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Gazza’s scrapbook 1975 Suzuki T500M Road Test
Suzuki Snapshots William Hardin William (Willie) Hardin worked for U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp. from 1969-74 and has shared the following photos with us. Above photo is from the early 70’s. It was taken at Orange County Raceway in Sth’n California.
Willie on a 1970 Suzuki TS90 at Adelanto Raceway April 13, 1969 Suzuki TS250 at Adelanto Raceway April 13, 1969 – I was still working at Dale Brown Motors in Long Beach Callifornia when I bought my first 250. I
Factory photo of the Suzuki TR750 Track testing the TR750 GT750 Trackmaster framed 500 – San Jose Mile Willie Hardin on a T250 Suzuki at Ontario “These are a few “Vintage” photos. We were in the studio in Los Angeles
Suzuki Snapshots Joe Eastmure and the 1972 Castrol Six Hour Production Race at Amaroo, New South Wales, Australia. The giant-killing Suzuki 315 and the controversy that dogged the finish. The 1972 Castrol 6 Hour Race Recollections by Joe Eastmure
Ron Grant won the 500cc Class on a Cobra T500, Willie Hardin won the 100cc Class on a Suzuki
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GT380 Road Test Road test report from Bike Magazine 1976
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Here is a picture of a very rare racebike the Barton square four it is a 750 cc disc-valve water-cooled two-stroke. Barton used the design of the Suzuki RG500 engine but made it better and more reliable. Suzuki used Bartons
I had one of these and turned it into a road racer!
Fork fix review kindly prepared by Jim Winters:
Bernard Girardot from France has supplied some photos of a Heron Suzuki carbon fibre framed XR70 RV86 Suzuki found and restored in Germany, in running condition. This bike is one of two build in 86 with carbon swinging arm, WP
Arne lives in Norway and is keen on 70’s Suzukis 1973 GT750 1975 GT250 1971 T350
A great looking bike with heaps of spirit
The 1967 Suzuki RK67 (14 speeds). It’s one of the few Suzuki factory 50cc racers still running. Its twin cylinder (32.5mm x 30mm bore and stroke) produced 17.5bhp @ 17,300 rpm. Riders were Hans-Georg Anscheidt, Yoshimi Katayama and Stuart Graham,
Suzuki Snapshots Suzuki RS67 First raced Japanese Grand Prix 1967 (last race of the season in October). 90 degree V4, 4 X 24mm carbs, 4 geared cranks, 12 gears, liquid cooled, positive oil lubrication, disc valve induction. Peak power 42
Love those trousers in the top pic, any genuine restoration requires them! I used to production race the 250 Hustler, great bike!
NOS SUZUKI GT500 Dave Woodruff from Charleston, AR. USA has sent us a series of photos of his NOS Suzuki GT500 which he just picked up from the original dealer, Never sold until now, the bike even came with
Suzuki GT500 from Norway Runar Lehne I live in Geithus in Norway.I own two GT 500`s one A model and one B model. I also have a Suzi VS1400 as a daily driver.
T to GT500 I wanted to get my hands on a T500. My Dad rode one when I was a kid and I always loved to ride on the back. After lots of searching I met a guy who was
GT500 Road Test Road test report from Classic and Motorcycle Mechanics Aug 98
1975 Suzuki T500M Torture Test Big Bike Magazine A rather strange test from 1975 – the rider underwent an unusual process to test the durability of the T500 – why they waited until 1975 (8 years after the bike was
Classic Suzuki Two-Strokes WWW.OZEBOOK.COM Bill‘s T500K – USA Immaculate and only 700 miles on the clock! Lucky Bill. Bill Moore lives in California and has a fine collection of bikes. Some of Bill’s other beasts….
