Purchased on a whim one day, as I have trouble just going to 'look' at a bike. Wanted something small and light capable of about 50/50 road and off-road. So far I've had it up to 65mph on the highway (would rather a different machine for regular highway use - though the TW seems perfectly capable), and I took it through a few rocky steep areas (just steadily climbs with ease). The tires offer great comfort on loose dirt, and barely washes out on sandy areas.
For my liking I outfitted it with new plastics, hand guards, skidplate/engine guard, smaller LEDs signals/brake (attended to the dash bulb and LED relay) got some more road oriented tires (will keep them off for now - but I feel confident I could get good use out of them for some off-road (having ridden larger dual sports with similar tread, and Supermoto), as well as a slip-on exhaust. All fairly easy to do with a handful of tools and limited motorcycle maintenance knowledge.
The exhaust; I got a rejetting kit but neglected to do anything with it. Ran it a bit hard one day, top speed, light jumps even. Later in the evening it wouldn't start - just a clicking sound. Coasted to speed and push started, was enough to get me home revving at stops as not to stall out.
Tried a few of the things listed in the forum for starting problems, exhausted my understanding of the bike and took it to the dealer. Quick assessment was the carbs needing the re jetting. How that had an adverse affect and drained the battery is beyond me. I thought it may be a fuel issue as I put on a Clarke tank and had to work a little with the petcock/hoses. Other concern would be battery issue due to a wiring mess up of the LEDs. Turn around is a day or so, I'll just see how it turns out.
So far I'm totally pleased with the TW
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Have ridden:
SV650
DL650
GSXR750
DRZ400
KTM SM690
For my liking I outfitted it with new plastics, hand guards, skidplate/engine guard, smaller LEDs signals/brake (attended to the dash bulb and LED relay) got some more road oriented tires (will keep them off for now - but I feel confident I could get good use out of them for some off-road (having ridden larger dual sports with similar tread, and Supermoto), as well as a slip-on exhaust. All fairly easy to do with a handful of tools and limited motorcycle maintenance knowledge.
The exhaust; I got a rejetting kit but neglected to do anything with it. Ran it a bit hard one day, top speed, light jumps even. Later in the evening it wouldn't start - just a clicking sound. Coasted to speed and push started, was enough to get me home revving at stops as not to stall out.
Tried a few of the things listed in the forum for starting problems, exhausted my understanding of the bike and took it to the dealer. Quick assessment was the carbs needing the re jetting. How that had an adverse affect and drained the battery is beyond me. I thought it may be a fuel issue as I put on a Clarke tank and had to work a little with the petcock/hoses. Other concern would be battery issue due to a wiring mess up of the LEDs. Turn around is a day or so, I'll just see how it turns out.
So far I'm totally pleased with the TW
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Have ridden:
SV650
DL650
GSXR750
DRZ400
KTM SM690