Opinions on Yamaha TDM - SV650.org

01-02-05, 07:53 PM

Interested in everyones opinion on the new shape TDM900. I have always liked the shape anf the quirkiness of the TDM's one has come onto ebay local to me which I may consider

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...523967086&rd=1

I have riden one befor and found it very easy to ride and efficient although not exciting, ideal for a proposed trip to south france in the summer

Has anyone heard or have any comments both good and bad, also what do these sound like with a set of cans, is a parrallel twin anything like a "V"

Help!!!!!!!!!!!

01-02-05, 08:10 PM

Yes, it's a 0 degree V-twin. However, as Sid Squid has pointed out tonight elsewhere, the crank is odd for a // twin in that instead of the usual 360 (British twin) or 180 degree layout crankpin offset (70's Honda twins at least) , it uses 270 degrees. This gives it firing impulses timed like a 90 degree V-twin. Triumph are doing the same with one of the Bonneville cruiser variants.

01-02-05, 08:14 PM

A damn good bike but has pretty soft front suspension (there again so does the SV in stock guise) and sounds great with a pair of aftermarket cans.

Much under-rated for some reason.

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01-02-05, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonboy

Much under-rated for some reason.

Because they're ugly?

01-02-05, 09:53 PM

Germans really like them!!!! That says quite a lot!!!

Biker Biggles · 01-02-05, 10:15 PM

Good for mounting a European domination bid then?

Ah dont mention the war

Actually a good bike if you can live with the notchy gearchange.

northwind · 01-02-05, 10:16 PM

They're about the least ugly of the big trailies IMHO... I like'em. The owners of the bike school I went to own an 850 and a 900, and they seem to like them- though any instructors that borrowed them complained bitterly about the gearbox (which is so loud I could hear it in my lid over the sound of its motor and my GS500...)

There's something really nice and solid about them... Big and chunky.

01-02-05, 10:28 PM

I like the shape. I sat on the bike in Wylie & Holland in Telford - I thought it felt solid, inspired confidence, nice riding position. Not ridden one though.

Sid Squid · 02-02-05, 12:13 AM

Tediums are very good, as mentioned elsewhere they are perhaps a little soft, and I mean in most ways not just the susupension, however I really like them, they're definately 'real world' bikes, rather than super hot at anything, with the posible exception of pillion use, at which they are excellent.
I'm not sure about the later ones, but the earlier versions had an interesting feature to the rear suspension; there is a lever/handle under the seat, (easily reached), that gives the back spring a few notches of preload, so that it can easily be changed from solo to dual use without having to get tools out, or get on the floor and get to the shock itself, the shock still has a conventional preload adjuster set in the normal way, this just makes it so you can, and importantly, will, be bothered to set it for passenger use.

Good bikes, nice motor, sounds good with Devils on. They are popular in France as well as Germany.

rictus01 · 02-02-05, 12:21 AM

Ridden the older 850, not bad at all, a little uninspiring though.

Cheers Mark.

01-02-05, 07:53 PM	#1
Silver Dream Guest Posts: n/a	Opinions on Yamaha TDM Interested in everyones opinion on the new shape TDM900. I have always liked the shape anf the quirkiness of the TDM's one has come onto ebay local to me which I may consider http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...523967086&rd=1 I have riden one befor and found it very easy to ride and efficient although not exciting, ideal for a proposed trip to south france in the summer Has anyone heard or have any comments both good and bad, also what do these sound like with a set of cans, is a parrallel twin anything like a "V" Help!!!!!!!!!!!

01-02-05, 10:16 PM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	They're about the least ugly of the big trailies IMHO... I like'em. The owners of the bike school I went to own an 850 and a 900, and they seem to like them- though any instructors that borrowed them complained bitterly about the gearbox (which is so loud I could hear it in my lid over the sound of its motor and my GS500...) There's something really nice and solid about them... Big and chunky. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

02-02-05, 12:13 AM	#9
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Tediums are very good, as mentioned elsewhere they are perhaps a little soft, and I mean in most ways not just the susupension, however I really like them, they're definately 'real world' bikes, rather than super hot at anything, with the posible exception of pillion use, at which they are excellent. I'm not sure about the later ones, but the earlier versions had an interesting feature to the rear suspension; there is a lever/handle under the seat, (easily reached), that gives the back spring a few notches of preload, so that it can easily be changed from solo to dual use without having to get tools out, or get on the floor and get to the shock itself, the shock still has a conventional preload adjuster set in the normal way, this just makes it so you can, and importantly, will, be bothered to set it for passenger use. Good bikes, nice motor, sounds good with Devils on. They are popular in France as well as Germany. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

02-02-05, 12:21 AM	#10
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Ridden the older 850, not bad at all, a little uninspiring though. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

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01-02-05, 08:10 PM	#2
chazzyb Guest Posts: n/a	Yes, it's a 0 degree V-twin. However, as Sid Squid has pointed out tonight elsewhere, the crank is odd for a // twin in that instead of the usual 360 (British twin) or 180 degree layout crankpin offset (70's Honda twins at least) , it uses 270 degrees. This gives it firing impulses timed like a 90 degree V-twin. Triumph are doing the same with one of the Bonneville cruiser variants.

01-02-05, 08:14 PM	#3
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	A damn good bike but has pretty soft front suspension (there again so does the SV in stock guise) and sounds great with a pair of aftermarket cans. Much under-rated for some reason. .

01-02-05, 09:53 PM	#5
The Polarbear Guest Posts: n/a	Germans really like them!!!! That says quite a lot!!!

01-02-05, 10:15 PM	#6
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Good for mounting a European domination bid then? Ah dont mention the war Actually a good bike if you can live with the notchy gearchange.

01-02-05, 10:28 PM	#8
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	I like the shape. I sat on the bike in Wylie & Holland in Telford - I thought it felt solid, inspired confidence, nice riding position. Not ridden one though.