Cheney TM 400

[TM BILL]

Just Curious hopefully Firko can probably answer this , would the frame fittings and fastners be british threads unf unc etc or metric as per the TM parts ?

Does the frame run taper roller bearings in the steering head , and what does the swinging arm pivot on bearings or bushes ?

very cool bike but probably a bit of a handfull for a lightweigt like me LOL.

[DJRacing]

This has been an interesting thread, and as far as I can see the only thing bad about that pipe is the butt ugly silencer. Throw that away and replace it with a long straight stinger and it's back to how it should look and sound for that matter   

TMBill you better buy it and bring it back home with us after Conondale so we can hear it unmuffled and singing 

[firko]

Bill...Based on my own Cheney Yamaha which is a different design and a couple of years older, mine has Timken tapered steering head bearings and bushes for the swingarm. I'm not certain the Suzuki is the same but I'd be surprised if it wasn't. Not sure of the nut/bolt situation. Mine has metric all over but I don't know if that's standard. Mine has Italian Ceriani forks and Arces triples which are all metric and had Yamaha back wheel and Campagnolo front wheel, once again metric. I think the Suzuki has Suzuki forks/triple clamps and Suzuki wheels which are also metric so I'd be fairly confidant it's all metric. There's not a lot of British except for the frame/seat/tank on either bike.

I think Freaky hired a ghost writer. I can actually understand his stuff for a change. It's usually hopelessly spelled drivel.

[TM BILL]

Thanks for that Firko Bill.

[Freakshow]

to fund the purchase of a YZ125A.

I have always found your pricing scales some what low, kinda Dt price based on anything Nathan, no offense ment but your a tight arse right ?  , so any how im interested in what you would pay for a running , fair condition YZ125A ?

ooo And thanks for noticing guys, at least your reading my posts again 

and NO, no secretary,  i just vented my splean big time on a guy on a US forum that was being a tool, and the missus put out this week , so im all calm, collected and care free ATM. 

PLus after a big month at work its a little slow here now, so i can actually read back what i wrote and correct it , rather than just hitting send 

[Wombat]

I don't think spelling is an issue - understanding what's being said is more important.
A while back I remember Freaky saying he has several screens open at once - and any woman will tell us blokes we are incapable of 'multi tasking'...
Typing on several screens, swapping between them with plenty to say can get a bit hectic.

Anyhoos, how's that Cheney Zook going? Anyone here interested in buying it?

[Freakshow]

well got 6 open at the moment.  what was this thread about again ?

[VMX247]

a cheney frame and a fat 400 in it

[suzuki27]

It would be good to get some history,or provenance, as they say on the A-Roadshow. Say like, who put the thing together, when ? Was it imported complete or the frame brought over and met the TM400 motor and it was love at first sight. I am interested in the background just for the love of old dirt bikes- that would be educational AND interesting----Not this" cloak and dagger" soapie, that this thread has teetered on becoming.

[Freakshow]

OOO...........FACT VERSUS FICTION HUH................

[Maico31]

Dave Tanner can tell all you need to know, he bought it in from the US. Think it was a US Dirt Bike mag project bike or similar.

[firko]

The bike was owned by a bloke named Bob Neilsen in the USA. It's reputedly the December 1973 Cycle Guide magazine project bike   . It was found by Ray Ryan when he visited Neilson to do a piece on one of his bikes. Ray passed on the bikes wherabouts to Dave Tanner who purchased it, imported it and restored it. It was then sold to Cozzie who further refined the bike. Thats the short version of an interesting bike history...This article gives the original build of the bike..........http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.eurospares.com/graphics/bwTMcheneya75.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.eurospares.com/graphics.htm&h=897&w=642&sz=141&hl=en&start=17&um=1&tbnid=y73DcBWZlMOIlM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcheney%2BSuzuki%2Btm400%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Wake up Freaky. No fiction here.

[Quicksilver]

Apart from Chrome finish how do you ID a Cheney frame? Is their a Cheney brand stamped on or a set of numbers to ID them with.

[firko]

The design is totally diferent to that of a Suzuki. There isn't a Cheney branding anywhere except the frame # and Made in England on the steering head.

[Quicksilver]

Thanks Firko