my old MX bike

[Kamakiri]

Here's my son in the summer of 2013 on his 1974 Suzuki TS185 enduro. That thing can take anything he throws at it, and does! It's simply an awesome machine.

I bought it only needing a new front rim, for $125! Engine was totally gone through. It was, believe it or not, in a dorm room at UB!!! It was owned by the dorm RA, and he got busted with it in his room and he had to unload it FAST, in a snowstorm in January 2013. You should have seen the looks we got as we rolled it down the hall and into the elevator

[DaveWM]

Nice bike! I had the following while growing up

Honda SL 100
Kawasaki KS125
Suzuki RM250

funny story about the Dorm bike, I did that too!!
was on the second story of FTU (now UCF), I would drive it up the stairs, park under the bed (had bed on stilts), keep it covered with a sheet, and pull the tank and leave it out on the window sill. I actually think I saw a pic of the tank on the window sill one day while surfing old pics of the school. If I find it again I will post.
I never got busted for it either. Back then UCF was in the middle of the woods with LOTS of trails to be ridden.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Here's my son in the summer of 2013 on his 1974 Suzuki TS185 enduro. That thing can take anything he throws at it, and does! It's simply an awesome machine.

I bought it only needing a new front rim, for $125! Engine was totally gone through. It was, believe it or not, in a dorm room at UB!!! It was owned by the dorm RA, and he got busted with it in his room and he had to unload it FAST, in a snowstorm in January 2013. You should have seen the looks we got as we rolled it down the hall and into the elevator

Doing something "strange" like that brings a sense of smug satisfaction, doesn't it?

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by Jon A.

Doing something "strange" like that brings a sense of smug satisfaction, doesn't it?

Always does!!!!

[powerking]

Yeah, those early '70's Jap dirt bikes where some great machines. Like the Yamaha AT-1, CT-1, DT-1, HT-1, JT-1, etc. I loved my AT-1 (125cc enduro), and then moved on to a Suzuki TM-125 @ 16 (since dad wouldn't let me buy a car till 17). That's an incredibly well preserved TS-185 you picked up there. It's probably worth 1 to 2 grand out there to someone on fleaBay.

Tom (PK)

[DaveWM]

anybody coming from AZ to Florida wanna bring me my bike?
You can take a roundie or 3 back with you

[DaveWM]

I got a line on a local one, keeping my fingers crossed!

[DaveWM]

1978 RM400 on the way, whoo hoo, looking forward to making some noise.

so some 35 years later I upgrade from my 76 RM250 to a 78 RM400, more power and a better suspension but other than that practically the same bike.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Here's my son in the summer of 2013 on his 1974 Suzuki TS185 enduro. That thing can take anything he throws at it, and does! It's simply an awesome machine.

I bought it only needing a new front rim, for $125! Engine was totally gone through. It was, believe it or not, in a dorm room at UB!!! It was owned by the dorm RA, and he got busted with it in his room and he had to unload it FAST, in a snowstorm in January 2013. You should have seen the looks we got as we rolled it down the hall and into the elevator

I'm surprised he did not try to keep it outdoors. On my campus mopeds and bikes (especially those without motors) are the easiest/cheapest things to have. Parking for them is free until there is snow on the ground, and then it still don't cost much. OTOH it is something like 400$ to get a academic year duration parking pass for a car, and the meters ain't much better.... It is like they want to ban car ownership without actually banning it....
You see tons of 2 wheelers around campus mostly consisting of a lot of OLD euro junk that you would not expect to see on the roads anymore, except possibly in much smaller numbers in similar metropolitan downtown areas.