With all of our collective wisdom we should put our heads together and light a fire under Yamaha's rear.
I hope we get some input from all the real modification gurus here and can come up with some honest and doable mods for a new model TW that incorporates all the things we feel are lacking.
I am a novice but here are some of my thoughts. Please feel free to toss in some of your ideas from the wishing well.
I like the overall size and seat height and the basic simplicity of these bikes. That said, here is what I would design on the same TW frame.
Better suspension both front and rear.
Better brakes
Bigger fuel tank
About a 350 CC engine with 6 speed tranny and able to hold 70 MPH on open roads.
Put a seat on it made for riding all day long.
Add an instrument cluster with tach, temp and some other valuable usefulness.
Make standard either a dual sprocket set up or a selector in the tranny for hi and low range operation.
Extend the rear swing arm and go a little wider for a knarly rear tire and go a bit wider in the front.
Contract with Lizrdbrth to make his oil cooler standard equipment.
Contract with Cycle racks for front and rear racks with lots of options as you desire.
Pick a couple of the more popular color schemes and allow for some mix and match options.
Keep the price under $6,000 and keep the weight down as much as possible.
My order would be in for the very first production run.
What other changes would you make? I would love to see what we could come with keeping in mind the bike should still be something us old geezers and some gals could handle but also better suited for zipping around town and jumping off the pavement ready to pound the bushes.
lets have some fun kicking this one around.
GaryL
I hope we get some input from all the real modification gurus here and can come up with some honest and doable mods for a new model TW that incorporates all the things we feel are lacking.
I am a novice but here are some of my thoughts. Please feel free to toss in some of your ideas from the wishing well.
I like the overall size and seat height and the basic simplicity of these bikes. That said, here is what I would design on the same TW frame.
Better suspension both front and rear.
Better brakes
Bigger fuel tank
About a 350 CC engine with 6 speed tranny and able to hold 70 MPH on open roads.
Put a seat on it made for riding all day long.
Add an instrument cluster with tach, temp and some other valuable usefulness.
Make standard either a dual sprocket set up or a selector in the tranny for hi and low range operation.
Extend the rear swing arm and go a little wider for a knarly rear tire and go a bit wider in the front.
Contract with Lizrdbrth to make his oil cooler standard equipment.
Contract with Cycle racks for front and rear racks with lots of options as you desire.
Pick a couple of the more popular color schemes and allow for some mix and match options.
Keep the price under $6,000 and keep the weight down as much as possible.
My order would be in for the very first production run.
What other changes would you make? I would love to see what we could come with keeping in mind the bike should still be something us old geezers and some gals could handle but also better suited for zipping around town and jumping off the pavement ready to pound the bushes.
lets have some fun kicking this one around.
GaryL