Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1981 Suzuki TS185ER
Original condition
Estimate
£1, 800 - £2, 200
Registration No: SAH 386W
Frame No: TSthe details below
MOT: Exempt
Authentically presented 185cc trail bike
The best all-rounder of the ER range
Supplied with a current V5C reg. doc.
The Suzuki Motor Co. was established in 1909 by Michio Suzuki to produce machinery for the cotton industry. An initial diversification into 4-wheeled transport was curtailed by WW2 but after the war Japan had a need for cheap reliable transport so Suzuki, like a lot of others around the world, began to produce clip-on engines for pushbikes. These proved to be an immediate success and soon they were making full motorcycles and by the early 60s were second only to Honda in numbers of two-wheelers manufactured. In the early 1970s the GT range of twins and triples was launched proving to be 'the last hurrah' for the large capacity two-stroke engine with the TS range of trail bikes from 50cc to 400cc providing many future enthusiasts their first taste of motorcycling. The TS185 proved to be one of the most popular models, giving you a bike you could go to work on during the week but enjoy some green laning at the weekend.
This 1981 TS185 ER is presented in authentic condition, still fitted with its original exhaust, silencer and plastics. Not many will have survived the use and abuse that these bikes suffered as perhaps the owners only choice of essential day to day transport and weekend pleasure use. Part of a small private collection for the last few years, it has not been run for a while but will make a good project to service and recommission over the winter months. It comes supplied with current V5C.
