New Bike YAY!! Suzuki TS250!

Yoshi · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

I just bought a '79 Suzuki TS250 on ebay Very Happy

for £205, going to pick it up on Sunday. Be fun to mess around fields on and learn about working on engines (although this a 2t and my main bike a 4t)

Nearly bought an '82 GS650GT dont know why I didn't it went for £166, should have got it! At the last minute I thought better keep the money for a car Rolling Eyes

Insurance was cheaper than my ZXR400!
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Present: GS650 Katana - Getting ready for summer touring!
Past: TS50, RS50, ZXR400, LT80, TS250

NickD · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Karma :

Cool as fuck!
My first bike was a '76 TS125, looked an awful lot like that but with the old chrome mudguards and original panels. Love the look of old trailies. Very Happy

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Yoshi · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

Yeah I been looking for something like this for a while, cant wait now be ripping up the fields! Laughing

Gonna strip it down, clean everything up, like restore it to it's former glory! Be a nice project to keep me amused!
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Present: GS650 Katana - Getting ready for summer touring!
Past: TS50, RS50, ZXR400, LT80, TS250

NickD · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Karma :

They did the original in a kind of 'Dukes of Hazzard' orange. Looked brilliant. Cool

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

That's a nice little project you have there mate! Are you planning to make it road legal again, or just keep it as an off road bike?

Yoshi · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

Don't know, could make a cool old school supermoto Very Happy

See what happens, I'll post anything I do
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Present: GS650 Katana - Getting ready for summer touring!
Past: TS50, RS50, ZXR400, LT80, TS250

brooky · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Karma :

Man thats awesome, Im after a hack bike and I cant find many for that price. My first bike was a Suzuki DR125 and that was great fun offroad so I'm sure that will be brilliant Thumbs Up

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Blau Zedong · Banned Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Karma :

Don't get any funny ideas about putting it back to standard, old trailie parts are rare and expensive, unless you have patience and bottomless pockets. Could build up into a useful tidy hack though Very Happy

. The main question is - does it have it's original frontpipe and is it in useful nick? This is the one thing that kills old 2t trail bikes, rotten pipes. The standard pipe is very expensive (if available at all) and there are either no aftermarket options, or the aftermarket options are pants (gianelli etc).
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Yoshi · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

I don't know about standard, parts seem rare from a quick look around, but definately do it so that it's running properly, and maybe respray it etc after, depends what I feel like and how much time I've got!

Won't be spending loads on it as the insurance company wants £1500 to insure the car I want Shocked

probably get cheaper over the phone but still means theres not gonna be much spending for me!
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Present: GS650 Katana - Getting ready for summer touring!
Past: TS50, RS50, ZXR400, LT80, TS250

69.9mph · Crazy Courier Joined: 20 May 2006 Karma :

I had a '77 TS250 but it was the previous model to yours with the slightly flatter tank. From memory, it was quite solidly built with a strong engine (although not outstanding). Off-road it felt a little weighty but was also confidence inspiring as it didn't get chucked off course by potholes like some lighter bikes. Have fun Thumbs Up