Hello everyone. This is my 1992 TDM850. Im from Tennessee, USA. We only got these bikes for two years unfortunately so theyre pretty hard to come by.
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I work as a tech at a vintage motorcycle repair and restoration shop. And yet Id never even heard of the TDM before. We were looking for carburetor parts for a Ducati monster 900 when we noticed it shared the same carburetors as a tdm850. Turns out this one was for sale very close to me, and Ive got a weak spot for anything rare, so I had to have it.
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I tried to find others for sale to gauge its value but could only find 5 others for sale in the entire USA. And prices were everywhere from $2k-$5k. I managed to get this one with 26k miles on it a little over a month ago for $2200. It ran well and had new tires, the tank was super clean, not a spec of rust inside, but the plastics are a little faded. But it had some flaws. The turn signals didnt work for one, and the previous owner decided to do away with the fuel pump all together. The gauge cluster and tail light were shaky, and some other small grievances.
Over the last month or so Ive installed a new mechanical oem fuel pump, cobbled together some bmw gs turn signals I had laying around to make fit, modified the hardware for the shaking cluster and tail light, replaced all the fluids, replaced the valve cover gasket, cleaned a lot, check the valve lash, did away with some added wiring they had installed, added a battery tender, bent the handlebars back square, and sonic cleaned, rebuilt and balanced the carburetors. I also replaced the tall aftermarket windshield it had with an oem one, added some heated grips, and saddle bags.
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I also have a few other bikes. A gen1 2001 Yamaha FZ1 (called a Fazer for you folks overseas) thats been my daily commuter for about a year now, but the TDM is about to take that job over since it gets much better mileage. But Ill keep the FZ for those weekends in the mountains or when Im in a rush
. And I also have a 1975 Yamaha RS100 two stroke bike thats about to be a restoration project, and a 1999 Suzuki sv650 (not pictured) I got for cheap that Im about to rebuild the top ends on and resale. Theres also a kz550 hiding in the corner that I built into a cafe bike for a friend, its been my project for the last year and is about to be finished once I tune the carburetors. Oh and theres a Honda rebel 250 there I bought to flip but its already gone. Ive had a lot of bikes over the years but the tdm and fz are here to stay.
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I work as a tech at a vintage motorcycle repair and restoration shop. And yet Id never even heard of the TDM before. We were looking for carburetor parts for a Ducati monster 900 when we noticed it shared the same carburetors as a tdm850. Turns out this one was for sale very close to me, and Ive got a weak spot for anything rare, so I had to have it.
[attachment=o15471]
I tried to find others for sale to gauge its value but could only find 5 others for sale in the entire USA. And prices were everywhere from $2k-$5k. I managed to get this one with 26k miles on it a little over a month ago for $2200. It ran well and had new tires, the tank was super clean, not a spec of rust inside, but the plastics are a little faded. But it had some flaws. The turn signals didnt work for one, and the previous owner decided to do away with the fuel pump all together. The gauge cluster and tail light were shaky, and some other small grievances.
Over the last month or so Ive installed a new mechanical oem fuel pump, cobbled together some bmw gs turn signals I had laying around to make fit, modified the hardware for the shaking cluster and tail light, replaced all the fluids, replaced the valve cover gasket, cleaned a lot, check the valve lash, did away with some added wiring they had installed, added a battery tender, bent the handlebars back square, and sonic cleaned, rebuilt and balanced the carburetors. I also replaced the tall aftermarket windshield it had with an oem one, added some heated grips, and saddle bags.
[attachment=o15470]
I also have a few other bikes. A gen1 2001 Yamaha FZ1 (called a Fazer for you folks overseas) thats been my daily commuter for about a year now, but the TDM is about to take that job over since it gets much better mileage. But Ill keep the FZ for those weekends in the mountains or when Im in a rush
. And I also have a 1975 Yamaha RS100 two stroke bike thats about to be a restoration project, and a 1999 Suzuki sv650 (not pictured) I got for cheap that Im about to rebuild the top ends on and resale. Theres also a kz550 hiding in the corner that I built into a cafe bike for a friend, its been my project for the last year and is about to be finished once I tune the carburetors. Oh and theres a Honda rebel 250 there I bought to flip but its already gone. Ive had a lot of bikes over the years but the tdm and fz are here to stay.