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[waynedear]

Morning all, picked up a 1998 tdm 850 last weekend, mot’d but been sat for a while, should sit well in the fleet. 😁

The yellow is peelable paint, 95% peeled.

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[Studley Ramrod]

Hi and welcome Wayne.  Looks like a bit o fettlin' is in order there. :good:

[waynedear]

Hi and welcome Wayne.  Looks like a bit o fettlin' is in order there. :good:

Cheers, she does not look like that this morning, back wheel round the corner having a new tyre, exhaust off for sorting joints out and a bit of a hole needs welding up on the back box, treated some surface rust under the tank, did the air filter and plugs while I was in there.

Only bought it as my wife has expressed an interest in coming out, 500’s a bit small for 2.

[peter-may]

Hi and welcome Wayne...good luck with the new steed...

You've come to the right place.

[dablik]

Hello Dear  wonder what it's like under the rubber yuk yella paint, nicest original colour scheme on a mk2 i think, a bit of fettling will have you sorted, what's the 500 you have...cbx by any chance !!! welcome, lots of info on here...

 

Edit....dunno if your aware, keep a good eye on the oil level until you are familiar, they all burn some..

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[waynedear]

Hello Dear  wonder what it's like under the rubber yuk yella paint, nicest original colour scheme on a mk2 i think, a bit of fettling will have you sorted, what's the 500 you have...cbx by any chance !!! welcome, lots of info on here...

 

Edit....dunno if your aware, keep a good eye on the oil level until you are familiar, they all burn some..

 

Thanks, I know about the oil, eventually found the level window.

Doing an oil and filter change in the morning.

Tail, mudguard and fairing are black underneath, not that bad condition really, I can live with it.

The 500 is a cbf500 abs, it reminds me of my old lc350 in the way it feels and goes, if I’m honest I did not need the tdm, I have an 83 xj900f in the lockup to take her on if needed. Suppose I just really wanted a tdm

[dablik]

 

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Hello Dear  wonder what it's like under the rubber yuk yella paint, nicest original colour scheme on a mk2 i think, a bit of fettling will have you sorted, what's the 500 you have...cbx by any chance !!! welcome, lots of info on here...

 

Edit....dunno if your aware, keep a good eye on the oil level until you are familiar, they all burn some..

 

Thanks, I know about the oil, eventually found the level window.

Doing an oil and filter change in the morning.

Tail, mudguard and fairing are black underneath, not that bad condition really, I can live with it.

The 500 is a cbf500 abs, it reminds me of my old lc350 in the way it feels and goes, if I’m honest I did not need the tdm, I have an 83 xj900f in the lockup to take her on if needed. Suppose I just really wanted a tdm

 

Lucky man, enjoy  :good:

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[Snowbird]

Greetings Waynedear, you chose wisely! :good:

I gotta ask, is your real name Wudolph and do you have a wed nose?

I'll get me coat.....

[waynedear]

Greetings Waynedear, you chose wisely! :good:

I gotta ask, is your real name Wudolph and do you have a wed nose?

I'll get me coat.....

 

I could as a child not pronounce the letter R, slightly noticeable to this day, nothing to do with that though.

An ex used to call me ‘baby waynedear’ then noticed my Xmas pyjamas had Reindeer on them, she howled with laughter for days when she realised waynedear and reIndeer sounded the same, kinda stuck after that. Obviously my name is Wayne

[alanfavell]

Seasonal greetings

[dapleb]

Hello dare and welcome.

[dablik]

Greetings Waynedear, you chose wisely! :good:

I gotta ask, is your real name Wudolph and do you have a wed nose?

I'll get me coat.....

 

He's a fooker Wayne, but funny..

[bobthebiker]

Hello from Romania!

 

I have just bought a 4TX 1998 beauty. 

 

I have to say that out of all motorcycles ridden by be, this is my favorite.

 

You can see it alongside my girlfriend's Fazer 600.

 

Have a nice day!

 

Bob

 

[Snowbird]

Welcome to the nuthouse Bob. :good:

[Studley Ramrod]

Hi and welcome Bob.

[dapleb]

Howdo Bob. Which bit of Romania are ya in?

[Snowbird]

My doggy says hello too, she's Romanian.

[dablik]

Hello Bob, welcome to the site.

[alanfavell]

Greetings

[Kebab897]

Hello,

Greetings from sunless Belfast!  Back to this site after almost 19 years, tempted away from my '95 Mk1 by the lure of yet more horsepower & torque (Bandit 1200, Fazer 1000, FJR1300, another Fazer 1000) but now more interested in something smaller, lighter and more enjoyable at a slightly slower pace 

Recently picked up a 2008 TDM9 with 31k miles, seems to be in reasonably good condition & some decent touring mods including Vstrom handguards, Givi luggage, Yamaha crash bars & touring screen and a Scottoiler lurking behind the numberplate.  

Maiden journey home last week was a bit underwhelming - I think at times one of the coils was sparking against the frame or engine, so I've just replaced both coils and threw in some iridium plugs yesterday. Hopefully she'll now run a bit better so I can concentrate on the usual areas to address (low rpm fuelling, suspension, screen, lights & bars). Feel confident I can vastly improve her as there is plenty of useful information here in the hivemind to absorb.

 

Jeff

 

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