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spares are hard to find these days.. still, if you love two-strokes, its has enough punch on its tap.. go for it and give her a complete rebuild and keep her for life.

If you are a die hard fan go for it, else avoid it spares are a biggggg issue

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The dealer in Goa - Dempo will have surely forgotten about a bike called Shaolin ever existed. Avoid this bike if you live in Goa as spares are impossible to locate and petrol tanks of all TVS bikes rust super fast even in a city like Pune. Besides that, the Shaolin is a nowhere bike, read that as neither outright power, nor good mileage.

Shaolin can do wonders with a mild port job & chambers.. it has enough cubic capacity[ i believe its 142cc, correct me if im wrong]& a 5-speed gear box.. better forget about mileage if ur keen on buying a performance 2-stroke like Shogun & Shaolin.

Shaolin is 138cc. The shaolin indeed has a lot of potential. The true fact is that its the fastest single cylinder Indian 2-stroke in the country. Has won several national titles. Built by TVS racing. The drag bike pumps 32bhp with ease and revs till 13000rpm.

However parts are impossible to find. TVS has their own resources, so they can always build them for racing. Avoid them for street commute. I'm an ex-shaolin owner and I sold it 4yrs ago and I could hardly source parts back then, being in bangalore and having contacts.

Instead find a good RX. Will keep u happy for years with plenty of parts around the corner.

guys am lookin at this as a long term investment of mine.....as in gradually to get the parts orderd or fabricated and restore it. I dont want it soon i.e. in running condition. Want it more like a collectors item as i loVE i simply LoVe the dirty smelly 2-strokes. i fag smelled like 2-strokes i wud fag.........lol..................so even if it means it will take ages and may be like 5 years to repair the bike and restore it i wouldnt really mind.


so what you guys say now? Availability of spares is something i spoke to an x tvs works manager guy n he told me not impossible but very hard to find....

thanx for ure reply's so far hope to expect some more.......thanx in advance

91 views and only 4 guys replyn? wats up people hope we havent forgotten our beloved 2 strokes here

I guess most of your questions have been answered. Shaolin is a very old bike and I would not recommend going for something like Shaolin. As someone above said I would rather go for a RX or something that people are still using in good numbers. How many Shaolins you see around? It is going to be a hard job to maintain it. If you have the money and willing to take the risk for the passion of biking go for it. Listen to your heart. Else listen to us .

i agree with joel...Its more esier to find RX spares than that of any 2-stroke from TVS/Suzuki..Go for a RXZ 5 Speed is wht i suggest.Its not easy to find one in BLR and people sk for anything upto 40K for this one....

If you want to restore or rebuild it and keep it at home as a collector's item, then it is ok to go for a Shaolin. But you will still be scratching your head to find spares.
Except engine parts, you can find most others parts like side covers, mudguards and stuff form samurai or MAXm and you can re paint them.
If you are still confused about spare availability, then you can try finding an airbox for the Shaolin or the carburetor needle.
You man never find a new one.

try finding the shaolin piston rings set or even a cylinder. U find nothing. If someone is assuring you, ask him to bet on this.
Shaolins have no oversize pistons and the cheapest conversion is using RX pistons with con-rod. However it will never run like a shaolin again.
Back in 2002 I had issues finding spares in Bangalore and I have the best sources. All come to bangalore for shogun/shaolin spares as its the closest city to the TVS factory at Hosur (just 30kms away) and if u cant get here, its never. No wonder ur getting the bike for a steal.
I know of a few Goa dealers who come here for spares.
Get an RX instead man, thats worth the money. Not this.

^take his advice...

True. I do not have a Shaolin but I own a Shogun. I am from Kolkata and I am trying to source my Shogun spares from Bangalore. Fact is that they are just very HARD to find. TVS does sell spares but they are not the same quality that used to be. For example my Shogun clutch plates used to cost Rs. 1400 while now they are available for Rs. 200 (genuine TVS spares) , obviously they are not of the same quality. Even you can rebuild a Shogun if you get one with an unabused engine. Everything related to the engine will be very very HARD to find.

At times I spend hours calling various TVS dealers all over the country if they have spares from their old stock. If you are seriously considering a Shaolin or a Shogun then you have to be a "spare" collector. Whereever, whenever you get a spare, even if the parts is ok on your bike, you got to purchase it and keep it in your collection. If you go to a vacation somewhere and you find a TVS dealer with a workshop in business for the last 10 yrs you need to check it out with hope for a few spares. If you visit big cities, you have to go to the scrap dealers to find if you can get something worthy. The scrap dealers in Kolkata keep many mint or rarely used spares (Discovery channel really needs to cover this amazing place in Kolkata but thats another story).

Long story short, you need to take care of the bike in a real "caring" way, and devote ample time and thoughts behind it.