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nucofed · 09-22-2009, 08:00 AM

Do the big fat tires-tw200 Yam-really not function adequately in the mud? Looking for a dual-sport for rock, dirt and possible mud on single track mtn trails.

thanks

mscuddy · 09-22-2009, 06:37 PM

Get a Kenda Baha. The knobby has wide spaced knobs for good cleaning properties, and hooks up like nothing I've ever used in the cheep tire department. You won't be disapointed.

pplassm · 09-23-2009, 05:50 AM

There are limited tires available that fit that bike. Consult thumpertalk.com. There are a few members there that ride TWs.

sarnali2 · 09-23-2009, 06:28 AM

Trials Universals are an excellent compromise between off road and street, they work especially well in mud, I'd slap a set of them on there if i were you

nucofed · 09-23-2009, 06:29 PM

If street riding will never be done, why don't more ride the Yam tw200 for trail and dirt roads? The wide variance of opinions when that bike is mentioned is very surprising.

Thanks

pplassm · 09-24-2009, 03:26 AM

Because the configuration of that particular bike causes performance limitations that leave it behind other bikes.

Not to mention that it is powered by an anemic little engine.

Enjoy the bike for what it is, and don't try and get too much out of it.

Kenneth_Moore · 09-24-2009, 08:12 AM

The bike reminds me of those ones "The Banana Splits" rode on that kid's show back in the 60's. They had some 6 wheelers, and the trikes with the enormous balloon tires. The other day I saw a guy at a car wash cleaning 2 of those trikes. Damn, they're dangerous just to look at, but what a blast. The tires look big enough to float the damn thing across the water.

pplassm · 09-24-2009, 11:56 AM

I always liked the original ATC90. It didn't have enough power to really hurt you. When they made the 3 wheelers go faster and added suspension, they became death traps.

mscuddy · 09-25-2009, 07:41 AM

Some of my oldest riding buddies had a brother who owned a hopped up three wheeler that was so radical it would blow up all the time, and scatter parts like a pachinko machine.

Anyway we all had modern bikes with good suspension and while Donald could keep up with us because he was a great rider, every once and a while he'd get all tangled up in the 3 wheeled monster and it was a trip to Lancaster ER for old Don. One time we thought he was dead after eating it into an ATV berm. He still has the damn thing, swears by it. If you'll notice the big three quit making those suicide machines. Good riddance.

The Big Wheel TW200 is in the same league. Once they had a magazine editor race at the Stuporbowl on TW200's and most of the squids ate it, some went to the hospital with broken limbs.

09-22-2009, 08:00 AM	#1
nucofed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	rear tires for mud? Do the big fat tires-tw200 Yam-really not function adequately in the mud? Looking for a dual-sport for rock, dirt and possible mud on single track mtn trails. thanks

09-22-2009, 06:37 PM	#2
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Get a Kenda Baha. The knobby has wide spaced knobs for good cleaning properties, and hooks up like nothing I've ever used in the cheep tire department. You won't be disapointed. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

09-23-2009, 05:50 AM	#3
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	There are limited tires available that fit that bike. Consult thumpertalk.com. There are a few members there that ride TWs. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

09-23-2009, 06:28 AM	#4
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Trials Universals are an excellent compromise between off road and street, they work especially well in mud, I'd slap a set of them on there if i were you __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

09-23-2009, 06:29 PM	#5
nucofed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12	Why don't more ride the TW200 Yamaha? If street riding will never be done, why don't more ride the Yam tw200 for trail and dirt roads? The wide variance of opinions when that bike is mentioned is very surprising. Thanks

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09-24-2009, 03:26 AM	#6
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Because the configuration of that particular bike causes performance limitations that leave it behind other bikes. Not to mention that it is powered by an anemic little engine. Enjoy the bike for what it is, and don't try and get too much out of it. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

09-24-2009, 08:12 AM	#7
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	The bike reminds me of those ones "The Banana Splits" rode on that kid's show back in the 60's. They had some 6 wheelers, and the trikes with the enormous balloon tires. The other day I saw a guy at a car wash cleaning 2 of those trikes. Damn, they're dangerous just to look at, but what a blast. The tires look big enough to float the damn thing across the water. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

09-24-2009, 11:56 AM	#8
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	I always liked the original ATC90. It didn't have enough power to really hurt you. When they made the 3 wheelers go faster and added suspension, they became death traps. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

09-25-2009, 07:41 AM	#9
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Some of my oldest riding buddies had a brother who owned a hopped up three wheeler that was so radical it would blow up all the time, and scatter parts like a pachinko machine. Anyway we all had modern bikes with good suspension and while Donald could keep up with us because he was a great rider, every once and a while he'd get all tangled up in the 3 wheeled monster and it was a trip to Lancaster ER for old Don. One time we thought he was dead after eating it into an ATV berm. He still has the damn thing, swears by it. If you'll notice the big three quit making those suicide machines. Good riddance. The Big Wheel TW200 is in the same league. Once they had a magazine editor race at the Stuporbowl on TW200's and most of the squids ate it, some went to the hospital with broken limbs. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.