I just purchased a new 2021 Honda CRF300L and it is a superior bike in every way when compared to the TW200. The CRF300L has fuel injection, ABS, an amazing 6 speed gear box (the first 5 gears are great for the city and you really only need to use 6th for highway riding), and the dash has a fuel gauge, tachometer, clock and a host of other useful features. Having said that, I sold the new CRF300L with a little over 250 miles on it to get a new TW200. The TW just fits me better at 5’9” 185 LBS. I loved the Honda but mounting the bike was a pain in the ass for me. The kickstand on the CRF300L was too short, so the bike leaned over too far. When I used the cowboy mount to get on the bike by stepping on the left foot peg, and swinging my right leg over the seat, I felt like the bike stood a good chance of tipping over - especially if I had to do this on a sloped hill out on the trails. The CRF300L was a joy to ride once I was on it and the gearbox is by far the best I have ever used on any dual sport. Itchyboots here on TH-cam is riding her Honda CRF300L Rally from South America to Alaska. But I’m close to 60 years old now and the TW is just an easier bike to mount for me, it’s easier to pick up if I drop it out on a trail, and I’m more confident roaming through the mountains on it. If I was 20 years younger I would have kept the CRF300L. Buying the TW is one of my first concessions to getting older - but I do love the damn thing - especially the way it takes me wherever I want to go on the forest trails. The TW isn’t the best at anything yet it’s the best dual sport for me.
Hey John! The great thing about the bikes is, I could say that the TW is far superior to the Honda because of the simplicity of it and the seat height. Each of us has our say in what is better and why and I can see that what you pointed out makes perfect sense. Maybe the TW reminds me of my ol' Harley FatBoy. No electronics, no frills or gimmicks, just you and the bike. I can totally understand the features and benefits and not gonna lie, I enjoy them as well. I think the 300L would be an awesome dual sport if I wanted to do more highway to dirt riding. But, like you the TW is the best dual sport for me right now as well. Thanks for watching and for the insightful comment. Hopefully this reply made sense.
@@MOBStreet83 I totally agree and understand what you are talking about in your reply. Yamaha has been making the TW since 1987 pretty much unchanged so there is just something magical about the appeal of the TW. The TW is the only bike I have ever purchased twice. I had one, sold it to buy something different and then realized how much I missed it. So naturally I had to get one again. This one I’ll have until I’m gone.
Dude below said "low seat fat tire forever" I agree. Thumb up on carb. Love it. Overall simplicity plus tw incredible toughness = go anywhere on the planet. Not fast, but I could care less you WILL get there. Best go anywhere bike ever made imo. Thanks Matt.
That's an excellent saying seeings how my other bike is a Harley Davidson FatBoy! Low seat, fat tires forever........I think I gotta have that made into a sticker! Thanks for the comment and for watching, I appreciate it!
I actually went and looked at the Honda just out of curiosity. I am 6'2, and 230# so I could ride either comfortably. The one thing I wish the TW had is a rear disc brake. I had researched the TW's and liked the simplicity. After looking at a bunch of Tdubskid's videos, I was sold. I didn't and don't plan on any freeway riding, my use is around town and playing off road. All in all while the TW isn't quite as versatile as the Honda, I feel it was a better bike for my old school thinking. I bought a new one in May of 2020. I have no complaints other than the transmission seems to be not as smooth as most Japanese bikes.
Hey Bill! The Honda is a great bike, but for someone as short as me the TW made sense. It was a toss up for a long time since they were really about the exact same price. The clutch on the Honda feels better than the TW, that's for sure.
Both great bikes! I love the CRF, but for trail riding and having not to worry about any tech/electrical stuff the TW wins hands down!! That local Mtn view behind you is stunning!
I like them both as well but I really like the overall simplicity of the Tdub! I told the mountains to look their best cause I was filming a video. They nailed it! 😁
I recently purchased a 1998 TW200 for the same reasons stated in video, simplicity! Mine even has a kick starter. I couldn't believe I found this with only 1085 miles on it. Happy to be a TWber!
