PROJECT *PREPPER TRANSPORT* TW200 - PART 3/FINAL!

[@bctruck]

I shake my head in disbelief at how "preparedness" somehow became more about tac vests and black gun accoutrements, and less about actual skill and ability. Brilliant job on restoration! Absolutely brilliant outcome!

[@usfreedom22]

Turned out great. There is nothing like the pride a man takes from building something with his own hands.

[@grumpysquid]

That is indeed a good feeling, but there is something way better: Pleasing God, who fashioned man with His own breath!

[@liboriopsych]

My life IS in an SHTF, and has been for near fourteen years... Being self-reliant, and prepared, is what has kept me OUT of the "system", and still alive. But, I still learn so much from you and folks like you. All that "cool stuff" people pedal to peppers, for the impending doom (sneer), are just wasting money. SKILLS and KNOW-HOW is what will save them... But yes, I still create, build and rebuild myself and people will still ask, "Why didn't you just go out and buy a newer and better one?" Go figure, eh? Not only does NEW waste twenty percent, but NEW usually equals shit quality. Thanks YP, you have been a great help to me over the years. Don't stop.

[@tylerwilliams7062]

Great Job! These Yamaha TW200's are really awesome, fun, and easy to ride.

[@nightfury6836]

Beautiful project bro. The TW200 rules ;-)

[@northcacalacka545]

Damn, I love it. Looks like it just left the factory. Well done!

[@GenX80sKid]

mean and clean, amazing transformation !

[@hairydogstail]

Some projects come out not so good and others come out really good. This project came out unbelievably great. Your paint job and seat make the bike. Great job, I cant stop looking at it. I bet you were smiling when you finished with this project.

[@mrMOTOrrad-ICE]

thats the best refurbished TW I've seen. i can dig what you do, ive taken on projects especially on my bikes that didn't seem necessary enough to pay a shop that i can do affordably.

[@stevenmbell]

You My friend are amazing. Great job on the bike one of the nicest I have seen. Can you say City Cross or Urban Enduro.The thing just looks awesome.I would be proud to own a bike like yours.

[@restigouche3609]

I'm feeling more inspired than ever...I've had an '89 TW since 1990 and have been thinking this kind of transformation for years. I couldn't have come across a better video to give me the push I've needed. Wonderful video!

[@utoobube]

Ive had quite a few bikes in my life...atvs, street bikes, dirt bikes, enduros, you name it...I have been wanting a tw200 for about 10 years....this is the most awesome one Ive seen yet. I, like you, do everything myself, in my backyard in my sheds, or house. Thats an amazing looking bike.

[@rickballard1627]

Awesome job,those last few minutes of your shared wisdom is what so many just do not get or understand. Thanks for sharing.

[@timdupont3227]

Beautiful build. 👍👍

[@alshoemaker9385]

Nice job, good for another 20 years at least. Al

[@jilllong1433]

What a SUPER job you have done on this TW, looks better than new!!! Amazing!

[@spencercoe7550]

Awesome dude. Colour came out great

[@MBdrummer3288]

WAY better then new! Really nice job. Very impressed.

[@leojoseph6385]

OUTSTANDING Job on the rebuild !!! Subscribed. Thanks for the really helpful clinic!

[@WestcountryYokelOnYoutube]

Looks amazing mate. Nice job. 😁

[@KZero38]

Excellent work, looks much better than new! Thanks for taking us along for the trip!

[@bigdaddyduke]

Thank you for all your effort and teachings. You may not realize this but you are an inspiration. If you are ever in Maine, beers on me

[@Yankeeprepper]

Chris Duke I like beer and I like Maine. Hope to see you one day and thanks.

[@lancemartin7584]

Well said brother! Nothing beats the satisfaction of making something and putting your own style into it! My two nephews, my best friend and myself are planning to all get TW200's by spring time, and I'm excited to see what each of us make our bikes into. Great video, your bike looks AWESOME! Shout out from southwest Wyoming!

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

What an absolutely FANTASTIC PROJECT! I love that TW 200 of yours!

[@Yankeeprepper]

It's the most useful motorcycle I have ever owned. I been riding all season on pavement and will be using it going into hunting season off road.

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

***** I am 51 and weigh 250 pounds. I sat on a TW 200 at a dealer today and really liked it. It is too small to carry a guy my size?

[@Yankeeprepper]

I am 210 pounds and I have carried at least 100lbs of gear on the bike and I regularly use the bike to pick up my kids from school who weigh about 100lbs. I was a little worried being too tall for the bike at 6' 3", but it feels good riding it. Especially after putting the seat cover on to raise the seat a little.

