Editing Suzuki TM400

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Motorcycle
|name            = Suzuki TM400
|photo= 1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-2.jpg
|aka              = '''Suzuki Cyclone'''
|manufacturer    = Suzuki
|parent_company  =
|production      = 71-75
|model_year      =
|predecessor      = [[Suzuki RM370]]
|successor        =
|class            =Trail
|engine          = 400
|bore_stroke      =
|compression      =
|top_speed        =80 mph
|power            =
|torque          =
|ignition        =
|spark_plug      = {{sparkplug|NGK B8ES}} '71-75
|battery          =
|transmission    =
|frame            =
|suspension      =
|brakes          =
|front_tire      = {{tire|3.00-21}} '71-75
|rear_tire    = {{tire|4.00-18}} '71-75
|rake_trail      =
|wheelbase        =
|length          =
|width            =
|height          =
|seat_height      =
|dry_weight      =
|wet_weight      =
|fuel_capacity    =
|oil_capacity    =
|recommended_oil= Suzuki ECSTAR 10w40
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius  =
|related          =
|competition      =
|final_drive= {{chain|525x102}} ‘71-75<ref name="wps_street_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 Western Power Sports Catalog|publisher=[https://www.wps-inc.com/catalogs Western Power Sports]|date=2019}}</ref>
|front_sprocket= 15T ‘71-75<ref name="wps_street_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 Western Power Sports Catalog|publisher=[https://www.wps-inc.com/catalogs Western Power Sports]|date=2019}}</ref>
|rear_sprocket= 40T ‘71-75<ref name="wps_street_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 Western Power Sports Catalog|publisher=[https://www.wps-inc.com/catalogs Western Power Sports]|date=2019}}</ref>
}}
The '''[[Suzuki]] TM400''' was an [[enduro]] [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Suzuki]] from 1971 to 1975 and more commonly known as the '''Suzuki Cyclone'''.
==Problems==
It weighed 242 pounds, [[dry-weight]], and delivered about 40 hp at 6850 [[rpm]]. Sometimes it delivered it at 4400 rpm. At other times, it would deliver it just when you least expected it. You see, the Cyclone had a weird [[ignition]] that would go from a starting mode to full advance whenever it felt like it. Even a change in temperature would change the power hit.
Picture this: you're exiting a hard-packed turn in second gear and you roll the throttle on. All of a sudden, the [[engine]] lurches into the fat part of the power curve and the rear end leaps out about three feet. The chassis shudders and sends you sailing into the clear blue sky in a nice arc. Moments later, you thump into the ground, painfully, and then a microsecond after that, the Cyclone lands on top of you.
Adding to the bizarre powerband was a set of forks that went rigid on square bumps and rear shocks that faded from anything hotter than headlight glare. Many companies produced endless handling and frame modification kits. None of these things seemed to help much, but the bike cost only $995 brand new and people kept buying them, trying to make them work. They all failed, to one degree or another, to tame the Cyclone.
==1971 TM400R==
==1971 TM400R==
<gallery mode='packed-hover'>
[[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400R.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400R]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-0.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-1.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-2.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-3.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-4.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-5.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]][[Image:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-6.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange]]
 
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-0.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-1.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-2.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-3.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-4.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-5.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-6.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Orange
File:1971-Suzuki-TM400R.jpg|left|thumb|1971 Suzuki TM400R
</gallery>
<br style="clear: left"/>
<br style="clear: left"/>


*FRAME #: TM400-10001
*FRAME #: TM400-10001
*ENGINE #: ..... TM400-10001
*ENGINE #: ..... TM400-10001
*ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc [[Two-stroke]]
*ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc 2 Strk.
*MODEL CODE: ... 165
*MODEL CODE: ... 165
*COLOR: Strip Orange
*COLOR: Strip Orange
Line 77: Line 12:


==1972 TM400J==
==1972 TM400J==
<gallery mode='packed-hover'>
[[Image:1972-Suzuki-TM400J.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400J]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow]]
File:1972-Suzuki-TM400J.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400J
File:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow
File:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow
File:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow
File:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow
File:1972-Suzuki-TM400-Yellow-9058-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Suzuki TM400 Cyclone in Yellow
</gallery>
<br style="clear: left"/>
<br style="clear: left"/>


*FRAME #: TM400-16600
*FRAME #: TM400-16600
*ENGINE #: TM400-16600
*ENGINE #: TM400-16600
*ENGINE TYPE: . . . 396cc [[Two-stroke]]
*ENGINE TYPE: . . . 396cc 2 Strk.
*MODEL CODE: . . . 165
*MODEL CODE: . . . 165
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
Line 101: Line 29:
*FRAME #: TM400-30001
*FRAME #: TM400-30001
*ENGINE #: TM400-30006
*ENGINE #: TM400-30006
*ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc [[Two-stroke]]
*ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc 2 Strk.
*MODEL CODE: ... 321
*MODEL CODE: ... 321
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
Line 108: Line 36:


==1974 TM400L==
==1974 TM400L==
<gallery mode='packed-hover'>
[[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-0.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-1.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-2.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-3.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-4.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-0.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-1.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-2.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow]][[Image:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-3.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow]]
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-0.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-1.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-2.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-3.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Cyclone-Yellow-1965-4.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L Cyclone in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-0.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-1.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-2.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow
File:1974-Suzuki-TM400L-Yellow-207-3.jpg|left|thumb|1974 Suzuki TM400L in Yellow
</gallery>
<br style="clear: left"/>
<br style="clear: left"/>
*FRAME #: TM400-33482
*FRAME #: TM400-33482
*ENGINE #: TM400-33500
*ENGINE #: TM400-33500
*ENGINE TYPE: 396cc [[Two-stroke]]
*ENGINE TYPE: 396cc 2 Strk.
*MODEL CODE: 323
*MODEL CODE: 323
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
Line 133: Line 50:
*FRAME #: TM400-40918
*FRAME #: TM400-40918
*ENGINE #: TM400-40957
*ENGINE #: TM400-40957
*ENGINE TYPE: 396cc [[Two-stroke]]
*ENGINE TYPE: 396cc 2 Strk.
*MODEL CODE: 323
*MODEL CODE: 323
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow
Line 145: Line 62:
*[[Suzuki TM125]]
*[[Suzuki TM125]]
*[[Suzuki TM250]]
*[[Suzuki TM250]]
==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Suzuki}}


[[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|TM400]]
[[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|TM400]]
[[Category:Suzuki TM series]]

Please note that all contributions to CycleChaos may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see CycleChaos:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To protect the wiki against automated edit spam, we kindly ask you to solve the following hCaptcha:

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Templates used on this page:

Retrieved from "https://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_TM400"