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I just found a TW for sale nearby and I'm going to take a look at it later today. Currently my only bike is a Honda ST1300. That's a fantastic bike for long camping trips, having ridden it from my home in Tennessee to Maine and Canada four times and to the west coast twice, and most everywhere in between, one-up with lots of camping gear strapped on. There are two main reasons I want a smaller dual-purpose bike. One is that while we have some of the best twisty roads here in east TN and the ST is a lot of fun when it's leaned way over, but I'm always passing gravel roads that I want so much to ride down, but I don't dare take my 760 pound street bike off the pavement. I have short legs and an aversion to replacing those expensive plastic body parts. Also, the ST is not a very good vehicle for errand running and short hops around town. Of course it's possible but it's just a bit more work than I'm usually ready to do. The TW looks perfect for those two chores.
This TW is an '89 with all updated plastic and tank. It's the black/silver combo that I like best. The asking price is quite reasonable and as far as I can tell, I'll only have to do two things to bring it up to par. Since the current owner never took it on the street, he didn't bother to mount turn signals or mirrors. Those are a must for me since I'll have it on the road almost all the time. I'm not against going cheap on those accessories and will go with aftermarket stuff if need be, but I thought it'd be best to check in here with the keepers of all TW knowledge first. Am I likely to run into fitment issues on either of those two items? I know that mirrors usually are pretty standard with the 10mm threads and I can probably find something in my box of spares if that's the case. Is vibration much of an issue? I'm more concerned with the turn signals, both fitment and wiring. Since it's Monday I can't get any info from my local Yamaha dealer as to the cost of original replacements. What do you suggest?
This TW is an '89 with all updated plastic and tank. It's the black/silver combo that I like best. The asking price is quite reasonable and as far as I can tell, I'll only have to do two things to bring it up to par. Since the current owner never took it on the street, he didn't bother to mount turn signals or mirrors. Those are a must for me since I'll have it on the road almost all the time. I'm not against going cheap on those accessories and will go with aftermarket stuff if need be, but I thought it'd be best to check in here with the keepers of all TW knowledge first. Am I likely to run into fitment issues on either of those two items? I know that mirrors usually are pretty standard with the 10mm threads and I can probably find something in my box of spares if that's the case. Is vibration much of an issue? I'm more concerned with the turn signals, both fitment and wiring. Since it's Monday I can't get any info from my local Yamaha dealer as to the cost of original replacements. What do you suggest?
