Dang I am now completely sold on getting a TW with the Bradley kit. I am going to sell all of my bikes no matter how painful and build a trail machine that fits my style and abilities. I want to explore the California deserts more without having to slog through sand washes on conventional MCs. Thanks for this video!
@@tracyhowell4371 You’re welcome! 😄👍 I’ve never ridden in California so I don’t know what the conditions are like. We’ve got small areas of silt and sand in the river bed which I suspect is kind of similar on a much smaller scale and of course the sand piles at the gravel pit. The ATV tires float noticeably better than a regular dirt bike or a stock TW. Plus the traction is a vast improvement over the stock TW tires. I once rode ATV’s in the Oregon dunes while on vacation. They were just rental Honda Recons and my wife and I got around okay on those. I was just thinking about how my TW would have done in those conditions and I think I’d have been able to ride around most everywhere without trouble. Naturally steep hill limbs would be difficult due to the limitations with the small 200cc engine but I suspect you could switchback bike the bike up some of the slopes. Overall I’m really pleased with how it turned out and I don’t have any regrets with the conversion. It makes a unique bike even more unique but also greatly improves its off-road capabilities. The stock set up is superior for pavement, on-road use so just something to keep in mind. The biggest things I don’t like is the vague, self steering feel of the front tire on pavement or hardpacked gravel roads and that the frond brake caliper and rotor have to be unbolted first to allow for the removal of the front wheel. I think Bradley Performance should have went with wider front triple clamps to provide for more spacing between the front rim and brake. Or gone with a more narrow front wheel and taller tire. Other than that I really love the looks and ride of the kit. Cheers!
Thanks! I’ve really been enjoying the kit. I wanted a BW200 in the 80’s when they came out but never got one. The concept never got out of my head. This kit is even better in some ways as I’m street legal and only have one chain to maintain plus a disc front brake. I’m curious to eventually experiment with different tires but that’ll be in the future at some point.
I rode my TW for around an hour or so with only the ATV rear tire installed. It was on snow so not the best conditions for the stock front tire as it slipped, washed out and followed ruts like crazy. The ATV front tire worked 100% better in snow. I suspect it’d be the same experience in mud or slick, wet conditions during the summer. The one benefit of the stock front tire is it wouldn’t exhibit any self steer or the vague feeling the ATV tire has on pavement. I think the bike is better with ATV tires front and rear as the traction and floatation is balanced.
@@thatalaskaguy yea the death-wing front tire on the TW is legendary for its willingness to washout with no warning. I was thinking that a front tire like the Big Wheels had 25x8-12 (taller and thinner) would work better on the pavement .
@@microlling3582it’s a compromise as the stock Death Wing is easier steering and more predictable on pavement or hard, gravel road surfaces. The ATV front tire is vague on those surfaces on initial turn in. But it’s completely manageable and night & day better off-road. It makes the TW way more capable off road.
Yes, unfortunately there are some downsides and depending on your use and terrain you’ll want to think about how you intend to use your TW. I bought mine primarily to be ridden off-road and for exploring with the very convenient option to ride legally on the highway to get to different trails and places. The issues I’ve noticed the most are vague steering feel from the front end, the lack of instructions to install the front end kit and a very major one, the entire front disc has to be unbolted and so as to be able to remove the front wheel. To install you have to put the disc in the caliber and hold and alight in to the mounting flange and then bolt the disc on. This could’ve easily been remedied by making the triple clamps wider so the disc and caliber was spaced outboard like on every other motorcycle and 3-wheeler front end ever made. That said, with tubeless tires it’s doubtful a guy would ever have to remove the front tire in the field. The vague steering feel goes away as you get used to the kit. If you’ve ever ridden a fat tire bicycle and experienced self steer it feels the same. Or if you’ve ridden an old 3-wheeler with a balloon front tire and noticed the heavier steering feel. I think the vague feeling could be corrected or at least minimized by using a taller, more rounded front tire. The first time I rode my bike on pavement with the kit i had a split second where I felt like I was going to fall over, its like the bars moved at a different speed than you turned. The stock tire didn’t exhibit that feel. It’s not a big deal, just something inherent with a wide front tire and how you lean on a motorcycle. That minor tradeoff is well worth the floatation and tubeless benefits of the ATV tire. I only rode my bike with the stock front tire and the ATV rear one day in the snow. I was constantly worried about my narrow front tire breaking through the crust. It never did that morning but I felt much more confident with the ATV front tire on later snow crust rides. Plus it worked way, way better in the snow not following ruts and slipping. The stock front tire was never good on snow or mud. Plus it used an inner tube so I don’t miss it at all. Overall the kit is quite nice and went together without any major issues. The rear is easy to install while the front is more involved. I’m impressed with the kit and really, really like how the bike works off-road now. It’s way more capable and easier to ride off-road.
Dang I am now completely sold on getting a TW with the Bradley kit. I am going to sell all of my bikes no matter how painful and build a trail machine that fits my style and abilities. I want to explore the California deserts more without having to slog through sand washes on conventional MCs. Thanks for this video!
