Sorry to hear about the Tdub, what a bummer but glad it happened where it did. You did a great job putting this video together, looking forward to future ones but be safe! I think most here would love to help out in one way or another. Don’t hesitate to post items you may need to get the Tdub back up and running again.
Dang......that really sucks! Hopefully you can get it put back together soon! It'll be interesting to see what happened when they pull it all apart! Glad the wheel didn't seize up and cause loss of control or anything. Best of Luck getting it back together!!
Sorry about the T Dub . Next time your on hiway 190 , zoom on 20 Mule Team Rd . As long as there aren't to many tourists on the road it's a blast to ride at the end . I was there around New Years on my VanVan , great way to see the valley .
D, Your answer to the question about riding small bikes long distances: Ya nailed it bro! And that's what it's all about! The duck on your left bar: Hahaha Glad to see that you brought along a co-pilot! 🤣 I can't believe you just re-purposed your skid-plate bolt on your helmet visor! Niiice! You can never have enough 10mm's. haha [I learned as a kid to always keep certain hardware around too - Just in case it could save the day in the future. Thanks MacGyver!] 6:00 You weren't wearing your face-diaper! I bet that's how you contracted VVS! [Vertical Video Syndrome] 🤣 **Waves back to your friend** 🤪 It's awesome that you two got to catch back up again! What an awesome place to reunite! Whoa! Nice 3-pointer!! You should go out for the Harlem Globe Trotters! lol 7:24 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! 11:00 Lets all bow our heads, and tip our booze in a quick moment of silence.. Poor TDub.. You went way too soon! F**k bro, I'm sorry! I know we joke about it, but, this is about the most uncool think that can happen.. **sigh** Like ya said though - It could have been much Much worse, and You made it out and back home safe - And that's what matters! It's great that your dad's friend/neighbor has a full shop and can help out! Hopefully things will be back in action much sooner than later! 👍 No TDubs vids for a while: Yeah, that's a bummer.. More NC700 vids though: That's gonna' be sweet! [The ad for the one near my parents is still up, so there's still a chance that I'll pull the trigger on it] 2K12, Silver, Mint, only around 1,400mi, and $4k That definitely sounds reasonable. Especially since it was made in Japan. [I guess Honda sourced the newer year versions out after that] Hey, another Great video brutha! And as always, thanks for sharing! 🤘😊
Thanks for watching Sam . The NC700X and NC750X is basically the same bike for the most part but with more options for the DCT varrient . $4k is a really good deal for a clean one . They are very reliable. They say the motor is half a motor of a Honda Fit . I rode my 700 from Northern Washington to Vegas and back before and the only issue I had was mostly on my end . The battery terminals got loose and started cutting out 15 miles outside of Vegas but that was a easy fix and I blew out my tire heading to the Hoover Dam but that is just my luck. I am always unlucky . It seems Vegas has a curse on bike hahaha.
My Kawasaki KLX250 (wirh road tyres) was my daily 90 mile (round trip) go to commute. Little engines can be reliable, did thousands of motorway miles on it.
@@dualdorks always fancied the naked NC750 automatic rather than the taller and more popular X variant. The naked version looks great with engine guards, almost bought one 2nd hand during last year's lockdown but wasn't allowed to travel more than five miles from my house and the dealership was about 90 to 100 miles away over the English border. Police Scotland were pulling over any motorcycle they saw at that time and were making the rider justify his/her journey. For some reason I was never pulled over but then again I don't ride a sports bike.
@@dualdorks Welcome brutha! Thanks for the info / confirmation about the two NC models! I double checked the ad when I 1st spotted it, and it's definitely the NC700'X'. That's Exactly what I was hoping for.. That, and the 6-spd manual version! TCT would be cool for some people, but IMO, an auto trans should be limited to cars.. People could get way too comfortable in a fixed gear, and it's already easy enough for some people to zone-out.. I won't even drive an auto car.. Possibly for that reason.. haha Right on, it's great to hear that yours has treated ya so well! Battery terminal issue - understandable, the tire blowing - That just sucks - You also forgot about the chain break, and the disappearing 'nut'? LOL I know brutha! Same here.. If we didn't have 'bad-luck', we wouldn't have any 'luck' at all! 😂 Friggin' Vegas dude.. Maybe it's That and not the Skinwalker curse after all?! 🤣
Definitely a new subscriber!!! 😉 Hello from Ukraine!!)) I also ride small 250cc air cooled dual sport!! Have already put 20.000 miles on mine!! Still running good. Great and interesting videos,man! And ,yeah... I found your channel,after watching tdubs kid's videos!! Good luck 🤞 and ride safe!!
