Hey Dale recently got a 1975 TS250 and absolutely love it, thank you for these videos, they are amazing! I was wondering if you would be interested in making tips/tricks video for getting more power out of the TS250 2 stroke? Or any helpful maintenance/ modifications? Thanks again! Cheers!
Thank you for your comment, there is more to come on the TS250, working on the paint and body work now. Will soon be assembly and getting her running. Thanks for hanging out with me in the shop
I know the feeling Frank, if I had all those bikes and parts now that I did then I could...well have less room than I have now. But I love those ole bikes. Sounds like you do to, with the restorations you have going.
Hi Dale! I've been working on my TS250 and I had to also re-weld a mounting tab just like you. I also discovered a fatigue crack on the the top bar of the frame where that diagonal piece attaches coming from the head of the frame. The crack went around where the original welds were. I did some research on welding cracks and tried my hand but was wondering what your thoughts were on welding a frame crack like that. Was it a waste and I need a new frame or should it hold up? As always, been enjoying your videos. Thanks! Andrew
Hey Andrew, I have repaired several frames by welding, sometimes if the crack is next to the existing weld, you may have to grind the old weld back some in order to get good penetration. But for the most part, I have not had any cracks reappearing. If you have a severed tube, then I try to get a short piece of tubing inside then rosette weld it in place before welding the main frame tube. In my opinion it is not a waste of time. It is good shop practice and a good solid repair.
@@montana2strokeracer Thanks for taking the time to reply. I believe it's safe to say I have done a solid repair then. I drilled holes on either side of the crack to keep it from spreading and also ground material away from the crack to achieve better penetration. I appreciate the well versed opinion and feel confident that the bike will hold up. Fixing this bike has been a journey and I'm always coming back to your videos. Thanks again!
Hey Dale, great videos! Any reason that I should shy away from Flux Core doing a similar job? It's the only welder I have, and I'm trying to avoid starting a welder collection :)
I think they are both messy jobs, unless you can get someone else to do it for you. but then you have to turn loose of the cash. My opinion is that sand blasting is only a little bit less messy than chemical stripping. I have one of those 20 pound harbor freight blasters, It only took about an hour to do both frames using # 70 sand.
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Hey Dale recently got a 1975 TS250 and absolutely love it, thank you for these videos, they are amazing!
I was wondering if you would be interested in making tips/tricks video for getting more power out of the TS250 2 stroke? Or any helpful maintenance/ modifications?
Thanks again!
Cheers!
Thank you for your comment, there is more to come on the TS250, working on the paint and body work now. Will soon be assembly and getting her running. Thanks for hanging out with me in the shop
Dale, just got to say as a new viewer, you have a shop to die for. makes my setup look pretty poor.
60 some years of collecting junk, but it's good junk.
@@montana2strokeracer wish i was smart enough to have kept stuff from 60 years ago. seems then my current vehicle was the down payment on the next.
I know the feeling Frank, if I had all those bikes and parts now that I did then I could...well have less room than I have now. But I love those ole bikes. Sounds like you do to, with the restorations you have going.
Hi Dale! I've been working on my TS250 and I had to also re-weld a mounting tab just like you. I also discovered a fatigue crack on the the top bar of the frame where that diagonal piece attaches coming from the head of the frame. The crack went around where the original welds were. I did some research on welding cracks and tried my hand but was wondering what your thoughts were on welding a frame crack like that. Was it a waste and I need a new frame or should it hold up? As always, been enjoying your videos.
Thanks!
Andrew
Hey Andrew, I have repaired several frames by welding, sometimes if the crack is next to the existing weld, you may have to grind the old weld back some in order to get good penetration. But for the most part, I have not had any cracks reappearing. If you have a severed tube, then I try to get a short piece of tubing inside then rosette weld it in place before welding the main frame tube. In my opinion it is not a waste of time. It is good shop practice and a good solid repair.
@@montana2strokeracer Thanks for taking the time to reply. I believe it's safe to say I have done a solid repair then. I drilled holes on either side of the crack to keep it from spreading and also ground material away from the crack to achieve better penetration. I appreciate the well versed opinion and feel confident that the bike will hold up. Fixing this bike has been a journey and I'm always coming back to your videos. Thanks again!
Hey Dale, great videos! Any reason that I should shy away from Flux Core doing a similar job? It's the only welder I have, and I'm trying to avoid starting a welder collection :)
No Tyler, the flux core MIG will do just fine. Its just not as clean with the slag to chip off, but it will be just fine.
Did you chemically strip down the original paint from the frame or did you use a media blaster?
Thanks for your comment. I blasted with media. I did the yamaha and Suzuki at the same time. It is such a messy job. Thanks for watchin
@@montana2strokeracer Thanks for the reply. Debating my options for stripping down my 72 ts250. BTW the metal rescue stuff really works well.
I think they are both messy jobs, unless you can get someone else to do it for you. but then you have to turn loose of the cash. My opinion is that sand blasting is only a little bit less messy than chemical stripping. I have one of those 20 pound harbor freight blasters, It only took about an hour to do both frames using # 70 sand.
@@montana2strokeracer great, I was leaning toward the using abrasive. Still need to find a oil tank cover...