Courtesy Lars Lindqvist:
I had forgotten I even had these pictures of me riding the Woodley framed TR500 replica at Wanneroo Raceway in Western Australia (pre digital cameras and rare that pictures were taken). cheers Muzza Copyright reserved: Murray Barnard 1997
TR500 Suzuki water-cooled. Seen at Suzuka 25 May 1997 Photos from Suzuka Race Circuit courtesy Toshihiko Suzuki of Lump Proof Japan Classic Racing Motorcycles “My name is Clive Strugnell, from South Africa. From 1973 to 1986 I used run the Suzuki racing team in South Africa. I was also the marketing and PR manager for …
THE 500 SUZUKI PICTURE GALLERY Updated 23 Feb 97 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. Suzuki GB did a special based on the GT500, with rearsets, alloy wheels and fairing which …
Jack Findlay No rider is more closely associated with the racing Suzuki 500 than Jack Findlay. Jack Findlay, a European-based Australian won 3 world championship races, two as a privateer and was a keen devotee to the Isle of Man and the Ulster GP. He twice captured the unofficial title of best privateer in the …
Hi Murray, as promised the story of my experience of a great sporting relationship with Eddie Crooks, Frank Whiteway, Stan Woods, Les Trotter, the late Danny Shimmin and many others who rode Crooks’ Suzuki’s during the classic 60s and 70s. when we all raced for the love of the sport, particularly in the greatest …
Number 56 in the 1974 Senior TT at Governor’s Bridge, is Steve Tonkin who retired during the race. Steve went on to become 250cc British Champion and 1981 250 TT winner on an Armstrong. Martin Crooks’ dreaming on the 2000 500GP winning RGV Suzuki Charlie Williams “The newspaper cutting of Les Trotter has me on …
SUZUKI 500 FANATICS The factory racers – the TR500 – Air-cooled and water-cooled 1971 Daytona TR500The TR500 found its origins in… Boulogne, France. Pierre Bonnet was the French Suzuki distributor and the works team indeed was based there for their first serious onslaught on the Grand Prix world in 1962. By 1967 Jacques Roca, a …
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 1973 by Grant McRichie & other Australian owners have been Martin Hone, Steve Trinder, …
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 the result was an amazing collection of over 35 past South African motorcycle champions, many …
TR500III Suzuki Pics of a Suzuki TR500III Note obvious differences between TR500II and TR500III – the TR500III has lay down rear shocks, later model motor and barrels and a different seat unit.
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.
TR500II Suzuki The 1973 TR500 MkII which was ridden to victory by Dale Wylie in the 1973/74 Marlboro Series in NZ The seat unit is not standard. The standard seat can be seen below in the shot of Jack Findlay’s TR500II pictured in 1973. (Picture borrowed from Ray Battersby’s book Team Suzuki)
Pics of the early water cooled XR05 TR500 Suzuki barrels. MKII barrels. Return www.ozebook.com
TR500 Suzuki racing motorcycle – Steve Roberts Frame 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 parts to the crusher. I’ve been racing …
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 old days when old race bikes were worth nothing. Anyway I bought this old TR500, for the princely sum of $500 I think it was, got it going and raced it …
Christian lives in France and has a very nice racing 500 indeed, and to cap it off he has succeeded in achieving the French 500 Classic Championship on this machine
Ralph Hudson’s TR500 The late 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 it was retired at the end of ’73. I just took it out of the garage …
Bimota TR500 Probably the most beautiful TR500 built, using the 85BHP Mk3 motor the Bimota was built for an Italian Bimota only race series. The late Don Leeson on a Bimota 500 Bimota SB1 – the most beautiful Suzuki TR500 racer of all —–o—– Hi, I have sent a picture of the Bimota Suzuki TR500 …
Jack Findlay and the Jada Jack leads Agostini in the 1972 Swedish 500 GP Jack on the Jada Suzuki In 1972 Jack Findlay and Daniele Fontana built a new chassis for Jack’s 500 Suzuki motor. It was lighter and stronger than the factory frame and more purpose built than his Seeley. They called the bike …
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. The sponsored riders who were allocated the bikes were Jon Ekerold and Les van Breda, …