Hi Chaps,

I'm looking at picking up a TY175 very soon and I was hoping to get a little advice on what to look for? eg any known issues etc.

Thanks in advance for any advice

floppy gear shift action

kickstart lever cracked at knuckle

play in kickstart knuckle

kickstart not returning

kickstart not staying in retracted position

hole in clutch case from kickstart spline clamp screw head

impact holes in magneto cover

frame damage - cracks, bends, twists

rusty fuel tank internals

damaged exhaust header

rust pitted fork tubes

Brilliant, thanks for the list, just the kind of info I was after

I bought one off ebay and (so far!) have been lucky with it. It's a great newbie ride and doesn't bite.

The gear change has part of its mechanism behind a cover next to the lever. A bit of grease and fiddling sorted it without dismantling the engine.

I understand any kick start related issues are a lot more involved to sort.

There are lots modified in some ways (bits of frame sawn off to save weight etc), so look at lots to see what they are generally like.

Nearly all of them have had the oil pump removed so you run on pre-mix. Not a problem if done properly.

Mine has lights so could even be put on the road.

Cheers guys, you have given me just the sort of info to hopeflly stop me from buying a "train wreck", fingers crossed it works out well.....

If you get a wiggle on,you could buy it tomorrow and test it at our Bath Classic trial on sunday....