Front mount on Buck Stop bumper for Rokon motorcycle

DJ It was my question at the top... please PM me also if you can... really am looking for something to ride across the BLM and take a short ride into town (2 up)with out taking the TC Dave

Steve_in_29 wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:
I had a Rokon TB back in the mid 70's. Slow, rode rough and handled weird. You didn't ride it you "drove" it. Got rid of it to the first guy that wanted it. Also ran a TW 200 in 2014. Reminded me a lot of the Rokon!!! Beat the daylights out of you. Mine was a 2014 which in reality is a 1986 because nothing has been changed/improved since then. Currently I have a 2012 Honda 230. Love it!!

In the TW200s defence it's not designed as a go faster type bike and is more of a mule then a horse. We wouldn't be using it as a desert toy but more as just transportation over possibly less than ideal roads and terrain.

I am open to hearing more of your thoughts on the idea though.

My thoughts were quite lengthy so I sent you a PM. :B

~DJ~ wrote:
I had a Rokon TB back in the mid 70's. Slow, rode rough and handled weird. You didn't ride it you "drove" it. Got rid of it to the first guy that wanted it. Also ran a TW 200 in 2014. Reminded me a lot of the Rokon!!! Beat the daylights out of you. Mine was a 2014 which in reality is a 1986 because nothing has been changed/improved since then. Currently I have a 2012 Honda 230. Love it!!

In the TW200s defence it's not designed as a go faster type bike and is more of a mule then a horse. We wouldn't be using it as a desert toy but more as just transportation over possibly less than ideal roads and terrain.

I am open to hearing more of your thoughts on the idea though.

I rode one way back in high school. The Rokon would climb up the side of a building being 2-wheel drive. Slow, noisy, rough to ride, clunky.
It wouldn't be my choice at all.

I had a Rokon TB back in the mid 70's. Slow, rode rough and handled weird. You didn't ride it you "drove" it. Got rid of it to the first guy that wanted it. Also ran a TW 200 in 2014. Reminded me a lot of the Rokon!!! Beat the daylights out of you. Mine was a 2014 which in reality is a 1986 because nothing has been changed/improved since then. Currently I have a 2012 Honda 230. Love it!!

RWDIII wrote:
Been there,done that and got the pics somewhere

Rokon will beat you to death
Ariz refuses to license them
will hardly run at hi altitude
Forget about any factory support
sold it a 2K loss to a guy in New Mexico.
get a quad or a TW200

Our plan is to pick up a TW200 at some point in the future.

Been there,done that and got the pics somewhere

Rokon will beat you to death
Ariz refuses to license them
will hardly run at hi altitude
Forget about any factory support
sold it a 2K loss to a guy in New Mexico.
get a quad or a TW200

I'm just like a cat - curious about most stuff so had to do some searching and looking. Here is a link to a forum thread from 2014 that is an interesting read: Click here

The one consensus is to really ride one out in the field before buying one.

I don't think it would be worth it. Don't forget, you should ride with at least on other person and how often are you going to find someone willing to ride with the slow Rokon?

Disclaimer: Just an opinion from someone who wants at least 4 wheels or hooves under them.

I dont believe the Rokon is street legal in stock form and while some States might be casual on adding lights to make it so, other States still wouldn't allow it for on-road use. Like how its possible to street-legal a UTV in AZ but CA doesn't care about the plate and still won't let you drive it here. Plus with its chain drive can the Rokon even reach road speeds?

While I may be wrong, I think the Rokon is also better suited to less sandy places, since on 2-wheels speed is your friend in the desert. As opposed to crawling over downed trees in a forest.