Anyone Know Anything About The Yamaha Tzm/tzr, And Other 2 Strokes Available In Los?

[ktm jeff]

thaiguzzi , ive seen some Honda NSR 250,s circa late eighties / early nineties , for sale , claiming to have real green books. Rare though. Never seen the Yamaha TZ 250. As for 350,s (liquid cooled) there may well be some Brazilian built RD,s about , but i doubht very much they will have green books.Air cooled 350,s , Kawasaki KH ?. Good luck with that search.

[Happy Grumpy]

I've seen a few NSR250's and TZR(?)250's on classified sites, ranging from 80k to a eye opening 350k.

[fullcave]

I've seen a few NSR250's and TZR(?)250's on classified sites, ranging from 80k to a eye opening 350k.

New NSR 250? Hmmm.. Happen to have a reference?

[ktm jeff]

I dont think there are any "new-old-stock" 250,s about. There may still be some 150,s hiding at the back of store rooms in obscure shops. Malasia seems to have had the last of the production. Sorry Happy Grumpy , i meant FZR.

[bkmbkk]

On 2/3/2012 at 9:05 PM, Dutchbike said:

here are the pics........

Well that's it for now, got some more pics from the other 2 stroke bikes in the "showroom" and will post them later ( uploading with an aircard takes ages)

Good Night

 

On 2/3/2012 at 6:24 PM, Dutchbike said:

Something went wrong when posting my report of my visit to Khon Kaen, problaly something to do about the copying and pasting, wrote it off-line in Word

here's another try:

 

Mission accomplished!!!! I’m now the proud and very happy owner of a brand new Yamaha TZM 150R !!!!

Here’s a report on my trip to Khon Kaen.

 

Left at around 9 for a 230 km drive to Khon Kaen, with the Garmin I had no trouble finding the location of the dealer and arrived there at 12.

That shop really has got many bikes in stock!!, They must have at least 300 bikes in there, new and old/new models, not a flashy showroom but just bikes parked close to each other and the workshop being part of it all, in the back a large warehousesection for spareparts. Customers driving in and out some dogs walking around, indeed a bit of a odd shop,( family runned) but the kind of odd i like.

And they got what I came for: I counted total of 7 brand new TZM’s and 1 with 600 km’s on the clock. 4 purple/blue / white with grey wheels 2 red/white with black wheels and 1 black/blue with purple wheels, the secondhand black/blue one with 600 km’s had grey wheels.

According from his purchase papers from Yamaha they where produced in 2539 or 2540 1996/1997) 15 years!!!

For the rest ( next to numerous lines of Fino’s and Fiora’s) they had a lot of new underbone 2 stroke bikes , Tiara’s , Mate’s, JR,s ,Bellers. some Honda Dash’s there where dozens of those.

Also they had many second hand 2 strokes ( he trades in bikes) I counted ( the bikes which interest me) 2 TZM’s a TZR , 2 NSR RR’s 1 NSR SP, and a few Honda LS 125 ( Beat) also a Yamaha lookalike of that model which i never saw before named Touch.

With me walking around my wife was already chatting with the saleslady ( daughter of the old shop owner) my wife finally could negotiate a price of 58.000 thb ( they asked 60.000) (not much of a discount, but when I would have come into that shop alone, the first thing I would have said is SOLD), the old guy mumbling something like, I loose money on those bikes, before they where 68K , well that’s what you get buying in such large numbers, I expect many of those old 2 strokes will sit there for the end of days.

For the 58K they do all the paperwork, registration, insurance, licsenseplate (green book in my name) and they even threw in 2 helmets and 2 jackets.

I went for a red/white one with black wheels and… white mirrors. After the deal was closed some mechanics took the bike out from the line and it was rolled into the workshop section.

They assured me take they would check the bike very well and I have to say, they did.

A few mechanics worked on the bike for 4 hours!! They took of the fairing, carburettor and changed all the fluids, the carb was cleaned and some rubber lines fuel/water where replaced.

