The TW is great for everything (except maybe some motocross tracks ;P) ! I take it on any trail even in the snow. It's also great for the tight curvy sport bike roads. I like the XT too for its extra gear and expanded MX capabilities.

Thanks again moto, i was thinking it probably was a waste of time, due to all the termes and conditions. How you clean it was one of the deciding factors.

The TW and XT both seem to be great bikes, wish we could have used them for the bike course instead of the little cruiser i was on, 250 honda, completly different in every way. Have to remake one of the days due to rain, so that puts another hold on the license, damn, but should be good for summer.

XT can sink a little lower than the TW and the suspension can be changed unlike the TW, or so i think. Anyone else have any ideas or ways to lower the TW a little? Hopefully without major changes if possible.

load lords on its way, just need a bag or spider net thingy for it.

Mark......There is a TW site that might have some more info on there for you about lowering and stuff. I'll see if I can find it....

Here it is.... http://www.tw200forum.com

Lower the TW? It's already low as heck! My 14 yr old sister can ride it fine its so low! And mine is an 89 and I swear its taller than the brand new ones.... Just curious, why do you want to lower it?

Morgan is height challenged and not heavy so the bike doesn't lower much and she doesn't reach the floor to well.
either on her toes or one foot.

Morgan just signed up for the TW site so we'll see what they have to offer

and WHOPII we passed our course today and should have our Licenses SOON, SOOOOOOOO excited, 3 more weeks of this semester then summer baby

Time to put some miles on our babies

Greetings!

Enjoy the bikes!

You have a lot to learn beyond the basic class to be safe. Recommend at an absolute minimum that you read "Proficient Motorcycling" by David Hough. Ride for a few months, then take an ERC, too.

Fuel won't be a problem in the U.S. anywhere with your little Yammies.

The license plate storage thingy, IIRC, can be found at riderwearhouse.com or at whitehorsepress.com. Not sure if it's the same thing at both places.

Heya Marc! I don't think anyone answered your original tankbag question yet.

I have the Wolfman Explorer Lite on my XT and I love it.

It's a perfect size for me (I like to carry the earth on my trips) but it fits on securely so if you don't have a lot of stuff it doesn't wiggle around. It's just fine off road, too -- no flopping about on the tank.

You do have to remove at least two of the four buckles to get to the gas cap, but it's easy to do. I also remove the tank bag regularly to bring it inside at restaurants etc (to read a book or whatever, not really for security reasons).

Here's a pic where the tankbag is pretty prominent:

+1 on the Wolfman tank bags - excellent gear!

I have the smaller Enduro bag.

You can compare the two quite well here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116676&highlight=wolfman+enduro+tank

The Wolfman stuff is not cheap, but it's tough and designed for dirt bikes.
If you haven't noticed yet, there's two kinds of money. Regular money and motorcycle money. Motorcycle money disappears really fast!

found the license plate thingy, thanks a lot Wide Open, got two on order.

tank bags are pricy things, but both look good, think i might go with the explorer lite even though quite a bit more, but looks really good on bluepoof's bike, and doesnt take up much more "needed" space, that link was very helpful, thanks again.

Money money money, stupid things were supposed to save money on gas, need to ride them for 40 years to make any money that way. But lifes all about fun right, still waitin for licenses to come, so been on mountain bike for the last week, school and work seem so much further away, but weathers been so beautiful.

Wow! My girlfriend and I just purchased the XT and TW She also was stuck on the TW. I tried and tried to get her to the XT but she loves that little TW. Good luck to you both and keep that rubber side down. Welcome to the world of Motorcycles!