Also, the used market is pretty soft on these right now because everyone wants more or same as new for a used bike. For this reason, I'm seeing a lot of listings and they are not selling very quickly anymore due to greed. My local dealer actually has a new one in stock and it is currently discounted $200, LOL
@TDub_ADVАй бұрын
I have not paid attention to it since i helped a friend pick one up a couple years ago. Back then just like when i got mine it was hard to get one since they sold almost instantly.
@eriknash8783Ай бұрын
What tires are you running?
@TDub_ADVАй бұрын
Stock in the rear and a Shinko 244 on the front.
@bondjames652Ай бұрын
They come very lean and stock gearing is too short. 2 things that if fixed dramatically increase performance.
@georgestark41002 ай бұрын
It’s a jeep on 2 wheels
@jcee22592 ай бұрын
I put +27K miles on my 1987 TW-200. On and off-roads. From British Columbia to California. I expect to trade my 2008 DR.650 for another new T-DUB.
@wk.73483 ай бұрын
Magic of the C Clamp! Great video, much appreciated.
@jameswerner5033 ай бұрын
I bought a 2005 TW 2 weeks ago, love it. I plan to do some motocamping. It looks like you have the Cycle Racks rear rack. Do you mind sharing which pannier racks and which front rack you have?
@TDub_ADV3 ай бұрын
Congrats on the TW, you will love it. The front rack is a Manracks rack. www.manracks.com/. I believe Rocky Mountian ATV has an over the light model now too in the Tusk brand as another option. The pannier racks were made by a gentleman who went by Tinman Tim on the TW200 forum. He no longer produces these and has not been active on the TW forum in over 4 years.
@Rodeo321453 ай бұрын
I also would sit them in the sun for a few hours then in the garage, by morning they would mount a lot easier. You are correct though, good video!
@joshbradybaugh61985 ай бұрын
Do you have a link for all your accessories please
@matthewfurlong38895 ай бұрын
Best....tutorial....ever. Thanks!
@jeffkoch16066 ай бұрын
Nice video! I’m curious: are you running stock sprockets? Thanks!
@TDub_ADV6 ай бұрын
I am running the stock 14/50 gearing on the bikes. To me its perfect and i see no reason to change it. The sprockets themselves are aftermarket replacements made by JT Sprockets with DID O-Ring chains.
@benmyers54466 ай бұрын
I cannot wait ..... il be on my tw200 in 2 weeks ..
@anonw38296 ай бұрын
Lovin my 2024...
@BuilderofRat6 ай бұрын
I bought the kit for my TW, and the only issue that I had was bleeding the air out of the brake fluid. I went online and found 2 banjo bolts that had bleeders built into them. This worked awesome. I also did the sintered bronze pads. I did not like the brake action with the stock pads, but after I installed the sintered bronze pads, I noticed a remarkable difference. I do indeed love my rear disc. I absolutely HATED the squeaky squawky poor rear drum brakes.
@TDub_ADV6 ай бұрын
Fantastic. Glad its working out for you. I'm guessing you got one of the newer kits? Im not a fan of the drum either but alas mine is back on the bike. As i feared the original adapter moved around in use and i had to re-center it multiple times in a pretty short amount of miles. Not something i wanted to fiddle with constantly so off it came...
@BuilderofRat6 ай бұрын
@@TDub_ADV Are you saying the the disc would not run exactly true, like it would wobble a little? Would that make the brake less effective? Look at some of the discs on bikes, they are not even round. They have a wavy outside edge, and they work just fine. I have never checked to see if my disc is perfect or not, but it does work so well. I even extended my brake cam actuating lever to exert more pressure to the shoes, and it was still horrible. I will never go back to the drum. I will check to see if my disk is exactly centered. Either way, I will continue to use it, because it works so well. Would your disc brake not work? I am sorry, I just don't understand maybe.
@TDub_ADV6 ай бұрын
@@BuilderofRat As explained in the last part of this video, the entire assembly would run off center from the wheel and make the rear wheel hop and upset the rear end of the bike. I have owned bikes with wavy disc's but the difference is the center line of said wavy disc is turning on the same axis as the wheel is. When the adapter would move the disc was moving in an elliptical pattern in relation to the wheel's axis.
@Fateracing5 ай бұрын
Not sure but BuilderofRat do you have the newly designed/corrected eccentric version? Thanks for the info TDub_ADV and yes I understood your comment about the newer version🏁
@BuilderofRat5 ай бұрын
@@Fateracing I have no idea. I must have, because I do not have any issues with the disc needing to be trued up. I would think that Bradley would have supplied TDub-ADV with an updated version. They seem like a good outfit. After using the disc for a while, it would hurt my heart to put the drum set up back on. I wonder if they make sintered brass brake shoes. I use to do than on my older bikes that did not have discs. It was a remarkable up-grade in brake performance. They warned that if would wear out the center hub, but I never did. If it did, so what. When I worked at a Honda/Yamaha shop, that was one job that I was pretty good at. And, the TW has a bolt on drum, so for it that would not be an issue.
