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Gentlemen,
Last month, after a desert ride in the mountains north of Scottsdale on my CRF250X water cooled dirt bike I started thinking back to when I started off-road riding at age 13 back in 1969 on a Honda Trail 70. I've owned over 20 different dirt bikes since then. Huskys, Penton, DKW, Hodaka, Suzuki, and then back to Hondas. XR250, XR600, XR400, and now the CRF250X. Light, fast, and very capable BUT.....the first time my 15 year old son crashed his he wiped out BOTH radiators. Even doing the work myself it cost $1200 to fix everything! And they need to be going FAST or they seem tall and awkward. My bikes have gotten much faster and a lot more expensive but I had more fun back when I was riding that Trail 70 than I've had on anything since. It was licensed and when I came to a public road I could ride down it without fear of getting pulled over for riding an unlicensed dirt only motorcycle. It had a rack on the back and I could take food, water, and gear with me when I went out.
I wondered if anything like that existed today that would haul a 200 lb guy up any hill or over any terrain, was street legal, accommodate a rack behind the seat, and use an old style air cooled motor. It would probably be too much to ask to have fat tires like that Trail 70 as well. When I came across a TW200 I thought, "THAT'S IT!!" That's the bike I had in mind and I bought the first new one I found. After the first weekend I confirmed that it will go anywhere the CRF will go, at a bit more leisurely pace. Best of all, I didn't trailer it out to the mountains, I rode it there. I'll be modifying the seat and I've already ordered the rack. I love this little bike.
So here's my questions. How many of you have owned a Trail 70, Mini Trail, or Trail 90 when you were a kid? Did your memories of that bike influence your choice of the TW200? I feel like a kid again when I ride my TW.
Chip
Last month, after a desert ride in the mountains north of Scottsdale on my CRF250X water cooled dirt bike I started thinking back to when I started off-road riding at age 13 back in 1969 on a Honda Trail 70. I've owned over 20 different dirt bikes since then. Huskys, Penton, DKW, Hodaka, Suzuki, and then back to Hondas. XR250, XR600, XR400, and now the CRF250X. Light, fast, and very capable BUT.....the first time my 15 year old son crashed his he wiped out BOTH radiators. Even doing the work myself it cost $1200 to fix everything! And they need to be going FAST or they seem tall and awkward. My bikes have gotten much faster and a lot more expensive but I had more fun back when I was riding that Trail 70 than I've had on anything since. It was licensed and when I came to a public road I could ride down it without fear of getting pulled over for riding an unlicensed dirt only motorcycle. It had a rack on the back and I could take food, water, and gear with me when I went out.
I wondered if anything like that existed today that would haul a 200 lb guy up any hill or over any terrain, was street legal, accommodate a rack behind the seat, and use an old style air cooled motor. It would probably be too much to ask to have fat tires like that Trail 70 as well. When I came across a TW200 I thought, "THAT'S IT!!" That's the bike I had in mind and I bought the first new one I found. After the first weekend I confirmed that it will go anywhere the CRF will go, at a bit more leisurely pace. Best of all, I didn't trailer it out to the mountains, I rode it there. I'll be modifying the seat and I've already ordered the rack. I love this little bike.
So here's my questions. How many of you have owned a Trail 70, Mini Trail, or Trail 90 when you were a kid? Did your memories of that bike influence your choice of the TW200? I feel like a kid again when I ride my TW.
Chip