Earlier this spring, a friend of mine sent me a link to a 1994 TW 200 for sale in our area. I wasn't in the market for another bike but have heard only good things about these "Tee Dubs" so I thought I'd check it out. It was pretty cheap... $600.
I ended up snapping it up and driving it around for a month or so. I loved the bike!
The day I bought the bike:
However, I also had a laundry list of things I'd like to change, especially after finding this forum. Once the bike hit 10,000 miles on the nose and I decided that 10k miles is a good time for a complete rebuild.
I ended up snapping it up and driving it around for a month or so. I loved the bike!
The day I bought the bike:
However, I also had a laundry list of things I'd like to change, especially after finding this forum. Once the bike hit 10,000 miles on the nose and I decided that 10k miles is a good time for a complete rebuild.
- Replace street tires with knobby tires
- Replace bent handlebars with new upgraded aluminum bars
- Replace boxy headlight with single round or double round
- Get rid of plastics and grind down their mounting posts
- Remove and grind down passenger pegs
- Upgrade to a larger tank (the XT350 tank is a direct fit)
- Recover the red seat or find a used black seat
- Repaint the frame and swingarm black