I've seen happier faces at a funeral, sorry for your loss. The Tdub will come back stronger then ever . Enjoy watching your channel. Just remember, time heals all wounds.
Just a tips to fix that box better. Use a piece of metal that goes under the rack, the lenght of the side of the box, bolt it to the box on each side. In the box you put a big washer or another plate. That's what i did with mine its very strong. You can also put blue locktite.
damn the luck!!! but yeah, got to hang out with your homegirl so that was cool. That was a pretty good idea sticking that baby in a Uhaul and getting her home. Also a pretty cool idea to send it to your dads and have his buddy have a go at it...I'm sure they will both be together in garage making the magic happen for you. Look forward to next chapter to see whats in store.
So sorry to hear you had to ship off motor. Atleast it won't get sand blasted. Curious as to what happened? Well good luck on your Motor and thanks for video
Sorry about the bike man, you'll get her up and running soon. Awesome vid though that's what life is about, just enjoying shit and getting on adventures when you can. Not a rider but am looking to start and keep looking at the TW so it's really cool to see it in action
T-dub can burn a little bit of oil when the engine is running hot, always got to check oil at every start. jetting the carb and making the fuel air mix a bit richer will keep the engine cool and give you more power up hills. Down side to jetting carb is it wont' like high altitudes. I also use a 44 tooth rear sprocket on my t-dub to keep engine RPM down on long trips.
Damn sorry to see your TDUB's motor is bad is that common? I thought that motor was close to being bullet proof, strange. When you did your oil change that was the right oil viscosity wasn't it. I have not done one yet I did not look it up I didn't even get an owners manual now that I think about it. It will be interesting to know what the hell happened once you take it a part. I was shocked when I saw that I thought you were joking at first. Your right though if that bike broke down in the middle of know where that would have been real bad. I know you will figure it out the parts for that bike are not expensive so that is good. Take care talk soon and will be looking forward to finding out what happened, and see how your other bike handles the off road terrain.
@@dualdorks I'm pushing 70 yrs, rode my '06 Tdub 450 miles from Medford, OR to Seattle many times at 60 mph. Engine ran 42,000 miles before needed rebuild kit. I hope nobody poured a half-teaspoon valve grinding compound in your oil overnight. I look forward to hearing what your mechanic says.
Sorry about your Tdub. Have you priced a new lower end, or engine? Any time you can do an adventure ride to Vegas, spend a weekend with a nice friend, it ain't all bad.
I might be buying a complete engine from a guy for a very good price soon . That would be nice to get the spare motor in as I get the other one rebuilt
So how many miles did you end up with before this happened? Your videos are great, feels like you take us with you! Ill probably have a TW in my garage soon thanks to you!
LOL, heavy traffic? Try commuting Sacramento to San San Francisco. But then again don't ...It sucks. Sorry to see your bike quit. Glad it didn't happen while your friend was with you. How many miles were on it?
San Francisco traffic is no joke lol . I drove through there years ago and it was stressful. My bike was just shy of 15K when it blew up. Lots of highway miles at higher RPMs is what killed it
@@dualdorks Thanks for the reply. I live in Vegas. I had a KLR 650. I would never take it on the highway. Much less a TW200. Very brave of you. I tried to take my 650 off-road. I'll never do that again. I'm a tall guy, but not tall enough to off-raod with a KLR. The wind had to be below 13mph on that bike. Otherwise, I would not get too far. So I'm looking at a TW200 or an XT250.
How do you ride long distance even with a larger Clark tank? Running the T-Dubin the red for hundreds of miles is a sure way of killing it, because it's not really a highway vehicle. Hope you can fix it.
