Brand new 2020 Suzuki TS185 for sale?

It's not everyday one gets to go out riding with someone who is running in there brand new 2020 Suzuki TS185. One of our January rides saw our resident Suzuki 185 aficionado Bryan turn up on such a machine. Bryan heard through the grapevine that Suzuki were ceasing production of two stroke motorcycles shortly and that your Suzuki dealer would sell you a TS 185. This is also true of the TF125 which has been a mainstay of the ag market for a very long time and once the current batch were sold that was it. For those of us who enjoy our two strokes this is definitely the end of an era. These bikes have remained little changed from there heyday in the seventies. Why? There rugged simplicity made them ideal for the agricultural area. So it was with some surprise Bryan turned up on his new bike at Manawatu Motorcycles.
Also out for a spin was Sir Al on the only other two stroke, his H2. Bruce brought out his Ducati 999s, Warren was on his XJ, Rich on his Vstrom, Ray on his Tiger, Ian on his W650 and yours truly on the XJ750. Hunterville was the chosen destination ride. There are some really nice back roads that weave in and out of the state highways and after turning off at Mt Stewart we were into our first set of backroads as we made our way through to Halcombe. On through Kakariki and then briefly onto State Highway One and then we were soon weaving our way through some wonderful backroads that soon had us sitting outside The Hunterville Cafe. It certainly was a busy place and it wasn't to long until Steve and a couple of his mates turned up on their Yamahas. Steve was on his XS 650, and his mates were on a Yamaha XS11 and an RD400.
After a good chat and a cup of tea thoughts turned to heading home. Vinegar Hill was our chosen return route and we were soon on our way with Bryan on his TS more than keeping up a steady pace. Thoughts turned to how neat it would be to grab a slice of two stroke history before it disappears. Maybe a visit to the Lotto shop on the way home might be a good idea!