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Found an old (1996?) adult TM 80. Very low hours and pretty trick bike. 18 / 21 inch tires. Has a new 100cc cylinder/ head / piston / ring kit and tons of spare parts. Has a new aluminum gas tank and 3 new ex pipes. Sure not much of a mx bike, but maybe a cool trail bike. $1000.00 dollars for a 100cc cylinder kit in 2003, holy crap.
The Shop
I know they take it a step further too, as 50cc motors in adult size bikes also had/has a following too
Oh yea, SWEET build, OP!!!
Edit: I see it now. Thank you for the info ti473, Oldhalfway.
Shortly after my dad asked me if I wanted to move to the States... Well how could I say no after watching those videos?? Little did I know that the Chicago Moto scene wasn't exactly like Dana Freeman movie. It was still awesome though.
If you don't want this bike I'd seriously be interested in it... I don't even ride anymore but just for the nostalgia factor, or maybe it will get me back into riding, I'd love to. I'd pay you a commission or something, or if you get it and decide you don't want it anymore at some point just let me know.
https://dirtbikemagazine.com/friday-wrap-up-7-1-16/
Also that is a sweet find. I remember that Rossler kx80 from back then too! Good stuff.
I thought you had purchased the bike.
If it goes up for sale let me know. Don’t guess there’s a way to private message on here?
I’ve always thought these big 80’s where really cool and the fact that my son just started racing a TM (300) would make it even better to have one of these as my own bike.
Pit Row
big size tm80 again.
One is at Pole Postion in Corona
Back in the early 90’s a guy who belonged to the same motorcycle club I did also had one. Had a go on it, as you would think very fun!
Going back to the sprocket again, it was nothing special. Sidewinder sold a lot of solid aluminum sprockets back in the day.
In an earlier Big Wheel 80s thread here, I told of my experiences as a Course Marshall at the 92 OZ ISDE, with my following the 80cc class riders, and 125 class. It was amazing to see how Fast those blokes went, and how they just destroyed vicious, huge hills such as Tumblebee (I think that was what a particularly brutal one was called) Hill. I was quite a reasonable, competent rider in those days, but picking up on their techniques and lines, made it so much easier to get through Any nasty stuff.
And, those riders, especially the Italian ones, were incredibly stylish. Brightly coloured Silk scarves around their necks ( I kid you not), that never seemed to get a smudge of dirt on them, and said riders barely raising a sweat, whilst going warp factor eleven on screaming tiddlers.
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