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Johnny Depp
11/3/2014 9:55am
11/3/2014 9:55am
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7/24/2015 12:17pm
New electronic power valve with gearbox position sensor and much more.
Street legal (Europe) and KYB forks. 5 spd?
Ring Ding technology marching forward!
http://enduro21.com/index.php/component/k2/item/2253-first-look-–-2015-tm-racing-250-300-en
The Shop
They got sent from Italy yesterday.
Will post some pics when i got it home. Will be ridning mostly MX but its fun to pass people with
the lights on.
This is my 2013 who leaves me saturday. Its been good!!
Plenty of mods to the motor to get it to run with the 450's , but nothing stupid , looking for a bit more for next year.
Build quality is spot on , so much more detail than a Japanese bike
PierreG
Location: Stockholm, SWE
Me and my brother are picking one 2015 TM 300 EN each this saturday.
They got sent from Italy yesterday.
Will post some pics when i got it home. Will be riding mostly MX but its fun to pass people with
the lights on.
This is my 2013 who leaves me saturday. Its been good!!
congratulations on the new bikes! They look great and should run great too. The Sherco's with the electronic power valve are really responsive to the switch to change power output.
I've got a new Italian girl to go meet in Houston tommorow; 2015 Beta 500 RS!
i have 2014 models
MX 300
SMX 300
SMX 450
Congrats on your TM's works of art...
Iteration 2 will be just more everywhere , it can run with the 450's on the short tracks , and kills the dirt sections,but the faster tracks just needs a bit more... considering it cost less to do than sticking an Akropovic on a KTM , its a cheap way to go racing , which was the whole idea.
This pic was after the first race weekend, bone stock , went 5-6 , having ridden it for an hour after not racing a 2T SM ever , loads of fun and just sweet to ride.
Pit Row
We left with 2 TM 300 EN 2015 and one TM 125 EN 2014
New rear hub and spacers back tire. New Plastic on the whole bike, There was an edge
between the number plates and the airbox that caught your pants. Thats gone now.
All new smooth casting. Previous casting was rough looking.
New seat and tank. Lots of new trick stuff.
We ordered ours with 19 inch rear because we ride mostly MX
I like that they've brought in a ty in between the 4Ts that now have the fuel tank in the usual airbox position, , and the 2ts, but with the conventional positioning on the 2Ts..
The write ups I've seen indicate that the louvers and channeling on the 2t tanks Is a real, functional thing, not just a cosmetic one. It should be great for very dusty environments, and wet weather, if it's done well.
A mate of mine has had several TMs, and I do his suspension and any / many mods ( enduro / offroad related) to them. He sold his '13 300 this year in prep for his 2nd child, but I hope he gets another TM when things settle down.
As a frame maker, I can look at the construction / welds on the aluminium framed TMs, for hours. Diecast cases? - should be a good weight loss / construction consistency thing, though, the 'cobbyness' of the castings previously, made me feel young again.........
A while ago, on this site, I think, a post put up a video of a factory visit. In it, it showed a Moto 3 engine / bike project - pity the little kid was getting in the way - with a reversed head / barrel engine (something very common to TM Kart engines) - then it showed a conventional dirt engine on the same test dyno. Moto 3 might be an extra sales thing for TM - no, not just for the Moto3 GP series, but for Moto 3 Racing as it grows worldwide.
What tires did it come with, it looks like Pirelli MXMS? My 2014 144 came with Mitas tires and the 250 came with Dunlop MX71 rear and MX51 front. How random is that?
I don't care for the looks of the air scoops on the top of the tank, and the bottom of the shrouds, but otherwise stunning looking bike. They blend in a lot better with the black tank.. I ordered mine with the clear tanks and really like it though. I've never had it before and now I wouldn't want to go back to a black tank.
You make it down south again this next spring.....you'll have to take my 06' RM 250 for a spin while I go make love to that 144 on the track! We'll be official swappers! yeah!
Let's see more TM pics and hear about the new models people are enjoying.
The 15 smokers look insane! Heard 4 Strokes may make our shores in 2016...
TM has a definent drool factor!
Ghost
Id buy a street legal 2 stroke, right now. The only other way is a bastard registration in oddball states that dont give a shit.
Fuckin greenies.
TMs are bad ass.
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