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Tdm 900 Advice? - doc44 - 22-12-2024
Hey chaps, nice to meet you all and hope you are ready for Christmas! Im interested in buying a tdm900 and wondered if there are any major differences over the years apart from colours? The later models with the black frame are better looking in my opinion. Thanks.
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 22-12-2024
At the risk of getting flamed. The 900 is the best for modern fuels, EFI no carbs, do not burn oil. Blue Spot brakes.
The 850 Mk 1 have lots of character as do the 270° crank MK2a.
On the 900 always check the lower frame bush is free as soon as you get it. After 2004 they had a more secure rfid ecu so having the red key with the bike is essential.
Others will chime in Im sure.
Tdm 900 Advice? - fixitsan - 22-12-2024
There was a change at some point in the lower fork clamp design, which was flat in the early models and then became cranked in order to hold the forks lower down the stanchions, which gives a bit better control at the front. And it is only a little bit of improvement. I changed mine from flat to cranked and only noticed a small difference, it probably wouldn't make a difference to me when buying one, which type it had.
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The fact that there are few differences over the whole production run probably speaks a lot about how well it was made in the first place.
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 22-12-2024
Brake master cylinders changed from 14mm to a bigger size at some point
Tdm 900 Advice? - Rallyist - 22-12-2024
Quote:Brake master cylinders changed from 14mm to a bigger size at some pointLee I think it was from 2004 on following the introduction of ABS models
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 22-12-2024
A well sorted 900 will see you ok for years, its strange lots of others are now making parallel twins now, the TDM was years ahead of its time and is known to be reliable.
Tdm 900 Advice? - Jsiddle - 22-12-2024
Yellow 9ers are the bestÂ
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 22-12-2024
Quote:Yellow 9ers are the bestÂI thought red ones are fastest
Tdm 900 Advice? - Trevini - 22-12-2024
Definitely Blue ð
Tdm 900 Advice? - dapleb - 22-12-2024
Hello dare and welcome doc.
Can't help ya with 9er differences... whatever the differences they ain't not a patch on da mk1. It takes peeps a long time to learn this...but the 9er is a good enough place to start the learnin. (â â â¿â â )
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 22-12-2024
Yer a brave man dappers
Tdm 900 Advice? - LAURENCEAUX - 22-12-2024
There have been many changes over the years, on the various models, but being a biased person, I'd nominate the TDM 900A for safety, availability of bits (not that you'll need them very often if you buy wisely), for looks (personal preference), comfort, easy to maintain and relatively cheap to insure. On a 900 you can easily do 250 miles a day, with reasonable consumption as they are supreme "mini" tourers. I bought mine 3rd-hand in 2016 and have enjoyed faultless motoring across the UK and Europe since. Good luck with your new choice.
Tdm 900 Advice? - doc44 - 23-12-2024
Thanks for all of the replies. I think a post 2004 bike might be the way to go, need to offload a Triumph first then Ill start looking seriously. Cheers!
Tdm 900 Advice? - Muppdog - 24-12-2024
On that red key, never had one and had a copy made from the black key by a locksmith. No problem anymore these days.
Merry Xmas
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 24-12-2024
Isnt the red key to program new keys to the bike ?
Tdm 900 Advice? - LAURENCEAUX - 25-12-2024
Quote:Isnt the red key to program new keys to the bike ?Â
Yup - always keep the red key for emergencies and to create new secure keys.
Tdm 900 Advice? - LIAW - 25-12-2024
my 2002 model doesn't have the red key for the ignition, just 2 black keys nice and simple, I had an MT03 that had a red key ignition and the ignition barrel was faulty,
to replace a 'red key' ignition barrel costs hundreds of pounds because of the computings or whatever is built into it, the older 2 black key ignition barrel can be replaced for about fifteen quid,
luckily with perseverance and singing some soft songs to my not so good MT03 ignition barrel it eventually surrendered and I was able put the sword away again
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 25-12-2024
Mines a 2002 simple as it gets
Tdm 900 Advice? - Trevini - 25-12-2024
Lee, you do know the red key secretly unlocks another 50bhp if you with the ign on and off in the right sequence. That's why the blue ones are faster :rotflmmfao:
Tdm 900 Advice? - leehenty - 25-12-2024
130 odd horses out of a 900 twin is a bit of a stretch