Hey Randy! Nice find! I would love to have the kickstart as well but I have been able to bump start it so far when the battery has died. I lost one of the cells in one of the batteries and I was still able to get the bike going and ride and have a good time. I still want to get the kickstart though. Welcome to the club and here's to many good times ahead.
Thanks Randy! I am glad the videos are helping out and hopefully they will continue to help. Thank you for subbing to the channel, I really do appreciate it!
Great video, Matt. I have both bikes. The TW I bought new (can’t believe I was able to walk up on one) in October of ‘20 and the CRF I bought slightly used in January of ‘21 with less than 100 miles on it. A guy bought it for himself as a Christmas present and decided to trade it for a 450L. Anyway, I really like both bikes. I’m short, 5’6” with a 28” inseam, and the CRF, even with its very soft suspension, is a stretch for me to get my toes down. I put a Kouba link on the back and raised the front forks up a smidge, and it’s way better for me. I look forward to more videos on these bikes.
Thanks!! That is crazy that you didn't have any issue finding the TW. There is a huge waiting list at the local dealer for them here. I agree, both of these bikes are great and they both have something that the other doesn't. That is a great idea for the CRF suspension and everyone is right, they are a bit soft in the front. I was actually surprised! I am almost done with the street comparison video between the two and it should be posted soon. Thanks for watching!
Dude...you might end up talking me out of a TW. Gotta figure out what kind of riding I want to do most going forward...we will see. Great stuff as always!
Thanks John! I am glad you like it. I love my TW's and they have been great. The Honda is a great machine as well, but for this guy, the TW just spoke to me more.
I owned a 2001 TW200 several years ago. Bought it with 3000'ish kms on the dial and sold it six years later, with over 48,000. I've spoken to the buyer and he tells me that it is still running to this day with no major engine work. In the time that I owned it, the most severe repair I had to make was replacing the pulse coil....otherwise it was bomb-proof. After I sold it, I tried several other models; Sherpa...XT225...XT250...DR650....and two years ago I was looking at buying a CRF, but found another TW, so I bought that instead. Happy with my decision, but if a CRF shows up at a decent price......who knows. After all, you can never have enough bikes!
Hey Mr Q! Thanks for watching and for the comment. I think you are right, you can't have enough motorcycles. I've ridden who knows how many motorcycles in my life and I love the TW200. I actually liked the TW more than the CRF, but with some work I think the CRF would be a great machine. I have known quite a few folks with the TW and almost all of them have said they love the TW.
Well done Matt. Thank you for this video. I found it very helpful. If it were just for me I would go for the Honda but I also have a short wife that wants to be able to ride, so I think the TW would be best.
Hey Brad! Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked the video. I don't think you can go wrong with the TW. The Honda is great as well, but both me and my wife really like the TW's!
I kept dropping my son’s Honda CRF250l. Can’t reach the ground. Finally promised him I wouldn’t ride his bike anymore. Can’t keep it up if I am not on a flat road. He is six feet tall and I am 5’4”. TW200 for me.
@@MOBStreet83 Also every time I dropped his bike I needed help getting it upright. Not good. Consequence of having a desk job. Glad you have not dropped the Honda. Guess you didn’t take the Honda to the sand dunes!
I went from a tw200 to a Suzuki dr650 and I still consider going back. Although way slower the tw is much more comfortable, way better off road in crazy conditions (I've had to lug it through some stuff and taken it through things I wouldn't consider doing with the dr650). Tdubs are amazing.
That's crazy! I've had mine in a lot of places I know I wouldn't have been comfortable on any other bike than the TW! It is a stout machine and I am glad I've got one! Thanks for the comment and add another TW to the stable!
Seriously the Honda is the better all round bike for the money. They being said I just like the TW for the same reason old timers prefer older vehicles. As far as higher tune that’s the reason the Honda is liquid cooled. It will last. Where I live no one buys a motorcycle for practicality. So TW it is.
