1975 Suzuki TS400 - The Holy Grail of 70's TS's
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I get the impression that this bike might pull like an absolute freight train.
It’s good but a DRZ will blow it away. I have both
Not if it won’t wind over 1500 rpm..
Has he ever had a bike that didn't pull like a freight train ???
I was 15 in 1975, my buddies older brother had a TS 400. I taken for a ride, wow, what a demon, bike had so much power from take off, real easy to pop wheelies. Scared the crap out of me on my first ride. Never forgot riding this bike. 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇺
This was my fourth dirtbike when I was about 15 years old in 1978. It was an absolute blast to ride as I rode along with my brother on his RM 400. So many memories
Dad got me a mint used 76 Suzuki TS185 for Christmas when I was 12 in Wapakoneta Ohio. The bike was in the living room with Christmas lights and garland on it as the tree. Good memories. Got a picture of same 185 in a pick up on my FB page.
Such a great size. More torque than a 125, not as scary for a kid as a 250.
i learn how to drive on a ts 185❤
Bought a red 1972 TS-400 Apache .... would love another one again ...
what did it sell for ?
I owned one of these. Same as seen here. Rode it all over California & Nevada with friends - 5 of us. All along highway 1 and east to Tahoe , Reno, Yosemite, Death Valley, and south to San Diego and many places in between stopping at the Mexico border back in the good 'ol 70's. Great bike.
I loved my dirt bikes in the 70s as a kid but also admired the hell out of the Apache. Beasts. I don't understand why I never cheased one down to down in all these years. I ride a 4 wheeler on trails but actually still would enjoy a big bore 2 wheeler.
Beautiful TS Ken and Ken JR. Your crew are the best and you guy's sell outstanding vintage bikes.
Your video are inspiring Ken that’s absolutely amazing I have some 70s bikes I love riding them. Makes me feel like a teenager
I’m glad I found you in the oldmenthatusedtorace group I love old enduro bikes and you always have some beautiful machines on the channel
what a gem, love these original vintage enduros
Ts 1⁸5 was my favorite
The oil injection pump is way out of adjustment, it’s dumping way to much oil. I had a 73 TS 400, loved that bike
WR ZL1 how hard to handle is it? I've nvr ridden a two stoke
Wow! What a beauty. I can't even remember the last time I saw a TS 400 Suzuki I know it's been a long time. Good luck with the sales on that when can I'm sure it's going to bring a pretty penny.
Beautiful vintage 2 stroke Enduro. I bet her powerband is sick, and that she is quite fast. Looks like it's new out of the crate. Whatever customer of y'all's buys that bike, will be very happy, like I have been, with yall's customer service. Certainly much better than any local dealerships by me. Always a Privilege dealing with Y'all. Y'all will truly have a customer for life in me. Much love and respect!
Clean as a Freight Train... lol , in 1973, my brother had a TS400-J , i used to ride it all the time, it used to pull like a Freight Train .. Lol
Now I have a 2009 DRZ-400SM ... With the right Mods you can go Right Back in Time! (When it's Raining the BRZ keeps me Smiling on the Twisty's!)
This was my first motorcycle. Mine was silver color. I jumped one time only, at 18 1/2 feet straight up. Boy was this bike powerful. Could pop wheelies at 45 MPH. Bought mine at Big Town Suzuki in Mesquite, Texas. Unfortunately no longer in business.
Mine was silver too. Frame sheared off on both sides of the front engine frame mount
Had a blue one back in the mid 80's. Most fun I had on two wheels.
Damn Ken, you come up with some gems.
Incredible beautiful condition! The TS 400 was the wild buffulo of dirt bikes from Suzuki back then :)
My buddy had one back in the 70s. Ken is right, they pull like you can't believe!
Thx K C for an informative and entertaining video FWIW I had one of these on Guam serving in USN BITD used it to get lost in the jungle put about 3500 miles on it on that Island the size of Catalina Island. Paid about $500 for it New from the Navy Exchange. Fun times.
Shoot, there is a memory right there! I had the TS250L then traded to this TS 400L(Silver). Never let me down. Even got a guy to build me a Tuned, over the top exhaust pipe. Then I laid a set of Koni shocks onto it(should have got better advise on those shocks(springs way too hard and increased my steering angle(too steep). Made it a bit twitchy.. Oh well, live and learn. Nice bike, and plenty of memories. ;-)
Unreal,road one of these for a couple years as a teen in the early 80s,was a trail beater,back then, Enduro bikes where dime a dozen, people would give em away to get them out of the garage,nice!
