive and not an extremely accurate portrayal of reality. By no means is the Rubicon an "amateur" ride.

[hendragster]

what bike do you ride DivineJustice? have you ridden ur bike on this kind of (rocky) trail? show us your videos dude!!!