@@tracyhowell4371 You’re welcome! 😄👍 I’ve never ridden in California so I don’t know what the conditions are like. We’ve got small areas of silt and sand in the river bed which I suspect is kind of similar on a much smaller scale and of course the sand piles at the gravel pit. The ATV tires float noticeably better than a regular dirt bike or a stock TW. Plus the traction is a vast improvement over the stock TW tires. I once rode ATV’s in the Oregon dunes while on vacation. They were just rental Honda Recons and my wife and I got around okay on those. I was just thinking about how my TW would have done in those conditions and I think I’d have been able to ride around most everywhere without trouble. Naturally steep hill limbs would be difficult due to the limitations with the small 200cc engine but I suspect you could switchback bike the bike up some of the slopes.
Overall I’m really pleased with how it turned out and I don’t have any regrets with the conversion. It makes a unique bike even more unique but also greatly improves its off-road capabilities. The stock set up is superior for pavement, on-road use so just something to keep in mind. The biggest things I don’t like is the vague, self steering feel of the front tire on pavement or hardpacked gravel roads and that the frond brake caliper and rotor have to be unbolted first to allow for the removal of the front wheel. I think Bradley Performance should have went with wider front triple clamps to provide for more spacing between the front rim and brake. Or gone with a more narrow front wheel and taller tire. Other than that I really love the looks and ride of the kit. Cheers!
Very cool, I have a 24' been having a lot of fun on it. Great seeing the Bradley kit in action, wondered how that would do. Great video 👍
Thanks! I’ve really been enjoying the kit. I wanted a BW200 in the 80’s when they came out but never got one. The concept never got out of my head. This kit is even better in some ways as I’m street legal and only have one chain to maintain plus a disc front brake. I’m curious to eventually experiment with different tires but that’ll be in the future at some point.
I have been thinking of getting the front kit , thanks
I rode my TW for around an hour or so with only the ATV rear tire installed. It was on snow so not the best conditions for the stock front tire as it slipped, washed out and followed ruts like crazy. The ATV front tire worked 100% better in snow. I suspect it’d be the same experience in mud or slick, wet conditions during the summer.
The one benefit of the stock front tire is it wouldn’t exhibit any self steer or the vague feeling the ATV tire has on pavement. I think the bike is better with ATV tires front and rear as the traction and floatation is balanced.
@@thatalaskaguy yea the death-wing front tire on the TW is legendary for its willingness to washout with no warning. I was thinking that a front tire like the Big Wheels had 25x8-12 (taller and thinner) would work better on the pavement .
@@microlling3582it’s a compromise as the stock Death Wing is easier steering and more predictable on pavement or hard, gravel road surfaces. The ATV front tire is vague on those surfaces on initial turn in. But it’s completely manageable and night & day better off-road. It makes the TW way more capable off road.
Any downsides from the stock wheels? Would you recommend the front ATV tire also or only the rear?
Yes, unfortunately there are some downsides and depending on your use and terrain you’ll want to think about how you intend to use your TW. I bought mine primarily to be ridden off-road and for exploring with the very convenient option to ride legally on the highway to get to different trails and places.
The issues I’ve noticed the most are vague steering feel from the front end, the lack of instructions to install the front end kit and a very major one, the entire front disc has to be unbolted and so as to be able to remove the front wheel. To install you have to put the disc in the caliber and hold and alight in to the mounting flange and then bolt the disc on. This could’ve easily been remedied by making the triple clamps wider so the disc and caliber was spaced outboard like on every other motorcycle and 3-wheeler front end ever made. That said, with tubeless tires it’s doubtful a guy would ever have to remove the front tire in the field.
The vague steering feel goes away as you get used to the kit. If you’ve ever ridden a fat tire bicycle and experienced self steer it feels the same. Or if you’ve ridden an old 3-wheeler with a balloon front tire and noticed the heavier steering feel. I think the vague feeling could be corrected or at least minimized by using a taller, more rounded front tire.
The first time I rode my bike on pavement with the kit i had a split second where I felt like I was going to fall over, its like the bars moved at a different speed than you turned. The stock tire didn’t exhibit that feel. It’s not a big deal, just something inherent with a wide front tire and how you lean on a motorcycle. That minor tradeoff is well worth the floatation and tubeless benefits of the ATV tire.
I only rode my bike with the stock front tire and the ATV rear one day in the snow. I was constantly worried about my narrow front tire breaking through the crust. It never did that morning but I felt much more confident with the ATV front tire on later snow crust rides. Plus it worked way, way better in the snow not following ruts and slipping. The stock front tire was never good on snow or mud. Plus it used an inner tube so I don’t miss it at all.
Overall the kit is quite nice and went together without any major issues. The rear is easy to install while the front is more involved. I’m impressed with the kit and really, really like how the bike works off-road now. It’s way more capable and easier to ride off-road.