TS Enduro

[Doc]

thanks for the kind comments peeps but my biggest asset is the spares I have to play with and they are near all oddball Suzuki spares so I don't have to break the bank to own them. I usually only start a project when I have collected enough parts to go 90% or more and this could be giving the impression things are done in zealous haste. Fact is I could have been collecting bits for years as in the case for the TM/TS250 project. I think I started collecting bits for this bike in late 2006 when I was given a partial roller (not the frame pictured). I don't have enough space to have more than 1 'real' project on the go at any given time and this too could be part of the secret..doing just 1 at a time. (mini's excluded as they can be done in the space equivilent to a postage stamp ) As for keeping it all in my head 247 it all comes from nothing but trial and error, neccessity being the mother of invention if I can't afford to buy one I try and build something comparable instead Usually the hands on experience details remain in the brain where as things I read at best only get partially comprehended and at worst totally forgotten The biggest mistakes are the best lessons and I made plenty from the age of 13 or 14 Not sure if there are many rules and regs for Vinduro but regardless, being the 'seemingly' non conformist I am  I be heading back to my grassroots and this bike will to be built to suit my own taste not a rule book

The little TS is even more complete now with the addition of indicators and a bit of a tidy up under the hood no resto but it's tidy. Blinkers maybe an item that rarely lasted a nano second on any bikes I've owned previously but these days they do sorta complete the picture..a sure sign I must be old


I do have the mirrors also but I can't get it in and out the door with them fitted
oh, and I dont work on the bikes inside, my wife/partner simply wouldn't have it..if I had one to dictate such matters that is

[VMX247]

Good for you Doc the little Bluey looks spiffy.Congrats to ya 

Well I still say "house works suxs",    
I'd rather be in the shed   :'(  most times I am,
suppose someone has to feed the lads to who keep the spirit of the era alive.
Women's work is never done 

[LWC82PE]

what forks are on your very first 2 photos Roger?

[Tex]

Not sure if there are many rules and regs for Vinduro

I think that your bike would be more than eligible!

Tex

[Doc]

Something interesting for those people thinking of using TS frames. Compared to a '74 TM250 frame the '73 TS250 item weighs in just 300g more. Tidy up the frame by removing the few unwanted TS tabs and brackets and an undisputed fact is the TS chassis is actually lighter than a TM250 frame. Same as the 125's. The steel rear rim weighs 2440g and the alloy equivelant weighs just 1700g so ditch the steel rims while you're at it!  Be nice to get the complete bike below 95kg but not sure if this will happen..can only try

[YUMASTEPSIDE]

Not sure Leith,they are Suzuki, but I don't know what they're off,just a pair from my stockpile !

                    Roger

[oldfart]

possible Dr 400- 500  fork tubes thru Pe triples at a guess

[YUMASTEPSIDE]

Dont think so..........any DR forks I've had were a lot shorter........I'll have a good look when I get a chance and try and work out what they are.
                                  Roger

[Doc]

I'd take a guess and say PE250B for the forks and lower clamp and '78 RM125/250/400 for the top clamp. What sort of fork caps does it have, normal, aircaps or the rubber plugged square hole type caps? Could be DR500 they do look very similar and they did have fair travel..the cap type should near solve the puzzle

[Doc]

latest trivial dribble, just weighed a bare '76 TS250A frame and it's lighter than both the '74 TM and the early TS. Only by 50g or so but eh, there is still the excess lugs and brackets to be removed so the difference will only increase as the weight comes off. Doesn't make a zac of difference in the real world but I have always been curious

[LWC82PE]

i think those forks might be 80-82 TS 250 ER but wiht black painted lower sliders if they are 36mm

[YUMASTEPSIDE]

The forks and trees are from the same bike,they measure approx. 830 from axle centre to fork top,are 36 mm dia.and have square holes in the top............maybe they are DR???

                            Roger

[LWC82PE]

they are DR-S model, SP370, TS250ER or PE 250 B. its one of those for sure and i think all those forks are pretty much the same anyway, so thats basically what i wanted to know

actually they are not PE 250 B because they have the low mount fender/fork brace lugs on the sliders. must be TS 250 or SP/DR. triples look like RM 250- T........ but not as they are 36mm

[Doc]

The triples are RM125/250/400C. If they were T model they'd be 38mm. The forks after closer inspection I'd say are the TS250 or DR as the PE250 used clamps to secure the fork boots. I spent all weekend rubbing back then splashing some black over the frame and polishing the triples. Maybe a waste of a weekend but in my eyes, excepting the wheels, it's the worst/biggest part of the job done. Decided to leave all the frame tabs intact 'just incase' but I'm still working on keeping it under 95kgs. Decided to ditch the leading axle front end also and retain the TS forks for now but in changing my mind like an old woman I'm not sure what front end will go on my mind tells me XL250 Motosport forks and wheel but this will require finding a TM250 or RM125S/M steering stem so once again I am on the hunt for the said stem doesn't look anything now and it certainly won't be of show quality when finished but sentimentality is playing a big part in building a bike I owned and loved when I was 16



 

[LWC82PE]

ahh silly me, i knew they were 38, its just that i kept having 36mm in my head, but i didnt actually say they were RM-T just that they looked like those