Yamaha TDM 900

[casio]

Originally posted by comics00@Apr 23 2004, 06:34 PM

i do my in dili.

looks like dili is a popular place to service tdm. any idea abt the cost?

[casio]

hello brothers and sisters!!!

 

just got my tdm today! yahoo!!!!!!!!

 

anyone here name Pam? met her today. riding a tdm too. fw plate.

 

casio

 

[casio]

Originally posted by comics00@Apr 14 2004, 12:55 PM

no problem ^200km/h. when ride up NS highway i often open up ^ 200km/h when there is clear road ahead. infact i find it very stable even when going around bends. but taking into cosideration my bike got no boxes or what ever that may affect the air flow around the bike:goodluck:

cosmic

 

what was the rpm when you were at 200km/h? i took my bike into malaysia yesterday and i tried up to 160km/h. my rpm was at 5.5 - 6 i think. red line is at 8.

 

normal? i'm not sure how fast more i can go since the red line is at 8.

 

thanks

cas

[mokamoka]

I dun think this bike is meant for pushing to extreme speeds, right... ya.. i know the urge... cruising at 100.............miles............ should be a breeze, in my opinion... 8)... cheers

[casio]

thanks. i know that this bike is not meant for speed demon. however it would be nice to find out what is the top speed of your own bike. need not travel at top speed but would be a nice feeling to know your own bike's capabilities. but one think of sure, the torque on this bike is scary!

[mokamoka]

haha... I know what you mean... hehe... even though I dun ride this bike... haha... V-engine if I didn't remembered wrongly, right...

[casio]

it's a HUGE twin! so smooth too... very good in fuel consumption. i would have opted for black bird if speed was on the agenda. but no la.. 160km/h also i chicken already...

 

that's so me

[mokamoka]

haha... its a comfy bike to ride, a nice bike to take pictures with, what else you want... haha...

[casio]

i wish it has more wind protection

[mokamoka]

haha... time to get a touring windshield then... I think stock yammies come with too small a windshield... probably a nice place to start would be givi or rifle... if you interested in rifle, let me know... I also wanna try... haha...

[casio]

in fact, i've changed my windshield to givi's. yet i still find it a little to short. maybe i'm tall. what is rifle? where can view?

[mokamoka]

http://www.rifle.com/

 

hahah... I think my givi is good, but then could have been better designed lor

[casio]

looked at the web but couldn't find the shield for tdm

 

[mokamoka]

for your bike,. i think need to custom one leh... they do have for me leh.. heheh... well, perhaps you can email them and enquire... you migth get a faster and more accurate update...

[casio]

perhaps. i'm looking at a top box now. not sure if seng kwang can design the bracket or not. i've asked around and said that if i want the bracket, i need to plc an order. wah.. so troublesome. seng kwang stuff is not bad actually.. got them to do the bracket on my xjr400 before. anyway here have experience with them?

[mokamoka]

confirm can customise... think they will tell you to leave your bike there for a few hours so that that can custom it for you if they do not have a mould for it... gonna be expensive though...

[comics00]

welcome casio:cheer:

 

i hit 222km/h at red line (8K) but some TDMs said theirs' hit only 200km/h at red:confused: maybe mech or digit erros?

 

as for the wind shield i got the $320(?dont remember liao) yamaha's tallest production for TDM ~300mm taller??? if got time i go measure it manually:cheeky: others TDMs here care to share yours with casio?

 

have u join the TDM group at yahoo?

[comics00]

Originally posted by mokamoka@Apr 26 2004, 10:59 AM

haha... I know what you mean... hehe... even though I dun ride this bike... haha... V-engine if I didn't remembered wrongly, right...

think u got it wrong, mokamoka. the engine type is as follow:

 

Type Liquid cooled, 4-stroke, forward inclined

parallel twin cylinder, DOHC 5 valves

Displacement 897 cc

[mokamoka]

Originally posted by comics00@Apr 26 2004, 12:20 PM

think u got it wrong, mokamoka. the engine type is as follow:

 

Type Liquid cooled, 4-stroke, forward inclined

parallel twin cylinder, DOHC 5 valves

Displacement 897 cc

oppsss...okok...my mistake...