It has already been rebuilt and has a few more thousand miles on it now. Definitely not made for hundreds of miles at wide open throttle over time . That's what killed it. Now I only cruise with it .
Shipping the engine back home tomorrow. My dad and his neighbor are going to rebuild it for me. I might be buying a spare motor for really cheap from some guy soon hopefully
How tall are you and how is the comfort on the Tdub for a longer trip like that? So sorry your bike broke, hopefully your dad and his buddy can fix it for you.
I am 6ft even. I'd recommend getting a cheap seat cover like the Mad Dog ATV seat cover or getting a different seat all together. Other than that it's a very comfortable ride . I can easily put my feet down and push against obstacles and stand up and stretch at a red light .
@@dualdorks Thanks. I'm 6'1 and did my MSF beginner course on one of these and have always wanted one, but after having bigger bikes (DR650, DRX400, R1150GS ) I've been curious about feel. I live on an island so you kind of have to buy before you can test ride. Seems perfect for an island that doesnt have freeways or anything.
@@Rachelandchrisholoha I've heard multiple accounts of seat change, bar riser, and peg upgrades make completely comfortable for 6'2"+ check fortnine vid crossing Canada desert on tw200
The gauge had the proper amount of oil in it when it blew . Probably didn't help that I rode this bike for hundreds of miles a weekend and sometimes throughout the week at WOT for a year and a half . I believe that's what killed it . Its done multiple long distance trips just fine before
Who knows if it was the long distances at higher speeds, or just pure dumb luck on the failure (more likely). You may want to rely on your other bike for the faster speed long distance stuff. But who knows, my opinion is about as good as a drop of pee in a bucket of water. Not to mention, that you're Tdub left Vegas like 1/2 the people that ever go there. Broke, unable to stand, and no way to get home on its own :)
IMO, it's a hard call.. I've 'read' about people having premature engine component failure due to long stints of high rev riding, so there's that 'possibility'... Now we'll jump to the real-world and my 'personal experience[s]'... I've owned Three TWs. 2 back in the 90s and just grabbed another one last year.. The previous 2, I rode and I rode HARD! Back then, I had a few friends that I rode with, and we put a ridiculous amount of back country and highway mile on the bikes.. I never once had an issue. 1 bike had relatively high miles / 1 bike had stupid high miles. I can't vouch for the new one, but, I got it with only 47 original miles on it, and even during my 'motor break in', I had to ride it hard.. 50-60mph for me to get from my place to the place where I usually ride.. So pretty much wide open for 20min there / 20min back.. Aside from those / comparing apples to oranges: I've had more bikes than I can remember, and have built/work on other peoples'.. When proper maintenance is done, at shorter or recommended intervals, and using nice quality lubrications, I've never personally run across [what I'd consider this to be] a pre-mature component failure.. I think D's TW was at like 15k mi? These motors are said to pretty much go forever.. They're built/tuned that way. Someone in a group mentioned it was probably due to long hauls at high revs, buuut.. Being that Yamaha de-tuned the motors / capped the R's at such a low limit.. I don't really find that possible.. My best guess - like you mentioned: Dumb-Luck-Failure! [Or as I like to joke about: Cursed by the Skinwalkers] 🤣 Sam -
If your going to take these trips why not put one of those spare gallon gas cans on the back ?? Owww I just saw the end, DAMN.. I dont know whats going on I didnt look at any other post but sorry to see that mishap, its so unlikely on a Yamaha.. Could it be Oil??
Not gonna lie this convinced me not to get one. 30K expected engine life is already bad, but 15K and needing a rebuild is practically Chinese budget motorbike quality.
They are awesome simple bikes that will go forever as long as you don't go wide open for 2 years straight while it's 100+ degrees outside lol. That's what killed it . Luckily parts are cheap. TW's arnt for everyone though . If you need to do a lot of highway get a different platform
@@dualdorks Yeah but I was planning on keeping it wide open too! Also plan on maybe half highway use so it's probably not the right tool for the job for me in the first place as cool as it is.
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All of these tw200 videos should have more views
Appreciate it man
The bolt was essential to the combustion cycle.