@chucksmith55646 ай бұрын
Yes very important for all tw people
@ericmartin57207 ай бұрын
Thanks to this vid, got mine installed in little more than an hour. My suggestion is add a seal to keep the dirt away from the bearing, it would take a little machining on the aluminum hub.
@PSBEadventures7 ай бұрын
Just wanted to say, I got this kit for Christmas. Install went perfect, the hub is redesigned and centered just right and the brake line was out of the way for me. I do think I may do some sintered iron pads just because I'm not a fan of organic pads on dirt bikes. Shout out to Bradley for fixing this kit up! My drum brakes were terrible.
@TDub_ADV7 ай бұрын
Glad you are happy with the updated kit.
@PSBEadventures7 ай бұрын
@@TDub_ADV yes sir. Appreciate your videos man
@microlling35827 ай бұрын
It scares me that this was your last TW post. Problem with the install or just normal issues?
@TDub_ADV7 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking in. No issue with anything install related or with the bikes at all, just life getting in the way at the moment We made some big but very planned life changes shortly after this video was made. We sold our house and moved into a rental in Florida where i had the bikes in storage while we waited for our home on wheels to be built. Now that we are settling into our new RV life and the Tdubs are out of storage i hope to make some new content soon.
@microlling35827 ай бұрын
@@TDub_ADV Congrats will you be youtubing the RV life and the Tdubs going forward?
@TK-cl1jm7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas '23! Great video series, as I contemplate adding a TW200 to my stable of 1!! My guess is that you gave up on a nice section with your concern about private property. FYI Vermont is LOADED with publicly accessible Class 3 and Class 4 roads that go right across private property!
@PSBEadventures7 ай бұрын
Just got my kit for Christmas from my awesome wife. It appears as if the hub is redesigned! I'll be doing an install video really soon.
@605pilot8 ай бұрын
I would of used the blue loctite 243 because it will be easier to remove later on without heat application.
@RhiceyHarierar9 ай бұрын
Got a 24 Im workin on rite now. Going yo be a ripper
@djj10179 ай бұрын
Great information for someone considering buying a kit. Don’t think I’ll be getting one anytime soon. Thanks
@BillySBC9 ай бұрын
You could get it centered by measuring from the outside of the rim to the hub in four spots 45 degrees apart from each other around the rim, but unless the inside of the hub is routered to match the pertrusion on the center of the wheel it won't be long before it walks itself out of center anyway. Same thing with the disc, you could measure from the perimeter of the wheel to get it centered, but the play in the mounting holes will just have it walk itself out of center after a few stops. I see that Bradley took your advice and altered the hub to match the wheel. Good job.
@TDub_ADV9 ай бұрын
That is exactly what happened.... It moved around and I en did up taking the kit off, I never did a follow up video because the kit is sitting in a box in storage.
@stevenpleasant58349 ай бұрын
Hi, his rear wheel kit is the same way he needed to put pilots on the flanges for the rim and sprocket and drum or disc kit.
@stevenpleasant58349 ай бұрын
Hi also have you thought about making that center puck and offering it to buyers that have the old style kit??
@TDub_ADV9 ай бұрын
No, I did send the plans to a couple guys with 3d printers. In the end while the tool worked good to get it installed the adapter did not stay put which was a worry I had. I ended up taking it off since I did not want o have to mess with it constantly to keep it centered.
@stevenpleasant58349 ай бұрын
@@TDub_ADV ok I thought this when I saw his kit with no pilot on any of his hubs this will happen I like the kit but he needs to redo them I build fat cat kits for the older Honda 3 wheeler and I build buggies I know a little bit about building parts.
@TDub_ADV9 ай бұрын
@@stevenpleasant5834 Based off the pictures on the website it looks like he has fixed this for kits going forward.
@stevenpleasant58349 ай бұрын
Hi there I do fab work my self and when I saw the kit I thought the same thing ,but very good you pointed it out to the buyers any way glad to see that Bradley fixed it. great guy.
@alexicon_9 ай бұрын
thank you kindly for the video! new tw owner here, and this was very helpful to give me an idea of what sorts of tools i should start investing in. as i work through the maintenance routine i'll start adding bits and bobs as i go. the insight on tire repair items was also incredibly helpful. thanks again.
@TDub_ADV9 ай бұрын
Enjoy your TW, they are so much fun.
@tonymbabuphotography30169 ай бұрын
Or you could 3D print the necessary parts and sell them as independent "installation kit" and make some bucks. That's a business opportunity right there.
@TDub_ADV9 ай бұрын
Nah, better for the adapter design to be fixed. The parts moving potential I pointed out in the video is actually a thing. It happened to mine, it moved more than once in a short amount of miles and I had to re-adjust it so the only fix is to make the parts hub centric to keep it from moving which Bradley Performance did for the current kit. I ended up taking mine off since I dont want to have to constantly mess with it. Thats why I have not done a follow up.
