TM 400

[paul]

man they sound evil

[frostype400]

yeah thats what i was thinking firko a nice tm250 125 is to small im probably to big for that now and i weigh about 75 kg's so tm125 isnt probably ideal but if a 250 or 400 comes along ill get it and atleast if i get a tm400 and it spits me off you can say i told you so i understand the 400 mx being a totally different type of 400 to my PE with the PE its fairly calm unless you ring its neck i will see how i go im hoping to ride a little next year and get into it more the next year after that because im still playing footy but next year might be my last footy season anyway if i get a chance to get a pre75 to do up i might get to a couple of events next year Merry Christmas and i hope to see some guys off this forum at either at the vinduros or maybe pre75 thanks Michael.

[Tim754]

Paul they are. TM125 bags of reliable fun, TM250 lots of pleasure to lots of people., TM400 Universally regarded as the worst ever. Check all the old magazines (and new ones too) the Cyclone wins the worst easily available MX bike all the time. They do look the go, and can be tamed I believe, but in stock trim they were horrendous. I thought only mine had a crazed mind of its own till I found out from excellent sources at the time ( Bert Flood telling me springs to mind) that the lunatic power output was the norm. 

[paul]

better get one for the next doors neibours kid who teachining self the DRUMS

[Doc]

The salesman who delivered my spanking new RM400 to me in '78 when I was only 16 looked at my diminutive size then said these words to me.

This is NOT a childs toy! Use your head and not your fist!

I survived the TM is not an RM but the same philosophy applies regardless  

[VMX247]

Interesting to note that reserve was lowered.
Was getting on passed $5600 Australian. 

[JC]

Best comment I ever read about TM400 mods was from the irrepressible Super Hunky: "Jack up the gas-cap & wheel a Maico under it"!!!

Having said that, I have a mag article here somewhere detailing electronic mods inside the the CDI box to tame its electrics/advance-curve & hence power delivery.

[Doc]

fit a PE175 cdi box

[Lozza]

Can get most CDI's overhauled/repaired/doctored by an electronics engineer/guru, get a graph and ali at reasonable prices(ie non-commercial).

[lukeb1961]

Lawrence - pointers / names please!

[Lozza]

There is a catch he only accepts Zimbabwe dollars(5000000000000000000000000000) just to look at it. Send me an email as he is a highly prized 2T Inst contact.

[firko]

Forget the mind games Luke. Just ring Jens Olsen..........Wk 0242 281688 Mob 0413 212750

[Lozza]

  That's a private joke firko which Luke will understand well enough and Jen's unfortunately isn't as good on electronics/ignitions/stator/rotors as this bloke.

[lukeb1961]

Thank you Mark - I may that follow up.
 
But in the meantime, I do need to chat with Lozza about certain South African transactions and his shady contacts - the currency requirements of the 2T Institute are exhausting my shelf of oddball notes!

[LWC82PE]

Steve at www.bettabikes.com in Adelaide can do CDI repairs, testing, manuafacturing etc ( analogue and digital) hes real good and knows his stuff.


Cycle world issue December 73 has article on taming the TM 400. they fitted a Competion Dynamics flywheel which they said smooths out the power delivery