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Offline Marc.com

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TM185 Sidepipe
« on: January 12, 2013, 10:29:45 am »
There you go bikes don't have to be all billet and over inflated bling ..... my original TS185 was recycled into long travel TM sidepipe 30 years ago, and here she is revived and still with the power and handling ;)

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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 10:48:22 am »
Looking good big fella  :)

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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 11:11:02 am »
Nice work Marc.

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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2013, 11:29:26 am »
TS185 and power and handling should never be used in the same sentence.
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2013, 11:53:08 am »
Nice to see another given the treatment but I still prefer mine  ;D

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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2013, 04:08:02 pm »
Nice to see another given the treatment but I still prefer mine  ;D


Ah but this has patina .... same paint as it left the factory with, plus I have too many garage queens as it is so this is my rider along with my CR250RB which is ready to party also. ;)
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2013, 05:13:43 pm »
At ther risk of repeating myself, that's a sweet little bike CG. I might be wrong but I think Jens Olsen may have won an Aussie or State title on that same combo back in the early 70's. He still races something similar, often instead of his RH250 which must say something.
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2013, 06:08:48 am »
At ther risk of repeating myself, that's a sweet little bike CG. I might be wrong but I think Jens Olsen may have won an Aussie or State title on that same combo back in the early 70's. He still races something similar, often instead of his RH250 which must say something.


Its interesting frame is pretty rough as was used as farm bike finally like all good Kiwi bikes, however it is interesting it has TM125 numbers but very well done LTR conversion from back in the day, came from Hurleyville, yep there is such a place. TS185 engine makes it 10 times easier to ride than actual TM125 screamer. I swapped the motors when I was about 16 from my first ever bike which was TS185...so arc welding special with no cash and boyish enthusiasm.

Used to ride it to work every day, plus occasionally 60 kms from Hawera to New Plymouth to race at Fitzroy, also it has done two day enduro back of Stratford. It made the journey a number of times with lighting kit to take me to trade school. To my knowledge it is on the same piston and rings, been registered but never had warrant of fitness.  ;D
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2013, 07:09:28 am »
Marc are you bringing it out to the graybeards next Sunday?
If so I might sneak out for a look.

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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2013, 07:24:52 am »
Marc are you bringing it out to the graybeards next Sunday?
If so I might sneak out for a look.

Sure am mate, I will be the one frantically trying to get the front brake to work ;D
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2013, 07:27:50 am »
Marc you have stired my emotional heart strings,started scrambles on my TS185 with Onehunga United Motorcycle Club.
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2013, 03:27:26 pm »
Marc you have stired my emotional heart strings,started scrambles on my TS185 with Onehunga United Motorcycle Club.

If you are coming next weekend feel free to have a blast .... the biggest shocker riding it again is the front brake or lack there on, still back in the 70s nobody touched the front brake anyhow :o
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2013, 03:40:34 pm »
Hope to take car to kumue show saturday and vmx sunday if catch up at work
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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2013, 03:49:57 pm »
yeah ive got to make up my rms185 one day,got all the bits now just got to do it and design a up pipe for it like i seen on a rms125 on ebay awhile back

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Re: TM185 Sidepipe
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2013, 04:16:12 pm »
    Hi matt ,you dont remember any details on the rms with the up-pipe,as i had one back in 75' which i had  an up-pipe built for ,the only one i had seen for the model at the time ,traded the bike on a slider at alan craig suzuki , boolaroo ,newcastle ?cheers