Suzuki TS-250 Start Up, stator and electrical repair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I troubleshoot the electrical, stator, and coil. I rewire the complete stator, and repair grounds on the coil. Check the charging output of the 6 volt system. First start of the 1975 Suzuki TS-250.
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What a win Dale, nothing like the sweet two stroke smell of success. I wonder what did it? As you mentioned, the paint on the frame has to be a suspect and the resistor cap could have contributed.
Thanks very much for the shout out to my channel and to my brother. I'm very proud to call you a friend and to be part of this global restoration/machining community that we seem to have become.
Best wishes, Dean.
I think you are right Dean, no change on the ohm readings on the stator, it has to be the grounding of the coil or the cap. This is the second one that I lucked out on. Is my luck running out? Thanks for your support.
@@montana2strokeracer I think if you keep using your considered, methodical approach, your luck will hold!
Best wishes, Dean..
Many do indeed forget paint and especially powder coat can really interfere with ground (or earth to you UK guys). Learned that lesson the hard way. Keep up the good work, Dean!
Well done Dale, goes to show what perseverance and a methodical approach can achieve. You are so prolific but I am slowly catching up with your videos! Thank you very much for mentioning my channel, it was incredibly generous of you.
Maybe a little luck too, don't you think. Sure, thing Carl, yours is growing, it just takes a while to really get going. I just watched you machine the outside of the brass nut. Be watching you cut the acme threads. Good luck.
@@montana2strokeracer Thank you Dale.
here, ready to go to work!
I can always rely on you showing up Frank. Appreciate it.
Very educational and helpful. Nice to see I am not the only one who has weird issues like this from time to time. Another fun and info filled day in the shop with Dale!
Never a dull moment around here, yes lots of stuff just doesn't do as we want. Hope my luck doesn't run out. Thanks for hanging out with me.
Hi Dale, really great to see the TS250 running so VERY nicely, just the sound brings back so many fond memories. I use to have a 1972 TS250 in wonderful shape, a terrific 2 stroke bike, I should have never sold it!
Hi DC, man they are great machines, they don't make them like this anymore. I grew up on two stroke air cooled bikes. I understand, I have sold too many that I shouldn't.
That bike was my first and I should have kept it too!
Dale, what can I say, good work! You breathed new life into the old girl. I'm amazed and glad you got her working. I watched the video of the orange 72 TS250 a while ago, this isn't the same bike with a new paint job? Sorry, I've missed a few episodes but love to watch whatever is going on in your garage with the Savage. Cheers again from Australia, Pete Bosch. PS the only work I've done on my FZ6S is change the battery as the old one was getting onto 7 years old.
Thanks for following the channel, Pete, I try to keep a variety of bikes or jobs going so it keeps it more exciting. These bikes are so reliable if you keep the maintenance up on them.
I had a beautiful 1969 TS 250 that had an electrical problem for several years. It started about 8 or 9 years after I bought it. I took it to 4 different shops, no luck. I was living in southern New Mexico then. I took it to Jaurez, Mexico. One of the mechanics at the last US shop I took it to suggested I take it to his Uncle's shop in Juarez. I did, he fixed it in about 7 hours.
That is a great story, and you got to continue enjoying your TS250. Awesome!
amazing all that motorcycle, and probably one wire can make it a giant door stop.
No doubt, sometimes I wonder if I'm going to get it fixed. This is the second one I have lucked out on. Is my luck running out? Thanks for hanging out with me.
Hi Dale, hooray!!! Nice to hear it run. I did the same, since I got my frame repainted wanted to make sure the ground is good, so scrapped it off well as well as sanded it a bit. Just the screw but itself may not be making a good ground.
Thats sure what I think too, paint just gets in the way sometimes. Thanks for stopping by.
all these years and experiance and still learning thats life and all good!
Life is a wonderful thing.
Nice work Dale! Bike sounds great! Always enjoy your projects.
Thanks Ron, enjoy doing them, it's a lot of fun. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
Great job and great troubleshooting. The bike looks and sounds great. Sorry for my lack of replies lately, but I've been watching on my tv in the living room and can't figure out how to comment.
Hey Greg, thanks! I know, I do the same thing...think there is a way to connect your cell phone to your TV....so you can type on it. I get the notification once and a while but I haven't done it because I'm afraid of screwing something up.
@@montana2strokeracer Lol, I hear ya. But my lr tv is too old. I'll just keep a notepad in the lr, take notes, then come out to my garage PC from now on.
What a great result. Well done Dale.
Thank you, Peter, so far I'm happy with the outcome.
ok thanks, did my forks,came out good,thanks for the videos
Sorry couldn't be more help, glad your forks turned out good.
Recently been watching your videos since i picked up a 1976 ts250. Been loving all the wealth of information you've been giving for someone like me who is a first time bike owner. I was wondering if you knew where I could look to find an oil reservoir as mine was missing. Thanks again for the videos Dale!
Hi Andrew, congrats on your new old bike, you will love the TS250 they are fine machines. Thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate it and my goal is to help others repair and maintain their bikes. I don't know at the time being where to find an oil tank for your bike, you could watch Ebay, check your local motorcycle salvage or you might try one of the salvage yards here in Montana. Here is a link to their site and a phone number. 406-240-5749.
bikeboneyard.com/
Thank you for spending time with me in the shop.
