TS Enduro

[JC]

Thanks R, thats about what I tho't. Forks could be 1st PE250 as it only had about 7.5" travel. But other Suz trailbikes had similar looking sliders. Hub looks like PE250.

My guess is 80/81 PE250/400 seat. Can anyone else confirm?

[Doc]

sorry, my baby TS didn't quite end up how I planned I just sorta went with the flow (of parts in stock) and ummm..I lost the plot maybe the 250 will turn out more to Vinduro spec 9 days since purchase have passed at this stage but I'd reckon another month or so by the time I polish till my fingers bleed and hunt up a few bits, indicators, a little wiring, grips, levers, tail pipe, guards etc etc etc...might even give it a full resto in good time as I have a zillion fond memories of the TS100L my father owned back when it was all starting for me





yes the factory pipe I removed from the original red bike is for sale..mind you I had to cut the header off to fit the other exhaust as it had previously been fitted to a high performance KE125, the rear section is all there and very very very very very solid. It'll last forever!! Now the price for this vintage PPPPPP! (Plankman Power Products Performance Power Pipe)..  a measily $1000 buy it yesterday or best offer over $1.00, I'll toss in the used factory red guards too 

oh, and the bike above is a '75 L although it has the '76 A model head (single centre plug RM style finning) and '76 tank which gets rid of the ugly big locking cap.

[oldfart]

love the rain guage, I mean side stand in back ground 

[pokey]

Those anodised red forks do it for me Doc

[Doc]

side stand ..background eh! err.. what have you been smoking oldfart! I dun see no raingauge anywhere! am I really thick and somethings' going over my head? Pokey, pretty flash stuff, it's no wonder I have to pay such big $ to purchase this stuff, it's all one off almost

[oldfart]

wheel barrow . Don't drink or smoke  partial to the odd cuppa   

[KB171]

Fair effort fer 9 days Doc  would've had a fine note with MK1 exhaust i'd rekon     I can see a thong getting caught on the tip of the Plankman though

[Tim754]

I got a spare ts pipe here Doc you want?

[Doc]

ah yes oldfart, good ol' herbal tea I knew there would be a valid excuse funny enough I just cottoned onto to what you meant but I was looking at the dog bowl in the lower pic thinking that would gauge 10 minutes worth of late

KB, actually nine nights, maybe 8 as there would have been a night I didn't play frame painted with engine fitted as per standard procedure. Result is better than I thought possible and probably better than when I do the full ground up deal as there is no chipping, marking or scratching to worry about when refitting the donk, swingarm etc anyway a night spent sanding and cleaning each side. A night to paint the frame and the rest was cleaned repaired replaced and repainted before refitting..easy stuff..at the old detailing job I had this type of thing was expected within a week..usually they got their wish as parts not supplied were simply ordered in. Wish I could do that now!

Tim, I don't believe I'll be needing the pipe as this one turned out pretty good and it's only really got 1 ding just behind the footpeg. I do need  the stinger bit but I wouldn't pull apart a complete pipe to get it cause it's always the bit that's missing. Thanks a squillion for the offer and if ever you really really feel the need to lose it I would take it for future projects, you see I don't plan on stopping at one of these beasties as I've probably enough to do another if a roller of some type comes along

Lastly sorry for the thread hi-jack but all the while it keeps me remembering I need to look for something on the weekend for the Yuma TS250 this thread started off with

[Doc]

okay I've finally started on my TS/TM250 Vinduro project and here's what's happening so far (not a lot! ) anyway it sports PE250 lower triple, RM400C top triple, DR500 36mm forks, '84 XR Honda headlight and nice off white/vomit colored UFO plastics that WILL clean up sufficiently Was going to run TM chassis but eh, a downpipe would never survive and the TS chassis has a better lifting loop at the rear. Thinking of running RL250 rear and a conical hub TS185ER front wheel to reduce the unsprung weight dramatically while still retaining the speedo drive. The engine will be TS250 bottom end inside TM cases with the TM top end, carb, air filter and ignition. On the hunt for a decent pipe or I'll simply make do with the stock item till something betterer turns up. Lights will be a 12 volt dry cell rechargable total loss system simply because it's the easiest and cheapest as I already have the battery



stay tuned...

[pokey]

L or M model Donor Doc ?
 Never had a proplem with the savage other than it being too damn heavy and low and  the odd front end wash out and... that damn plastic nuetral swtch cover that shattered  as soon as the chain derailed.

 ended up making one out of silastic 

[firko]

For some reason I'd missed this thread. Nice little 100 Doc. It's got me buggered how you can do these things so quickly. I alocate a year per bike and always find myself behind the 8 ball after about 6 months. Good work old chum!

[Graeme M]

Yeah, well done Doc. I'm with Firko, no idea how you do it. I've been going for about 2 months now on my IT and as far as I can see I've errr... cleaned one sidecover, wirebrushed a few bits and pieces and ummm... painted the footpegs. Vinduros 2010, maybe...

[oldfart]

The bloke runs on caffeine I'm sure , How the hell you pump them out that quick baffles me no end
I'm in the Firko - Graeme sernario , lucky if i get 1 bike finished a year 

[VMX247]

here's what's happening so far (not a lot! Cheesy) anyway it sports PE250 lower triple, RM400C top triple, DR500 36mm forks, '84 XR Honda headlight and nice off white/vomit colored UFO plastics that WILL clean up sufficiently Wink Was going to run TM chassis but eh, a downpipe would never survive and the TS chassis has a better lifting loop at the rear. Thinking of running RL250 rear and a conical hub TS185ER front wheel to reduce the unsprung weight dramatically while still retaining the speedo drive. The engine will be TS250 bottom end inside TM cases with the TM top end, carb, air filter and ignition. On the hunt for a decent pipe or I'll simply make do with the stock item till something betterer turns up.
Doc now that's thrown a spanner in the works for me,  as I'm still trying to see the difference of the TM and TS, I just gotta  remember the headlight thing.How do you keep all this stuff in your brain,truly amazing. 

The bloke runs on caffeine I'm sure , How the hell you pump them out that quick baffles me no end
I'm in the Firko - Graeme sernario , lucky if i get 1 bike finished a year 

Reckon ya gotta compromise with your wife/partner and work with them suzukis on the kitchen table.