Author Topic: 1973 74 TM250 project (Read 3949 times)

frostype400 · « **on:** February 15, 2009, 05:02:07 PM »

Im after a suzuki tm 250 to do up and race some pre 75 on i would like to do one up myself insted of buying one ready to race please pm me i you have a reasonably complete project it would be good if the bike is in Victoria so i dont need to worry about transport thanks Michael.

albrid-3 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2009, 08:34:34 PM »

CRITCHTON REMOVELIST IN GEELONG WILL PICK UP FROM QLD, NSW.

frostype400 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2009, 09:01:47 PM »

Ok no worries David thanks i will consider most locations in australia it would be good if it were in vic but that doesnt really matter does anyone have a project one they want to sell thanks Michael.

Freakshow · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:47:11 AM »

How much do you want to spend ?

frostype400 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2009, 05:26:10 PM »

Thing is i want a project i dont want to spend heaps to buy the bike i am more inclined to spend more to do one myself so i would say i just want a good solid base for a project a fairly complete one plastics and parts that arent hard to source dont bother me but engine and frame singarm and forks and stuff like wheels i will probably need i am not sure what i want to spend probably as little as possible but i realise these bikes are collectable and i will have to spend around the $1000 to get a project at all but i am saving up and if i see the right bike at the right price i would buy it thanks Michael.

oldfart · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2009, 05:57:35 PM »

Micheal , I'm going in the opposite direction

and building a Ts/Tm plenty of parts still available for Ts models

frostype400 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:25:32 PM »

Hi oldfart thats good but i really want the real deal even though a replica would be good i just like to have matching number things i dont have many bikes and im only a young bloke 16 so i know i can always get a ts and hot it up and race pre75 but i have had my eyes set on the suzuki tm 250 for a while now i have my viduro ride sorted the pe400. i would like to get a hold of a mates cr480 but i will be patient and just buy what i really want it seems alot of people are doing replicas these days and it is great for the sport it enables much more people to get involved i am happy just to ride my pe400 in the vinduros at the moment hopefully a tm250 will pop up soon thanks for the replys Michael.

52 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2009, 04:55:53 PM »

Would you be interested in pre-70 TS250?

frostype400 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2009, 06:45:15 PM »

Hi 52 im really after a pre75 tm250 im sure someone here is interested in a pre70 ts250 though thanks for the offer Michael.

TM BILL · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2009, 06:51:23 PM »

Quote from: frostype400 on February 16, 2009, 08:25:32 PM

Hi oldfart thats good but i really want the real deal even though a replica would be good i just like to have matching number things i dont have many bikes and im only a young bloke 16 so i know i can always get a ts and hot it up and race pre75 but i have had my eyes set on the suzuki tm 250 for a while now i have my viduro ride sorted the pe400. i would like to get a hold of a mates cr480 but i will be patient and just buy what i really want it seems alot of people are doing replicas these days and it is great for the sport it enables much more people to get involved i am happy just to ride my pe400 in the vinduros at the moment hopefully a tm250 will pop up soon thanks for the replys Michael.

you will be a long time looking for a matching number TM

frostype400 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2009, 07:01:41 PM »

Hi TM Bill if its to hard for me to get one i simply wont bother i would love to have one as i am looking at getting into pre75 and i know people say this isnt the best bike i would like to ride a suzuki and bikes do pop up i scored a very original complete running yamaha rd 250 a while ago that i wasnt even looking for but when i was offered it for $200 i had to get it i have been offered alot of bikes and gear like my marushin moto mg cost $0 i will keep looking something should come up thanks Michael.

oldfart · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2009, 07:28:58 PM »

Micheal , I wish you luck on this . There where a couple sold a few months back on Evilbay

TM BILL · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2009, 07:41:26 PM »

Quote from: frostype400 on February 22, 2009, 07:01:41 PM

Hi TM Bill if its to hard for me to get one i simply wont bother i would love to have one as i am looking at getting into pre75 and i know people say this isnt the best bike i would like to ride a suzuki and bikes do pop up i scored a very original complete running yamaha rd 250 a while ago that i wasnt even looking for but when i was offered it for $200 i had to get it i have been offered alot of bikes and gear like my marushin moto mg cost $0 i will keep looking something should come up thanks Michael.