Sorry to hear about the Tdub, what a bummer but glad it happened where it did. You did a great job putting this video together, looking forward to future ones but be safe! I think most here would love to help out in one way or another. Don’t hesitate to post items you may need to get the Tdub back up and running again.
That moto duck on the Tdub is awesome.
Loved the ducky as well.
Dang......that really sucks! Hopefully you can get it put back together soon! It'll be interesting to see what happened when they pull it all apart! Glad the wheel didn't seize up and cause loss of control or anything. Best of Luck getting it back together!!
Sorry about the T Dub . Next time your on hiway 190 , zoom on 20 Mule Team Rd . As long as there aren't to many tourists on the road it's a blast to ride at the end . I was there around New Years on my VanVan , great way to see the valley .
D, Your answer to the question about riding small bikes long distances: Ya nailed it bro! And that's what it's all about!
The duck on your left bar: Hahaha Glad to see that you brought along a co-pilot! 🤣
I can't believe you just re-purposed your skid-plate bolt on your helmet visor! Niiice! You can never have enough 10mm's. haha
[I learned as a kid to always keep certain hardware around too - Just in case it could save the day in the future. Thanks MacGyver!]
6:00 You weren't wearing your face-diaper! I bet that's how you contracted VVS! [Vertical Video Syndrome] 🤣
**Waves back to your friend** 🤪 It's awesome that you two got to catch back up again! What an awesome place to reunite!
Whoa! Nice 3-pointer!! You should go out for the Harlem Globe Trotters! lol
7:24 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
11:00 Lets all bow our heads, and tip our booze in a quick moment of silence.. Poor TDub.. You went way too soon!
F**k bro, I'm sorry! I know we joke about it, but, this is about the most uncool think that can happen.. **sigh**
Like ya said though - It could have been much Much worse, and You made it out and back home safe - And that's what matters!
It's great that your dad's friend/neighbor has a full shop and can help out!
Hopefully things will be back in action much sooner than later! 👍
No TDubs vids for a while: Yeah, that's a bummer..
More NC700 vids though: That's gonna' be sweet!
[The ad for the one near my parents is still up, so there's still a chance that I'll pull the trigger on it]
2K12, Silver, Mint, only around 1,400mi, and $4k That definitely sounds reasonable. Especially since it was made in Japan.
[I guess Honda sourced the newer year versions out after that]
Hey, another Great video brutha! And as always, thanks for sharing! 🤘😊
Thanks for watching Sam . The NC700X and NC750X is basically the same bike for the most part but with more options for the DCT varrient . $4k is a really good deal for a clean one . They are very reliable. They say the motor is half a motor of a Honda Fit .
I rode my 700 from Northern Washington to Vegas and back before and the only issue I had was mostly on my end . The battery terminals got loose and started cutting out 15 miles outside of Vegas but that was a easy fix and I blew out my tire heading to the Hoover Dam but that is just my luck. I am always unlucky . It seems Vegas has a curse on bike hahaha.
My Kawasaki KLX250 (wirh road tyres) was my daily 90 mile (round trip) go to commute. Little engines can be reliable, did thousands of motorway miles on it.
@@dualdorks always fancied the naked NC750 automatic rather than the taller and more popular X variant. The naked version looks great with engine guards, almost bought one 2nd hand during last year's lockdown but wasn't allowed to travel more than five miles from my house and the dealership was about 90 to 100 miles away over the English border. Police Scotland were pulling over any motorcycle they saw at that time and were making the rider justify his/her journey. For some reason I was never pulled over but then again I don't ride a sports bike.
@@dualdorks Welcome brutha! Thanks for the info / confirmation about the two NC models!
I double checked the ad when I 1st spotted it, and it's definitely the NC700'X'. That's Exactly what I was hoping for..
That, and the 6-spd manual version! TCT would be cool for some people, but IMO, an auto trans should be limited to cars..
People could get way too comfortable in a fixed gear, and it's already easy enough for some people to zone-out..
I won't even drive an auto car.. Possibly for that reason.. haha Right on, it's great to hear that yours has treated ya so well!
