busa1300 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) Trying to get motivated, and start working on the TS again… …mounted tires onto the wheels, and balanced and trued them up. Fit them to bike to verify that I have clearance for chain and front brake torque arm. New Mikuni 34mm carb, NOS cables, and bike specific jets, to replace the 32 High end dual spark ignition to basically replace just about all the electrics, gain peace of mind along with more HP. Edited October 7, 2023 by busa1300 6 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 wheels look great on the bike, looking forward to seeing it finished 1 Quote Link to comment
Safra Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 21 hours ago, busa1300 said: Trying to get motivated, and start working on the TS again… …mounted tires onto the wheels, and balanced and trued them up. Fit them to bike to verify that I have clearance for chain and front brake torque arm. New Mikuni 34mm carb, NOS cables, and bike specific jets, to replace the 32 High end dual spark ignition to basically replace just about all the electrics, gain peace of mind along with more HP. Loving this slight retromod SM build 1 Quote Link to comment
slayer61 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 6:24 PM, busa1300 said: My pipe showed up at my doorstep today, built to TM400 specs but TS400 mounting position at the baffle. I think you're gonna love the Jemco. I've used their products for years on a race bike. Very cool 2 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 Test fit to see what it might look like with the pipe 7 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Soda blasted the cases and cylinder today. Trying to decide if I want the engine all black as original, or to polish out all the covers, and edges of the fins to brighten up bike a little. need to make a new bracket for the exhaust also, now that I know exactly where it fits up to. Also got all my trans bearings and seals, and my gaskets should be here by the weekend. Edited October 30, 2023 by busa1300 4 Quote Link to comment
Safra Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Gold anodized wheels or gloss black with polished stainless spokes would look quite nice with both a silver or semi gloss black engine. Not that there is anything wrong with how it looks currently keep up the good work. 1 Quote Link to comment
Wagola Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Personally I'd go black with the engine to give it a bit more of a stealth look. With matching black frame. Starting to take shape now and looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 my choice would be a black engine, but the bike looks great 2 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 I think I’m going with this look….with the covers polished like the hubs. Next step is to totally disassemble the bike, and begin the rebuild now that I know where I’m going with it, and have enough parts for the rebuild to start. _________________ 7 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 really like this bike 1 Quote Link to comment
DAZ Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Nice to see this, love a two stroke, the noise, the on/off powerband, the smell, if this went past me on the street my nose would be twitching like let's go Brandon in a girls school ..... 1 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 hours ago, DAZ said: Nice to see this, love a two stroke, the noise, the on/off powerband, the smell, if this went past me on the street my nose would be twitching like let's go Brandon in a girls school ..... especially if its running Castrol R 2 Quote Link to comment
DAZ Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, TonyGee said: especially if its running Castrol R When I used to spectate at Harewood hill climb there was a class for 1950s 500cc single seat race cars , usually manx Norton powered coopers ,that sort of thing and invariably they used Castrol R , and yep they smelt delicious ! 2 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 My Ikon shocks showed up earlier than expected and became a nice Christmas present Have a couple weeks off work for shutdown, so I’ll be getting the bike stripped to bare frame soon now. 3 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Took my frame/swingarm to get sandblasted this past Thursday. A shop around the block from where I work, does industrial powder coating…and sandblasting on the side. Will be a few weeks till it comes up on its cue, and then I will take it to work and get the bits painted. Also was able, after about a 6 month search, to find an aluminum lower triple clamp from a 74 TM400… to replace the bent heavy steel original from the TS… 4 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 (edited) Brought frame back from the sandblaster and put some paint on it yesterday. I used a polyuroxy black primer and then clear coated it with about 10% flatner to give it the right factory look. Sandblasted frame Polyuroxy black primer Clear coat with 10% flatner Edited January 20 by busa1300 5 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 A little work done this week. Still waiting on my new fork tubes to get it back on two wheels. 10 Quote Link to comment
Safra Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, busa1300 said: A little work done this week. Still waiting on my new fork tubes to get it back on two wheels. What a pleasant surprise I viewed this thread earlier hoping for some news Edited March 7 by Safra 1 Quote Link to comment
Simbec1863 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Top quality work as always @busa1300 1 Quote Link to comment
BasilBrush Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 10/7/2023 at 12:57 AM, busa1300 said: Trying to get motivated, and start working on the TS again… …mounted tires onto the wheels, and balanced and trued them up. Fit them to bike to verify that I have clearance for chain and front brake torque arm. New Mikuni 34mm carb, NOS cables, and bike specific jets, to replace the 32 High end dual spark ignition to basically replace just about all the electrics, gain peace of mind along with more HP. Love them wheels. They really look good on the bike 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Thanks guys I am taking much longer than I had ever expected on this particular project. I seem to find myself just staring and thinking more than building as I get older…but it will get finished. 1 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 26 minutes ago, busa1300 said: Thanks guys I am taking much longer than I had ever expected on this particular project. I seem to find myself just staring and thinking more than building as I get older…but it will get finished. you can always give it to me and i'll finish it 1 Quote Link to comment
busa1300 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Got new fork tubes a few weeks ago, to replace the bent originals. Then I got my emulators to modernize the ancient forks New tapered head bearings installed With the added emulator parts, and the 1.5 inch drop spacer, I had to cut my springs to get the right preload. Bike now sets level, instead of the nose high attitude most dirt bikes have. Now it’s time to get serious about the rebuild of the engine. 5 Quote Link to comment
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