new member with old suzuki.

[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]

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.

[Zunspec4]

Hi Taff,
I restored a TS125C a few years ago, it's a fun bike to thrash around.


Here's a link to my build photos on flick/com

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

Cheers Geoff

[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.

[sportston]

Hi Taff, welcome to the forum.

[Evans Ward]

Welcome and thanks for a new member introduction. I think you'll like the vibe of this site,

[old racer]

Welcome to the forum taff,From a taff.

[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]

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]

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]

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

[taff61]

ok,thanks.will give it a try now.

[taff61]

im guessing that it worked,well,i can see it lol

[dorT500]

im guessing that it worked,well,i can see it lol

So can we. That's a bit of alright! Very nice.

[taff61]

thank you,its getting there