@markmcdaniel567510 ай бұрын
Great insight as a fabricator, thanks for your input. I am new to TW200 but not to motos. I wanted a hydro rear brake, and have found my solution.
@armadilllo10 ай бұрын
I'd be a little leery about a zip tie holding that brake line, they rot awful fast and you don't want that line hitting the tire. That hub adapter needs to be redesigned, I spotted the flaws when you first put it on. Is that printed piece plastic? Brakes get hot, can it melt?
@chriskiwior777810 ай бұрын
Had major issues with install, could not get brake to bleed properly, using vac brake kit, pumping brake fluid from caliper back to master cylinder still couldnt get it,finally dealer got it to bleed as they stated air was trapped in caliper. All was working good then brake tightened up for unknown reason, warped rotor and ruined pads, had to buy new rotor and pads from Bradley. Now Ive lost brakes, on the stand brake work good but in the field not much braking power. 2nd issue was trying to mount with the Bradley big wheel kit, cannot get caliper on/off rotor with rim supplied by Bradley for big wheel kit, tried to hoist back end and just slip rear wheel out as not enough room between rim and caliper mount. Have to loosen rotor bolts, easy enough to take apart but re-installation is not easy. Oh yea nad stripping the rotor bolts is an issue, be careful.
@mohawksniper7911 ай бұрын
Noice 👍🏼🤠love the adapter you made
@totalglitch11 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you for doing this. Huge respect.
@riffafrank Жыл бұрын
Amazing great video!
@frostbitevinnie Жыл бұрын
Good job! Looks like I may need this for my '95! Good suggestions on needed changes as well! I wonder if an internal spacer for adapter and disk would work.
@nicmaglio7306 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. I probably just need to look but interested to see video from your ride to Canada you talk about. Mic sounds good to me. Would be more editing but I’m new to riding and I think it would be interesting off in the corner if there was an indicator of what gear you are in and speed.
@MrRottenJD Жыл бұрын
I want this kit...Please let us know when this kit is fine tuned and ready to buy!!!
@richardsteele6776 Жыл бұрын
My wallet was ready and then my wallet was not ready. They fix the issue and my wallet is ready. Excellent video.
@grooviefan Жыл бұрын
Just check to see that the bearings are not made in China.
@dring83 Жыл бұрын
have you sent the extra kit back to gut updated parts?
@dring83 Жыл бұрын
where did you get the "saftey third" sticker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want some give,give,give
@JM-iw9tj Жыл бұрын
how is this not patented?!
@robertloudenslager1581 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I agree with everything you said about the rear wheel conversion. I machined an alignment tool for the hub and disc. This worked out great. I also had an issue with the twist of the brake line and ended up doing the same thing you did with flipping the banjo fitting and straightening it so it runs just to the right of the bleeder valve. This kept the line parallel to the swing arm. But now I have a problem with bleeding the system. I have tried gravity feed and also a vacuum pump but can not get the brake caliper/pistons to engage the disc. I even worked with a mechanic and we know we have all the air out of the system but the brake will not engage. Did you have any issues bleeding the system?
@TDub_ADV Жыл бұрын
No issues for me bleeding the brakes at all. Are the washers on the banjo bolts in good shape still?
@robertloudenslager1581 Жыл бұрын
@@TDub_ADV They should be because the unit is brand new. Im thinking that maybe there is some trapped air around the master cylinder because I never feel a solid resistance on the brake pedal. Im going to try a bench bleed by breaking the banjo fitting loose at the master cylinder and see if I have any trapped air in the piston. I called Bradley Performance and left a message. Will try again after the 4th. Will keep you posted. Thanks.
@TDub_ADV Жыл бұрын
@@robertloudenslager1581 Its possible they may have been damaged when you took it apart. They are pretty soft copper and just the act of removing the banjo bolt will sometimes ruin the washers. I always replace them now because i have been bitten by bad washers in the past. If its not building pressure you either have trapped air or a leak somewhere. its also possible to crack that fitting if your not careful.
@robertloudenslager1581 Жыл бұрын
@@TDub_ADV Are the copper washers a standard size or specific to the caliper?
@TDub_ADV Жыл бұрын
@@robertloudenslager1581 They should be standard 10mm size.
@thomascimino6337 Жыл бұрын
What tire do you like for the Tdub ?
@TDub_ADV Жыл бұрын
On the front i have a Shinko 244, rear is the stock Bridgestone TW34.
@TheDidjidude Жыл бұрын
I consider my TW a Trail 70 on steroids.
@hazcat640 Жыл бұрын
I did much the same on my '99 TW. Replace the old style glass fuse for modern blade type and added a fused aux panel. Cleans up that space and makes any new electrical add-ons a breeze.