XT250 or TW200?
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From: . on 3 Aug 2008 13:48 On Aug 2, 4:34�am, "Bill Miller." <jay-smith-1...(a)excite.com> wrote: > I've looked at both the Yamaha TW200 and the XT250 The TW200 would be better for loose sand, if you have that kind of terrain where you ride.
From: Beryl on 3 Aug 2008 16:15 Bill Miller. wrote: > On Aug 2, 1:53 pm, Beryl <flyingterra...(a)chillybits.org> wrote: > Personally, I'd try hard to find the discontinued XT225. Low seat > height, nimble, plus significantly less weight than TW200 or XT250. > > Beryl, I checked the comparison between the 2009 XT250 and the > discontinued 2007 XT225 and couldn't find a lot of difference. Check > out this comparison link. > > http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspeccompare/9/1844/0/compare.aspx > > It looks like the seat heights are the same and although this link > doesn't give the dry weight of the XT250, it's 239 lbs., only one > pound more than the XT225. Yamaha is being tight-lipped about the weight. Forget the 225, do a comparison between the '09 XT250 and the '08 XT250. The dry weight is... 271 lbs! I don't know where Wudsracer found "both kick and electric start" for the newer XT250 models. Yamaha only mentions pushbutton electric start, the only pictures are of the '08 model, and there's no kickstarter on it that I can see. > Another one I've looked at is the Suzuki DR200SE. Here's a comparison > between it and the Yamaha XT250. > > http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/new_vehicle_compare.asp?vehicle1=87118&year2=2009&mfg2=4&vehicle2=88132&go=Go > > Finally, if all the "off-roading" I was going to do is just some > gravel/dirt roads and some forest service/logging roads and most of > the use was around town, would the TW200 better fit the bill? > > Here's a comparison between the TW200 and the XT250. > > http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/new_vehicle_compare.asp?vehicle1=87118&year2=2009&mfg2=2&vehicle2=87119&go=Go > > Bill Between the DR200/TW200/XT250 contenders, I would grab the XT. I was in the same boat a few months ago, looking at the same bikes you are. Really wanted an XT225, but I happened to find an old Honda XL185S first. Cheap, and much better than I expected.
From: Bill Miller. on 3 Aug 2008 19:43 On Aug 3, 1:15 pm, Beryl <flyingterra...(a)chillybits.org> wrote: Forget the 225, do a comparison between the '09 XT250 and the '08 XT250. The dry weight is... 271 lbs! And here is that comparison. The specs are identical except the price of the 2009 went up $150. http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/new_vehicle_compare.asp?vehicle1=54001&year2=2009&mfg2=2&vehicle2=87118&go=Go Bill
From: Beryl on 4 Aug 2008 01:10 Bill Miller. wrote: > On Aug 3, 1:15 pm, Beryl <flyingterra...(a)chillybits.org> wrote: > Forget the 225, do a comparison between the '09 XT250 and the '08 > XT250. The dry weight is... 271 lbs! > > And here is that comparison. The specs are identical except the price > of the 2009 went up $150. > > http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/new_vehicle_compare.asp?vehicle1=54001&year2=2009&mfg2=2&vehicle2=87118&go=Go > > Bill Still, 271 lbs isn't bad when it's in the right places and the bike handles well. You'll never notice it unless you don't make that hillclimb and the rear wheel digs a hole and you have to horse it around.
From: Bill Miller. on 4 Aug 2008 03:45
On Aug 3, 10:48 am, "." <Rhiann...(a)gmail.com> wrote: The TW200 would be better for loose sand, if you have that kind of terrain where you ride. A lot of the roads around here are dirt and gravel (fine gravel) so would the TW200 be better for riding on those on the way to the pavement and why. Bill |