Roger and Doc on break.

FastDoc · 02-23-2014, 11:16 PM

Roger resting, Doc chilling, both guys very happy. We call our nearly matching Yamahas 'The Blues Brothers'. LOL!

Weldangrind · 02-24-2014, 08:26 PM

It's tough to beat a scene like that.

FastDoc · 02-24-2014, 11:02 PM

Hopefully I will be able to share the experiance with you, Brother Weld.

A TW200 would do well on that terrain. I'd be interested to see how the wide tires would do on the sand.

Weldangrind · 02-25-2014, 11:05 AM

As long as the little 200cc furnace can produce enough torque, it should do very well (I hope).

FastDoc · 02-25-2014, 11:30 AM

I'm interested.

Generally, it requires a lot of power to get around in the deep soft sand. My XR250, which has quite a bit more juice than a TW200, was only barely able to do it.

Roger's KLX300, with more power than the XR250, was better, almost OK.

It was not until I started riding open class motocrossers there that I really started to love it, with Roger's KX450 being the king of the hill.

A 200 would be limp powerwise, but the wide tires are the wildcard. They just might reduce the drag to the point where you just putt around happily, I don't know. Especially if you can run them at low PSI, say 8-10 or so.

Weldangrind · 02-25-2014, 11:35 AM

It also never occurred to me to describe my bike as "limp." Now I have bike envy.

FastDoc · 02-25-2014, 11:42 AM

Sorry no offense meant :-)

Please don't take that wrong.

My KLX250, with Stage 1 modifications and excellent knobbies has a hard time out there, and it has decent power.

FastDoc · 02-25-2014, 11:44 AM

If I was on the YZ400F D/S and you were on the TW200, and we were on a twisty narrow technical mountain trail I would be the one with bike envy. It's all about the tool for the job :-)

Weldangrind · 02-26-2014, 12:31 AM

I was kidding. I love my fat little tractor.

FastDoc · 02-26-2014, 11:30 AM

Good nickname there. The "FLT".

SpudRider · 02-26-2014, 03:20 PM

It's nice to see the complete absence of snow.

02-23-2014, 11:16 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Roger and Doc on break. Roger resting, Doc chilling, both guys very happy. We call our nearly matching Yamahas 'The Blues Brothers'. LOL! __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-24-2014, 08:26 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	It's tough to beat a scene like that. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-24-2014, 11:02 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Hopefully I will be able to share the experiance with you, Brother Weld. A TW200 would do well on that terrain. I'd be interested to see how the wide tires would do on the sand. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-25-2014, 11:05 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	As long as the little 200cc furnace can produce enough torque, it should do very well (I hope). __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-25-2014, 11:30 AM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'm interested. Generally, it requires a lot of power to get around in the deep soft sand. My XR250, which has quite a bit more juice than a TW200, was only barely able to do it. Roger's KLX300, with more power than the XR250, was better, almost OK. It was not until I started riding open class motocrossers there that I really started to love it, with Roger's KX450 being the king of the hill. A 200 would be limp powerwise, but the wide tires are the wildcard. They just might reduce the drag to the point where you just putt around happily, I don't know. Especially if you can run them at low PSI, say 8-10 or so. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-25-2014, 11:35 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	It also never occurred to me to describe my bike as "limp." Now I have bike envy. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-25-2014, 11:42 AM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Sorry no offense meant :-) Please don't take that wrong. My KLX250, with Stage 1 modifications and excellent knobbies has a hard time out there, and it has decent power. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-25-2014, 11:44 AM	#8
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	If I was on the YZ400F D/S and you were on the TW200, and we were on a twisty narrow technical mountain trail I would be the one with bike envy. It's all about the tool for the job :-) __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-26-2014, 12:31 AM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I was kidding. I love my fat little tractor. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-26-2014, 11:30 AM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Good nickname there. The "FLT". __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-26-2014, 03:20 PM	#11
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	It's nice to see the complete absence of snow. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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