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1987 Yamaha TTR 225
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[QUOTE="jboomer, post: 666725, member: 27524"] Yes they are heavy, underpowered, and undersprung....but, my wife's '00 held up well for the 3 years we had it. The handlebars got bent so we put another set of $20 bars and some Rally handguards and never had another problem with them. A buddy broke both fenders off (same day...looong story!) and we replaced them. Another buddy broke the rear fender off (looped out...then decided he'd rather ride a CBR600RR) again. But, other than those things that's all we ever had to do to it. In really tight trails I was just as fast on it and less tired than I was riding my '01 KX250. DONT EVER try and jump it, suspension is waaayyy too soft. The weight of the bike is carried really low so my wife never complained about it (unless she fell off on the side of a hill and the wheels were higher than the bars, then Yes, it was a heavy bastage!). It had the magic button which we were both VERY grateful for. The clutch was really tough to pull (up until recently I had never pulled a clutch so stiff) but I have a new buddy with a YZ426 and his clutch is MUCH harder to pull (dang near impossible after riding a couple of laps). It's a VERY quiet bike as long as you leave the pipe's endcap on. I could ride around the neighborhood all day long (when I actually lived in a neighborhood) and no one would ever bat an eye at me. Big gas tank so it'll go forever if full and there's also a reserve. The seat is very wide (ATV like) which is OK if you stand up, sit down, and throw your legs out in the turns, but my wife would have bruises on the inside of her thighs after a 3 or 4 hour ride (she NEVER stands up and only puts her feet out when in deep sand, and going through turns, and water, and...well, you get the point, both of her feet are always sticking straight out to the side). So, that's my opinion of the bike. I didn't hate it. Granted their are MUCH funner bikes out there (I rode the neighbor kids CRF230 and absolutely LOVED it!), but if you use it for what it is (a TRAIL BIKE), then there's no reason it couldn't be fun. I taught 5 people how to ride a motorcycle on it and they were able to pick it up (the riding part) very well and their confidence was high once they spent a few minutes on it.....and their smiles were HUGE! So, if you are still interested, go take a look and a spin on it. If it seems fun enough and is in good shape (aesthetically and mechanically) then $800 is a good deal. I don't know anything about the 1987 models and I'm sure a lot has changed since so it'd be a shame to let our opinions of the newer bikes to keep you from at least looking at it. Good luck and let us know how it turns out! [/QUOTE]
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