There is absolutely nowhere these things wouldn't go. We had a 200 that couldn't be buried. We ran the shit out of it for years; thousands of miles of hard use and not being taken very good care of, still ran and ran and ran. Awesome machines. Wish I still had one.

Idk why, and that’s a 350cc, but that bike sounds exactly....and I mean EXACTLY like my TTR 125. I dig it. I also had one of these as a kid. Mine was a bw80. I miss it. And my TTR 90. The TTR 90 was the ultimate pit bike in my opinion. 1st and 2nd gear we’re so torquey, and 3rd gave you the perfect amount of pulling/passing speed.

I've got a 350 with great bones ready for paint and reassenbly. It will go up for sale when it's done, sometime around Thanksgiving with luck. I'm planning on full stock with repro plastics and an improved mono shock. I'll try to keep video build progress on here so check back now and then.

These are so awesome. thank you for riding it around, much better than all the other bike videos just looking at it in silence. and you should clean your brake pads.

I am 90% done restoring a 350 right now. Fully powdercoated and polished, engine recently rebuilt and completely rewired. All it needs is plastics and decals. When finished, it will go up for sale. It will have a video featured here when it is ready.

The Rokon is good, They don't call it Trailbreaker for no reason. However, I give the BW the nod for it's versatility. Sure, it isn't two-wheel drive and doesn't have the tire reservoir, but the BW has a top speed the Rokon can't touch while still making great torque for the slow technical stuff. The Rokon excels in terrain most people don't go.

I always wanted one of these.

@lolomen123 Stock tires were 26x8-12 front (Dunlop KT646) and 23-11-9 rear (Dunlop KT647). The wider tires give the heavy bike good stabilty and great traction. It's great for rough terrain and isn't limited by the wide stance of a 3- or 4-wheeler.

i have an 85 big wheel 200 im considering selling, it needs a lot of parts replaced and stuff, but it runs awesome, i took it for a ride today and still has power. I kinda live in the middle of no where (south dakota) and probably won't ship it out of state

I have bought 350's for $900-1400. In mint shape, they're going for more than $3k. Non-mint needing no parts gfo for 2k-2500. Check the completed listings on eBay for more info. Also, there is a Yahoo Group called yamahabigwheels you can check out. lots of free info and a really comprehensive message thread.

Yeah, it was kinda noisy. This was about 2 days after I got it. I've since taken care of going through it completely. Thanks for the comment! It gets ridden about 2 miles a week.

perfect bike for short people you could wrap one of those into corners so easy with those atv tires

do you know where i can find a seat and the oem back tire

Very first bike I ever had when I was 15.

The 350 and 200 were both 4-strokes. The BW80 has a potent powerplant that, with mods, is very stout (even for riders up to 300lbs!).

whys it runnin so high like that?

there were kits offered for a brief time for the tecate 250 and 250r that would make it into a two wheel bike like this they included all the plastic to make it look factory

@phatboyzpullin They go about 45-50 mph stock. if you re-jet it, change the intake/exhaust and get road tires, you can push 70-80, but considering how they understeer, the smallest error might be your last.

@ClaySkoal I've had about equal numbers of both; somewhere around 10. They both have great torque/grunt, rarity/niche marketability, but they're getting harder to find and afford. Fat Cat pros: simple rideability, the Honda name and durability, clutchless shifting. Cons: one (small) engine size, comparably narrow tires, extreme difficulty in finding replacement parts. Big Wheel pros: 3 engine sizes, acceleration, more made. Cons: manual clutch, jackshaft, plastic gas tank.

Love it

@bmulanax777 the main problem with bigger motors is the available space for carb & exhaust. I see more people fabbing a swingarm and front fork to allow fatter tires INSTEAD of trying to shoe-horn a bigger engine. I imagine it's cheaper to do an engine swap, but fitting everything together may prove impossible.

i had one when i was younger its fun as hell climb any hill i want to find one and put my kx 500 motor on it see what it does lol

i know its more "torquey" but whats its top speed

5 -10 years ago when no one really knew what they were, I was able to flip about 12 of them. I was able to get 2500-3000 for each. I kept a dealer find (never started or driven) in showroom condition for $700. Current money would be $10k+

Street legal depends on the state laws. It has no directionals, brake light, horn or mirrors. You would also need DOT-approved street tires, too. It would keep up with traffic in its stock setup, but if you wanted higher top speed, you just need to swap out the rear sprocket for something with fewer teeth.

If you want to see rides, go to the YamahaBigWheels Yahoo group. Once you join, there are tons of pics and vids. Thanks for the comment!

