TW200 refresh

[nakman]

seeing that Chase has one of these now reminded me that I need to get ours going again... so I pulled mine from storage yesterday. I think my first move is to drain the old gas, the put a new battery in it, then see what happens.. maybe blast the carb out with some carb cleaner. It actually ran ok when parked like 3 years ago... I think Barry was the last guy to ride it and it's been sitting since.

Once running, I'm going to attempt to navigate titling it. I have nothing- no title, no bill of sale... not sure where to start other than the internet here, I'm sure it will tell me.

 

[nuclearlemon]

Look for "in lieu of bond" instructions. that's how i got a title for annie

 

[BritKLR]

Should do a "200+" moto night at one of RS monthly meetings?

 

[DanielChase]

seeing that Chase has one of these now reminded me that I need to get ours going again... so I pulled mine from storage yesterday. I think my first move is to drain the old gas, the put a new battery in it, then see what happens.. maybe blast the carb out with some carb cleaner. It actually ran ok when parked like 3 years ago... I think Barry was the last guy to ride it and it's been sitting since.

Once running, I'm going to attempt to navigate titling it. I have nothing- no title, no bill of sale... not sure where to start other than the internet here, I'm sure it will tell me.

YOU HAVE A TW?

 

[nakman]

YOU HAVE A TW?

Yeah I used to have 2 of them actually. Sold the newer one a few years ago... kept the older. It's a 1987, which I believe is the first year of these.

Edit: here she be… still on the trailer

 

[nakman]

Should do a "200+" moto night at one of RS monthly meetings?

Yes great idea. Or maybe just an evening ride up Magnolia, etc..

 

[MDH33]

Awesome!

I always thought TW stood for "Too Wide" 200. It's TrailWay? I learned something new!

 

[gr8fulabe]

Funny, ours wouldn’t start before cruise Moab. Thinking it is the carb but did t have a chance to dig in. If you get yours running, let me know how hard the carb is to do!
Thanks!
Abe

 

[BritKLR]

Yes great idea. Or maybe just an evening ride up Magnolia, etc..

It'd be a long ride to a meeting but, I have a vintage Kawasaki KLR250 Super Sherpa with the pimpin gold wheels! A real blast ride!

 

[DanielChase]

Yeah I used to have 2 of them actually. Sold the newer one a few years ago... kept the older. It's a 1987, which I believe is the first year of these.

Edit: here she be… still on the trailer

Does it have kick start and a starter?

 

[nakman]

Does it have kick start and a starter?

Yes it does. and roll start! I got it going today... had the battery removed and jumpered to the camper for a day, and it had a lot of cranks in it but wouldn't fire. Then I hooked jumper cables to the 40 and that did it.. rode it around the neighborhood a bit but it won't start again, at least by battery.. gonna try to charge it some more this week before I order a new one.

I think my first mod is a new muffler- I forgot how loud that bike is.

 

[subzali]

Not sure which TW200 thread to put this in…

View: https://youtu.be/v8vk_jTOMSE?si=YQdg-GLFsINpRHtH

 

[BritKLR]

That was painful!

 

[nakman]

One year later, but I managed to get a new battery and zip it around the block.


View: https://youtu.be/7NpzUQt0EWk

 

[nakman]

so with the support of @rckhound, this bike has made its way to the greener pastures of Iowa, and will be under the care of @MDH33 for the foreseeable future. I know that Martin will waste no time getting it some attention, or at least send it down some dirt roads through a corn field. Looking forward to the next update!

 

[MDH33]

Heck yeah, this thing was made for corn country gravel travel! I'm moving into my new place next weekend and I'll finally have a proper shop space. Looking forward to tinkering with a 2 wheeler again. Thanks again Tim and Steve!

 

[rckhound]

No problem. Good seeing you even if it was brief.

 

[nakman]

where are the updates, Martin? I thought you'd have that head off and the carb rebuilt by now... also reminder that carb was jetted for 10,000' so you might want a little less air in the mix now.

 

[MDH33]

where are the updates, Martin? I thought you'd have that head off and the carb rebuilt by now... also reminder that carb was jetted for 10,000' so you might want a little less air in the mix now.

Moved into the new house and haven't even started unpacking the garage yet. Jumped right into some renovation tasks.

Can't wait to get the shop set up. Have to-do lists for the TW, Stout, 40 and 60!