Hey Gary! You get a lot of bike for your money with the Honda. But, the shorter seat height, simplicity factor and way better looks (IMO) the TW won out.
I have a used TW and a used (carbureted) Yamaha WR250R, which is similar to the Honda. The WR is water cooled, more powerful, has electric and kick start, and is much lighter than the Honda at 234 pounds dry (about 250 pounds wet?). The bike can be lowered about 1 1/2 inch if necessary and a more comfortable seat is available. Still love the TW, but the WR is more capable.
Riding with RallywithRowley, that WR is an awesome machine! He's put it through the paces and it just keeps going. If I were a little better at riding I would like to get one as well and run that along side him and see how it does.
I have a tw200 and a crf300L rally, and I prefer the tw200. Its just more fun.. the rally while way smoother, better trans, clutch effort is a joke etc. just feels less nimble and the suspension is so soft that when you hit anything significant, it just pogos. the tw200 even though it has less travel, is more comfortable to me with the tires aired down. I ride mine at 55 all the time btw and it handles it just fine. Im also 6' 290.
You can infact push Start a fuel injection with a dead battery but not without the battery lol experienced that last weekend on the KLX250. I left the key on for a good 4 hours and it was dead as a door nail. I ended up push starting it.
@@MOBStreet83 unfortunately no.......I had already filmed while out camping. Hence the comment about you can infact push Start a fuel injected bike. I didn't have a volt meter but I'm probably not going to test it that far but the last time I push started it it had lots of juice. It just wouldn't turn the starter. This time I had zero dash lights zero horn nothing. Great coincidence though 🤣🤣
I'm coming to the US to buy a TW200. I'll be buying it of the Rockymountain shop and I'll be riding it home to Sweden. Then I'll drop by your place for a brief chat and coffe.., alright Matt? .. or maybe, is there perhaps some closer country where the TW200 is sold?
Hey Tomas!! Man, I wish you could find one! If you make it out this way to Utah let me know! I think they have them in Ireland or the UK......I think.....
I own a Honda CRF 250L. It gets 73 mile to the gallon. Right on👍. Top speed on freeway is 83 mile an hour with my size person. The Honda is well none for being reliable. Water cooled engine does stay cooler than the TW. The only down side is the CRF250L feels heavy and clumsy on rocky single track trails. On dirt or pavement CRF is the best of the two. Heck in other countries, they use a Honda wave to take pigs and other live stock to town. So it doesn’t really matter what you ride. Just go ride!
Hey Joe! Thanks for watching and for your insight on the CRF250L. I agree about the just getting out and riding part for sure. Just trying to help those who might be trying to choose between. I agree as well that the CRF250L takes the cake on road speed and power.
tw200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much for the side by side video! what you really can't tell when looking at these bikes one at a time online is the scale differences - the CRF250 (and 300) are HUGE bikes! the actual on paper dimensions aside, they look and feel monstrously big in real life. the weight is a very good point as well. as a new rider, that 50lbs makes a BIG difference - esp if you're off road and picking it up several times a day lol! it's taken a lot to sway me from honda, but i think they just don't have anything compelling for a rider my size. yamaha, you have my attention!
The TW200 is one that a lot of the riding schools use to introduce folks to riding. If you are near the Loveland CO are at the end of the month a company name Ride With Us will let you ride the TW at the Overland Expo!
@@MOBStreet83 oh man, i wish i lived out that way! i came through loveland and longmont co on a road trip back in 2019 - seriously considered moving out there! what a great place! maybe i'll have to make a return trip out for an off roading workshop :D
When I got mine I liked the idea of having a bug out vehicle. One of the few vehicles that will run after a EMP. That reason alone I will not ever give that bike up.
Love my TW, but the CRF would be fun to blast around on. That the prices are so close makes me think that either Honda is selling for cost, or Yamaha is making some money on their old as dirt design. If I wanted a fuel injected dual sport I'd consider the XT250 first just because it's still air cooled so it should be a little simpler and lighter.