Battery terminal issue - understandable, the tire blowing - That just sucks - You also forgot about the chain break,
and the disappearing 'nut'? LOL I know brutha! Same here.. If we didn't have 'bad-luck', we wouldn't have any 'luck' at all! 😂
Friggin' Vegas dude.. Maybe it's That and not the Skinwalker curse after all?! 🤣
You had an exciting weekend with a gorgeous girl. That’s worth more than an engine. You beat Vegas!!!
Bummer. Oh well I'm sure it will rise from the ashes. The 700 is a cool bike also. Looking forward to some vids on it!
Definitely a new subscriber!!! 😉 Hello from Ukraine!!)) I also ride small 250cc air cooled dual sport!! Have already put 20.000 miles on mine!! Still running good. Great and interesting videos,man! And ,yeah... I found your channel,after watching tdubs kid's videos!! Good luck 🤞 and ride safe!!
Thanks man
I've seen happier faces at a funeral, sorry for your loss. The Tdub will come back stronger then ever . Enjoy watching your channel.
Just remember, time heals all wounds.
It's rebuilt now and tonight I rode it to work for the first time in almost 3 months
You're Awesome !! Love every video.
It looks so beautiful their. I live in Edmonton Alberta and have my TW 200 in storage for the past3-1/2 months now. Cant wait for spring time !!
I can't wait either, waiting until the salt is off these Scottish roads. The roads are ridable but if I wait a month the ice should be away
Gary B------I live in Mill Woods , in south east Edmonton . Today is March 14, 2021 . Over the last few days I have seen a few bikes out .
Just a tips to fix that box better. Use a piece of metal that goes under the rack, the lenght of the side of the box, bolt it to the box on each side. In the box you put a big washer or another plate. That's what i did with mine its very strong. You can also put blue locktite.
I bolted on my removable top box so it wouldn't accidentally fall off or get stolen (along with my helmet inside if parked up).
ah man what a bummer, at least you got to have a good trip.
Hang in there, we’ll be here waiting till your back on the tw.
damn the luck!!! but yeah, got to hang out with your homegirl so that was cool. That was a pretty good idea sticking that baby in a Uhaul and getting her home. Also a pretty cool idea to send it to your dads and have his buddy have a go at it...I'm sure they will both be together in garage making the magic happen for you. Look forward to next chapter to see whats in store.
I enjoyed that ! Fun video ! Pleasant to listen to, articulate young man, keep up the good content ! Keep us posted !
So sorry to hear you had to ship off motor. Atleast it won't get sand blasted. Curious as to what happened? Well good luck on your Motor and thanks for video
Well I guess they aren't as Bulletproof as people say they are! Good content dude!
Sorry about the bike man, you'll get her up and running soon. Awesome vid though that's what life is about, just enjoying shit and getting on adventures when you can. Not a rider but am looking to start and keep looking at the TW so it's really cool to see it in action
T-dub can burn a little bit of oil when the engine is running hot, always got to check oil at every start. jetting the carb and making the fuel air mix a bit richer will keep the engine cool and give you more power up hills. Down side to jetting carb is it wont' like high altitudes. I also use a 44 tooth rear sprocket on my t-dub to keep engine RPM down on long trips.
Bore it out
Get three more horses unde the tank
I’m gonna have to keep watching you
Nice video
Damn sorry to see your TDUB's motor is bad is that common? I thought that motor was close to being bullet proof, strange. When you did your oil change that was the right oil viscosity wasn't it. I have not done one yet I did not look it up I didn't even get an owners manual now that I think about it. It will be interesting to know what the hell happened once you take it a part. I was shocked when I saw that I thought you were joking at first. Your right though if that bike broke down in the middle of know where that would have been real bad. I know you will figure it out the parts for that bike are not expensive so that is good. Take care talk soon and will be looking forward to finding out what happened, and see how your other bike handles the off road terrain.
Nah they're kinda shit to be honest. 30K is the expected life before a rebuild.
I mean it’s a farm bike. Not really meant for long distance high rpm
The U-Haul was a smart self-rescue. 👍👍
I wonder if someone screwed with your bike in the parking garage overnight? Seems strange to seize up at low RPMs if oil level was good.
