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
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
GT380 Road Test Road test report from Bike Magazine 1976
Japanese Market
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!
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
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. 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
1971 T350R Picture courtesy of…Scott Carpenter
