Racer X Films: TM 144

Who wouldn’t want to build an exotic Italian two-stroke? We had the chance to do just that with this TM 144. Those few extra cubic centimeters might not seem like much, but they sure are nice when you need to get out of a deep corner or up a hill.
Products used:
Faster USA
Custom Billet Red Hubs, Black DID Rims, Red Spoke Nipples
www.fasterusa.com
Pro Circuit
Works Pipe, Carbon Ti2 Silencer
www.procircuit.com
Galfer
Oversize Front and Rear Rotors, Steel Braided Brake Lines
www.galferusa.com
Pro X Chain Kit
Pro X Gold Chain, Pro X Sprocket
www.pro-x.com
VHM
Custom Racing Head
www.vhm.nl
Renthal
999 Handlebars
www.renthal.com
Twin Air
Air Filter and Filter Cage
www.twinair.com
Dunlop
MX3S Front and Rear Tires
www.dunlopmotorcycle.com

[@francopoggi7579]

TM is a real READY TO RACE !!!!! no ktm you can choose 4 different fork, and 4 different Rear shock absorber when you buy a TM. and you can ask for a setting for you from the from the Italian factory when make your motorbike ! fantastic!

[@gabrieleguccione2402]

Mmmm 🤔 strano, visto che di TM nei campionati cross non se ne vedono molti, a maggior ragione vincenti.

[@francopoggi7579]

@@gabrieleguccione2402 vedi gli ultimi campionati enduro... Verona ad esempio con il 250 4t la moto di serie è quasi uguale a quelle ufficiali che corrono. a parte setting specifici per il pilota ovvio... altrimenti c'è sempre un bel ktm a cui appena lo porti a casa devi rifare 1000 euro di sospensioni

[@gabrieleguccione2402]

@@francopoggi7579 ma smettila

[@francopoggi7579]

@@gabrieleguccione2402 continua pure a sminuire i prodotti italiani... poi lamentai quando non avremo più lavoro... complimenti e tanti saluti

[@gabrieleguccione2402]

@@francopoggi7579 Non li sto sminuendo, anche perché TM è una bella azienda e fa belle moto, ma tu continui a parlare di cose che NON esistono; TM non vince nulla da anni e non è al pari della ormai grande KTM.

[@zardportugal]

100% handmade. Many world titles. Top stuff.

[@trixl2418]

Absolutely right. TM makes the most amazingly performing supermoto bikes too. The French National supermoto team of two riders just won the supermoto national competition for the 4th time in a row in september 2018. Amazing bikes truly and I'm so proud and glad to own a TM bike.

[@garetwhitney760]

Damn that thing sounds crisp! Love when he's revving it and it's zoomed in on the silencer.

[@paulmryglod4802]

my buddy had a 144 kit in his YZ back in 2000. way more bottom and mid, and a bit more up top. made it easy to go fast. no one knew he had a 144 during the season.

[@migueltavaress]

always loved TM's

[@MX133]

125 weight with extra power has to be a good thing. Basically this is the modern equivalent of a factory 125 back in the day !

[@AaronMartinCOOLVIDEO]

For a little bike it seems like it runs really good whoever jetted it did a really nice job.

[@chrisvozza6530]

Bad ass bike! Really like those tm bikes great review!

[@superchargedadventures]

Cool bike! 2 strokes for life!!!!!!!

[@racerxyz8833]

love that sound..never, ever gets old. please do some resto vintage vid rides, like maybe a 501 square barrel? thanks.

[@andrewream5279]

Man you were pulling on the thumpers up those hills.

[@quaussiemoto3939]

You guy's have to sort out a light weight microphone for Pinger's That cat's forearms are crazy. All that mic holding must be hard work! Also that TM sounds like a 250 (sick).

[@dawsondegroot9749]

tjay damn this is fast for a 144 holy jesus

[@Sleepy.Time.]

i wish the rolling noise pollution would clear off so we could hear the braaapp without those droning sheep mobiles in the background

[@lukepaul2882]

Sleepy .Time noise pollution?

[@Sleepy.Time.]

Luke Paul that correct term for fourstrokes

[@lukepaul2882]

Hahahaha

[@LieutenantDanz]

Tm are very fast quality bikes. Had an enduro 125, was the fastest 125 ever. Give em a try!

[@kelevra558]

My buddy had a 2006 tm 300 and the chassis was kindof a bummer but the engine was like no 2 stroke ive ever ridden. It almost felt like a bone stock carbureted 450 torque wise then came on through the midrange almost like a kx500 man the thing just stood up and carried the front wheel 4 inches off the ground all the way through 5th gear.

[@guillermomunoz2323]

Sounds crisp !!

[@357armen]

love this series of Vids, guys!!

[@channel1_channel]

the looks and sounds beaut!

