Well bugger me, i just couldnt help meself. New project is mine on friday.

[GreatBritishRob]

Well i flogged me old kwacker dirt bike the other day. Flogged it for 500 quid cause i needed some new tyres on me trumpet and needed to pay for me new North Face McMurdo Parka that i'd used Dawns credit card for :eek:
I felt a bit pissed off though as i hadnt really got a toy to play with (on the bike front that is).
Well, i sure as **** have now :D
Its a 1977 suzuki TS250. Got it dirt cheap so me old KL has payed for another bike, tyres for me triumph and a bloody great arctic parka. Not a bad deal :D
http://i15.tinypic.com/35lxiiw.jpg

The bike goes like the clappers. The frame has been powder coated etc etc. The seat and tank are wrong but thats ok, the bike is a sound base for a project and it has all the documentation and even an MOT.
Sorted!!!!

[pyro]

Nice, great bike and worth money if done up, a 1977 one went for £755 on ebay last month.

[minxy]

Rob's on a roll :D Similar sort of thing to the one you let go?

[STEViE]

Rob's Ratbike mudplugger ??? :D

[johnr]

sound bikes them rob, im glad you bought it, cos i went to look at that xl, and its a fooking minter. i wont feel guilty about buying it myself now :D
might see you down a green lane somewhere!!

[GreatBritishRob]

Rob's on a roll Similar sort of thing to the one you let go?
Yes mate, very similar apart from this is a Suzuki and 2 stroke. Lots of screaming fun :D I've seriously got a thing for me old trailies. I love me Triumphs without a doubt but i do love the old trailies from the 70's. God only knows how many ive had up to now but i know i can take them apart with me eyes closed as they are all so similar.
Im doing this one up to keep Pyro. Dont suppose i'll do it standard though as i actually like to use them if you know what i mean. I'll make it a proper dirt bike :D
Hahahahaha! Nah Stevie, no matt black paint here mate, ive got a polishing fetish.
Hey John, get the XL mate, we can start a team and do classic enduro's. Now that would be a laugh :D
Anyway, been looking on Bikepics website and found this.
http://i18.tinypic.com/2v0c28g.jpg
Good pic to work from me thinks.

Also found this pic of a TS250 on there. May need a bit of work for an MOT :D
http://i17.tinypic.com/29orc7k.jpg

[johnr]

i had a ts 185, and couldnt fucking break it, i thrashed it without any mercy for 2 years, every day, solo , 2 up, touring, camping, motorways, held 85 mph 2 up for over 200 straight miles, ran it off road, fell off it, learned to pull wheelies. and didnt do anything but put oil and fuel in it and a pair of tyres and some brake shoes. when i gave it away, it had as much compression as when i got it, absolutely mind bogglingly brilliant bike. one of ony 3 bike that i wish i had never got rid of, the others being, an sp400 and a gt200 X5. bloody wonderful machines, so the 250 should be the same but better!!!!! :D

[Bosun]

you lucky so and so

have lots of fun

[GreatBritishRob]

Oh yes gents, im lookin forward to this. Just had a quick scan through on google and found some great stuff already :D
http://i19.tinypic.com/4bf93es.jpg

http://i18.tinypic.com/2u6db21.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/4d6pmpl.jpg
I think im actually gonna do it in this yellow :D

[Rabid1]

I think im actually gonna do it in this yellow :D
That will make a change from pink rob :p

[GreatBritishRob]

That will make a change from pink rob :p
I think the colours well compliment each other in my garage :D

[GreatBritishRob]

Oh, any help on finding spares like the tank and seat especially would be appreciated. Cheers :D

[Yoda]

Oh, any help on finding spares like the tank and seat especially would be appreciated. Cheers :D
:) :)


http://www.eurocustombike.com/systemjpgs/35100.jpg


http://www.okanagansaddlery.com/seat.jpg

[Grav]

These folks appear to be having a clear out, could be worth a look?

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZrobinsonsfoundry

[GreatBritishRob]

Cheers Yoda, i'll think your idea over :D
Had a snout Grav but dont seem to be much there, more for the later TSX.
Anyway, picked bike up. Mixed feelings.
Theres no wiring at all apart from a kill switch. Not a bad thing cause im thinking of doing it as basically a road registered RM now instead (lazy as the RM was the MX version).
The gear stick is welded on which im not overly chuffed about but its not a disaster, just a bit of a pain if i had to strip the crank cases.
Its got new chain and sprockets which is good and the tyres look newish to.
It was smokey as hell when i got it. Would have run a mile if it had been a 4 stroke but it only takes summat silly to make a 2 stroke burn a bit to much oil. Had a nose and lets just say someone went a bit over the top on the air filtration and ballsed the mixture up to. Bit of stripping out of sponge and crap and a few twists and turns with the screwdriver and its running peachy. Bot of a chatter top end but its an air cooled 31 year old dirt bike, there all like that mister.
Anyway, got it cheap and its a project for a bit of fun. Cant complain at all really, just not the great bargain i expected, more of an alrightish bargain. :D