Mad Mike
Well-known member
I've had several Yamaha's over the years and had nothing but great experiences on my Yammies.
My TW200 was fun to ride around the city, perfect urban Toronto speeds, light and easy to move in city traffic and and $10 worth of fuel would get me 300km. In 25,000 KM the only thing I ever did to the bike was change oil and tires and 1 battery. It's the grown up's version of a Honda Z50. She was sold when my wife decided to ride, she didn't like the quirky style.
My Virago 250 was another fun little bike. Got it to train my kids, bought it from Humber College for $800 with unknown number of rider training miles. The bike needed a front tide to pass safety, I rode her 20K on oil changes and 1 set of tires. She was sold once the boys learned to ride.
My 2 XV920Rs (Emma and Ethyl) are still going strong. They are approaching 40 years old and still run as well as they did when they were new. The only thing outside of routine wear items are a rebuilt cylinder on one of them due to an oil line block and replacement exhausts on both. I'd hop on either and run to the west coast without hesitation.
My FJR is getting old, but still runs like new. She has had regular fluid changes, brake pads and tires. One valve check at 40K (perfectly in spec), a battery after 8 years, otherwise there has never been a wrench on the bike.
None of these bikes are remarkable in any way other than their bulletproof dependability. I ride for me, turning the key and having my bike get me there and back is the thing I value most.
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My TW200 was fun to ride around the city, perfect urban Toronto speeds, light and easy to move in city traffic and and $10 worth of fuel would get me 300km. In 25,000 KM the only thing I ever did to the bike was change oil and tires and 1 battery. It's the grown up's version of a Honda Z50. She was sold when my wife decided to ride, she didn't like the quirky style.
My Virago 250 was another fun little bike. Got it to train my kids, bought it from Humber College for $800 with unknown number of rider training miles. The bike needed a front tide to pass safety, I rode her 20K on oil changes and 1 set of tires. She was sold once the boys learned to ride.
My 2 XV920Rs (Emma and Ethyl) are still going strong. They are approaching 40 years old and still run as well as they did when they were new. The only thing outside of routine wear items are a rebuilt cylinder on one of them due to an oil line block and replacement exhausts on both. I'd hop on either and run to the west coast without hesitation.
My FJR is getting old, but still runs like new. She has had regular fluid changes, brake pads and tires. One valve check at 40K (perfectly in spec), a battery after 8 years, otherwise there has never been a wrench on the bike.
None of these bikes are remarkable in any way other than their bulletproof dependability. I ride for me, turning the key and having my bike get me there and back is the thing I value most.
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