Even way back when, "The front tire, however, doesn't work as well on a wide variety of terrain, and tends to slide out before the rear", we still complain about that pesky stock front tire. Article pretty well spells out what is/was to be expected of our beloved TW. Not many motorcycle models have lasted for 25 years of production with so few changes.
I just happened to see the magazine posted on ebay and figured it was worth $8 bucks to buy it and share it with you guys on this forum. It was kinda fun to read the entire magazine, especially some of the ads.
Thank you for sharing! That is a really fun trip back in time, oh wait, we all still ride the same bike, it's not like Yamaha really changed it much in 26 years!!! LOL.. I wish I could get a brand new one for $1699!!!
MSRP for a 2013 tw is $4590. I bet that number will get you closer to the real value of those 1987 dollars, than the $3443 figure that is probably based on us government inflation figures.
Thats so cool! Thanks for posting this. The opeing question in the article is SO true! "What is it?" In the early 2000's I lived SoHo Manhattan, and thats when I got my first TW. I used to ride it all over NYC, and it was amazing at zipping thought the city. I can't tell you how many people would stop me and ask, "what is that?" Haha!!! Good memories, Thanks Brian!
That one in the article is probably still running.
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