Jay,
Isn't there some tire that is like 50% street and 50%
dirt for this bike? I thought there was somethign
besides bt010?
ADam
--- Range Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Delayed response: I've been out of town.
>
> In a message dated 8/14/01 5:20:26 PM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> << Have any of you guys ridden or even owned the TDM
> 850? It's Yamaha's
> infamous "adventure sports" twin. Seems like an
> unique & interesting ride for
> the US mountains.....or Greece even. >>
>
> I owned a TDM850. Of all the bikes I've purchased in
> the last eight years,
> it's the only one I sold. In other words, I wasn't
> impressed. I have a Honda
> TransAlp and thought the TDM would be similar but
> have more power. The
> TransAlp has less power, but is superior in just
> about every other way. The
> TDM vibrates a bit and is just "okay" at any task,
> not terrific at anything.
>
> In a message dated 8/15/01 7:58:08 AM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> << It seems to me that this bike's greatest
> potential
> (for me) is to switch to some off-road-ish tires >>
>
> That was the worst part. It has an 18-inch front
> wheel. Try and get offroad
> tires. Ha! It takes the same size tires as my
> ST1100, not exactly a
> motocrosser. Some guys have put rear tires on the
> front, but not something I
> like to do for a bike I'd take on the street at
> speed.
>
> Overall, it wasn't a terrible bike. But I've got a
> garage full of bikes that,
> no matter which one I take, I feel like it's the
> best of the bunch. The TDM
> never gave me that feeling. And so it's gone.
>
> Jay
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