1976 Suzuki TC185

TC185-23196

1976 TC185 SUZUKI ........ 12 VOLT SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC START THAT WORKS PERFECT ! BIKE STARTS RIGHT UP WITH A PUSH OF THE STARTER BUTTON ALSO HAS A KICK STARTER ON IT BOTH WORK AS THEY SHOULD BIKE IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION .............I FOUND THIS BIKE A FEW YEARS AGO AND BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE THIS YEAR BEFORE I DID A TOTAL TEAR DOWN ON THE BIKE EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN APART AND CLEANED UP AND INSPECTED FOR CONDITION AND WEAR THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED DOWN TO THE CASES I DID NOT SPLIT THE CASES I WILL LIST THE PARTS I HAVE REPLACED IN DETAIL ...............THE FRONT FORKS WERE BENT AND VERY RUSTY I COULD NOT FIND NEW ONES I DID LOCATE SOME USED ONES THAT WERE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION I CLEANED THEM ALL UP REPLACED THE FORK SEALS AND BOOTS AND FILLED WITH GOOD QUALITY FORK OIL, THE FRONT STEERING STEM BEARINGS WERE VERY WORN SO I WENT WITH THE AFTERMARKET TAPERED BEARINGS AND RACES MUCH STRONGER AND A GREAT WAY TO GO ON THESE VINTAGE BIKES THAT HAD THE BALL BEARINGS AND RACES IN THEM WHEELS BEARINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW BEARINGS AND SEALS FRONT AND REAR TIRES AND TUBES ALSO REPLACED BOTH FRONT AND REAR USING THE TRIALS TYPE TREAD THAT ORIGINALY CAME ON THE BIKE NEW DRIVE CHAIN , NEW SEAT COVER , NEW BATTERY CABLES WERE INSPECTED AND SEVERAL REPLACED DO TO AGE AND CONDITION NEW TACHOMETER CABLE , NEW SPEEDOMETER CABLE , THROTTLE/ OIL INJECTOR CABLE ,NEW REAR BRAKE CABLE , NEW FRONT LEFT PERCH AND CLUTH LEVER SIGNAL FLASHER CHROME GAS CAP, NEW RUBBER BUSHINGS ON THE FRAME I USED AS MUCH NEW OLD STOCK PARTS AS I COULD LOCATE THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS ARE THE NEW SEAT COVER, TIRES AND TUBES ,SIGNAL FLASHER, SOME STAINLESS BOLTS THEY ARE AFTERMARKET THE ORIGINAL FENDERS HAVE BEEN PAINTED A GREY COLOR AND NEW RUBBER BUSHINGS INSTALLED AND THEY DO HAVE A FEW CHIPS IN THEM .........ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND TORE DOWN TO THE BARE CASES I DID NOT SPLIT THE CASES NEW ENGINE SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL SUZUKI PARTS SHIIFT SEALS, KICK STARTER SEALS, LOCATED NEW OLD STOCK MUFFLER PIPE GASKET AND GRILL FOR IT USED THE OLD EMBUME ON THE CHROME GRILL I COULD NOT FIND A NEW ONE . THE PISTON AND CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED THEY WERE WELL WITHIN TOLERANCES I REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD STUDS AND BOLTS DO TO THE AGE OF THE ENGINE AND THAT THEY WERE STILL AVAILABLE FROM SUZUKI , INSTALLED NEW FACTORY SUZUKI BASE AND HEAD GASKET VERY IMPORTANT TO USE THE FACTORY SUZUKI BASE GASKET IT HAS THE HOLE FOR THE OIL INECTION TO GET TO THE CYLINDER FOR LUBRUCATION , INSTALLED NEW BRUSHES IN THE ALTERNATOR , STARTER SYSTEM NEW IGNITION POINTS , NEW CHROME IGNITION COVER , NEW AIR FILTER AND INTAKE BOOT, CARBURETOR WAS TORE DOWN INSPECTED AND A NEW CARB KIT INSTALLED WITH FACTORY SUZUKI GASKETS , THE ONLY THINGS THE BIKE IS MISSING IS THE TOOL KIT AND LID FOR IT THE TOOL BOX IS ON IT THE OIL PUMP HAS A SLIGHT SEEPAGE THAT DRIPS SOME AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF SITTING THE BIKE IS NOT PERFECT BUT A VERY NICE RARE SUZUKI TC185 WITH THE LOW RANGE GEARBOX THIS BIKE WILL CLIMB AND GO ALMOST ANYPLACE IT IS ASKED TO EVEYTHING WORKS ON THE BIKE AS IT SHOULD HEADLIGHTS,ELECTRIC START SYSTEM, SIGNALS TACHOMETER , SPEEDOMETER, BRAKES ORIGINAL 1976 OWNERS MANUAL AND FACTORY EXTRA KEYS ARE INCLUDED ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK SHIPPING IS FINE THE BUYER PAYS ALL SHIPPING COST I WILL HELP ANYWAY I CAN FOR THE TRANSPORT A $500.00 DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED AT END OF AUCTION BALLNCE PAID WITHIN 5 DAYS OF ENDING AUCTION On Sep-18-11 at 08:47:09 PDT, seller added the following information: The bike does not have a title it will be sold with a bill of sale and a copy of the bill of sale I received wene I purchased the bike from alot these bikes were never titled originally .........