Welshpool Road, Western Australia
Muzza’s T500L Gallery The Midnight Express T500 now graces Muzza’s garage. The Ted Harris restored T500L looks good for now but not for long once Muzza gets his greasy mitts on it! I couldn’t keep Muzza Jnr off the
Ted Harris’ T500K Restoration Ted, who lives in perth Western Australia, is a brilliant mechanic and a perfectionist when it comes to restoration…Ted has spent countless hours and over $6,500 (in 2004) in new parts and rebuilding to arrive at his
Gazza’s scrapbook 1974 Suzuki T500L (extract from Motorcycle Sport – July 1974) “Motorcycle Sport” July 1974 It wasn’t very long ago that the Suzuki Cobra 500cc two stroke twin was being brandished by Suzuki as the hottest thing on
Here’s a picture of my 1974 K-model T500. When I was about 12 years of age (1974) I fell in love with this impressive bike. Now I am 41 years old and I decided to buy one. Next to my
Hi, here are two pictures about my SUZUKI T500J…green and white, built in 1972, also my GT500A and GT750B, thanks, Daniel from Courbevoie, FRANCE GT500A GT750B
Steve Traynor from Scotland shares his 1972 J model steed with us…..and a nice job it is indeed
Suzuki T500R – Kevin Bedell
Note: short wheelbase
Note: short wheelbase
Hi Muzza, I’m a Suzuki two stroke fan having had many in my younger years and currently have a 1970 T500-3, 1971 TS125, and a Kawasaki 175 F7 which are all complete and running nicely. I recently bought a 1973
Magazine says it is a T500II but it really is a T500III!!
Tony Jarvis. in Canada, has owned this wonderful machine since 1974
Already replaced by the T500II by the time this report was published…..
Tony Jarvis wrote: “Down the road from me here in a place called Wetaskawin is a Transportation Museum called the Reynolds-Alberta Museum. Starting on May 14th this year they opened a two year display called “Life and Times of the
I am Daniel, I just got a hold of a GT500 to race here in New Zealand. I don’t have a race licence yet but race at “have a go” days. I thought you would like to know that these
Got this info from Hyside Racing about their pipes and some pics….. “The spec I am running on my T500 is actually TR750 spec, my cylinders are ported to T500 race spec, which was sent out by the factory back
SUZUKI COBRA (T500-1) INTRODUCTION FALL, 1967 Just think….it’s Fall, 1967….a time before a lot of you were born. The world was a lot different then than now, wasn’t it ?? Well….kind of. Canada was celebrating its centennial as a country,
T500 Cobra
T500/5 or Cobra (has later oil tank but otherwise looks good, even down to road grime).
This one will be code name Trojan………. don’t ask why. It’s what popped into my mind. Never owning a sport bike and not wanting to go to 4 Stroke squid Bikes I’ve decided to build my own almost modern 2
Chris is building a T500 based road racer….here is his story… This is the ’76 GT500 I started out with. I bought it off Ebay in ’07. It needed a top end rebuild, carb kits, sprockets and chain and some
Tim Hart’s T500 Cafe Racer THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE MY 73 T500 Café racer, I live in Kent U.K. and have a collection of bikes but this is my current favourite ..I forgot how much fun old two
JUGHEAD’S Cafe racer Here’s the Pictures of my 69 T500 Cafe Racer.Modifications Include: 34mm Mikuni Carbs Billet Intakes Uni pod Filters Milled Heads J&R Chambers Redwing Shocks GT Front End GS550 Drilled Discs GS550 Calipers Nissin 5/8 Master Cylinder
Suzuki Snapshots Henri Goodman 1971 T500 for your web site. Started as a basket case, and has taken a few years and a lot of money to finish. Rickman fairing and parts from a lot of different bikes purchased from
WWW.OZEBOOK.COM Jan Kronslev’s Cafe racer Its in Danish but I thought that you would like the attached article for your collection. Its about my T500 and was published in the Danish magazine BIKE April 2005. Since last I have done a
Suzuki Snapshots Jan Kronslev from Copenhagen and his friend Kim Nikolaisen’s T500 specials The start of the project & below, the final product. Below – Kim Nikolaisen’s extremely modified T500 “With factory exhaust and cylinders and 145 kg dry, I can
Formula 500 -1977 UK parts bin special “Pseudo racing bikes can be relied upon to be disappointing. More often than not their glassfibre exterior conceals a plainly unexciting motorcycle, fitted with ill-conceived “goodies” that merely make the bike uncomfortable and
Nicholas Riley, Hull UK
A Dunstall Suzuki T500 from South Africa by Philip de Gruchy Thought you might like to see my Dunstall Cafe Racer , it used to be my classic race bike , which I raced for about 5 years in South
Great chambers, both exiting on the right side and tucked under the motor. Lot of work in the fairing as well, took a lot of plastic welding. Good work Dave, err Dr Von Strange, I mean.
