I had a 73’ TS185 back in the day. One of the best bikes I ever owned. I would probably still have it except it was stolen back in 1988. Cool video! Brings me back. I would’ve replaced the crank seals when you had the engine tore down. Then there wouldn’t be no second guessing.
Thank you! I took the gamble on the crank seals because with this engine you need to split the case to get to the right side one…the one that sucks oil when it’s bad. I think I dodged a bullet with it because it did t smoke excessively and the one behind the flywheel doesnt seem to suck air. That one can be accessed without opening the motor if it does go bad.
TS 185 is a great bike, after all the abuse your's has had it is still keen to hit the road! As a former 185 owner myself, maybe adjust the slide needle for that overrun. Those bikes are fussy about their air supply, I would use one layer of 20mm filter foam from an auto shop rather than two layers of low density foam. Also check the Cush Drive, it's a very high wear item that can cause the rear tube to tear out the valve if it's worn.
Thanks! I have the carb apart now going through it thoroughly…there was some dirt that somehow made its way past the fuel filter so I’m hoping that was it!
It's together. A friend of mine was given a 1982 Yamaha mx 175. Told him either do a functional restore or sell it to me and not let it rot away. Gd stuff. 👍 👍 👍
Great work and sounding sweet , it's got a good patina to it nice retro .👍 get the fuel tap switch modified and it will be. Good to go . As you say bit of carb work be fine .hopefully get it riding soon .😁👍
It’s good to hear from you Wattie! Thanks! I think it’s the next bike I’ll record it’s first woods ride on after the MT250 which will be out Friday. So maybe the following week! I got the jetting sorted.
Great work! The old 2 strokes are great to work on and ride. Currently have 5 TS185ER's (2 red, a blue, a yellow and a white). All run with two registered and road legal.... Oldest is a '79 newest a' 96 👍
That's a really nice job you're doing on that old bike. I absolutely love those old two strokes, I remember when I was about 14 I had a 1972 metallic lime green 90cc with the dual range gearbox. Later on when I was about 19 or 20 I had a 1972 Titan 500 same exact color with a dual range gearbox, I have never seen another one like that Titan. You know when you're a young fella you don't believe everything that is told to you and when the gentleman told me it was an experimental motor I kind of didn't believe him but maybe so I have not seen any others like it in all my 64 years. I sure wished I would have kept that! Now I have an 82 GSG 650 that's in really good shape with under 10,000 MI, I saw that year was a Giant eagle in the video and I'm wondering if you're in the same part of the country that I'm in?? I live in Huron Ohio, I have never been able to get the carburetors right on that bike as the guy sold it to me have given me receipts and maintenance on it and it appears that the carburetors have been rebuilt a lot of times and I'm just wondering if there is a limit on that kind of stuff??? Anyway my friend keep making videos you're doing a good job.
Thanks a lot! I love hearing other’s memories of these bikes too. I’m from Pittsburgh so we are close! That’s an old Pittsburgh Penguins poster that giant eagle must have sponsored. Good eye! A lot of times I find that if a carb has been tinkered with or rebuilt enough, there’s a good chance someone may have used different jets or even drilled out a main or pilot jet so there’s always that to keep in mind.
Good job on the engine. J.l.S. screws and screwdriver on those case bolts!(l always keep some allen bolts in handy sizes. Good to check the carb, might be fuel mixture screw adjmt or pilot jet. Made me laugh when fuel tap hit your repair chunk😁 What was rattling when you first started it?
Thank you! I do have the JIS screwdrivers but had to use what I had with the impact screwdriver to get those out. I already got the carb out and to my surprise there was some junk in there that somehow got past my fuel filter. I’m also going to turn the air mixture in a half turn to see what happens. Not sure to be honest what that rattle was but it went away pretty quick. I had my hand on the motor to see if I could feel any excess vibration but did not. Hopefully it doesn’t return 😝
Thank you! If I had more time I’d love to be able to go further with all these bikes but my goal is to get a nice reliable runner that I won’t feel so bad to get dirty 😝
Hey man quick question I have a 1980 ts 250. I know these bikes come with the oil injection system so are you putting premix in the tank or regular gasoline. Working on getting her running. Thank you
Hello, I usually run premix with the oil injection at first to make sure it’s got oil for the cylinder at least, but it is crucial on the TSs because there is an oil line that runs to the crank bearings too. Make sure your oil pump is adjusted first and foremost and just run a light premix until you can confirm the pump is getting oil to the cylinder too. They are normally pretty robust as long as the cables are adjusted right.
