Fat-tired, air-cooled chic - The BW350 video

Mr. BigWheel · 02-16-2011, 03:46 PM

Greetings fellow geezers, (you know there are no youngsters in here)

This is the latest Enduro Alaska:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBi.../1/IAVQuqbQWWc

It's Alaska. It's winter. It must be the what Yamaha was thinking about when they designed the BigWheel 350 back in the mid eighties. Can't really figure any other reason, except maybe shrooms. And many of them.

Regards,

Mr. BigWheel

Kitchen · 02-16-2011, 05:11 PM

I had a big wheel 200 back in the day. That thing was a beast. It loved the muddy hills of Kentucky!!!

Sam Simons · 02-16-2011, 05:34 PM

OK,Mr. BW,I'm ready.....by the time Yamaha brings the BW350 back,these little guys will be fully grown .....

Mr. BigWheel · 02-16-2011, 09:31 PM

Thanks for watching guys.

Kitchen,

The 200 is everything that the 350 is, except when it comes to torque. They will both climb trees with a first gear that is so low, that it is almost a reverse. But the 350 has a sticker on the side that says "350" and that automatically makes it cooler than a 200.

Sam,

Those are the sweetest looking BW80s that I have ever seen. I can totally embrace your philosophy: "Start them young and start them weird"

Regards,

Mr. BigWheel

Ricardo Kuhn · 02-16-2011, 10:58 PM

Great production, Awesome riding, Outstanding sense of humor (love the red and green show) plus you camera man is fearless, thanks for sharing I'm going to watch it again right now.

Thanks ricky

mtb_man · 02-17-2011, 03:11 AM

What this post doesn't show is the separated shoulder, 3 cracked ribs and 8 weeks of rehab I got from laughing so hard while I was watching your video.

Great work, I really enjoyed it.

WVhillbilly · 02-17-2011, 03:25 AM

Great video

Sam Simons · 02-17-2011, 05:53 AM

Thank you,Mr. B/W.....I too have often wondered why Yamaha didn't continue to offer atleast one size of the B/W family.....Their Trail Wing,the Rokon and various Chinknese designs/copies aren't suitable replacements.
You've obviously spent a lot of time on one, and your video is great... I'd like to see
a repowered B/W350 using an IT 465 or 490 mill.... that'd be a fun ride!

Regards,

Sam

baldwithglasses · 02-17-2011, 11:21 AM

They get it.

hardwaregrrl · 02-17-2011, 12:59 PM

I'm glad you brought your Beck lovin' self to olds cool!!!

Tim_Tom · 02-17-2011, 01:29 PM

Nice! Kinda makes me wanna get one of these...

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...10/0/home.aspx

It looks remarkably similar no....

princess jamaica · 02-17-2011, 02:06 PM

"big wheels,big tires,big fun!!"

Mr. BigWheel · 02-18-2011, 10:31 AM

Thanks for watching guys. I know that there are a lot of other interesting things that you could be doing instead, like watching paint dry or just huffing it.

Tim Tom,

The TW200 is the direct descendant of the BigWheel. The most obvious difference is the lack of a jackscrew on the rear swingarm that prevents it from accepting an ATV tire on the back.

Sam Simons,

There is a BW350 that was re-engined with a WR400 motor. That's pretty cool, but I think that the ultimate fat-tire evolution is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Eck...eature=related

It think that the BigWheel was discontinued while other similar grade products, like the TW200 and XT225, continue to be manufactured was due to it's not being a dual sport.

Regards,

Mr. BigWheel

crazydrummerdude · 02-18-2011, 01:43 PM

Wow, my Big Wheel 80 can't do any of that.

Mr. BigWheel · 02-18-2011, 10:06 PM

Your BW80 can absolutely, positively do all of those things. All of them. Absolutely all of them.

Just not with you on it.

Regards, Mr. BigWheel

02-16-2011, 03:46 PM	#1
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	Fat-tired, air-cooled chic - The BW350 video Greetings fellow geezers, (you know there are no youngsters in here) This is the latest Enduro Alaska: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBi.../1/IAVQuqbQWWc It's Alaska. It's winter. It must be the what Yamaha was thinking about when they designed the BigWheel 350 back in the mid eighties. Can't really figure any other reason, except maybe shrooms. And many of them. Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum Mr. BigWheel screwed with this post 12-20-2011 at 03:59 PM Reason: Wasn't really too bright the first time around

02-16-2011, 05:11 PM	#2
Kitchen Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Northern Kentucky Oddometer: 25	I had a big wheel 200 back in the day. That thing was a beast. It loved the muddy hills of Kentucky!!! __________________ '75 BMW R90/6

02-16-2011, 05:34 PM	#3
Sam Simons Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: central Indiana Oddometer: 149	Bw350 OK,Mr. BW,I'm ready.....by the time Yamaha brings the BW350 back,these little guys will be fully grown ..... Attached Images