A Suzuki Italy special model. They also did a limited edition called the Vallelunga based on the GT750, ten to full TR750 works spec. and a hundred less potent look-alikes. – great tank, GT750 drum brake, rear sets etc. Umberto wrote
She’s painted. Photo doesn’t do it justice. Waddya think. I’m just outright grateful to my Dad for the paint and polish…. I’m too frightened to ride the thing now!!! What if it gets oily and dirty! Many thanks too my
Floyd Emde Suzuki T500 Rickman Metisse A rare pic of a Rickman Metisse Suzuki 500 raced by Floyd Emde… From the April ’68 issue of Cycle World on pages 66 and 67 comes an article titled “Daytona:The Men and Machines
Found in a New Zealand shed. Hi Suzuki fans, here’s a pic of a couple of TR replicas I recently picked up with the plan of racing them in NZ’s classic scene. Built by a craftsman named John Anderson they
Suzuki TR500 Steve Wheatman has picked up a factory TR500 Daytona which was imported into Australia for racing. This bike’s engine number is T500-24895 – The original owner was Kijima engineering from Japan & the bike was bought to Australia
In Feb this year the owners of the Zwartkop Raceway, in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted a classic racie bike day, where the feature event was ”SA Legends“ As many South African Champions as possible were contacted to take part, and
TR500III Suzuki DiamondJ has shared some pics of a TR500 MkIII watercooled barrel with us….nikalsil liners rather than steel sleeves on these guys, plus the transfer ports have been re-arranged.
Ken claimed this machine was raced to victory in the 1973/74 Marlboro Series in New Zealand by Dale Wylie, but that claim is disputed. Ken’s seat is not standard.The standard seat can be seen below in the shot of Jack
Hello, I have a TR500 with a Steve Roberts frame that I got from Geoff Perry in 1972. I was able to get some parts out the back door at Suzuki when they got the TR750’s and sent the 500
Robin McKenzie‘s Suzuki TR500 Back in 1980, while living in Christchurch NZ I found a TR500 in a guys shed, back in the good ol days when old race bikes were worth nothing. Anyway I bought this old TR500, for
Suzuki Snapshots Ralph Hudson’s TR500 2003 Geoff Perry helped me put this bike together back in ’72 to campaign in the states on the AMA circuit. The advent of the TZ700 made the 500 uncompetitive on a national level, so
Suzuki Bimota TR500 MkIII Photos – click here
Th This pic is by Skimmer from Thumpertalk – 1971 Suzuki TR500 in a Dieterman frame at Snetterton
TR500 Watercooled MkIII – 1975 Bore and Stroke: 70 x 64 Carbs: 2 x 38mm Mikuni VM38SS Compression: 7.4:1 Max HP: 80 @ 8900rpm Max speed: 160 mph Dry weight: 140kg
Following 2 photos show Pat Hennan on the TR500III at Laverton, Victoria, Australia in 1976. Photos by John Dayhew
Tony raced with the Historic Motorcycle Racing Association, Victoria, Australia in the 1990s.
Pictures and technical info on a water-cooled Seeley TR500 from the UK by David Maskell I bought new Seeley Suzuki at the start of the 72 season from Eddie Crooks, complete rolling chassis £350, new std T500 engine £250 with
South African TR500 HISTORY OF SUZUKI TR500 ENGINE NO. TR10028 This SUZUKI racing motorcycle was one of (2) two bikes supplied to sponsored riders in South Africa in 1972 and arrived by ship at Durban harbour on the 19 th of December.
Eddie Brackenridge from Lisburn, Northern Ireland has sent us these pics of his bikes….including his nice looking T500 MkIII
Before After
Simon Horder has moved to Perth, Western Australia from the UK and brought a T500J with him to restore. The bike has now been restored and is a credit to Simon’s dedication to the task.
John Mackay shares his machine with us. Don’t be fooled by the paint-job, it is a T500M John’s ride in the 70s…. John’s GT500 before and after…..