Very interesting@ Gonna buy me a TS 250 next week.
Thanks for the explanations
Thank you, Mark, the TS250 is a great machine, best of luck with your new bike project, hope you will stop by once in a while to see what is going on here in the shop.
Always enjoy your Channel. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks Ray, man you sure have some nice cool bikes, how come you're not making videos, think you have some good material for them. You should consider it.
great job dale i knew uld sort it out coulg have been thosr earth terminals four coil who knows sounds good to me keep up the good work
If I had to guess...it would be the grounding at the coil or the coil wire cap. No difference was seen on the ohm check of the stator. Think you are right Mark...thanks man.
Yes that Suzuki are cool Peace out
Nicely done, I recently did a 1975 RV 125. Small observation, is the fuel filter upside down?
Thanks John, those RV125 and 90's, were cool. I remember working at the Suzuki shop and getting to ride one once and a while. Man those big tires howl on the pavement. Lots of folks think these filters are upside down. It has an arrow embossed into the plastic and its pointing toward the carb. Think I have one of these left, believe I will look for a different type next time.
Well I pulled the motor on the 1984 200ES got the broken ease out out. Drilled it and used a 12mm bye 1.25 Time-Sert . Then found low compression had a stuck valve and the rings were stuck.
Are you making a video of it? You should. How did you make out with the gas tank welding operation?
@@montana2strokeracer haven’t worked on the tank yet. I need to make a video. But haven’t yet
Whatever you did, she sounds great! With using the non resistor plug cap, do you need to use a resistor plug and vise versa? Or does none of that matter beyond the potential interference with radios etc?
Hey Kyle, thanks man. No, you don't need any of that stuff. Your neighbors may hate you, but it eliminates a lot of problems. Hard to find non resistor plugs these days. I think the main thing is not to use a resistor cap with the resistor plugs. Thats just too much resistance. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
@@montana2strokeracer thank you! Appreciate the info!
Hello Dale, I have 75 ts250 just like this one i was wondering if your ts250 has 2 yellow with red tracer coming out of the main wiring harness back from the headlight. As i do and one is a thicker gauge wire than the other and i assume one hooks into the yellow with red that comes up from the magneto but i was wondering if that other one goes into that same wire as well. Nothing has been added to the harness its original untouched until just under the seat these wires were cut and the bullet connectors were not on them anymore. The only extra wires i have other then that is the brown and green one you mentioned that are supposed to be extras. Thank you for putting up these videos they are great!!
Hi there, mine has one yellow with red, and one yellow. They both hook to the same colors under the seat. Looks like both go to the magneto. The yellow Y's off and think it goes to the rectifier.
Those extra wires the green and white, brown , maybe an orange aswell. wire is so when your battery is apt to over charge. You diconne t the lead w/g wire and connect it without the colour tube from the connection with the air tube to the one without it make sense? It helped for me if you can visualize just switching connections. You might not have it on bikes with more basic wiring ???
Thank you very much. I had heard that it had something to do with charging but wasn't sure whether it charged less or more. Thanks for the clarification, and for hanging out in the shop with me.
Good morning dale nice watching you work on a ts250m. I'm doing the same, i have come up to a problem i have, can not get the headlights to come on on watching you you say some one called Malcolm sent you a wiring diagram is it possible you could forward a copy to me please so i can finish my Project. thanks David
Hi David, what he sent me was for a 1997 model, it is pretty close. If you email at dsweger@bresnan.net I will try to get you a copy of the wiring diagram if you want to try it. Good luck with your project, I bet you get it figured out.
Hey Dale, where to you get that nice black vinyl sheathing for all these stator rebuilds you do? Cheers
Dan
Hi Dan, I get most all my wiring supplies from vintageconnections.com they have everything you need. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
i had an issue with aftermarket peacocks, they had the tubes in the wrong spot,short one was on and long one was reserve,u gotta watch
Hey Jim, yes, I sure appreciate the aftermarket, but you are right, got to do some looking.
Sometimes i use anti seize on grounds to stop rust and conduct better because its full of metal and grease
Never thought of that, but your right there is metal in that stuff. Every time I use it, I end up looking like the Tin Man on the Wizard of Oz. LOL
Just realised it was a '75...but a lot of shared components with earlier models.
Yes sir this one is a 75
nice job wish i could pay you to redo my 1972 suzuki ts-250
Thank you, I am running out of Suzuki's. I need a new project. More old Yamaha's around here than Suzuki's. Thanks for watching.
do u have a picture of the wiring harness diagram, thanks,also would u have a end piece for the exhaust pipe
Hey Jim, no the only pictures I would have are in the video. I had to make the end piece for my exhaust.
Both coils are still available from Suzuki
That is good to hear for sure, think everything is fine now, hoping the weather will improve soon so I can take it for a ride to verify.
Anyone got any good replacements to convert to a 12v system without paying $200+ ? Got a 1974 ts185
Second!
It's the ocean man.
@@montana2strokeracer gets me every time.
84th.
Oh man, not that far down the line.
First
Oh yeah