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

Cool. That makes me more confident about getting one. Thanks!

[@BLOODSWEATXXXSTEEL]

Wow, that's really a mind blowing transformation. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@VegasStuto]

Thanks for all of your videos, you inspire me. You have me roasting my own coffee and building my skills. News brakes and rotors are sitting in the garage right now waiting to go on my wife's truck.

[@Yankeeprepper]

VegasStuto Brakes and Rotors are a large chunk of change if you were paying to have it done. That's money you can keep and won't have to spend the time to run on the wheel to make up for. And that is time you can spend with your family.

[@SilasThornton1]

FINALLY, man YP I've been dying to see the finished product, so glad you got it uploaded. AWESOME job, You are doing it RIGHT, and the Cool Dad and kid time is priceless, Happy for you and yours, Take care and God Bless

[@wainedodd8055]

you made that look so easy. nowadays with the internet it is. going online was the first win. the rest is simply being walked through it by others. thanks for the time in the vid

[@janrobertbos]

Wise observations and a hell of a good job on that bike. Very well done!!! I really liked it!

[@AmericanPiddler]

If I might say this is one beautiful machine! Well done sir well done! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@danfavata2821]

very nice job!!!! Ive got a 2009 Tw200 luv it!!!!these are truly fun small bikes!

[@etbassdon66]

thanks for showing us (me) how to do things on our own..sadly its skills such these that do not get passed on from one generation to the next.... speaking from my own life ...your videos are very helpful in so many ways ...God keep blessing you and yours.

[@hikethisplanet1017]

You did a great job on the bike. Looks better than any new one.

[@ChefBagel]

Absolutely badass bike, great job. This video is the reason i'm buying a tw200 to make it look similar to this, thank you!

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

The bike turned out awesome. Great message at the end of the video.

[@therecoveryride]

Great restoration. I love a nice t-dub!

[@osfbg9901]

Wow ! Well done.

[@etbassdon66]

great choice on the paint scheme !

[@fabiodottomachado9490]

Great project! Congratulations.

[@stephenloflin9984]

Awesome job. The TW would be an amazing survivalist bike.

[@blainemitchell]

Very cool looking bike. You really did a great job with it. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing!!

[@RoninX4]

Bad Ass Prepper...... well done!

[@skokie23]

NICE LOOKING BIKE! Great job and thanks for sharing!!!

[@Norm7634]

Looks better than the one I did buy from the dealer. Not to say I don't love my TW 200 but obviously I could have done it cheaper. I once did what you did to a 1981 Yamaha 250 Exciter. It was given to me by my boss and n exchange for some tools that were stolen from the big rig paint shop I worked at. Even though 13 years old it only had 1800 miles. The only two things I should have done but didn't was to buy a new fuel tank (I found one but it had a huge bondo filled dent in the left side so I passed) and I didn't rebuild the forks which were pitted badly (I used a fine emery cloth on them). The original tank I had to repair with fiberglass and then gave it a coat of Kreme on the inside. I put 25,000 miles on it before giving to my nephew.

[@theinfinitryda]

Love it. You motivated me to get mine finished

[@markattardo]

Nicely done!!

[@Last_one_before_I_go]

You did a great job on the resto. Congrats.

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

THAT is a thing of beauty! Congratulations on a thoroughly fine job!

[@johnF56]

Looks great.

[@par25]

awesome paint job, those colors look great!

[@deepbludude4697]

Best bikes I have ever owned and I have owned a bunch of em since 1973. Im looking for another one now.

[@KUBBI7488]

Great job !!!!!! Be proud of your work !

[@Codyjames83]

Sure makes me want to do another build done a few atvs and dirt bikes now I'm older and could used something better on my body but still love riding on 2 wheels nothing better in my mind rock on

[@mikemerkweki6949]

JB weld works pretty good for plastic scuffs and cracks, you can kind of work it like bondo, I used it on a beat up 750 katana I purchased.

[@danieldemayo6209]

Thats the coolest tw ive ever seen haha nice job man

[@PlayingWithFireOutdoors]

Ya done good! I've seen alot worse and the owner is proud and all. It looks good at 30 ft but... but up close yours has no errors that show! looks pretty good.

[@danielkoerner7127]

Nice work, thanks for a lot of great tips here!

[@davidgonyeau1825]

Wow, you've done a great job on that bike! If you like this kid of work, you should keep one of those bike's in the works all the time, and market them to folks that don't have the skills or maybe the time to do their own. A side business, that you could call mental hygiene as well. Well done, keep up the good work.