The CRF is a great bike for sure! The new CRF300L is selling for more now than the TW, but these two are still pretty close. When the CRF first came out I couldn't believe they were selling it for that low. That's why the battle was between these two. The XT250 is great also. It weighs in at 291lbs. I did a comparison on the TW and the XT a while ago and it too is a pretty hard toss up between them. th-cam.com/video/dKGQS9rcoBw/w-d-xo.html that's the link for the TW200 vs XT250 video.
I watched this entire video just waiting for a chance to see you step over that 250l ;)
That's in the next video.....it ain't good!!
@@MOBStreet83 Yet another reason guys like us like the short bike!
@@RandyMangumTannerMangum_611 and why we bought the shirt bike!
Dude, I'm a big fan of your profile pic! Long live the Duke!
@@MOBStreet83 Matt, maybe you can do like the cowboys in old western movies, run from behind the bike (horse) and leap into the saddle! 😉
I just purchased a new 2021 Honda CRF300L and it is a superior bike in every way when compared to the TW200. The CRF300L has fuel injection, ABS, an amazing 6 speed gear box (the first 5 gears are great for the city and you really only need to use 6th for highway riding), and the dash has a fuel gauge, tachometer, clock and a host of other useful features.
Having said that, I sold the new CRF300L with a little over 250 miles on it to get a new TW200. The TW just fits me better at 5’9” 185 LBS.
I loved the Honda but mounting the bike was a pain in the ass for me. The kickstand on the CRF300L was too short, so the bike leaned over too far. When I used the cowboy mount to get on the bike by stepping on the left foot peg, and swinging my right leg over the seat, I felt like the bike stood a good chance of tipping over - especially if I had to do this on a sloped hill out on the trails. The CRF300L was a joy to ride once I was on it and the gearbox is by far the best I have ever used on any dual sport.
Itchyboots here on TH-cam is riding her Honda CRF300L Rally from South America to Alaska. But I’m close to 60 years old now and the TW is just an easier bike to mount for me, it’s easier to pick up if I drop it out on a trail, and I’m more confident roaming through the mountains on it. If I was 20 years younger I would have kept the CRF300L.
Buying the TW is one of my first concessions to getting older - but I do love the damn thing - especially the way it takes me wherever I want to go on the forest trails. The TW isn’t the best at anything yet it’s the best dual sport for me.
Hey John! The great thing about the bikes is, I could say that the TW is far superior to the Honda because of the simplicity of it and the seat height. Each of us has our say in what is better and why and I can see that what you pointed out makes perfect sense. Maybe the TW reminds me of my ol' Harley FatBoy. No electronics, no frills or gimmicks, just you and the bike. I can totally understand the features and benefits and not gonna lie, I enjoy them as well. I think the 300L would be an awesome dual sport if I wanted to do more highway to dirt riding. But, like you the TW is the best dual sport for me right now as well. Thanks for watching and for the insightful comment. Hopefully this reply made sense.
@@MOBStreet83 I totally agree and understand what you are talking about in your reply. Yamaha has been making the TW since 1987 pretty much unchanged so there is just something magical about the appeal of the TW. The TW is the only bike I have ever purchased twice. I had one, sold it to buy something different and then realized how much I missed it. So naturally I had to get one again. This one I’ll have until I’m gone.
Good Call John! I am with you, I think I will for sure always have one now! Thanks again!
Dude below said "low seat fat tire forever" I agree. Thumb up on carb. Love it. Overall simplicity plus tw incredible toughness = go anywhere on the planet. Not fast, but I could care less you WILL get there. Best go anywhere bike ever made imo. Thanks Matt.
That's an excellent saying seeings how my other bike is a Harley Davidson FatBoy! Low seat, fat tires forever........I think I gotta have that made into a sticker! Thanks for the comment and for watching, I appreciate it!
TW200 for me , I live on Bowen Island ,BC Canada the speed limit on island is 40 km but trails are where the fun begins.
Good Call! That makes perfect sense!