02-16-2011, 09:31 PM	#4
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	Thanks for watching guys. Kitchen, The 200 is everything that the 350 is, except when it comes to torque. They will both climb trees with a first gear that is so low, that it is almost a reverse. But the 350 has a sticker on the side that says "350" and that automatically makes it cooler than a 200. Sam, Those are the sweetest looking BW80s that I have ever seen. I can totally embrace your philosophy: "Start them young and start them weird" Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

02-16-2011, 10:58 PM	#5
Ricardo Kuhn a.k.a. Mr Rico Suave Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Salt lake city, Utah Oddometer: 11,581	Great production, Awesome riding, Outstanding sense of humor (love the red and green show) plus you camera man is fearless, thanks for sharing I'm going to watch it again right now. Thanks ricky __________________ I'm really Sorry but I'm "Out" of Rickybars, Actually I have a bunch of bars and a Ton of end pieces but Not that many clamps to offer them as a product anymore.

02-17-2011, 03:11 AM	#6
mtb_man Unfettered Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Canberra, AUS Oddometer: 171	What this post doesn't show is the separated shoulder, 3 cracked ribs and 8 weeks of rehab I got from laughing so hard while I was watching your video. Great work, I really enjoyed it. __________________ 04 KTM 950 ADV 08 KTM RC8 Gone but not forgotten: 06 KTM Super Duke, 05 Kawasaki ZX636, 05 Suzuki DR650 When you are great, candor is often perceived as arrogance.

02-17-2011, 03:25 AM	#7
WVhillbilly Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Oddometer: 4,553	Great video

02-17-2011, 05:53 AM	#8
Sam Simons Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: central Indiana Oddometer: 149	Bw350 Thank you,Mr. B/W.....I too have often wondered why Yamaha didn't continue to offer atleast one size of the B/W family.....Their Trail Wing,the Rokon and various Chinknese designs/copies aren't suitable replacements. You've obviously spent a lot of time on one, and your video is great... I'd like to see a repowered B/W350 using an IT 465 or 490 mill.... that'd be a fun ride! Regards, Sam

02-17-2011, 11:21 AM	#9
baldwithglasses Godspeed, Robert Joined: Jul 2007 Location: East Atlanta Village, Atlanta, Georgia Oddometer: 789	They get it. __________________ My Big Trip Ghetto-Tek(tm) ammo box panniers

02-17-2011, 12:59 PM	#10
hardwaregrrl Shit for brains Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 4,849	Hey Mr. Big Wheel!!!! I'm glad you brought your Beck lovin' self to olds cool!!! __________________ Trans Lab RR-broke down in Ontario-2 stroke fun for 200 bucks- TCAT R100 GS racks For Sale My life aboard an R80ST

02-17-2011, 01:29 PM	#11
Tim_Tom Riding an' Wrenching Joined: Feb 2011 Location: NJ Oddometer: 109	Great Vid Nice! Kinda makes me wanna get one of these... http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...10/0/home.aspx It looks remarkably similar no....

02-17-2011, 02:06 PM	#12
princess jamaica OLD DOG-NEW TRICKS Joined: Oct 2006 Location: KM111.5 POSADA CONCEPCION,BCS Oddometer: 1,963	"big wheels,big tires,big fun!!" __________________ 24 hours,maybe 60 good years,it's really not that long a stay.........jimmy b.

02-18-2011, 10:31 AM	#13
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	Thanks for watching guys. I know that there are a lot of other interesting things that you could be doing instead, like watching paint dry or just huffing it. Tim Tom, The TW200 is the direct descendant of the BigWheel. The most obvious difference is the lack of a jackscrew on the rear swingarm that prevents it from accepting an ATV tire on the back. Sam Simons, There is a BW350 that was re-engined with a WR400 motor. That's pretty cool, but I think that the ultimate fat-tire evolution is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Eck...eature=related It think that the BigWheel was discontinued while other similar grade products, like the TW200 and XT225, continue to be manufactured was due to it's not being a dual sport. Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

02-18-2011, 01:43 PM	#14
crazydrummerdude Wacky Bongo Boy Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Moore/OKC Oddometer: 6,901	Wow, my Big Wheel 80 can't do any of that. __________________ 1974 BMW R75/6, 1974 BMW R90/6, 1969 BMW R60/2 hack, 1929 Ford Model A, Metal casting, Part 2/Part 1 among others..

02-18-2011, 10:06 PM	#15
Mr. BigWheel ^OP b00b Joined: Mar 2009 Location: South central Alaska Oddometer: 538	Your BW80 can absolutely, positively do all of those things. All of them. Absolutely all of them. Just not with you on it. Regards, Mr. BigWheel __________________ The BigWheel channel - Home of the self-aggrandizing Enduro Alaska videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisterBigWheel?feature=mhum

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