This time it is a 1971 Suzuki TS50 Hustler. It has an air cooled, disc valve engine with factory expansion chamber and 5 speed manual transmission. It runs good. It is supposed to have a chrome low fender, the original owner wrecked it and put on an aftermarket dirt bike fender.
Our weather is not cooperating with just two short hops on it. Original advertising stated that it was good for 60 mph.
So now we have two 50s and both are titled to her. I think this is the year for me to have a scooter.
Yeah the 50 is supposed to have between 5-8 hp at 8000 rpm from what I read. If you have read about the MadAss it is about the same as the 125 version but much less expensive.
If you look at the engine you can see the extended case on the engines right side. The carburator is in that case. It feeds into the engine case via a disk valve that rotates with the crankshaft. The intake is not controlled by a reed valve and piston position which by design limits power. The disadvantage to this design is that it makes the case wider but not a problem with a small engine. It can be tuned for more power than a piston port or reed induction system.
The bike has 17" wheels.
Here is another photo from Thursday. More snow now.
Trust me and don't think for a minute that my wife is as wide as my Belstaff jacket.
i had a TC 90 back then. same design/ look but with a lever on the left side of the engine near the countershaft area that was used for reducing the overall gear ratios.
TC="trail change"
nice find. hang onto it. they don't grow on trees in that apparent condition...
busting my knuckles on vices since
for long as i can remember
I have been looking for a forum that talks about this line of bikes, has anyone run across such a place?
We have the original bill of sale and it cost 250 dollars new, we paid twice that.
Wow, that is a cherry. Are these the bikes that were known for snapping the frame under the gas tank? Had a '72 and a '73 TS but both had a "2" in front of the "50". Fun bikes. Hope the weather clears for you so you can have some fun on those 50's.
Let's hope that since this bike is still going 40 years after it was built then maybe the frame has better welding on the frame than other TS50R's. It has about 6000 miles on it so it has had a chance to break. Perhaps my bike got the master welder of the shop.
My only other Suzuki was a 77 or 78 RM250 and is long gone.
eliteguy50 wrote:Wow, that is a cherry. Are these the bikes that were known for snapping the frame under the gas tank? Had a '72 and a '73 TS but both had a "2" in front of the "50". Fun bikes. Hope the weather clears for you so you can have some fun on those 50's.
This 2 stoke, dirt bike, was rebuilt and then sat for a couple of years. Everything was rebuilt or refurbished except the seat. It won't turn over. There isn't a title, all I have is some old registration paperwork.
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