judagrmn Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) Hey everyone this is my first post so I hope I am in the right area. I just recently acquired my TY80 that my Dad bought for my sister and I when we were kids. It has been well over 12 years since it has been touched so I don't really know where to begin to get it started again. I don't even know the proper mix of fuel/oil I would need to run it. I lack the knowledge and tools to tear into it. Thought about taking it to a dealer but don't want to fork out too much cash for something I possibly can do myself. Here are a couple pics of my bike. A little beat up from me wrecking a couple times but not too bad of shape. Not even sure of the year but from others I have seen similar, I am guessing 74-75. Any help is much appreciated and I look forward to meeting new people. Edited May 30, 2010 by judagrmn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tt5th Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 It looks good, I wouldn't be surprised if it just started with some fresh petrol! I'd use a semi-synthetic 2 stroke oil mixed at 50:1, so a 100ml of oil to 5L of petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Great little Bikes ... Clean carb , fuel tank , airfilter , Determine if it still has the yamalube oil injection hooked up ,(oiltank under seat/sidecover) if it's still there clean out the old stuff too . If no oil injection remains on it , mix up some 50:1 premix and give it a go ! Remember to fold up the right footpeg when trying to start it . Well worth the time and effort to get it going again Glenn Here's a clip of the one I built for my youngest ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducman Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 As axulsuv said,clean the carb,fresh gearboxoil,fresh fuel(Synthetic Castol TTS 50:1)and a new front mundgard,and i will be shure the bike will fire up and start.It looks great. Chrs:Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judagrmn Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Thanks for the input guys it will really help me a lot...I'm sure I will have many more questions. So today I just decided to mix up some fuel and see if I could get it started...Fired up in less than 7 kicks can you believe it! But I already ran into 1 problem. The accelerator handle will not twist/turn however you want to say it, so it just sits and idles. I didn't let it run it for very long but before I killed the engine, I pulled the clutch in and when I put it in 1st gear, it jumped forward and died before I even let the clutch out. Could the clutch possibly be shot? I know the cable is in need of replacement (torn a little bit but still functional) and I do have the replacement but once again lack the tools and knowledge. Need to see if I can find a Bentley manual or similar if they make them for this model maybe that will help a little because I am a complete noob starting fresh. I REALLY want to get the bike going myself so I don't have to pay for any maintenance. People in my area haven't been much help on some local forums and tell me my bike isn't worth the trouble but it has a lot of sentimental value and even though I'm 27, I know it can still be a fun little toy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducman Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Thanks for the input guys it will really help me a lot...I'm sure I will have many more questions. So today I just decided to mix up some fuel and see if I could get it started...Fired up in less than 7 kicks can you believe it! But I already ran into 1 problem. The accelerator handle will not twist/turn however you want to say it, so it just sits and idles. I didn't let it run it for very long but before I killed the engine, I pulled the clutch in and when I put it in 1st gear, it jumped forward and died before I even let the clutch out. Could the clutch possibly be shot? I know the cable is in need of replacement (torn a little bit but still functional) and I do have the replacement but once again lack the tools and knowledge. Need to see if I can find a Bentley manual or similar if they make them for this model maybe that will help a little because I am a complete noob starting fresh. I REALLY want to get the bike going myself so I don't have to pay for any maintenance. People in my area haven't been much help on some local forums and tell me my bike isn't worth the trouble but it has a lot of sentimental value and even though I'm 27, I know it can still be a fun little toy .,also pWell,your bike has been in the shed for ages,so you have do do a oil change.What happend with your clucht is normal for a bike have not ridden for years.The plates have been backed together with the old oil.Try first what i say,oilchange,and then ride the bike a while around changing the gears,using the clutch.Normaly it will be all okay after a few minutes.But also put a new throttle cable in an grease the thwistgrip,that will work wonders. Chrs:Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judagrmn Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Ok so here come the noob questions lol....What position do I want the fuel dial (probably not the right name) or the choke in? Hypothetically speaking and assuming I got some maintenance done to get it in the ready to go state. The fuel dial has an O position in the center, and if turned left or right, has an S mark. The Choke can go in the down or up position but I know nothing of where either of these need to be. A friend of the family said he will help with some tools to get some work done but he knows as little as I do and I want to get it going by this weekend if at all possible. What else does a complete noob need to know to get the bike going? Sorry for my lack of knowledge I want to learn as much as I can anyway I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Haynes still makes a shop manual for the Ty80 , they come up on Ebay all the time , If memory serves its ty 50 ,80 ,125 and 175 all in one book , But all the information you need is in it . Well almost all of it ... Glenn And search for a original owners manual , The one that came with the TY80 is just about a complete shop manual for the bike , Any year model will do ,as the ty80 's changed very little over their whole production run . (why mess with a good thing !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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