I actually went and looked at the Honda just out of curiosity. I am 6'2, and 230# so I could ride either comfortably. The one thing I wish the TW had is a rear disc brake. I had researched the TW's and liked the simplicity. After looking at a bunch of Tdubskid's videos, I was sold. I didn't and don't plan on any freeway riding, my use is around town and playing off road. All in all while the TW isn't quite as versatile as the Honda, I feel it was a better bike for my old school thinking. I bought a new one in May of 2020. I have no complaints other than the transmission seems to be not as smooth as most Japanese bikes.
Hey Bill! The Honda is a great bike, but for someone as short as me the TW made sense. It was a toss up for a long time since they were really about the exact same price. The clutch on the Honda feels better than the TW, that's for sure.
Both great bikes!
I love the CRF, but for trail riding and having not to worry about any tech/electrical stuff the TW wins hands down!!
That local Mtn view behind you is stunning!
I like them both as well but I really like the overall simplicity of the Tdub! I told the mountains to look their best cause I was filming a video. They nailed it! 😁
Talk about some good riding right out your back door👍🏻
@@sweetdrahthaar7951 that's the truth! Perfect place to own either of these bikes.
I recently purchased a 1998 TW200 for the same reasons stated in video, simplicity! Mine even has a kick starter. I couldn't believe I found this with only 1085 miles on it. Happy to be a TWber!
Hey Randy! Nice find! I would love to have the kickstart as well but I have been able to bump start it so far when the battery has died. I lost one of the cells in one of the batteries and I was still able to get the bike going and ride and have a good time. I still want to get the kickstart though. Welcome to the club and here's to many good times ahead.
@@MOBStreet83 Thanks Matt, as a new TW owner I have found your videos very informative. Keep up the good work, and you have a new subscriber!
Thanks Randy! I am glad the videos are helping out and hopefully they will continue to help. Thank you for subbing to the channel, I really do appreciate it!
Great video, Matt. I have both bikes. The TW I bought new (can’t believe I was able to walk up on one) in October of ‘20 and the CRF I bought slightly used in January of ‘21 with less than 100 miles on it. A guy bought it for himself as a Christmas present and decided to trade it for a 450L. Anyway, I really like both bikes. I’m short, 5’6” with a 28” inseam, and the CRF, even with its very soft suspension, is a stretch for me to get my toes down. I put a Kouba link on the back and raised the front forks up a smidge, and it’s way better for me. I look forward to more videos on these bikes.
Thanks!! That is crazy that you didn't have any issue finding the TW. There is a huge waiting list at the local dealer for them here. I agree, both of these bikes are great and they both have something that the other doesn't. That is a great idea for the CRF suspension and everyone is right, they are a bit soft in the front. I was actually surprised! I am almost done with the street comparison video between the two and it should be posted soon. Thanks for watching!
Dude...you might end up talking me out of a TW. Gotta figure out what kind of riding I want to do most going forward...we will see. Great stuff as always!
Oh, wait before you decide. I'm working on the street comparison right now! 😁
Another great video Matt! 100% agree. This is why I chose the TDub over the CRF300. Super simple.
Thanks John! I am glad you like it. I love my TW's and they have been great. The Honda is a great machine as well, but for this guy, the TW just spoke to me more.
The TW does not compare to the 300L or 300L Rally. I own both and the Honda trumps it in every way. Not even close.
I owned a 2001 TW200 several years ago. Bought it with 3000'ish kms on the dial and sold it six years later, with over 48,000. I've spoken to the buyer and he tells me that it is still running to this day with no major engine work.
In the time that I owned it, the most severe repair I had to make was replacing the pulse coil....otherwise it was bomb-proof.
After I sold it, I tried several other models; Sherpa...XT225...XT250...DR650....and two years ago I was looking at buying a CRF, but found another TW, so I bought that instead.
Happy with my decision, but if a CRF shows up at a decent price......who knows. After all, you can never have enough bikes!
