new member with old suzuki.

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taff61
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new member with old suzuki.

Post by taff61 »

as i am new to the forum i thought it only right to say hello to everyone.
i live in uk (south wales) & i have a 1971 ts125j duster that i have owned for about 12 years,it has sat in the corner of my garage since i bought it (with the occasional start up to keep it running).it had been sat in the previous owners mums back garden for many years before i bought it & it was probably best described as walking wounded rather than a survivor,but it is now on the road to recovery.with a lot of tlc & maybe a little advise from the forum im hoping that it will live again.
GTandcbr
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Re: new member with old suzuki.

Post by GTandcbr »

Greetings Taff and welcome to the forum! Try posting a picture of your bike (you will have to use a photo host site i use Flickr because its free.... )Any questions you have just post them up there is a lot of knowledge and experience on here.
98 carb Blackbird and GT550j
Zunspec4
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Suzuki 2-Strokes: T500R, SV1000S, TS125, Seeley T500
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Re: new member with old suzuki.

Post by Zunspec4 »

Hi Taff,
I restored a TS125C a few years ago, it's a fun bike to thrash around.
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Here's a link to my build photos on flick/com

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zunspec/a ... 4167314563

Cheers Geoff
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Alan H
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Post by Alan H »

Greetings Taff, and welcome to the asylum.
What are you like with bikes? - As in do you know anything about carbs, engines or electrics? No biggie as we can usually instruct you tgriugh most things, it's just easier if you have 'previous' with vehicles.
I have a Suzuki service manual which covers all tge models from tgat era and gives carb, electrical and other settings available if you'd like a copy free of charge. PM me your email address and i'll send you a copy.
Think of how stupid the average person is, then realise that half of them are more stupid than that.
sportston
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Re: new member with old suzuki.

Post by sportston »

Hi Taff, welcome to the forum.
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Evans Ward
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Post by Evans Ward »

Welcome and thanks for a new member introduction. I think you'll like the vibe of this site, :up:
1976 Suzuki GT750 (Maui Blue), 1972 Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV (Candytone Blue), 1984 Yamaha RZ350 (KRR- Yellow/ Black).
old racer
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Post by old racer »

Welcome to the forum taff,From a taff.
taff61
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Post by taff61 »

thank you for the warm welcome to the forum.
i have had many bikes over the years,all shapes & sizes.
when i first got into bikes it was very different compared to these days.
no next day spares via internet,it took weeks on back order to get gaskets,bearings etc & if you didnt learn to fix your bike,you wouldnt have a bike for very long.
i am far from being an expert but i am happy to share what knowledge ( & experiences ) i have.
i have a fair knowledge of electrics,fuel system,clutch etc etc but i often learn something new,usually through someone sharing their experiences.
im sure that the forum has a wealth of info & advice to offer & i hope that i can give some helpful input in return.
my ongoing project ( ts125j ) is starting to take shape nicely but still plenty to do on it,i will try to post some pics,im not too hot on computer stuff though ( being as im a bit of an old git etc lol ).
Indy650
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Post by Indy650 »

glad to hear another old 2 stroke is being fixed up! ya pictures are kinda of tricky on this forum you have to use a seperate website like photobucket then copy the url to here. we can give you better instructions if you need them.
taff61
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Post by taff61 »

hi again,
i have opened a flickr account & uploaded some pics,i just need to work out how & where to download to the forum.is there an idiots guide on here? lol
GTandcbr
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Post by GTandcbr »

Select your photo then look bottom right for icon arrow into box. Click it select medium size and it will download. Then just attach file to your post. Hope this helps
98 carb Blackbird and GT550j
taff61
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Post by taff61 »

ok,thanks.will give it a try now.
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taff61
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Post by taff61 »

im guessing that it worked,well,i can see it lol
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dorT500
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Re: new member with old suzuki.

Post by dorT500 »

taff61 wrote:im guessing that it worked,well,i can see it lol
So can we. :) That's a bit of alright! :up: Very nice. 8)

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taff61
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Post by taff61 »

thank you,its getting there :up:
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