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Suzuki TS185ER 1994 Parts & Accessories

Introduced in 1969 with the TS250 "Savage" and marketed in Japan under the "Hustler" name, the Suzuki TS Series was Suzuki's landmark family of street-legal, two-stroke dual-sport and trail motorcycles. Designed to establish Suzuki in the burgeoning off-road market alongside the motocross TM series, the TS series spanned a massive range of displacement classes—from sub-100 cc commuter trail bikes up to open-class machines. Featuring steel backbone or double-cradle frames, long-travel telescopic forks, high-drawn exhaust pipes, and Suzuki's proprietary CCI (Crankcase Cylinder Injection) oiling system, the TS series transitioned through several technological shifts: from early piston-port and rotary-disc induction to the ER series' combined reed-valve engines, and eventually to liquid-cooled, powervalve-equipped dual sports (such as the TS125R, TS200R, and TS250X) in the late 1980s.

• Engine Architecture: Single-cylinder 2-stroke ranging from 49 cc to 396 cc (air-cooled piston port/rotary valve/reed valve on classic models; liquid-cooled with powervalves on late-era X/R models)
• Power Outputs: ~5 HP (TS50) to 18 HP @ 6,000 RPM (TS185), 23 HP @ 6,000 RPM (TS250 air-cooled), 34 HP @ 6,500 RPM (TS400)
• Induction & Fueling: Mikuni piston-valve carburetors fed by Suzuki "CCI" automatic oil injection system (eliminating premixing)
• Chassis Design: Lightweight tubular steel double-cradle or backbone frame with high-clearance skid plate and steel swingarm
• Front Suspension: Telescopic coil-spring oil-damped front forks
• Rear Suspension: Dual rear shock absorbers with 5-way adjustable spring preload (classic era) or Full-Floater monoshock system (TS-X/TS-R era)
• Brake Configuration: Internal expanding mechanical front and rear drum brakes (classic era); single/dual hydraulic disc brakes on late-era TS125R/TS200R models
• Drivetrain: 4-speed, 5-speed, or 6-speed constant-mesh manual transmission with wet multi-plate clutch and heavy-duty chain drive
• Wheels & Tires: 21-inch front knobby dual-sport tire and 18-inch rear knobby tire on spoked steel or aluminum rims
• Dimensions & Mass: Seat heights ranging 780 mm to 835 mm (30.7–32.9 in); dry weights ranging from 97 kg (214 lbs) (TS125) to 135 kg (297 lbs) (TS400)