Hi there muzza. (pardon me for my bad English but I am Dutch) Like I promised iI would send you some pictures of my T500. I used lot’s of your info and still am. (Thanks for that man). I got
Chris Gyorgy shared some shots of his T500J with a $LS drum brake
Brian wrote on 8 Nov 2001 – Attached is a pic of my 1974/75 T500L/M. I came across this bike while I was working in a BMW motorcycle shop. A customer came in one day and wanted to buy
GT 500 from previous picture. The engine have been tuned, All Speed exhaust system, GT 750 double disc front fork, Nico Bakker fairing, Raask footrest system and Kawasaki Z 650 saddle. Now all parts have been painted, and the fairing
Hi, Just finished restoring my fathers t500, The bike stayed in the backyard under a tarp for 7 years before i decide to take a look at it. Changed the battery, Removed the heads and cleaned the tops
“I bought it in about 98 and it was a complete basket case. I think it had been around Australia 5 times, the electrics had caught fire and then it was left out in the weather for a couple of
Robert Echard Lanham Maryland USA Robert’s T500 is a 1970 with an original paint job from the 70s including the essential accessory of the time, a bikini fairing.
Sukidookie has supplied some pics of his great T500 based racer….. “Here are some pictures and info on my bike. ere’s my story: I picked the bike up for free from someone that just had it rusting away in the
My name is Gerard Kampen and i live in Holland, I am a great Barry Sheene fan, I have raced motorbikes here in Holland from 1977 until 1982. At this moment I am building a Suzuki TR500 replica and I
T500 racebike seen at the Australian National Historic Racing Championships in 2008 held at Wanneroo, Western Australia Ken Redwood
Seeley framed T500 Suzuki racebikes seen at Wanneroo Western Australia Jack Coyle Martin Pearson
Spike Livingstone shared this pic with us….of his rare Dresda race framed Suzuki 500…back in 2006 Hi Muzza, bought chassis from TGA racing at the end of `04 and put what should have been a very quick (according to seller)
This is Les van Breda multiple South African Motorcycle Champion. The Blue bike is my XR05 (ready to run at last!), and the wine red bike you have featured before is Phil de Gruchy’s air cooled TR500. Les won South
Neat machine, good one Laurent,
Alex Ellis has a 1973 Suzuki T500 that looks almost as good as new…nice paint job Alex!
Andres – Belgium – Andres worked on a racing GT500
Gary raced a modified 1972 T500 at Wanneroo Western Australia.
Building a Water Buffalo Rocket Forward These modifications of the Suzuki GT-750 water-cooled two-stroke represent 5 years of research and development, and cover numerous engine and chassis modifications. It must be remembered that in order to acquire speed and handling,
Some discussion online: There was an element of trying to get any chance he could to get on a Suzuki and get cracking. I felt that his supposed signing for Suzuki indicated that he intended to specialise in roadracing rather
Found at http://yorkshireferret.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/barton-motors-sparton-phoenix-and-more.html Barton Motors was started by Barry Hart and Tony Ryan. The Barton name is derived from the first name of the two company founders. Barry and Tony started the company by investing £15 each, in order to
TWIN LEADING SHOE BRAKES A step by step guide to a super stopper. 1. Assemble all new parts likely to be needed before doing anything – usually shoes and cable. 2. Remove wheel and note relationship of cams, levers and
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It is imperative that the leading edge of each brake shoe comes into contact with the brake drum simultaneously, if maximum braking efficiency is to be achieved. Check by detaching the clevis pin from the eye of one end of
Borrowed from classicbike.com.uk – Not Suzuki but concept the same. also
Suzuki Promotional Record – 1973 Track 1: “Suzy Shake a Tail”….. also Track 2: “Barry Sheene recommends the T500 and the T250R”
TR250/X-6/T20 Bulletin No. 3Bulletin No. 4 Bulletin No. 5 X-6 Motocross Kit TR250 & T20 Road racing/ Flat track X6 28mm carb adaptors
Specification & Data Bulletins 1 – 5 1. Piston replacement and piston clearance specifications – all models 2. Piston ring replacement specifications 3. Torque specifications – all models 4. Ignition specifications – all models 5. RM 125 specifications Bulletins 6
