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{{Motorcycle | |||
|name = Suzuki TM400 | |||
|photo= 1971-Suzuki-TM400-Cyclone-Orange-462-2.jpg | |||
|aka = '''Suzuki Cyclone''' | |||
|manufacturer = Suzuki | |||
|parent_company = | |||
|production = 71-75 | |||
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|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 = | |||
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|recommended_oil= Suzuki ECSTAR 10w40 | |||
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|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'> | |||
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 | *ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc [[Two-stroke]] | ||
*MODEL CODE: ... 165 | *MODEL CODE: ... 165 | ||
*COLOR: Strip Orange | *COLOR: Strip Orange | ||
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==1972 TM400J== | ==1972 TM400J== | ||
<gallery mode='packed-hover'> | |||
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 | *ENGINE TYPE: . . . 396cc [[Two-stroke]] | ||
*MODEL CODE: . . . 165 | *MODEL CODE: . . . 165 | ||
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow | *COLOR: Aspen Yellow | ||
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*FRAME #: TM400-30001 | *FRAME #: TM400-30001 | ||
*ENGINE #: TM400-30006 | *ENGINE #: TM400-30006 | ||
*ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc | *ENGINE TYPE: ... 396cc [[Two-stroke]] | ||
*MODEL CODE: ... 321 | *MODEL CODE: ... 321 | ||
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow | *COLOR: Aspen Yellow | ||
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==1974 TM400L== | ==1974 TM400L== | ||
<gallery mode='packed-hover'> | |||
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"/> | |||
*FRAME #: TM400-33482 | *FRAME #: TM400-33482 | ||
*ENGINE #: TM400-33500 | *ENGINE #: TM400-33500 | ||
*ENGINE TYPE: | *ENGINE TYPE: 396cc [[Two-stroke]] | ||
*MODEL CODE: | *MODEL CODE: 323 | ||
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow | *COLOR: Aspen Yellow | ||
* Green tank stripes | * Green tank stripes | ||
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*FRAME #: TM400-40918 | *FRAME #: TM400-40918 | ||
*ENGINE #: TM400-40957 | *ENGINE #: TM400-40957 | ||
*ENGINE TYPE: 396cc | *ENGINE TYPE: 396cc [[Two-stroke]] | ||
*MODEL CODE: 323 | *MODEL CODE: 323 | ||
*COLOR: Aspen Yellow | *COLOR: Aspen Yellow | ||
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*[[Suzuki TM125]] | *[[Suzuki TM125]] | ||
*[[Suzuki TM250]] | *[[Suzuki TM250]] | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Suzuki}} | |||
[[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|TM400]] | [[Category:Suzuki motorcycles|TM400]] | ||
[[Category:Suzuki TM series]] | |||