Michael dont get me wrong you will find a TM 250 and in the current economic climate a tidy original one will turn up in your price range

Its just that the frame & engine numbers dont match on TMs

Good luck any leads ill pass them on to you Bill.

frostype400 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2009, 08:48:54 PM »

my bad tm bill i miss understood what your were saying if i was alive when all these were new i would know that the numbers dont match

im only 16 im prepared to wait i have looked at a couple of pre75's but the tm is what i want and i dont mind having to spend more to get a original bike and i never set out to get a race ready bike that someone has built i want to do my own to original specs and i know that some might do ts/tm replicas but i wouldnt enjoy doing that myself i would prefer a genuine ts 250 in the shed than a mock tm im not saying that is wrong to do that anything that gets more blokes on bikes on the track is a good thing but the whole ts tm thing im not a huge fan of myself i would really like a project genuine tm250 i dont have two many bikes a couple went in the fires but that isnt a big deal to me our mates house where they were he has lost everything bikes cars and so much centimental things like photos and war medals of his grandfathers i actually have his first bike though as i promised him i would do it up and i am just about to start work on it i have nearly everything for it it will be a great gift for him when its done i have my pe400 which i dont call excellent it is good though and i have done everything except paint myself so im very happy to have it and i ride it as often as possible and we sold a couple because they werent seeing use i am very happy with my yamaha rd250cd i think it and my pe400 i may keep forever.

LWC82PE · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2009, 09:08:26 PM »

suzukis generally never had matching numbers

Doc · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2009, 09:12:52 PM »

Frosty the mock type or the TS/TM250 Oldfart refers to is really only a TS frame. The rest is 100% TM250

No offence intended here but I really don't understand why people who restore the TM's don't seem so interested in the '75 M models? They were the best of the lot after all and for mine it will become the more collectable in time as it is a model of some significance being the very last of the basic oldschool piston port engines design. To restore a TM250 is not cheap if you wish it to live up to expectations. Conservatively guestimating, plastics and tank, paint, stickers all up around $1000, wheels about the same, engine work say $500, shocks $400, cables $70, seat $100, tyres $200, bearings/chain/sprockets/brakes/ $250, this is not taking into account parts that are missing or need replating or the exhaust, airfilter, ignition, bars/levers/grips but with your initial purchase price of a grand the bike is already into you for $4000 or more for which money you could probably hunt a nice one down that's had all the hard work done. Maybe not the satisfaction but eh, it's all in your perspective. Just a different slant is all but either way you'll still end up with a sweet TM250

frostype400 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2009, 09:40:36 PM »

i was told 75 models may have eligability problems in pre75 for rear travel reasons i just want to be able to race pre75 i like to do up my bikes not to live up to others expectations but to have fun in the end the money is not the biggest factor i know a friend who has been bought a brand new kx250 great for him i will still be riding my old bikes having just as much fun i see your point about the price but if you intend to keep the bike it doesnt really matter that much i know my pe has cost alot and i could have bought a good one for what i have spent but it is about the enjoyment i like to work on my own bikes i doubt i will ever buy a new bike i mean who can say they have never overspent on their cars and bikes i enjoy seeing a bit of a wreck turn into a nice bike i prefer to buy wrecks and spend more on them than a already restored bike it may seem stupid in some ways but i have never liked old bikes based on value i liked the idea that i can do up a bike that is 30 years old and still have as much fun as the guys riding new gear and old bikes have so much charecter especially 2 strokes.

Freakshow · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2009, 11:07:15 PM »

Closest i got is a 75 TM with numbers with in 6 digits. the rest are about 30 -40 out.

we should post all the cases in AU and do a swap- a- thon, and see how many engines we can match to the same frames numbers

frostype400 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2009, 11:14:57 PM »

are 75's pre75 eligable i would consider one if so i just want one i can race pre 75 on is there eligability problems with a 75.

LWC82PE · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2009, 12:33:26 AM »

it depends on if the classes are defined my model yrs or manufacture date. if its model yr then NO you cant ride a 75 model but if its by manufacture date then your ok. eg you could have a 75 model thats made in 12/74 and its ok for pre 75 but you can also have a 75 model that is made in 01/75 but its not ok. im not sure of the exact rules.

Brian Watson · « **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:54:11 AM »

MOMs now states that bikes must be 1974 MODELS (or earlier)...the old 31 Dec manufacture rule has gone..so no 75 model TM's..the ones with the rising sun on the tanks...OUT..

LWC82PE · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2009, 01:11:03 PM »

that makes it simple if its by model yr. so 74 models is the limit

Freakshow · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2009, 03:26:18 PM »

Always has been out. its not a follow on frame. motor is OK if you put it in somthing else as its a follow on. Frame out, motor is in.

Author Topic: 1973 74 TM250 project (Read 3949 times)

albrid-3

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oldfart

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Doc