I have had many bikes over the years. My latest thing has been the dual sports. I picked up a TW200 about a year and a half ago. It is all fixed up and has been a great commuter / trail bike. It now has the Clarke tank to extend its range and is all fixed up where I want it.
The plan has been to have my wife ride the TW eventually. That time has now come. She is all signed up for the Team Oregon Motorcycle safety course next month. We have been practicing as much as possible to get her ready.
No on the phase two: Here is the craigslist photo:
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It was pretty poor looking from all the oxidation, but otherwise in decent shape and not beat.
After a clean up , buf -n- heat job.
It received some electrical improvements. Power ports, headlamp upgrade, driving lights. A rock guard for the headlamp. Quite a few small things were cleaned up and fixed along the way.
I mounted a little clock above the instruments. That is the little orange thing. The PN-20 GPS sits in a RAM mount on the bars.
I added a flap on the rear inner fender to protect the shock from mud and debris. The dune flag mount is on the rear rack.
My friend John did the "doo" for me. He can do these in his sleep and has the right tools , so I asked him to help me with that.
Muffler mod:
I took the idea from the KLR650.net - Willys Method
I made the tip myself. It is just a slack adjuster shim , three SS screws and a piece of muffler pipe.
I pulled the outer resonator. Drilled with a 1 1/4" holesaw. Under the tip there is a stainless steel screen to act as a spark arrestor.
For this I picked up a Wallyworld Tea ball strainer. Each half makes one screen.
Nice thump at idle and no louder on the highway. No more VW tweety sound. Mostly it keeps the exhaust off the fender. Almost looks stock.
The cheap ebay cover arrived. Now stuffed into a tractor manual tube.
Tractor tool tubes: I have a pair on the TW200 and really like them. One holds my cover and the other has real wrenches, tire irons and repair kit.
I trimmed the mounting tabs down to line up with the bars on my Cyclerack. The forward tab I used a heat gun to form to the bar. Three 30# nyla-ties (zip ties) attach each tube.
The back end was mushy so I added a Topgun 7.4kg spring to the rear. The front shocks got new oil and 5lbs of air. These were a significant improvement for the suspension.
The brakes receiver Galfer stainless steel lines to firm up the application. Not a huge improvement, but every bit helps.
Scored a used Corbin seat for a bill:
Only a few miles on it so far, but I think I am going to like it. I feel better sitting a little lower on the bike and can comfortably flat foot it at stops.
"L" can fit it too now. All part of my long term plan.
I also added a pad to enlarge the foot print of the side stand.
Drilled a couple small holes to retain it. I have plenty of replacement material on hand. It seems to be holding up pretty well so far (excuse the pun)
A little work to modify the bar end weights and the Moose handguards are in place
Those will protect the levers, my hands and keep the chill off a little better as fall approaches.
I also picked up a used radiator guard...
and a waterpump bar.
Both were a little rough, but cleaned them up smoothed them up. Modified to work with the road bars and then black baked enameled. They offer a little more protection for those vulnerable areas.
Am going to change out the headlamp bulb for a lower watt and better light solution. The light that I have now is good, but I see a little dimming at idle. I think I can solve that with some power reductions and also improve visibility on both ends.
Slowly but surely I am getting this to its "Happy place".