I started riding motorcross hard at age 12 with a Factory Hop-up kit on a 72' TS90 then a 1974 RM 125 at 14 . . . Vert Skated the Longwood Pipeline at 16 ... At the University of Florida I bought a used TS400 for $400 bucks and barly out-ran a Frat Boy's Corvette from Light to Light. His girl in the passenger seat why so fast . . . So "later" I gave her a Ride. Thank God I missed Video-Games!
With that low mileage it might be the original NGK spark plug which were notorious back then to cause a high rpm miss. I had a 74 TS125 and had to switch to a gold palladium plug and never had a problem after that.
Sweet 400 suzi , just need to fix it right on the revs over 3 grand , that problem will keep the price down , tell me who wants to pay top dollar for a 2 stroke that theh have to work on before you can seriously take it out !
Had a 74 loved it!
Friend had a TM 400’talk about a beast!
Hard to start but powerful!
Check the pipe oil will fill up in the low spot and cause it to run like crap!
That upturned exhuast is so flipping cool, I wish more of these were around ive never seen one. I wonder whats holding it back, carbs or timing probably once you cross out obvious stuff like exhuast clogged or internally collapsed etc. air leaks
I bought one of these used when I was 14. Dropped the stock pipe and put a Hooker pipe on it.
This guy is barely cracking the throttle. Mine would turn up to around 4,200 if I remember correctly. It had a broad, torque filled power band. It was a tuned down version of the real killer. The TM 400.
My first real bike was a 78 TS 250. Back when a kid could ride a dirt bike around town, and not get hassled lol. Had oil injection,but my dad told me to premix lol, excellent condition and paid 400$ for it.
That bike was mentioned by a desert rider for a moment on the movie about Robyn Davidson called Tracks. Good movie. She treks 2k miles with 4 camels and a dog
Had one as a 14 year old, put the factory "hop up kit " on it with my dad new top end and exhaust after removing the expansion chamber on the pipe and re tuning the carb it would rev forever , my father was an Engineer and ported the kit , needless to say very few if any things could keep up with that bike it was way stronger than the RM370 I had later had
I have a DR370 and it's a *beast.* I had to pass on a 400 and I regret it to this day. I have a couple of 2 stroke Suzukis, but the DR is a 4 stroke and I much prefer the quiet and low smoke.
I had to pass on one of these that was on Craigslist for $700. I have too many bikes already, and the deal was I would have to get rid of one to buy this. I really hate that I missed out. I have a TS185, TS250, DR370, and GS1000 for Suzukis. Old Suzus are phenomenal.
I just picked up a 1975 with 720 original miles. Going through the carb, oil change needs nothing! Inside of tank is spotless. Paint perfect no dents or scratches never dropped tires like new no rubber problems, I want $2500.00 for it.
You still have it.. ?
Let me get that
This bike reminds me of the movie wild...when a guy pops up with this bike when she was in the middle of that Australian desert.
I have a 1974 TS 250, full original (rough) condition, I have the licence and log book, and within 10.000 miles on the clock.
I had one of those
Loved it
I had the same bike my friend also had one so much torque it wold break the welds on the frame
wow .. what a find .. luv it
Owned one just like it in '82. Wish I'd never sold it!
This is the same bike I owned when I was in High School (around 1983). It was a blast riding it through the dirt trails and the empty fields. Mine wasn't in as good condition as the one you have. Even back in 1983 it was a bit beat up, but still ran very well. I do believe mine sounded nicer than yours, and didn't smoke as much. Maybe yours isn't as tuned up as you think it is. Also, there is no way in hell you're going to get $10k for that bike. Not even close. You can get a much nicer bike for that kind of money.
Awesome looking bike !!
beautiful bike . oil pump adjusted incorrectly , but other than than ....best ever seen .
Just chopped one of these up. Putting the 400 in a 250 frame
It looks so cool
How do you know where to find these unmolested gems? Most of these were ridden hard, wrecked, and left in the barn to decay and no one would have thought they would be valuable one day!