I was only going about 45mph . I do ride it super hard and aggressive too and probably not good to be going wide open for long periods of time
@@dualdorks I'm pushing 70 yrs, rode my '06 Tdub 450 miles from Medford, OR to Seattle many times at 60 mph. Engine ran 42,000 miles before needed rebuild kit. I hope nobody poured a half-teaspoon valve grinding compound in your oil overnight. I look forward to hearing what your mechanic says.
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Nice 👍👍 video,main!))))
I paid almost three bucks a gallon going through that area in 1989!
That is a lot. Especially from that time
Yea I want to say it was like $2.65 or something....
Sorry about your Tdub. Have you priced a new lower end, or engine? Any time you can do an adventure ride to Vegas, spend a weekend with a nice friend, it ain't all bad.
I might be buying a complete engine from a guy for a very good price soon . That would be nice to get the spare motor in as I get the other one rebuilt
So how many miles did you end up with before this happened? Your videos are great, feels like you take us with you! Ill probably have a TW in my garage soon thanks to you!
15,000 miles. Most of them last two or three times longer before a rebuild is needed but I do ride super aggressive in sand a lot
@@dualdorks I wonder if some of that sand made it past the air filter at some point
LOL, heavy traffic? Try commuting Sacramento to San San Francisco. But then again don't ...It sucks. Sorry to see your bike quit. Glad it didn't happen while your friend was with you. How many miles were on it?
San Francisco traffic is no joke lol . I drove through there years ago and it was stressful. My bike was just shy of 15K when it blew up. Lots of highway miles at higher RPMs is what killed it
From: Ridgecrest CA? to Las Vegas? Am I getting that right? I've never been to Ridgecrest.
Yup
@@dualdorks Thanks for the reply. I live in Vegas. I had a KLR 650. I would never take it on the highway. Much less a TW200. Very brave of you. I tried to take my 650 off-road. I'll never do that again. I'm a tall guy, but not tall enough to off-raod with a KLR. The wind had to be below 13mph on that bike. Otherwise, I would not get too far. So I'm looking at a TW200 or an XT250.
Luxor's OK, but all the smoke gets funneled up to the rooms. We went to Ceasars after one night.
Hey dude are you a Marine by chance?
Navy
Nice! Your motorbike adventures deserve a better action camera :-)
How do you ride long distance even with a larger Clark tank? Running the T-Dubin the red for hundreds of miles is a sure way of killing it, because it's not really a highway vehicle. Hope you can fix it.
It has already been rebuilt and has a few more thousand miles on it now. Definitely not made for hundreds of miles at wide open throttle over time . That's what killed it. Now I only cruise with it .
@@dualdorks Cruise? As in highway?
@@DARIVSARCHITECTVS my commute to work I have to ride 30 minutes and the speed limit is only 55 for 3 miles then its 50 to 40 ish mph on the island
@@dualdorks That's workable and within the T-Dub's ability without undue wear.
Great video. Did you ever find out what the root cause was? I don't want to have a similar issue on one of my trips. Cheers
Not sure but I figure the valve probably dropped and unfortunately took out the top and bottom end at the same time
Why did your engine broke?
Tw lets us enjoy the scenery 😂
Where do you get your motorcycle rubber ducky
Are you gonna go up to a 260cc head and piston?
Shipping the engine back home tomorrow. My dad and his neighbor are going to rebuild it for me. I might be buying a spare motor for really cheap from some guy soon hopefully
What route is that?
Did you ever fix it?
It's been rebuilt awhile ago and now has an additional few thousand miles logged
Smaller bikes are better on long trips when you dont need to rush, can take your time enjoying the sites more
Exactly. No fun being rushed on a slow bike
How tall are you and how is the comfort on the Tdub for a longer trip like that? So sorry your bike broke, hopefully your dad and his buddy can fix it for you.
I am 6ft even. I'd recommend getting a cheap seat cover like the Mad Dog ATV seat cover or getting a different seat all together. Other than that it's a very comfortable ride . I can easily put my feet down and push against obstacles and stand up and stretch at a red light .
@@dualdorks Thanks. I'm 6'1 and did my MSF beginner course on one of these and have always wanted one, but after having bigger bikes (DR650, DRX400, R1150GS ) I've been curious about feel. I live on an island so you kind of have to buy before you can test ride. Seems perfect for an island that doesnt have freeways or anything.