Bulletin RE Index 1-5 1. Introductory notes 2. Recommended sump and metering pump oil 3. Service manual corrections and additions 4. Throttle cable adjustment procedure 5. Carburetor fuel filter Bulletin RE 6-9 6. Starter one-way clutch modification 7. Headlight and
14. GT380/550/750 – Battery breather location 15. GT380/550/750 – Air cleaner servicing 16. GT380/550/750 – Optional sprockets and chain 17. GT380/550/750 – Contact breaker cams 18. GT380/550/750 – SRIS oil strainer 19. GT250/380/550/750 – Disk brake modification 20. GT250/380/550 –
Bulletin RM Index 1-7 1. RM125M specifications 2. RM125 oil recommendations 3. RM125 Cable guides 4. RM125 Chain guide roller washers 5. RM125 Disposing of shock absorbers 6. RM125 Mis-engagement of 3rd gear 7. RM250/370 Specifications and general information Bulletin
27. GT185/250/380/550 – Spark plug caps 28. GT500 – PEI Inspection 29. GT550/750 – 2nd drive and driven gears 30. GT250A – Ignition timing marks 31. All GTs – Constant on headlight 32. GT250 – Changes from 1975 to 1976
34. GT500 – Shift cam guide bolt location 35. GT250 – Cylinder head, spark plug and carburetion changes 36. GT75- – Fuel surging 37. GT380/550/750 – Fuel cock seepage 38. GT380/550/750 – Gear shifting switch 39. GT500A & B –
22. GT380/550/750 – Instructions for using carburetor synchronisation tool 23. GT380/550 – Wiring harness temporary colour code changes 24. GT250 – Burned out headlight bulb 25. GT750 – Cylinder puller tool set 26. GT550 – Starter clutch change
7. GT750 – Increased performance 8. GT550 – Primary gear noise 9. GT380 – Kick starter drive gear and oil pump driven gear modification 10. GT380 – Increased transmission oil capacity (oh dear the 380 too!) 11. GT250 – Drive shaft/top
1. GT750 – Cooling System 2. GT750 – Oil Starvation 3. GT750 – Crankshaft and Gear Replacement 4. GT750 – Starter Clutch Modification 5. GT750 – New Style Cylinder Head Bolt Washer 6. GT750 – Crankshaft Modifications
1. T500- Transmission Repair 2. T250/305/350 – Drive shaft/top gear 3. T500 – Increased transmission oil capacity (ie. the infamous gearbox oil issue – long kept under wraps) 4. T500 – Swingarm pivot shaft 5. T/GT500 – Shift cam guide bolt
30. Revised – Dealer Obligations for Pre-delivery 31. —————- 32. New Sealant Suzuki Bond 1201 33. Disk brake Grease Application
19. High Speed Steering Oscillation 20. Metric-American Conversions 21. Motorcycle Assembly and Pre-Delivery Reimbursement 22. Oil Tank Breather caps Except GT500 23. Recommended Fuel types 24. Gasket Sets 25. Bolt head Symbols 26. Suzuki CCI Super 2 Recommendations 27. Circlip
10. Automatic Petcock Misuse 11. Cleaning Carburetors 12.Oil Pump Lever Sticking 13. Oil Tank Cap Vent 14. Oil tank Breather Obstruction 15. Clutch rattle on Twin Cylinder Models 16. Suzuki Liquid Gasket No.4 17. Wheel Alignment 18. Cold Weather Storage
1. Simple Ignition System Check 2. Ignition Coil Failures 3. Contact breaker Sticking Open 4. Nylon Plug Modules 5. Spark Plugs 6. Battery Maintenance 7. Checking PEI Ignition Timing 8. Adjusting Horns 9. Carburetor Main Jet Types
Hotting up the T500 with Ron Grant Ron Grant shares his tuning secrets Over the past few years a multitude of Suzuki 500s have been sold to a vast cross section of riders, the majority of which were basically interested
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Click on link, below, to open: Suzuki T500-II Service Manual_Compress
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An old one but a good one….. All models T500 from 1968 to 1972 (i.e. Cobra to T500J inclusive) carried 1200cc of transmission oil. This amount of oil was inadequate to prevent wear on 4th and 5th gear (the case
A personal opinion Basically, on the Suzuki oil injection system the outside lines lube the outer mains, the Middle oil lines oil the piston skirt & oil from both of them mixes with the gas. The inner mains are oiled
Titan Suzukis on the vast and empty Nullarbor Plain (well before the road was sealed) Riders: Carl on red ’72 T500J, Murray Barnard on green ’72 T500J. The mighty T500s survived 265 miles of unsealed road on the remote Nullarbor
Porting and chamber specs for the TR500
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Technical tips VIBRATION REMEDY: Remove the engine and counterbore the engine casings to accept the GT750 rubber engine mounts , the mounting lugs on the T500 frame have to be sleeved down with small rings ( knurled and hardened bushes)
Beware the 1200cc transmission oil advice, oil dam needs modification to take 1400cc
1971 T350R Picture courtesy of…Scott Carpenter