More parts arrived

Have had a few more parts arrive for the TSR 200 this week. I now how 2 spare off-road wheels with tyres and also 2 super Moto wheels off of abDR 125 SM. Also a spare tank arrived today which I plan to store for now as a spare in case I need it in the future.

I plan to start doing stuff to the TSR 200 next week. Initially I will out the dirt bike wheel on so that I can ride the bike to my parents house so that it can be kept in their garage out of the elements while I get a lockup near my house. Once the bike is at my parents I will be able to work on it better as the garage is dry and has a light so I can work whenever.

I will then try the super Moto wheels to see if they will fit or not and then see what can be done.

Super Motard wheels arrived

I have just had a call message from work that my supermoto wheels have arrived :-)

I will pick them up later today once my IKEA delivery has arrived.

At least I think that it is my supermoto wheels as they were out for delivery :-)

Bike is going to be a super motard

I have decided that I am going to convert the TSR 200 into a super motard as I don't have time to ride trails at the moment or anyone to ride with so I am going to make it a supermoto to razz around town on as that is mostly what I plan to use the bike for.

Adding the supermoto wheels will also make the bike a bit lower so it will be easier for my short arse to get on :-) The super moto also made sense as I will have to shell out for new tyres anyway so might as well convert it now instead of later as I had always planned to get it converted at some point.

I have been on the internet and found that the hubs from a TSR 125 are the exact same part numbers so I bought 2 used wheels with tyres from Ebay that will server 2 purposes, the first is to get the bike to my parents house so that it can be locked in their garage until I can get a garage near my house, the other purpose is to act as donor hub if need be.

I also found a set of supermoto wheels and tyres on ebay for a dr125 which I also bought as I can try and see  if they will fit directly to the TSR 200  if they don't then the rims and tyres can be laced to the hubs from the TSR 125 wheels to make a set of supermoto wheels so that I can keep the original wheels if I want to use the bike as an enduro bike at a later date.

The wheels will arrive on Wednesday or Thursday so I should be able to get the bike back on the road soon.

I will also need to get a scaffold plank to get the bike back up the steps in my garden as they are really steep and I didn't think about this before I took the bike down the stairs to store it!! Not my best idea ever I can see that already and I havent tried to move the bike yet!

I'm hoping that once the trye is fixed (different wheel) I will be able to push the bike back up the scaffold plank or maybe if that is too hard ride the bike up the plank which will definitely be more fun :-)

I have also sent an email to a breakers yard that is breaking a TSR 125 to see if they have any of the parts that I need or the rear rack off of the TSR 125 as a new on is about £150 and I will need one to weld a bike rack to to carry my bmx on the TSR.

Bought my 1995 TSR 200

I bought and picked up a locally based Suzuki TSR 200 on Friday. I had seen it on line for a week or so and went and looked at it on Thursday and picked it up Friday morning :-)

I paid online Thurday night and got the bike taxed and insured so that it could be ridden home Friday morning which I did :-)

It needs a bit of work but the engine starts first kick and idles and runs great. I managed to get a puncture on the way home and messed up the tyre pretty badly so the bike is currently off the road as the tyre will need replacing.

Not sure that it can be seen from the picture but the bike has been well used and is in need of some tlc for sure. It doesn't have the stand on it at the moment as the bolt is sheered off in the frame! luckily it looks like there is enough bolt sticking out to get it out of the frame pretty easily. The clutch cable is really stiff and sticks so will need to be replaced and the clutch lever is after market and not great so will have to be swapped out. 

The front mudguard is a universal after market one and could do with being replaced at some point too. Apart from these things and the tyre the bike seems OK. It was certainly quick enough on the way back even with a soft/flat tyre and the powerband is amazing fun :-)

I was having trouble finding somewhere to get the tyre fixed on Friday so the bike has been covered in my garden until I can do something with it on Wednesday.