Hey Mr Q! Thanks for watching and for the comment. I think you are right, you can't have enough motorcycles. I've ridden who knows how many motorcycles in my life and I love the TW200. I actually liked the TW more than the CRF, but with some work I think the CRF would be a great machine. I have known quite a few folks with the TW and almost all of them have said they love the TW.
Well done Matt. Thank you for this video. I found it very helpful. If it were just for me I would go for the Honda but I also have a short wife that wants to be able to ride, so I think the TW would be best.
Hey Brad! Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked the video. I don't think you can go wrong with the TW. The Honda is great as well, but both me and my wife really like the TW's!
Good video Matt. Just looking at the seats , the TW looks more comfortable. I guess would have to go with the TW.
Hey Michael! You're right, the TW seat is better. I think it's better for a passenger as well!
I kept dropping my son’s Honda CRF250l. Can’t reach the ground. Finally promised him I wouldn’t ride his bike anymore. Can’t keep it up if I am not on a flat road. He is six feet tall and I am 5’4”. TW200 for me.
I know how you feel! Fortunately I haven't laid this one down at all. The height if the TW is better that way for me as well.
@@MOBStreet83 Also every time I dropped his bike I needed help getting it upright. Not good. Consequence of having a desk job.
Glad you have not dropped the Honda. Guess you didn’t take the Honda to the sand dunes!
@@DianneGerrity nah, not to the dunes! That would've been nothing but falling over video! 🤣
I grew up on a red rider, the Honda is objectively a great bike.
But the opening shot says it all. Low seats and fat tires 4 life.
You said it right there, Low seats and Fat tires for life. That's why my Harley is a FatBoy......low seat and fat tires as well.
I went from a tw200 to a Suzuki dr650 and I still consider going back. Although way slower the tw is much more comfortable, way better off road in crazy conditions (I've had to lug it through some stuff and taken it through things I wouldn't consider doing with the dr650). Tdubs are amazing.
That's crazy! I've had mine in a lot of places I know I wouldn't have been comfortable on any other bike than the TW! It is a stout machine and I am glad I've got one! Thanks for the comment and add another TW to the stable!
Seriously the Honda is the better all round bike for the money. They being said I just like the TW for the same reason old timers prefer older vehicles. As far as higher tune that’s the reason the Honda is liquid cooled. It will last. Where I live no one buys a motorcycle for practicality. So TW it is.
Hey Gary! You get a lot of bike for your money with the Honda. But, the shorter seat height, simplicity factor and way better looks (IMO) the TW won out.
I have a used TW and a used (carbureted) Yamaha WR250R, which is similar to the Honda. The WR is water cooled, more powerful, has electric and kick start, and is much lighter than the Honda at 234 pounds dry (about 250 pounds wet?). The bike can be lowered about 1 1/2 inch if necessary and a more comfortable seat is available. Still love the TW, but the WR is more capable.
Riding with RallywithRowley, that WR is an awesome machine! He's put it through the paces and it just keeps going. If I were a little better at riding I would like to get one as well and run that along side him and see how it does.
I have a tw200 and a crf300L rally, and I prefer the tw200. Its just more fun.. the rally while way smoother, better trans, clutch effort is a joke etc. just feels less nimble and the suspension is so soft that when you hit anything significant, it just pogos. the tw200 even though it has less travel, is more comfortable to me with the tires aired down. I ride mine at 55 all the time btw and it handles it just fine. Im also 6' 290.
You just nailed what my next video is about. I found the same results for me between the two!
You can infact push Start a fuel injection with a dead battery but not without the battery lol experienced that last weekend on the KLX250. I left the key on for a good 4 hours and it was dead as a door nail. I ended up push starting it.
I'm glad there was enough to get it going. I saw somewhere that you need at least 9 volts to bump start them.
Did this trigger today's video? 🤔
@@MOBStreet83 unfortunately no.......I had already filmed while out camping. Hence the comment about you can infact push Start a fuel injected bike. I didn't have a volt meter but I'm probably not going to test it that far but the last time I push started it it had lots of juice. It just wouldn't turn the starter. This time I had zero dash lights zero horn nothing. Great coincidence though 🤣🤣
I'm coming to the US to buy a TW200. I'll be buying it of the Rockymountain shop and I'll be riding it home to Sweden. Then I'll drop by your place for a brief chat and coffe.., alright Matt?