I just bought one just like this but everything is apart. Need some help peiceing it all back together

@ferrari458italia458 Um, did you see it was a cold start? Choke keeps the idle high.

i lol'd at your reply :)

dude i love that bike i wanna buy it where are u and whats ur price

Could be, but isn't. The motor's bottom end is most like a warrior, the jug is an XT. The front forks interchange with ATC200's, but isn't the same. When three wheelers (unsafe?) were abandoned in favor of quads (just as unsafe?) and these were the earliest of crossovers, perhaps to get cycle fans used to the four wheeler look.

nice machine is it clutched

Ok, while watching this something just donned on me...I'm sure someone else has thought of this already too. This model was probably originally designed as a 3-wheeler. Think about it, the ATC350X was in a class all by itself. Yamaha probably changed it into a bike to save all that R&D time that they invested, and couldn't use after '86. I know Honda had the Fat Cat, and the BW200 came before the BW350, but this bike could be a 3-wheeler from the swing-arm pivot forward! Just saying.

@trckdrvrbird Actually, the BW350 and the warrior began production in late '86 and the engines are the same. Oddly enough, the carb, airbox and exhaust are not interchangeable. The BW350 is better. It seems Yamaha made the warrior so BW owners had replacement parts.

cool

You have a BW200. Yamaha didn't make a 250. I have 2 BW350's for sale right now and they are both monsters. Way more power than the 200 but a little heavier. One is stock and one had a rear sprocket reduction and that thing could climb a rope!

how much?

All the BW's are clutched except the 3-speed BW80.

Wish that was my bike and this was my video

What is the price for this bike in america..

I have a 250 big wheel. But I want something stronger, because I use it to go off road and sometimes it doesn't go up the hill or dunes. I want to keep it but I also want something stronger but I don't want to give up my big wheel for the skinny tires

Is the 350 a two stroke motor as well like the 80?

is this the warrior engine on these bikes?

@lershidaa This bike, considering condition and originality, I'd set it somewhere around $3500.

how much do these things sell for

COOL

Yamaha bw are the best, I have a 200 and I climb hills in 4th gear no problem

SIR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SALE IT IF SO PLEASE RESPOND??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME...

Dude, do you think that think could be street legal? DO you think you could take it out on a highway and keep up with traffic? I am only curious plz answer both ? :)

the xr650r is the best all-terrain motorcycle of all time

You can get a replacement fender from DC plastics for a little over $50. If you don't want this one to crack, find a rear rack online and it will protect that rear fender permanently. The BW 350 is the champion of any off-road events that require agility and brute force. It's nice, too, snaking between trees and watching the quad go around the long way. BWAHAHAHHAAH!

This bike isn't made to go fast. It's made to go where 3, 4, & 6-wheelers can't, and where 2-strokes bury themselves. It's about LOW-end torque at low rpm's. Remember that each bike has things it's good at and some not so much.

Very nice bike. I agree, in near mint condition. My 1986 80 BW has fading on the tank. Has not hurt the performance. I put up a video a few days ago.

Firebirdman@Comcast.net can help with the seat. He's a 350 OEM and used parts dealer. The OEM tires are long gone. You will not find any in useable shape. Even if you found one, they are 10+years old and not dependable for riding. Your best bet is a KENDA or ITP. As for size, they were something-and-a-half, so you could go either way on size and not rub.

my opinion: replace the parts you can afford to, clean it up, make it as good as you can. Then, if you still want to keep it, you have a great bike. If you want to sell it, put it on eBay. But if you won't ship it, don't bother selling it. No one will travel to SD just to buy a bike htey can get close to where they live.

if u aint mixin gas u aint goin fast

It's always interesting to see comments from ignorant people who have never ridden the bike in question. Lol!

Realistically, unmodified it can do about 45-50mph. I have seen heavily modifieds do 70-90, which is kinda pointless. The fab versions using 450cc engines will flat fly.

2 strokes have their benefits, but low rpm torque isn't one of them.

how much are your 350s and where are you located? phone number?

try gearing it

In 20 years of riding and restoring, the Rokon loses. A "marvel of engineering" but heavy, unwieldy and prone to mechanical failure. It is usually the Rokon fans that have never owned a BW that extoll the Rokon's virtues. And yes, when compared across standard criteria, the BW is the best All-Terrain cycle.

I have a 1987 Bw350T i am selling like new

I gave 100 bucks

And you'll still be wrong. Who wants a bike that sounds like a chainsaw?

i've said it before and i'll say it again, 4 strokes don't sound right.

Nope. Too much wasted power. Slow deep stuff and slow steep climb without a running start puts it lower on the list.

how much?