[@Yankeeprepper]

David Gonyeau That is a point I have made in the past as well. Having the ability to do many different work skills, provide me with options. It's a way of prepping as well. I will always be able to find 'work" and make money

[@harley96cube]

Very nice results...as always!

[@dowdawg]

Well done!!! I enjoy watching your skills!!!

[@SHITRUNNER59]

Beautiful bike, I'm very new to anything like this and I plan on trying stuff like this. Keep up these badass videos

[@MrEvanvance]

That seat looks comfy bike looks fresh!

[@DJBIGSEXYBERLIN]

Bravo......I love your videos.

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

Great video

[@Wilmington55]

The graphite and black is a sweet color combo.

[@Champaignmike]

Great job, this is my winter project for my 91 TW.

[@akmankalash]

Awesome fricking bike better than new. My problem is I can't find a used tw so gotta buy new and my kids will have it for their kids.

[@RunsWithKnives]

Turned out nice dude, spent $72 for a new radiator on eBay for the Volvo and saved myself over $300 putting it in myself. Buffed the Volvo all out and she's a shinny turd now but I own it and there isn't much I can't do to it myself.

[@ianferrier235]

Very nice job

[@jpm1211]

Thanks for sharing this interesting project.

[@jaeatyet]

thats a good lookin bike!

[@nelsonfernandez3787]

You are a great person good job i love your bike

[@thebrooklynprepper]

That's great brother...awesome!!!

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

That is SHARP. I wanna see you riding it on some trails, you know, for skills and knowledge. 😉

[@cadman1736]

That is one sweet ride I have been looking for something like that myself. I agree that knowing how to do it yourself is the key to survival , I have been doing my own mech. Work since I was old enough to see over the fender lol. Keep up thegreatvids

[@sopark434]

Wow Looks killer.. great job.

[@cookiegaming98]

the truck bed liner was an amazing touch. might consider it myself. just bought a tw 125 and in the middle of painting

[@billyboy7989]

Wow good job

[@ristin59]

Excellent work, sir!

[@mcdsdaddy]

Wow, YP! That looks awesome!

[@basshunter407me2]

That looks realy good.Great video

[@UPGardenr]

Thanks for posting

[@gearhead9159]

I do like how it turned out.

[@jodsam]

i can dig that man well done.

[@dR00Ck]

Bike looks awesome!

[@nycbike73]

Wow looks great

[@arcticpara7775]

Great video..looking to pick-up a TW-200 as we speak

[@TheGreatestGinja]

that looks baddass. im hoping to pick up my first tw200 next week

[@zacspaghetti]

Just discovered the TW this week. Love it. I know it's 5 years ago now but any updates on how this is running? What was your rebuild cost altogether?

[@PlayingWithFireOutdoors]

They are super long lived if you take care and do maintenance on them. They are pretty mildly tuned motors, not too stressed unless you run highway speeds all day. They really haven't changed much since introduction, thats a reason I put a 500 deposit on a new 2022.

[@auggiedog5]

You did a great job!!

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Cheese hardened screws... borrowed that term from Cycle Magazine from the 1970's

[@deanstrain]

Good job love the bike

[@MusicalMemories64]

Nice I should have restored one of those instead of the Harley lol. great job.

[@jeffreyperez4236]

Great job brada !

[@MrCOUNTYCORK]

great job ,well done

[@rchopp]

Nicely done, do your children show any interest in helping with your projects, I can imagine that you would encourage them. Take care

[@Yankeeprepper]

rchopp YES, my kids spend a lot of time with me, both working on things and time playing with those things. This is also something that can not be "bought". These kinds of projects tend to be good Dad time with my children. I have already dropped them off at school a couple times on the bike and that really builds "cool" Dad points as well....

[@tomthomsen11]

Only thing I would do differently is I would use automotive paints with hardner. I do like the bed liner spray paint though. It works well as a base coat under catalyzed automotive paint (doesn't crack or peel). Why not use some naval jelly to remove some of the rust before using rust reformer? I'd try to get most of it off first. My opinion.

[@TheDirtyyoungman1]

Super job brother.. And wow, 80 mpg?? Had no idea they got that. I'm looking at doing this to a 2011 KLR 650 of mine that does good to get 43 - 45 mpg... Wish me luck :-) ..

[@victorferrera8507]

good on you bro. What you said is true.

[@oddworldnaturecatcartoonsf9714]

Get you a couple large ammo boxes for saddle bags , just an idea