 

remembered wrongly...

[comics00]

Originally posted by mokamoka@Apr 26 2004, 12:22 PM

oppsss...okok...my mistake...

 

remembered wrongly...

normal lah, always when i tell ppl its a twin they will think it as a V-twin

[casio]

Originally posted by comics00@Apr 26 2004, 12:11 PM

welcome casio:cheer:

 

i hit 222km/h at red line (8K) but some TDMs said theirs' hit only 200km/h at red:confused: maybe mech or digit erros?

 

as for the wind shield i got the $320(?dont remember liao) yamaha's tallest production for TDM ~300mm taller??? if got time i go measure it manually:cheeky: others TDMs here care to share yours with casio?

 

have u join the TDM group at yahoo?

cosmic

 

i have joined the yahoo group. haven't been active though. still new. hahaha.. i did enquire ard for the top case. was quite impress with givi maxia 52. are you using one? the box is quite huge so i'm afraid it may cause the handle to wobble. anyone has experience? i also asked hong leong on the side boxes. the cost is 1500!!! wah.. kinda ex la. although it would look nice because it's original parts so no modification. need boxes urgently. can't stand taking my helmet everywhere.

 

what do you use? any meet up soon for tdm?

 

cas

[tdmrider]

hi cas,

regarding the givi maxia, i used it during my trip to phuket last year and i would say the handling wasn't affected much if you cruise at 140-160kmh but might feel a bit light on the handle if you try to push your bike all the way to the redzone. currently my maxia box together with the monokey rack have retired to my store room cos i had got myself a set of hepco and becker panniers and top box. would say maxia is a good buy for its storage capacity.

as for the windshield, i was recommended Eagle screen from australia in the carpe-tdm forum and i got it online. their service is nice and swift and i got my shield custom made to the height i wanted. good finishing on the wing shield. maybe u can visit the website and drop them a mail.

 

cheers

kelvin

[casio]

Originally posted by tdmrider@Apr 26 2004, 05:12 PM

hi cas,

regarding the givi maxia, i used it during my trip to phuket last year and i would say the handling wasn't affected much if you cruise at 140-160kmh but might feel a bit light on the handle if you try to push your bike all the way to the redzone. currently my maxia box together with the monokey rack have retired to my store room cos i had got myself a set of hepco and becker panniers and top box. would say maxia is a good buy for its storage capacity.

as for the windshield, i was recommended Eagle screen from australia in the carpe-tdm forum and i got it online. their service is nice and swift and i got my shield custom made to the height i wanted. good finishing on the wing shield. maybe u can visit the website and drop them a mail.

 

cheers

kelvin

thanks kev

 

by the way, how much did you pay for the set of top box and side panniers from H&B? do you know which model so that i can search on the net? i thought of getting the maxia myself. but not in the hurry. want to see what's the best option. when you had the maxia, did you had a bracket or just the base plate screwed onto the grab bar?

 

cheers

cas

[melvinho]

Originally posted by casio@Apr 23 2004, 07:08 PM

hello brothers and sisters!!!

 

just got my tdm today! yahoo!!!!!!!!

 

anyone here name Pam? met her today. riding a tdm too. fw plate.

 

casio

 

No wonder... just got your bike also.. haha..so excited.. just like me!

 

so you straight away reskin the seat and spray your rims ah??

 

do you know what purple colour stand for?

 

mel

[casio]

Originally posted by melvinho@Apr 26 2004, 05:24 PM

No wonder... just got your bike also.. haha..so excited.. just like me!

 

so you straight away reskin the seat and spray your rims ah??

 

do you know what purple colour stand for?

 

mel

what's the purple colour stands for?