I guess once in a while they sell one of these 2 strokes so they know the drill.

Went to get some food with my wife and just came back to see it being fired up for the first time in 15 years, they did a good job, checking a good flow of 2T oil from oilpump letting out the air. And it runs perfect!! Putting everything back, some cleaning, and the older mechanic who did most of the work , threw himself into the busy traffic for a testdrive ( please… keep it easy on the revs) when he came back he had a smile on his face…. He raised his hands an I think he meant he did a wheelie on it. some final checks and the bike was lifted into my truck.it was now already 5 o’çlock a 4 hours drive back back home, so 9 o’clock I parked the car at home with a brand new TZM in the back. tired but satisfied!!!!!

 

This morning took it out of the truck and parked it outside my workshop and make some pics.

I can’t still believe it, factory barcode stickers still on it, 5 km on the clock, instruction manual, toolkit it’s all there.

First of all I will give it a proper cleaning and polishing, ( it collected quite some dust over the years) and going over it myself, then will take it out for her maiden trip and see all is working properly.

Even with the possibility in the near future that some work have to be done on the bike (due to the long sitting of the bike), for me it’s worth it.

I will keep this bike completely stock and will use it for daytrips on my favourite roads, keeping a bit of Thai bike history lively.

 

Clarequilty thanks again!!!!

 

For 58 K a 30+ HP bike which laughs at a stock CBR150, and even can compete with larger ones like CBR 250, Ninja 250R .

Parts still easily and cheap available everywhere.

The rush when a proper 2 stroke bike comes into his powerband you will never get on a similar cc 4 stroke

 

For those who are interested to pick up one of those remaining TZM’s ( or another 2 stroke) here are the details of the shop:

 

Kaen Nakorn Yanyont.co.ltd.

125/6/8 Na Muang Road.

Khon Kaen

043-224444 and 043-236890

 

I left the shop with a good feeling, friendly upright people, ( well they must be friendly i’m buying a bike from them, but being friendly when buying something is not always the case in LOS) they even trusted me transferring the remaining 8000 with ATM the next day. (I reached my ATM limit)

 

They found it quite funny we came 230 km’s to buy a bike from them, (as if there are so many other shops around which are still selling new TZM’s )

Well for a bike like this,I would be willing to drive a lot more.

 

I was looking for a TZM for a while but the ones up for sale around here ( from Locals) are in a terrible shape, i’m in the process ( near completion now) of giving my Honda NSR SP a major technical overhaul ( the bodywork and all were still in a good shape) and spend on the engine alone already 30K, together, with many new parts, Tyga exhaust, and the purchase price I’m looking at a lot more than this brand new TZM.

 

TZM: TRUE 2 STROKE SPIRIT (as the decal on the fairing tells)

 

Pictures below KRS1.. I know you waiting for them, you are going to get that last Red/White one??

Does anyone know if this dealer in Khon Kaen still has new old models for sale ?

[Dutchbike]

^^

It's funny to see this old thread is every now and popping up again, time flies!! it's already 5 years ago since I got that bike ( b.t.w still got it)

About 1.5 years after I bought that bike ( 2014) I went back with a friend who also bought one, shortly after that the TZM's  they had in Khon Kean were sold out.

At that time they still had plenty of other NOS 2 strokes for sale but all under bones, like Yamaha Tiara's

Try a search on TV there's another thread from another TV member who found a NOS  TZM in a shop in Bangkok.

[Dutchbike]

Here you go;l ink to that other NOS thread ( page2)

 

[thaiguzzi]

Mint TZR 250 Yamaha just sold on B&S last week. 199k, fully legal. Was on there less than a week before selling. Fair price i thought...

[Nickymaster]

Maaan, I love 2 smokes. Just can't see myself riding one with my weight (95kg).


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[canthai55]

2 hours ago, Nickymaster said:

Maaan, I love 2 smokes. Just can't see myself riding one with my weight (95kg).

Mine very similar to this one, pipes black tho

95kg - no problem