For Kel: B Grades bucket build

[TZ350]

Depends what you call vintage but TS125s got 6 speed, just won't fit in a GP I understand.

Early 76 78 TS125's had a 5 speed box and its what we modify to fit the GP's. A bit of work is required to shorten the clutch input shaft and the GP selectors have to be built up on their thrust faces but otherwise the clusters fit OK. Hopefully Cotswold will post the details as he goes along.

An early 5 speed TS gear box can be modified to fit a GP by shortening the clutch input shaft and modifying the GP gear selectors buy building two of them up on the outside of the forks to fit the sliding dogs and opening up the ID of the other to clear its dog.
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Red Line is the standard Suzuki GP125 gear box.
Blue Line is the standard Suzuki TS125 gear box.
Purple line is the TS Box with modified gears, the different size gears can be made to fit by modifying the shape of the teeth.

A std TS gearbox suits a GP very nicely on a long track and a modified one works well on a short track.

There was a post on the ESE thread about modifying the GP gear box.

[Henk]

It hurts that you could say such a thing, I have not officially been thrown out of B grade, although that is mute as I have nothing to ride at this time (which is why I have been a hive of industry with my one.)

I'm sure you got officially thrown out of B grade over a year ago and put your self back in because "I'm riding a B grade bike" Sandbagger.

[F5 Dave]

No I wouldn't. Re count the gears, one is a bit skinny and has nothing to play with on the other shaft.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/TS-TC-series/TS125.shtml

I just quickly counted 6.

TS125 'Duster'. Thats a new one on me. Loved those 60s/70s Japanese names. Cobra, Titan, Stinger, Wolf, Hustler, Invader, Marauder, Savage (fist time around), Raider. And it probably goes on.

[F5 Dave]

Hey I just had a little poke around that suzi site

What was the photographer thinking??? What was up with those guy's trousers, they look 1/2 grey & 1/2 white & more importantly why would you want to look like him? (I'm assuming the rest of his leg is still attached but just out of shot)


All the gear, all the time? I have a red cardy.

[cotswold]

Hey I just had a little poke around that suzi site

What was the photographer thinking??? What was up with those guy's trousers, they look 1/2 grey & 1/2 white & more importantly why would you want to look like him? (I'm assuming the rest of his leg is still attached but just out of shot)


All the gear, all the time? I have a red cardy.

His and hers Cardies, love it

[koba]

Hey I just had a little poke around that suzi site

What was the photographer thinking??? What was up with those guy's trousers, they look 1/2 grey & 1/2 white & more importantly why would you want to look like him? (I'm assuming the rest of his leg is still attached but just out of shot)


All the gear, all the time? I have a red cardy.

[TZ350]

This just rocked up in the mail, vintage Suzuki and no it's not out of an mx'r.

I just quickly counted 6

Cots has confused you by leaving the kick start idler gears on the left hand end of the gear clusters. In the original picture there are only five transmission gears on each cluster plus the kick start/oil pump idler gear. On a later six speed TS/TF you would have counted seven gears.



Early 76-77 TS125, the specs list it as a 5 speed.

[koba]

Hey I just had a little poke around that suzi site

What was the photographer thinking??? What was up with those guy's trousers, they look 1/2 grey & 1/2 white & more importantly why would you want to look like him? (I'm assuming the rest of his leg is still attached but just out of shot)


All the gear, all the time? I have a red cardy.

“With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know.”

[Henk]

“With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know.”

Got a red woollen shirt have we?

[koba]

Got a red woollen shirt have we?

Not yet, but that ad makes me want to go out and buy one!

[Str8 Jacket]

Not yet, but that ad makes me want to go out and buy one!

That's nice dear. I will find a way to destroy it.......

[cotswold]

I have just spent a couple of hours in the garage with an arm full of electrical bits to try and cure the back firing and popping I was getting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHpa...ature=youtu.be

1st up I replaced the standard GP coil with one from an MX'r this did nothing to cure it so Tee Zee had loaned me a KX cdi that he knew was a goodie and It now revs like a mad thing and sounds bloody fantastic. I will post up a video later.

I am hoping to go to the track on Sunday to dial it in, with a bit of help from a friend.

[cotswold]

Started it 1st kick and am a happy old fella.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvAQAOSsLCc


I have since taken it to the track and the best I can say about it is that the chassis and brakes are all good and the engine failed to explode.
It is very slow....

[Henk]

Started it 1st kick and am a happy old fella.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvAQAOSsLCc


I have since taken it to the track and the best I can say about it is that the chassis and brakes are all good and the engine failed to explode.
It is very slow....

Wish I had your excuse book. Looking for a downgrade to B again?

[cotswold]

Wish I had your excuse book. Looking for a downgrade to B again?

It's too slow for B grade and will be put in the naughty corner until it can at least keep up with your 100.