SUZUKI TS 125 1997 TRAIL

Suzuki TS 125 ini dibeli tahun 2003 dari seorang bule yang bekerja di PT. CALTEX Duri. Riau, melalui seorang teman. Karena tampang yang standar kurang gaul maka dimodif jadi trail enduro untuk harian .

pertama sok belakang diganjal 2,5 cm jadi lebih nungging, lalu batok lampu depan diganti dengan yang bermata dua sama sepatbor depan pake variasi yang murah aja.

Pengereman diubah, dari yang semula full tromol diganti cakram. Rem belakang pakai cakram variasi yang dibuatin dudukan dengan cara dicor almunium (menghabiskan 6 buah piston Bus) trus dibaut di teromol aslinya. cakram depan pake variasi lebar digabung tromol Suzuki GT (cakram dan pengganjalan sok belakang juga pemasangan lampu dilakukan di Bengkel Las dan Bubut “Anda” di Jalan Bima, Tambakan, Muntilan, Magelang. punya Om Cing-Cing)

Selang rem depan gabungan pake punya mobil yang disambung. Salah satunya Feroza. Selain lebih kuat juga karena waktu itu masih sulit cari selang yang panjang.

Sepatbor belakang diganti pake plat drum buatan Mas Bagio di Dusun Jetis, Sirahan, Salam, Magelang trus dicat sendiri setelah didempul dengan dempul sekarung, cat pake Pilox doang.

Ban masih standar karena untuk harian. Biaya yang dikeluarkan cukup murah karena pakai part yang biasa biasa aja gak bermerek dan juga loakan (ex : cakram n tromol). tapi udah lumayan gaul untuk jalan-jalan

Sekitar bulan Oktober 2008 Pak Gunawan (Muntilan) mengajak untuk ikut adenture trail di daerah Kaponan, Merbabu. Pak Gunawan pakai Suzuki TS tahun 2004 sudah modif full enduro. pake ban pacul.

Ternyata spek motorku yang udah dibuat tinggi dan masih ban standar sama sekali gak cocok untuk adventure. baru seperempat trek aku sudah megap-megap hampir pingsan, kaki gak sampai menapak tanah, jatuh bangun sampe rem belakang putus dan sepatbor depan pecah(adventure kok pakai yang murah). belum ada sepermpat trek aku sudah menyerah karena ban pun gak ada traksi (kondisi musim hujan)..Dari saat itulah petualanganku berpetualang naik trail dimulai…………………………………
oleh : Nick

Suzuki TS 125 1997 TRAIL

This Suzuki TS 125 was bought in 2003 from American worker in CALTEX Duri, Riau, Indonesia. Because the standar look was boring, the owner (myself) modified the motorcycle to a daily use Endurance Trail.

First, I made the rear shock absorber about 2,5 cm longer. then front lamp was replaced with double eyes model.

The brakes were changed from drum brakes to disk brakes. Rear disk brake was made by adding the original hub with aluminium cast that was screwed in the hub. I used 320 mm disk for front brake combine with double piston caliper and Suzuki GT’s hub.

I used car brake hose for it because at that time, it still difficult to find long brake hose. The hose was from Daihatsu Feroza combined with other car hose.(until now) it is stronger than if I used the real hose for front brake.

The rear mud guard was made from asphalt drum with Suzuki RM 125 for its model. The rear guard was painted using yellow spray paint. Because this bike was a daily use bike, so I still used its original tires.

On October 2008 Mr. Gunawan was inviting me to take part in Adventure trail that would be held at Kaponan, Merbabu, Magelang. He was using Suzuki TS 125 2004 that had been modified to an endurance trail complete with its knobby tires.

My motorcycle that was high and still used its original tire was absolutely not good for adventure. At a quarter of the track, I almost “out of breathe” because it’s rainy season and the tire had no traction at all. And I GAVE UP…but at that time my adventure by trail motorcycle was JUST BEGUN…………………………….
by: Nick