Yamaha BW/ Honda Fatcat

[vozzy]

Anyone ever own/ride either of these bikes? I'm assuming they're 4 strokes? Are parts rare for these?Any help appreciated.

[CHAD]

I've ridden a fatcat a LONG time ago...and yeah its a 4 stroke.

[sblt500r]

the yamaha bw 80 is a 2 stroke. its basically the same chassis as the pw 80 but with quad tires.

[$evy]

i've seen fatcats before..my friend has one....thing looks like it has a chainsaw motor...jsut a fat dirt bike pretty much

[CHAD]

Originally Posted by $evy

...jsut a fat dirt bike pretty much

lol, yeah, pretty damn fugly though

[LT2Fiddy]

are they fun to ride? I think they look cool as hell really...haha i think i like them just because they are so different. I wouldn't mind gettin a chassis and puttin at least a newer style 125 engine in it, and makin it into a fun little trail bike.

[zoar]

i just sold my bw200 about a year ago. i loved ridding that thing. mine had been geared up so it wasnt so low geared. thing would do about 60. if i could get another one id get the 350 and mod it up with what ever you could. my big wheel could go almost anywhere the mx bikes could and go through most things that the mx bikes couldnt. fun is an understatement.

[2-stroke diehard]

I've ridden the Fat Cat and BW200, the BW is way sportier and more motorcycle like. I would avoid the Fat Cat-----it has a super low first gear (taken straight from the Big Red 3-wheeler), reverse ?!! and an automatic clutch---blah!

I used to do ~300 yard drags on a dirt farm road with my '85 Big Red 250 vs my friend's BW200. To my suprise, out of 15 races, it was basically always dead even until I topped out in 5th (equal to his 4th), then he shifted into his 5th gear and walked away steadily to win at the very end. I have many hours of seat time on the BW, it is tons of fun for trails and goofing around. I wish I would have gotten a chance to ride the BW350, although I don't think I would want to go TOO fast on one of those, since they could be bouncy! If you get a good deal on one, I would go for it, as long as you want it for what it is, it's not a racer. The BW200 would probably do 60 mph, the BW350 must have been able to approach 70 mph, I think it basically had the Warrior motor, but was much lighter and quicker.

[mcgyver331]

these are awsome for what they are.









I just bought this for $450

[BlueDiablo]

WOnder if you could squeeze a blaster engine in there? That would be insane.