.. or maybe, is there perhaps some closer country where the TW200 is sold?
Hey Tomas!! Man, I wish you could find one! If you make it out this way to Utah let me know! I think they have them in Ireland or the UK......I think.....
Big fan of the TW200 👍
You and me both Buzz!
I own a Honda CRF 250L. It gets 73 mile to the gallon. Right on👍. Top speed on freeway is 83 mile an hour with my size person. The Honda is well none for being reliable. Water cooled engine does stay cooler than the TW. The only down side is the CRF250L feels heavy and clumsy on rocky single track trails. On dirt or pavement CRF is the best of the two. Heck in other countries, they use a Honda wave to take pigs and other live stock to town. So it doesn’t really matter what you ride. Just go ride!
Hey Joe! Thanks for watching and for your insight on the CRF250L. I agree about the just getting out and riding part for sure. Just trying to help those who might be trying to choose between. I agree as well that the CRF250L takes the cake on road speed and power.
@@MOBStreet83 I have a few videos of Honda CRF 250L, CRF125F and CRF110F
@@JoeRiding-t4g I'm gonna check em out!
@@MOBStreet83 thanks! Watch the airline trail videos. It ridden on a crf125f. Those are fun.
tw200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks so much for the side by side video! what you really can't tell when looking at these bikes one at a time online is the scale differences - the CRF250 (and 300) are HUGE bikes! the actual on paper dimensions aside, they look and feel monstrously big in real life.
the weight is a very good point as well. as a new rider, that 50lbs makes a BIG difference - esp if you're off road and picking it up several times a day lol!
it's taken a lot to sway me from honda, but i think they just don't have anything compelling for a rider my size. yamaha, you have my attention!
The TW200 is one that a lot of the riding schools use to introduce folks to riding. If you are near the Loveland CO are at the end of the month a company name Ride With Us will let you ride the TW at the Overland Expo!
@@MOBStreet83 oh man, i wish i lived out that way! i came through loveland and longmont co on a road trip back in 2019 - seriously considered moving out there! what a great place! maybe i'll have to make a return trip out for an off roading workshop :D
I know that I could use one of those courses to learn more about off road! There are plenty of shots of me falling on my face off road 😂
When I got mine I liked the idea of having a bug out vehicle. One of the few vehicles that will run after a EMP. That reason alone I will not ever give that bike up.
I'dike the idea of a bug out vehicle as well! Never thought I'd the EMP thing though, now I'm even happier I have two of them! 😁
Hope to see the Honda in action
You will, this was just some of the specs comparison
I'll take my tw all day long.👍
I'm a fan of my TW as well. Still the CRF250L is a great machine as well.
Love my TW, but the CRF would be fun to blast around on. That the prices are so close makes me think that either Honda is selling for cost, or Yamaha is making some money on their old as dirt design. If I wanted a fuel injected dual sport I'd consider the XT250 first just because it's still air cooled so it should be a little simpler and lighter.
The CRF is a great bike for sure! The new CRF300L is selling for more now than the TW, but these two are still pretty close. When the CRF first came out I couldn't believe they were selling it for that low. That's why the battle was between these two. The XT250 is great also. It weighs in at 291lbs. I did a comparison on the TW and the XT a while ago and it too is a pretty hard toss up between them. th-cam.com/video/dKGQS9rcoBw/w-d-xo.html that's the link for the TW200 vs XT250 video.
Being air cooled is the big maintenance difference!
Not to mention the lack of electronics, old school valve style adjustments, mechanical speedo and the like.
My TW has oil cooling system 😁
Really? Did you install it yourself?
Yes of course. its not hard at all
I'm gonna have to look into that!
good luck !
TW 200
I agree with you Jim!