Always liked these TS Suzuki's, good bikes. Your building is interesting, is that an old factory?
I have a rare bike it is a Suzuki SP500 all original even the tires. 7000 miles and sweet it is. It belongs in a museum. Imposible to find except in bits and pieces.
It's highly likely that the clutch side crank seal is leaking. Transmission oil will suck into the crankcase, causing the bike to run rich and not rev.
Torque is always nice!
Nice bike. I like the 72 year model better. Simple machines, and very very rare in that condition or just in running condition period.
Make sure the front hub hold down is lock tighted
awesome bike
excellent old trail bike n hill climber you'd think with all your mechanics there someone could fix the rev in the motor sucks it has dents in the tank that keeps ya from getting top dollar
I wonder how these compared to the Yamaha DT360/400 in power, handling and suspension?
Looks like the 74 in my garage with 4048ori miles on it
My buddy had 1 of these!
Click keeps them from revenge out . Need to get one off the dirt model TS400
Great bike
When I bought my TS 400 brand new in 1975, it cost me $1350.00 New Zealand beautiful bike. The down side if there is one, do not try to kick it over with sandals on, that back foot rest will catch your heel and rip it up.
magnifique moto !!!!!! dans le mème style mon papa avait une yamaha 360 rt2
Sounds like it getting choked some where? My TS use to get up to 5 to 6000 no trouble and touch 100mph. Not long after that the Yamaha 460 came out.
Not revving out clean on top end is normal for the breed , they just get to a certain rev then misfire like a built in rev limiter ? Ive had every TS apart from the 400 and they have all done it from new ? No mechanic Ive ever met can make them rev out ? even the main dealers from new ? Having said that they remain one of my very favorite bikes ever.
Very nice bike 👍
I’d have to extend those rear indicators out another foot..
Nice . you might eventually be able to sans the winter gear up there
Yes, July 14th until july 28th lol
I could use some help. Picked up a freebie ts400 with no title for free, carb pukes but runs. Frame number is "TS4003-23025" engine is "TS4003-22936". Can't find this anywhere online. I want to pursue a title for it. Shes very savable.
My buddies dad has one sitting in Colorado lol
That's a 74' boss. 75's had the "swoop"decals on the tank.
Sweet.
I had the green t.s. 250 , I was so stupid for getting rid of it.
That thing looks terribly slow compared to the one I rode.
All those ts Suzuki bikes are fun rides,only fell off couple times no broken bones.
Suzuki good😘
most all first gen ts/tc were a tad rich on wot.
I dont think they imported them into the UK in those days...
Freight train engines don't rev more than 3,000 RPM anyway, so it's all good.
Nice bike, but that paint design is 74 I know suzuki from that time. sounds like someone moved the slide pin
It's main jet is Rich for break in. Time to lean it out for revving power.
thats not a 75 ts 400
one word .......... NICE =D
How much...nice blke
What is something like this worth?
1974 model not 1975
I WOULD OF SAID LEAN THE NEEDLE A NOTCH OR 2 AND LEAN OUT THE MAIN JET SOME AND THAT SHOULD HELP IT REV OUT.... INCORRECT SPARK PLUG GAP CAN CAUSE THAT AS WELL.by now maybe the issue had been fixed....neone knew what it was???
Im 16 and i just got the Light motorcycle license so i ride my 125cc suzuki ts erz 1983😂
i got an engine off one in good shape
God I owned one.........
Guzzled fuel faster than I could pour it in to.....
just bought a ts400 engine and im putting it in a ts50x
Halldor Tverberg have you put it in yet? How does it fit? Putting a suzuki rg 80 engine into my ts50x because it bolts right in but a ts400 engine sounds loads more interesting
@@Wondernoodle no, someone else placed a bid tripple the amount even though the seller said it was mine
Never see this in Europe.
That's a 1974.
I just found and now own a nicer one
That's a 1974 TS400.
Gostei dessa motoka, mas esse escape tá uma negação!
Dents in tank .
Oooooo
I had the 1976 TS400 in orange with white tank badge. An absolutely amazing and reliable bike. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1082107505499&set=a.1082102425372&type=3&theater
I bet his prices are sky high for these bikes but hey it's capitalism.
Pulls like a frieght train......
All of them do. LOL. This one only until 3k rpm though...