Is there anything we can do to boost your subscribers and views? I'm subscribed, always like and quite often share your videos on FB. I'm just amazed that you don't have more views, such a cool channel, so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for all the effort you put in.
I really appreciate that Peter! I think the best thing is for people to like and comment to appease the algorithm. It’s a hard thing to pin down. I have one video get 60k+ views and another one with the same format get barley 2k 🫤 Thank you for helping out! It does mean a lot. I love making these videos and I’m glad people are enjoying them!
Have you ever ran into any issues with the oil pump not working, how would one check if it’s doing its job? My 79 is almost ride ready but I’m just iffy on the oil pump, previous owner said he always mixed fuel.
I know it’s hard to trust something so critical to engine life but on all of these old bikes, I have yet to not have one work. There is a proper way to measure the amount coming out per engine revolution but I always have just adjusted the slack on the cables per manuals and have never had a problem. I will also take a look to make sure some flows when I turn the engine over when disconnected. With that being said, I always premix a little for the tank just as a safety net.
Hmm I’ll have to look closer at the original head…didn’t notice any cracks but I replaced it because it was so chewed up after all. Thanks for the input!
I had a 73’ TS185 back in the day. One of the best bikes I ever owned. I would probably still have it except it was stolen back in 1988. Cool video! Brings me back. I would’ve replaced the crank seals when you had the engine tore down. Then there wouldn’t be no second guessing.
Thank you! I took the gamble on the crank seals because with this engine you need to split the case to get to the right side one…the one that sucks oil when it’s bad. I think I dodged a bullet with it because it did t smoke excessively and the one behind the flywheel doesnt seem to suck air. That one can be accessed without opening the motor if it does go bad.
Home sick from work, no energy to go play with my bikes so it's nice to watch someone else.
Have a great one.
I’m glad to provide some bike therapy, hope you feel better soon! Thanks for watching! 👍
Home sick of work having fun watching youtube
great job! thanks for taking us through this rebuild process. i learn mechanic techniques from this type of video. thanks.
Thank you! Glad to help in any way.
TS 185 is a great bike, after all the abuse your's has had it is still keen to hit the road! As a former 185 owner myself, maybe adjust the slide needle for that overrun. Those bikes are fussy about their air supply, I would use one layer of 20mm filter foam from an auto shop rather than two layers of low density foam. Also check the Cush Drive, it's a very high wear item that can cause the rear tube to tear out the valve if it's worn.
Thanks for the pointers Steve, I will def check all that out! I appreciate it 👍
Rediscovered your channel and glad i did,, the bikes of that era were fantastic, great content , ride safe
Thanks Thomas, I appreciate it!
That turned out excellent! Definitely sounds lean on the low jet. Look forward to a riding video 👍🏻
Thanks! I have the carb apart now going through it thoroughly…there was some dirt that somehow made its way past the fuel filter so I’m hoping that was it!
It's together. A friend of mine was given a 1982 Yamaha mx 175. Told him either do a functional restore or sell it to me and not let it rot away.
Gd stuff. 👍 👍 👍
Definitely get your hands on that!
Friend had a 74 ts 125. Good all around bikes. Can’t go wrong.
Great work and sounding sweet , it's got a good patina to it nice retro .👍 get the fuel tap switch modified and it will be. Good to go . As you say bit of carb work be fine .hopefully get it riding soon .😁👍
It’s good to hear from you Wattie! Thanks! I think it’s the next bike I’ll record it’s first woods ride on after the MT250 which will be out Friday. So maybe the following week! I got the jetting sorted.
Great work! The old 2 strokes are great to work on and ride. Currently have 5 TS185ER's (2 red, a blue, a yellow and a white). All run with two registered and road legal.... Oldest is a '79 newest a' 96 👍
Thank you! These really are nice bikes, sounds like you got a nice collection!
Good job brother. A cool bike
Thanks man!
its coming right along. good job
Thank you Jeff!
Another win for the doctor of dirtbikes!