[@gedeonbertram]

It's looking nice, could you do a supermoto build on the new crf 450 r? :)

[@doncarlo5]

buy a TM 450 Fi supermoto ... it's easier , cheaper and better ... 5 world titles won, and people still want to convert a CRF ... but why ?

[@bobaganooshy]

how's it compare to a ktm 150?

[@subfrte6080]

bobaganooshy I think pretty good

[@tylerblocker2501]

expensive

[@michele1342000]

bobaganooshy Pretty much same power

[@cooperhilcke1582]

Similar

[@chadkennedy529]

It's definley a cool bike but not 10k cool.

[@Jack_guerra]

The new husky 125 has 40.6 hp STOCK!

[@trixl2418]

And the 125 TM SMR which runs on the exact same engine as the MX (but the different gearing with the MX gears being shorter), makes around 42 hp. EVEN MORE POWERRRRR!

[@Danyna222]

TrixL it’s not the same engine, the mx/en have the electronic valves

[@desertracer6174]

So I'm curious, what's your thoughts amd this bike vs a KTM 150sx

[@christerstefansson6590]

Great test but the TM:s looks way better stock tho..

[@7pines77]

What class would you race that in?

[@muzzmatrix]

Man, listen to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Kyle-pl6rl]

Caffeine/Energy drinks, or as I like to call it, Christian Crack.

[@doncarlo5]

which head did he put on ?

[@64maxpower]

that bike looks big next to him

[@justinf6758]

Is the company who makes the bikes and the one who makes the guards and stuff the same?

[@Sleepy.Time.]

No

[@liamreid]

Justin F no dude what are you thinking ;)

[@justinwaite26]

Justin F ya man..they made a few chain guides and said ..hey let's make the rest of a bike..how hard can it be...and within a couple days they had an entire line up of bikes....true story

[@chry-xt5nt]

It is possible to buy grapics kit ?

[@kevinballard6905]

I would try it

[@warclownband]

...the bark of this motor....

[@LegoZBuffalo013]

Complete exhaust for tm 125/144 here in italy therearent,where that from?

[@andreaiacobucci8379]

LegoZBuffalo013 vai sul sito ufficiale

[@jvboy56]

scalivini make complete exhausts

[@fox13z400]

that thing looked fast for a 144!

[@chem6269]

I'm sure the crank stroke is longer, easier to ride and has way more over rev

[@kx454]

Stroking an engine kills over rev

[@Chadwick937]

are you guys selling it

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

A 144cc bike is pretty much 100% pointless. It's a 125cc bike with more power... but less than a 200cc or a 250cc. Of course it weights slightly more than a 125cc bike, probably to the point where the difference with the smaller bike is a second per lap or so. If you ever want to race this bike will put you in the 200cc or 250cc class where the bigger bikes will probably murder you. Until most races allow 144cc to race against 125cc 2-strokes and 250cc 4-strokes they're the stupidest size possible. Probably even worse than the 300cc 2-strokes in American MX (in enduro and in Europe they have their place)!

[@jakeharthill1674]

Diego Ruiz or buddy you can race a LWT-2 class (86-200cc) and this bike could defiantly shred! And it probably at most only 2-3 pounds heavier then a 125.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

JakeHarthill 167 As I said above 200cc bikes are a thing and they're or at least can be faster.

[@cbh148]

the majority of buyers of MX bikes never race, and the vast majority never race in some league where the rules are so strict that they'd outlaw one of these bikes from whatever Lites class. so there's that.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

cbh148 I just see it as a middle step nobdy asked for or nobody needs. A bit like superminis in a way. There is not that much of a gap in horsepower from 85cc to 125cc, it is stupid to fit a class there. Same goes for 300cc 2-stroke bikes, either make them grow to like 350cc or just get a 250cc 2-stroke. Racing regulations have made too much of a mark in dirtbikes for the average folk. Back in the day, when the big class was almost open, we had stuff like 360cc 2-strokes and that was fairly cool but it was more powerful than a 250cc but not as crazy/stupid as a 500cc. Now nobody builds anything over 300cc 2-strokes because nobody allows them to race. Almost all dirtbikes sold to the public exist because some championship allows them to race. The only oddballs are bikes like the KTM 690 Enduro R (yes, 690cc 4-strokes for trails and gravel roads), everything else is made to modify and race somehow somewhere.

[@TeKaMOTO]

Only problem is that it's a TM. :/

[@tericamic800]

So what ?

[@DrintoThought]

What's wrong with TM?

[@warclownband]

support and parts availability.

[@mr2981]

Support and parts is great now, you can get any part delivered to your door just as fast as you can get a Honda part from Bike Bandit or whatever. I know, I do both.

[@warclownband]

this is good to know cause these motors are beast. tm always had a great quality machine and a wicked 125 plant.

[@typrall9028]

Le p tit sourir à la con quand il montre sa cannette. N importe quoi.🤦🏻‍♂️