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Marketplace => eBay Finds => Topic started by: cyclegod on October 29, 2013, 03:43:38 pm

Title: From the W.T.F files...
Post by: cyclegod on October 29, 2013, 03:43:38 pm: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/stake-hill/motorcycles/suzuki-185-trials/1029612457

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/MP0AAOxyGqZSWNJB/$%28KGrHqR,!rQFJI1zj%28KvBSWNJ!kbG!~~48_20.JPG)
Title: Re: From the W.T.F files...
Post by: Mick D on October 29, 2013, 04:00:19 pm: (http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv132/mc125mick/KGrHqZooFJQuE-0kBSWNJeHcg48_20_zpsfb63d200.jpg~original)

I like it, well except for the tank :o and the scrotum remover at the back of the tank ::)
I have bought eight of these little ER's now, I think they are a great little fun machine.
Just recently discussing with Brownie that we should carve one into a trials machine and then sell the template(TY175).
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Post by: tony27 on October 29, 2013, 04:32:12 pm: What about the backwards forks, probably not much worse than the rl was & that comes from someone who owned 1
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Post by: Davey Crocket on October 29, 2013, 05:05:42 pm: Looks farken terrible to me....some people should never be allowed to pick up a spanner let alone work on anything mechanical.
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Post by: Slakewell on October 29, 2013, 06:09:59 pm: Looks like it started out as an ER 185. The swingarm looks wrong maybe it's off a A4?
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Post by: smed on October 29, 2013, 06:21:16 pm: Quote from: Slakewell on October 29, 2013, 06:09:59 pm
Looks like it started out as an ER 185. The swingarm looks wrong maybe it's off a A4?
It's a stock ER swingarm ;),Crap that bike is uuuuugly ;D
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Post by: mick25 on October 29, 2013, 07:01:51 pm: He must have to much time on his hands ???
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Post by: oldfart on October 29, 2013, 07:12:17 pm: You blokes are just jealous.....
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Post by: firko on October 29, 2013, 07:26:10 pm: You can build these specials with class if you know what you're doing. That bloke had the vision but only really fell short with the fugly tank treatment. Yamaico Pete did a similar thing with a DT175 Yamaha and it turned out much neater. Same with my chopped and channelled Maico 250 trials bike. It's a little fugly but it works
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/firko2018/CD9108_zps14c76e1e.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/firko2018/CD9108_zps14c76e1e.jpg.html)
Or even my Maico..
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/firko2019/CD9116_zps7ece440e.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/firko2019/CD9116_zps7ece440e.jpg.html)
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Post by: oldfart on October 29, 2013, 07:45:42 pm: :D ;D
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Post by: brent j on October 29, 2013, 07:52:18 pm: By turning the forks backwards he reduced the offset by about 50-60mm.

The bike would have so much trail it is probably stable at 200km/h but I wouldn't expect it to turn too well at low speed
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Post by: Iain Cameron on October 29, 2013, 09:19:43 pm: Apart from the tank and maybe bringing back the fork angle I like it . Iain
Title: Re: From the W.T.F files...
Post by: cyclegod on November 27, 2013, 02:45:21 pm: Heres another one

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/lancefield/motorcycles/suzuki-ts185-ts-185-vintage-trials-bike-motorbike-1982-1983/1032339974

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/Gf8AAMXQfvlSi~8U/$_20.JPG)
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Post by: tony27 on November 27, 2013, 06:29:15 pm: That 1 actually doesn't look too bad, someone that knows what they're doing could finish that off properly & end up with a bike better than a standard RL