Hey thanks man! I like the sounds of that…”the dirt bike doctor”! 👍 😝
That's a really nice job you're doing on that old bike. I absolutely love those old two strokes, I remember when I was about 14 I had a 1972 metallic lime green 90cc with the dual range gearbox. Later on when I was about 19 or 20 I had a 1972 Titan 500 same exact color with a dual range gearbox, I have never seen another one like that Titan. You know when you're a young fella you don't believe everything that is told to you and when the gentleman told me it was an experimental motor I kind of didn't believe him but maybe so I have not seen any others like it in all my 64 years. I sure wished I would have kept that! Now I have an 82 GSG 650 that's in really good shape with under 10,000 MI, I saw that year was a Giant eagle in the video and I'm wondering if you're in the same part of the country that I'm in?? I live in Huron Ohio, I have never been able to get the carburetors right on that bike as the guy sold it to me have given me receipts and maintenance on it and it appears that the carburetors have been rebuilt a lot of times and I'm just wondering if there is a limit on that kind of stuff??? Anyway my friend keep making videos you're doing a good job.
Thanks a lot! I love hearing other’s memories of these bikes too. I’m from Pittsburgh so we are close! That’s an old Pittsburgh Penguins poster that giant eagle must have sponsored. Good eye! A lot of times I find that if a carb has been tinkered with or rebuilt enough, there’s a good chance someone may have used different jets or even drilled out a main or pilot jet so there’s always that to keep in mind.
Nice work,,,good to see old bikes rebourn ,, bought an old xl-185 back in the day rather than the ts-185
Thank you! Can’t go wrong with the XL. My friend had one in the late 90s as his first bike and it was a go anywhere tank of a bike.
Yes it sure was a tank @@Garage2Trail
Good job on the engine.
J.l.S. screws and screwdriver on those case bolts!(l always keep some allen bolts in handy sizes.
Good to check the carb, might be fuel mixture screw adjmt or pilot jet.
Made me laugh when fuel tap hit your repair chunk😁
What was rattling when you first started it?
Thank you! I do have the JIS screwdrivers but had to use what I had with the impact screwdriver to get those out. I already got the carb out and to my surprise there was some junk in there that somehow got past my fuel filter. I’m also going to turn the air mixture in a half turn to see what happens. Not sure to be honest what that rattle was but it went away pretty quick. I had my hand on the motor to see if I could feel any excess vibration but did not. Hopefully it doesn’t return 😝
Great video .. I would have liked to see the bike’s frame cleaned up sanded down and primed - black painted even with spray cans..
Thank you! If I had more time I’d love to be able to go further with all these bikes but my goal is to get a nice reliable runner that I won’t feel so bad to get dirty 😝
Hey man quick question I have a 1980 ts 250. I know these bikes come with the oil injection system so are you putting premix in the tank or regular gasoline. Working on getting her running. Thank you
Hello, I usually run premix with the oil injection at first to make sure it’s got oil for the cylinder at least, but it is crucial on the TSs because there is an oil line that runs to the crank bearings too. Make sure your oil pump is adjusted first and foremost and just run a light premix until you can confirm the pump is getting oil to the cylinder too. They are normally pretty robust as long as the cables are adjusted right.
Is there anything we can do to boost your subscribers and views? I'm subscribed, always like and quite often share your videos on FB. I'm just amazed that you don't have more views, such a cool channel, so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for all the effort you put in.
I really appreciate that Peter! I think the best thing is for people to like and comment to appease the algorithm. It’s a hard thing to pin down. I have one video get 60k+ views and another one with the same format get barley 2k 🫤 Thank you for helping out! It does mean a lot. I love making these videos and I’m glad people are enjoying them!
Have you ever ran into any issues with the oil pump not working, how would one check if it’s doing its job? My 79 is almost ride ready but I’m just iffy on the oil pump, previous owner said he always mixed fuel.
I know it’s hard to trust something so critical to engine life but on all of these old bikes, I have yet to not have one work. There is a proper way to measure the amount coming out per engine revolution but I always have just adjusted the slack on the cables per manuals and have never had a problem. I will also take a look to make sure some flows when I turn the engine over when disconnected. With that being said, I always premix a little for the tank just as a safety net.
It sounds good good job
Thanks Matt!
@@Garage2Trail you are welcme
Is it possible to change the orientation of the petcock lever instead of chopping it?
I thought of that but the stopper is positioned in a way that would still make it hit the tank unfortunately. I’m just going to dremel the end off.
Me encanta ese modelo de suzuki saludos Rafa de mardel plata Argentina
Thank you! 🍻
I had a cracked head on an old Yamaha that did that to a piston. Only opened up when hot
Hmm I’ll have to look closer at the original head…didn’t notice any cracks but I replaced it because it was so chewed up after all. Thanks for the input!
Happened when I was a kid messing around and learning. After two pistons the dealer asked if I checked the head or head gasket@@Garage2Trail
Dremel cut that lever a bit. Easy peasy'
You read my mind lol