@@Rachelandchrisholoha I used to live up on Whidbey Island in Washington and the max speed limit was 55 and it was perfect bike for it
@@Rachelandchrisholoha I've heard multiple accounts of seat change, bar riser, and peg upgrades make completely comfortable for 6'2"+ check fortnine vid crossing Canada desert on tw200
Yeah dude the rpms were crazy high for that whole ride it probably go very hot burned oil then got dry and the popped
The gauge had the proper amount of oil in it when it blew . Probably didn't help that I rode this bike for hundreds of miles a weekend and sometimes throughout the week at WOT for a year and a half . I believe that's what killed it . Its done multiple long distance trips just fine before
What size rear sprocket did you have?
Stock gearing
Who knows if it was the long distances at higher speeds, or just pure dumb luck on the failure (more likely). You may want to rely on your other bike for the faster speed long distance stuff. But who knows, my opinion is about as good as a drop of pee in a bucket of water. Not to mention, that you're Tdub left Vegas like 1/2 the people that ever go there. Broke, unable to stand, and no way to get home on its own :)
IMO, it's a hard call.. I've 'read' about people having premature engine component failure due to long stints of high rev riding,
so there's that 'possibility'... Now we'll jump to the real-world and my 'personal experience[s]'...
I've owned Three TWs. 2 back in the 90s and just grabbed another one last year.. The previous 2, I rode and I rode HARD!
Back then, I had a few friends that I rode with, and we put a ridiculous amount of back country and highway mile on the bikes..
I never once had an issue. 1 bike had relatively high miles / 1 bike had stupid high miles.
I can't vouch for the new one, but, I got it with only 47 original miles on it, and even during my 'motor break in', I had to ride it hard..
50-60mph for me to get from my place to the place where I usually ride.. So pretty much wide open for 20min there / 20min back..
Aside from those / comparing apples to oranges: I've had more bikes than I can remember, and have built/work on other peoples'..
When proper maintenance is done, at shorter or recommended intervals, and using nice quality lubrications,
I've never personally run across [what I'd consider this to be] a pre-mature component failure.. I think D's TW was at like 15k mi?
These motors are said to pretty much go forever.. They're built/tuned that way.
Someone in a group mentioned it was probably due to long hauls at high revs, buuut..
Being that Yamaha de-tuned the motors / capped the R's at such a low limit.. I don't really find that possible..
My best guess - like you mentioned: Dumb-Luck-Failure!
[Or as I like to joke about: Cursed by the Skinwalkers] 🤣
Sam -
@@DirtyDovi I'm going to agree with you on that. I've never heard of a TW going boom, even with people who commute at 55mph every day.
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes the TW wish for a nuclear winter.
Oil and water levels were good?
Yes on the oil, and n/a on the water. These are air-cooled motors, to no coolant needed.
Well shit, that sucks. Good video though. Pro tip, when you vlog, look into the lens of the camera not the screen. Looking forward to more, thanks!
If your going to take these trips why not put one of those spare gallon gas cans on the back ?? Owww I just saw the end, DAMN..
I dont know whats going on I didnt look at any other post but sorry to see that mishap, its so unlikely on a Yamaha.. Could it be Oil??
I'm ugly and I'm proud
Far from ugly!
Try being ugly and quiet!
Not gonna lie this convinced me not to get one. 30K expected engine life is already bad, but 15K and needing a rebuild is practically Chinese budget motorbike quality.
They are awesome simple bikes that will go forever as long as you don't go wide open for 2 years straight while it's 100+ degrees outside lol. That's what killed it . Luckily parts are cheap. TW's arnt for everyone though . If you need to do a lot of highway get a different platform
@@dualdorks Yeah but I was planning on keeping it wide open too! Also plan on maybe half highway use so it's probably not the right tool for the job for me in the first place as cool as it is.
Pretty girl but broken motorcycle. Ain't that how life goes.
Check my tw 2 stroke mate
"people ask me why do i ride a small bike........" what the H is to you? you paying for everything?
lol you don’t even know how to step up on a motorcycle
Which tank did u fit on it?
The Clark 2.7 gallon tank