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TS 400 centere port
« on: December 07, 2016, 09:40:21 pm »
What years were the centre port TS 400's produced?
I'm getting conflicting info from the web
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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2016, 10:32:16 pm »
76 and 77
Wanted - 1978 TS185 frame or frame&motor. Frame # TS1852-24007 up to TS1852-39022

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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2016, 08:44:50 am »
nice looking old 400 on gt currently

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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2016, 10:14:51 pm »
Thanks LWC
So the 'all new 74 L model' that I read about on the net is still just a sideport motor!

I have also read the TS 400 went to 79 so would these be the same as the 77 and made for different world markets?
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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2016, 11:28:37 pm »
i always thought the TS400 finished in 77. LMA and B were twin down tube frames. The SP370 took over for big bores and suzuki were doing reed valves for the 2T market. It is entirely possible that minor markets like africa and brazil kept selling them but i dont think so.
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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2016, 11:41:21 pm »
correct this time Pokey..'75 and '76 were the centre ports.

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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2016, 11:49:33 pm »
yeah they also made the 77 Chris. but i dont think we got them here . think they were a shitty powder blue but i have seen black ones . US only from memory.

Just found this


http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_TS400
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Re: TS 400 centere port
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2017, 11:04:07 pm »
Thanks guys, seems you can't trust wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_TS_series
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