Tdium 900
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:22 pm
Very nice!
I remember looking at a few 850's just before I bought my s .
Whats it handle like (my only worries would be the18" front wheel)
Nigel B
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:29 pm
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:02 pm
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:29 pm
I do now! Thanks a lot Grom.
ive gone for this particular bike because its only done 1523 miles from new, one owner and has the luggage etc. It's got some really nasty paint flaking on the engine casing but not from abuse. Just looks like poor finish.
Once that's dorted it will hopefully do a nice AQlps trip, maybe the Wales trip and the I'll moe it on most likely.
Handling on these is prety good on the twisty stuff. At high speed they do tend to wallow a bit however the 900 is better than the early 850s apparently.
ive gone for this particular bike because its only done 1523 miles from new, one owner and has the luggage etc. It's got some really nasty paint flaking on the engine casing but not from abuse. Just looks like poor finish.
Once that's dorted it will hopefully do a nice AQlps trip, maybe the Wales trip and the I'll moe it on most likely.
Handling on these is prety good on the twisty stuff. At high speed they do tend to wallow a bit however the 900 is better than the early 850s apparently.
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:32 pm
Sounds good PB. The TDM's quite a handy tool by all accounts, and surprisingly swift as a point to point bike.
Look forward to hearing what you think of it.
Look forward to hearing what you think of it.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:56 pm
I like the orange one behind it!
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:45 pm
Very nice motor with a great sound! I had a TRX 850 using the same motor, I really enjoyed it. Great buy.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:34 am
As said - a very useful bike, for not a lot of cash 
Doesn't sound as if the finish is any worse than that of the BMW GS, to be honest
Al
Doesn't sound as if the finish is any worse than that of the BMW GS, to be honest
Al
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:24 am
I had an earlier 850 version from 1993 to 1996. It is possible that the finish improved with later versions, but the one I had virually dissolved before my eyes, and this was in Switzerland where they are not keen on using salt on the roads. After seven years of all-year round use in salt-happy Scotland my R1100S looks miles better than my TDM did after three.
I know that the gearbox was improved in later models (of the TDM), which is just as well as I could shock an entire town-centre into silence by simply changing from first to second gear.
Pogo-sticks for front suspension aside, it was nice to ride in the mountains (I lived in Switzerland then), but my first paralever BMW (an R850R) was a revelation after that TDM.
I know that the gearbox was improved in later models (of the TDM), which is just as well as I could shock an entire town-centre into silence by simply changing from first to second gear.
Pogo-sticks for front suspension aside, it was nice to ride in the mountains (I lived in Switzerland then), but my first paralever BMW (an R850R) was a revelation after that TDM.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:41 pm
Cliff wrote:I like the orange one behind it!
Jawa/Squire, isn't it?
M-o-M