TS185 budget race build.

[James Lee]

Giday people,I am bored so decided to play with a TS 185 I got from the tip.Im trying to take all unnessasary parts off to make a vmx style machine for a mate to ride.
What I need to know is what wires do I need to connect to do away with all the ignition switches etc,Im just going to run the original kill switch on the throttle housing.
Thanks in adavance,James.

[James Lee]

From what I can see in the diagrams online I need to join the red and orange wires but still not getting anything.
Also can I run this without the battery with no dramas?

[LWC82PE]

No need for battery, its just a store for power to the brake,light, blinkers and horn.

[James Lee]

OK great thankyou.Ive removed it all now and tried a 3rd new plug and its a runner,first 2 plugs were duds.
Just going to tidy it up,put on some oval number plates and have a blast.
I just met some guys and their property is natural moto heaven,heaps of banks,jumps and drop offs.
Now I just need to find some rear shocks and hopfully increase the travel a bit.
Ill post some pics of the project soon.

[William Doe]

They make a reasonable clubman Trials bike

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/tmbill/media/trials/Trials055.jpg.html

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/tmbill/media/trials/Trials045.jpg.html

This is my Budget TS 185 works racer





As purchased

[saint]

What pipe is that Bill?

[William Doe]

It was made by an outfit here in NZ

Cycleworks

http://www.cycleworks.co.nz/  Damon is the owner , hes a nice bloke and VMX friendly

[pokey]

I want that bike Bill..


Only need the three wire triangular plug running from the magneto. rest you can remove,
 Those three wires run to the cdi and thats all you need for a runner. the kill switch should be connected to the coil and an earth.  Voila its that simple.

[LWC82PE]

What model do you actually have James?

[James Lee]

Sorry I forgot to mention that,mines the later ER style.I like your TS Bill,I had an early one like that and looked for an under pipe for years.I like the tank shape on the early TS,I wonder if they would fit the later model like mine?
So far Ive mocked up 82 rm250 side number plates and CR500 front and rear guards and a cut down tt250 seat.
For a free tip find Im very happy and it runs like a clock.

[LWC82PE]

Ok so you can go from the stock 335mm shocks to around 350-355mm ok, but make sure you go up to a 13 or 14T on the front and then adjust rear to suit. Stock is 39T but for MX you probably might want to go a few tooth larger. You may even be able to go a little longer than 355mm, it really depends on your sprocket sizes and how much you can get the chain away from the swingarm pivot and also what you do with the front end. Going to the longer shocks does increase the travel a bit, depending on how much shaft travel there is.

[cyclegod]

You can bore out the triple clamps to 35mm and fit a DR250S disc brake front end like this one has...

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/gosnells/motorcycles/86-ts-185-refurbished/1106982895

*disclaimer: the bike is not mine and it is hideous"

[LWC82PE]

They will be too long i think. Stock forks are only 780mm long, plus the clamps are pretty flimsy as it is, especially the top alloy one so i would not bore them that big. The stock forks have a tone of overlap, so you could easily extend them 1/2-1inch with a change in damper rod. I thought of fitting 36mm 813mm long TS250ER forks i had spare but i could not justify the extra weight therefore am keeping modded stock forks. There is some machine work to get 36mm clamps onto the frame but it can be done. Certainly not something for anyone who can not DIY machine work or is on a bush basher budget though.
I think that gumtree bike may have a DR125 front end???. Thats what the top clamp looks like anyway.

[James Lee]

Id like to buy some 350mm cheapo shocks as the ones in the bike are blown out,I was hoping to run the standard forks for now and maybe drop them down 10mm in the tripples.The rear end on these TSs allways seemed a bit low to me.
Can you recomend some shocks?All the ones Im finding on ebay are road types I believe.

[James Lee]

I thought these ones look like the might suit?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Federbeine-360mm-Lange-Motorrad-Roller-universell-mit-ABE-/181985784808?hash=item2a5f32b3e8:g:dccAAOSwHaBWkFda