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  • Robsweetland
    XSive
    • May 2015
    • 73
    • Devon,uk
    #1

    Winter hack

    Just got a cheap winter bike so I can rest the xs from the rain, a tdm 850, for 900 GBP, goes well and handles good, anyone else have experience of these.?
    79SF
    xjr ohlins shocks, tarozzi forkbrace, bsa handlebars, bsm exhaust
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    • madmax-im
      Master of XSology
      • Sep 2007
      • 6751
      • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC
      #2
      they are good bikes,no first hand experience with them though
      1980 XS650G Special-Two
      1993 Honda ST1100

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        • tomcos67
          XStremely XSive
          • Apr 2015
          • 311
          • Amsterdam, N.Y.
          #3
          Originally posted by Robsweetland
          Just got a cheap winter bike so I can rest the xs from the rain, a tdm 850, for 900 GBP, goes well and handles good, anyone else have experience of these.?
          Never heard of it????? Tdm? GBP???Pictures???
          1980xs1100.sg Pacifica Fairing ..stock.
          2006 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100.! ⛺

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            • jetmechmarty
              Master of XSology
              • Nov 2003
              • 7769
              • Coldwater, Mississippi
              #4
              Originally posted by tomcos67
              Never heard of it????? Tdm? GBP???Pictures???


              TDM850 in photo. 900 Great Britain Pounds = $1354

              I've ridden that bike a couple of times and I quite like it.
              Marty (in Mississippi)
              XS1100SG
              XS650SK
              XS650SH
              XS650G
              XS6502F
              XS650E

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                • Robsweetland
                  XSive
                  • May 2015
                  • 73
                  • Devon,uk
                  #5
                  Thanks, not quite as shiney as that one tho.
                  79SF
                  xjr ohlins shocks, tarozzi forkbrace, bsa handlebars, bsm exhaust

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                    • Prisoner6
                      XS-XJ Guru
                      • Aug 2013
                      • 1184
                      • Phoenix, AZ
                      #6
                      Tom,

                      The TDM 850 was an offshoot of Yamaha's own 750 Super Ténéré, and was one of the early so-called "ADVENTURE" bikes.

                      It has a DOHC, liquid-cooled parallel-twin engine with more valves in 2 cylinders than our XS11 has in 4 cylinders (the TDM has 5 valves per cylinder).

                      Yamaha only brought the 850 to U.S. shores for 2 years (1992-93), but it lived on in Europe, eventually becoming the TDM 900.
                      Marco

                      Current bikes:
                      1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
                      1979 Honda CBX
                      2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

                      Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
                      WE MISS YOU, DON

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                        • tomcos67
                          XStremely XSive
                          • Apr 2015
                          • 311
                          • Amsterdam, N.Y.
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Prisoner6
                          Tom,

                          The TDM 850 was an offshoot of Yamaha's own 750 Super Ténéré, and was one of the early so-called "ADVENTURE" bikes.

                          It has a DOHC, liquid-cooled parallel-twin engine with more valves in 2 cylinders than our XS11 has in 4 cylinders (the TDM has 5 valves per cylinder).

                          Yamaha only brought the 850 to U.S. shores for 2 years (1992-93), but it lived on in Europe, eventually becoming the TDM 900.
                          Wow I really like it.Lets check around and see if we can find one for sale around here.!!!
                          1980xs1100.sg Pacifica Fairing ..stock.
                          2006 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100.! ⛺

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                            • motoman
                              Master of XSology
                              • Aug 2005
                              • 8413
                              • Grand Junction, Colorado
                              #8
                              Originally posted by jetmechmarty


                              TDM850 in photo. 900 Great Britain Pounds = $1354

                              I've ridden that bike a couple of times and I quite like it.
                              Nice, but good luck findin' parts etc. as and when needed.
                              81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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                                • jetmechmarty
                                  Master of XSology
                                  • Nov 2003
                                  • 7769
                                  • Coldwater, Mississippi
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by motoman
                                  Nice, but good luck findin' parts etc. as and when needed.
                                  He's across the pond. It's a popular bike over there.
                                  Marty (in Mississippi)
                                  XS1100SG
                                  XS650SK
                                  XS650SH
                                  XS650G
                                  XS6502F
                                  XS650E

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                                    • MindWebs
                                      XStremely XSive
                                      • May 2009
                                      • 431
                                      • Baldwin, WI
                                      #10
                                      how is it that all the kids across the pond get all the kool toys???

                                      i'm still waiting for the xt660 here in the states...

                                      silly EPA....
                                      1979 XS1100SF Special.78 E motor/carbs, Jardine 4-2 exhaust, XS Green coils, Corbin seat, S.S. Brake lines, Hard cases, Heated grips.

                                      2012 FJR1300 Gen 2. Heli bar risers, R-gaza crash bars, mccruise cruise control.

                                      (2)2008 WR250R. Because kids outgrew others.

                                      2007 Suzuki V-Strom 1000. (Just added 2024) pre-crashed.

                                      1975 Kawasaki S1 250. My first bike. Still have it. NO I'm not selling it!!

                                      Most bike problems are caused by a loose nut connecting the handlebars and the seat!!

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                                        • jetmechmarty
                                          Master of XSology
                                          • Nov 2003
                                          • 7769
                                          • Coldwater, Mississippi
                                          #11
                                          We had the TDM over here for two years. For all I know, they're still making them for Europe. Last I knew, it was a 900.
                                          Marty (in Mississippi)
                                          XS1100SG
                                          XS650SK
                                          XS650SH
                                          XS650G
                                          XS6502F
                                          XS650E

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